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Census 2020: Your Invite is in the Mail
Today, the Census Bureau is mailing out census forms to every household in the country, and the online census form goes live. The census, required by our constitution and conducted every 10 years, is a count of every individual living in the United States. That means...
Report: Affordable Housing Scarce in Illinois, Census to Affect Related Programs
Illinois has only 36 available, affordable rental homes for every 100 extremely low-income households; the 2020 census will determine funding for federal programs that alleviate shortage FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 10, 2020 CONTACT: Kristin Ginger, Manager of...
Add Your Voice to Protect CRA Investment in Low-Income Communities
We need your voice. The Trump Administration is working to roll back basic civil rights protections and open the door for housing discrimination. A series of recent attacks makes this clear, including a proposal to weaken the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). The...
Add Your Voice to Protect Fair Housing
We need your voice. The Trump Administration is working to roll back basic civil rights protections and open the door for housing discrimination. A series of recent attacks makes this clear, including a proposal to gut Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing. The Fair...
Getting Out the Count for Census 2020
A complete, accurate census count is critical for us and our communities. What is the Census? Every 10 years, the United States counts the people in this country. We call this process the Census. Everyone counts: babies, children, teens, adults, older adults. ...
2020 Policy Agenda
Each year, Housing Action Illinois works on a broad range of issues aligned with our core mission of creating an Illinois where everyone has a good, affordable place to call home. Below are some of our priorities for the 2020 Illinois General Assembly session, as well...
A Place to Call Home: Stories from Supportive Housing Residents
A Place to Call Home, a new story collection published jointly by Housing Action Illinois and the Supportive Housing Providers Association (SHPA), shares the experiences of Illinoisans who have been homeless in their own words. Their lives and perspectives help shed...
9 Notable Wins in 2019
9 Notable wins in 2019Each year, the Housing Action Illinois team works on a broad range of issues aligned with our core mission of creating an Illinois where everyone has a good, affordable place to call home. With 2020 just around the corner, we’re taking a moment...
Just Housing Goes Into Effect on December 31
Measure will protect over 1 million people in Cook County from housing discrimination Just Housing supporters celebrate after the rules pass out of committee After months of debate, the Cook County Board of Commissioners has voted to approve final rules on how...
Living Without Limits: Over the Rainbow Association
At twenty years old, Mandy, a former National Guardsman, was involved in a car accident that caused traumatic brain injury and significantly impacted her mobility and speech. Moving from her parents’ home to her own apartment in a building managed by Over the Rainbow...