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When people come together, real change is possible. With your help, we can expand access to affordable housing, prevent and end homelessness, and create an Illinois where everyone has good, stable homes. Here are some ways you can take action today.
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We Need a Federal Budget That Supports All Illinois Communities
This week, President Trump proposed a FY18 budget that would increase homelessness and hardship for families and communities in Illinois and throughout our nation. From slashing nutritional assistance and reducing the capacity of job training to decimating access to...
The Power of Networked Nonprofits: People & Places 2017
It’s spring, and here at Housing Action Illinois, we believe it’s a good time to welcome opportunities for growth. Since this season is all about change, we’d like to share how being a part of national networks changes Housing Action for the better, and how it helps...
Ask Your State Senator to Protect Homebuyers from Predatory Rent-to-Own Contracts
In the aftermath of the foreclosure crisis, there has been a resurgence in predatory “rent-to-own” housing opportunities (a.k.a. contracts for deed or real estate installment contracts). These promise homeownership to people who generally are not in a financial...
Participate in the Federal Housing Budget National Call-In Day on April 26
Let’s Make Capitol Hill Phones Ring Off the Hook on April 26 Pick up your phone and join Housing Action, the National Low Income Housing Coalition and the Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding in national call-in day on the federal budget. Ask your...
March 2017: Federal and State Housing Advocacy Update
Federal Level Advocacy Along with advocates from across the country who work to create affordable housing and end homelessness, we are dismayed by President Trump’s budget “blueprint" for next year. Why? The proposal cuts the HUD budget by $6.2 billion (13%). The...
American Health Care Act: Fewer Covered, Weaker Protections, Higher Costs, Deep Cuts to Medicaid
If the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is repealed and replaced, many of the one million Illinoisans who have insurance thanks to the ACA will lose it, and most everyone else will face higher costs. The American Health Care Act, a bill just introduced by House Republicans,...
New Report Shows Massive Shortage of Affordable and Available Housing for Lowest Income Households in Illinois
CHICAGO – The GAP: A Shortage of Affordable Homes, a new report co-released today by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) and Housing Action Illinois, finds a shortage of 324,178 affordable and available rental homes in Illinois for extremely low income...
Urge Congress to Lift Spending Caps and Provide Highest Level of Funding Possible
Funding for affordable housing, community development, and transportation programs is under attack. We’re asking your organizations to join Housing Action Illinois and advocates from around the country in signing a letter urging Congress to lift harmful spending caps...
Webinar: Federal Advocacy Priorities for Housing in the New Political Landscape
On February 6, Housing Action Illinois held a webinar focusing on how housing advocates can best mobilize in response to policy and budget proposals that we are likely to see from the administration of President Donald Trump and/or members of Congress in 2017. During...
December 2016: Federal and State Housing Advocacy Update
We know that this update comes at a time when people who care about affordable housing and homeless services are concerned and anxious about the coming year, given the aftermath of the November election and the impending end of the state “stopgap” budget at the end...