Policy Advocacy

Many voices are stronger than one.

We mobilize our members and allies to advocate for policies that help end homelessness, create affordable rental housing, promote sustainable homeownership, and affirmatively further fair housing. We work to increase federal, state, and local investments in proven housing programs, as well as to develop new and innovative policy solutions. On our own and through coalition work, we have been able to secure a multitude of policy victories in Springfield and Washington, D.C., that benefit renters and homeowners.

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Action Center

With your help, we can expand access to affordable housing, prevent and end homelessness, and create an Illinois where everyone has good, stable homes.

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2026 Policy Agenda

Our annual policy agenda serves as a roadmap for our state & federal advocacy to ensure every Illinoisan has a stable place to call home.

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Our Priority Issues

Housing Action Illinois works to advocate and mobilize around a broad range of issues aligned with our core mission of creating an Illinois where everyone has a good, affordable place to call home. Some of our primary issues are explored at the links below.

MAKING RENT AFFORDABLE

SUSTAINABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP

ENDING HOMELESSNESS

ADVANCING CIVIL RIGHTS & HOUSING

Latest Policy & Organizing News

Call your Members of Congress Today and Urge Them to Cancel Sequestration and Protect Housing Programs

Dec 3, 2013

Sequestration is bad public policy that is placing even further strain on tens of thousands of low income families across the country. Nondefense discretionary (NDD) programs—including most U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and U.S. Department of...

Action Alert: Tell Senator Kirk that Mel Watt Deserves a Confirmation Vote to Direct Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)

Oct 29, 2013

The U.S. Senate is expected to consider the confirmation of Representative Mel Watt (D-NC) as the new director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) on Thursday, October 31. Housing Action Illinois, the Woodstock Institute and many, many others around the...

Webinar Presentation Available: Introduction to the United for Homes Campaign

Sep 4, 2013

Webinar Held on Tuesday, September 10 at 1:00 p.m. [br] Slides from the presentation are available by clicking here. [br] United for Homes is the campaign to fund the National Housing Trust Fund with revenue raised from modifications to the mortgage interest...