Housing Action Illinois
@housingactionil.bsky.social
Thank you to speakers, sponsors, supporters, and attendees for helping make #HousingMatters2025a success! Click the link below to view and download photos from our conference. flic.kr/s/aHBqjCB7Bd
November 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Thank you to speakers, sponsors, supporters, and attendees for helping make #HousingMatters2025a success! Click the link below to view and download photos from our conference. flic.kr/s/aHBqjCB7Bd
Mark your calendars! From December 1–5, we’re hosting a Double Good popcorn fundraiser to support Housing Action Illinois! Every purchase helps us advance affordable housing and stronger communities across the state. Stay tuned for details!
housingactionil.org/donations/
housingactionil.org/donations/
November 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Mark your calendars! From December 1–5, we’re hosting a Double Good popcorn fundraiser to support Housing Action Illinois! Every purchase helps us advance affordable housing and stronger communities across the state. Stay tuned for details!
housingactionil.org/donations/
housingactionil.org/donations/
Calling all housing counselors: Join us for Bankruptcy: What Housing Counselors Need to Know on Dec. 10 from 1-3 pm! Register now: housingactionil.org/events
November 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Calling all housing counselors: Join us for Bankruptcy: What Housing Counselors Need to Know on Dec. 10 from 1-3 pm! Register now: housingactionil.org/events
Nearly 300 IL organizations are calling on HUD to avoid a harmful gap in homelessness funding. Last night, HUD announced a rushed grant competition & major program changes.
Our ask: Renew existing grants. Don’t push people back into homelessness.
Read more: housingactionil.org/blog/2025/11...
Our ask: Renew existing grants. Don’t push people back into homelessness.
Read more: housingactionil.org/blog/2025/11...
November 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Nearly 300 IL organizations are calling on HUD to avoid a harmful gap in homelessness funding. Last night, HUD announced a rushed grant competition & major program changes.
Our ask: Renew existing grants. Don’t push people back into homelessness.
Read more: housingactionil.org/blog/2025/11...
Our ask: Renew existing grants. Don’t push people back into homelessness.
Read more: housingactionil.org/blog/2025/11...
Affordable housing is critical for healthy communities. Housing Action works every day to create an Illinois where everyone has a place to call home. With your support, we can make an even bigger difference: housingactionil.org/donations
November 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Affordable housing is critical for healthy communities. Housing Action works every day to create an Illinois where everyone has a place to call home. With your support, we can make an even bigger difference: housingactionil.org/donations
Calling all housing counselors: Join us for Mortgage Math for Housing Counselors on Nov. 13 from 1-4 pm! Register now: housingactionil.org/events
November 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Calling all housing counselors: Join us for Mortgage Math for Housing Counselors on Nov. 13 from 1-4 pm! Register now: housingactionil.org/events
NFHA’s 2025 Fair Housing Trends Report reveals that discrimination remains both pervasive & persistent, with 32,000+ complaints filed in 2024. But even as discrimination rises, federal support is being withdrawn. The path forward requires collective strength! Read the report here: bit.ly/43MtsA7
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
NFHA’s 2025 Fair Housing Trends Report reveals that discrimination remains both pervasive & persistent, with 32,000+ complaints filed in 2024. But even as discrimination rises, federal support is being withdrawn. The path forward requires collective strength! Read the report here: bit.ly/43MtsA7
Housing Action continues to fight to create an Illinois where everyone has a good, stable place to call home. With your support, we can make a bigger impact and ensure meaningful change: housingactionil.org/donations/
November 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Housing Action continues to fight to create an Illinois where everyone has a good, stable place to call home. With your support, we can make a bigger impact and ensure meaningful change: housingactionil.org/donations/
Last Wednesday, Housing Action Illinois' Executive Director Sharon Legenza joined Capital One for a conversation about housing affordability. Capital One then announced an open call for proposals for a new initiative. Read more at chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/...
November 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Last Wednesday, Housing Action Illinois' Executive Director Sharon Legenza joined Capital One for a conversation about housing affordability. Capital One then announced an open call for proposals for a new initiative. Read more at chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/...
Calling all housing counselors: Join us for Appraisal Bias & Unethical Property Evaluations this Thursday from 1-4 pm. Register now: housingactionil.org/events
November 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Calling all housing counselors: Join us for Appraisal Bias & Unethical Property Evaluations this Thursday from 1-4 pm. Register now: housingactionil.org/events
Calling all housing counselors: Join us for Supercharging Your Credit Program on 11/5 from 1-3 pm! Reevaluate your counseling program, become familiar with new industry tools, & develop the skills to operate an effective credit counseling program. Register now: housingactionil.org/events
October 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Calling all housing counselors: Join us for Supercharging Your Credit Program on 11/5 from 1-3 pm! Reevaluate your counseling program, become familiar with new industry tools, & develop the skills to operate an effective credit counseling program. Register now: housingactionil.org/events
Housing Action Illinois would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our Bronze Sponsors for our #HousingMatters2025 Conference: Busey, Cinnaire, FHLB, Midland, PNC & Regions. Thank you for supporting our work to expand affordable housing and end homelessness!
October 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Housing Action Illinois would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our Bronze Sponsors for our #HousingMatters2025 Conference: Busey, Cinnaire, FHLB, Midland, PNC & Regions. Thank you for supporting our work to expand affordable housing and end homelessness!
Housing Action Illinois would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our Silver Sponsors for our #HousingMatters2025 Conference: @associatedbank.bsky.social and Old National Bank. Thank you for supporting our work to expand affordable housing and end homelessness!
October 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Housing Action Illinois would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our Silver Sponsors for our #HousingMatters2025 Conference: @associatedbank.bsky.social and Old National Bank. Thank you for supporting our work to expand affordable housing and end homelessness!
Housing Action is getting ready for #2025HousingMatters. We are excited to see everyone in Bloomington next week!
October 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Housing Action is getting ready for #2025HousingMatters. We are excited to see everyone in Bloomington next week!
Housing Action Illinois would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our Gold Sponsor for our #HousingMatters2025 Conference: Chase. Thank you for supporting our work to expand affordable housing and end homelessness!
October 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Housing Action Illinois would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our Gold Sponsor for our #HousingMatters2025 Conference: Chase. Thank you for supporting our work to expand affordable housing and end homelessness!
This graphic shows the percentage of permanent supportive housing units that are federally funded in different Continuum of Care regions of the state. Downstate communities will be particularly harmed. See the data at public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
October 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
This graphic shows the percentage of permanent supportive housing units that are federally funded in different Continuum of Care regions of the state. Downstate communities will be particularly harmed. See the data at public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
Just 2 weeks until #2025HousingMatters! Join us on October 16-17 and hear from our closing keynote speaker Ann Oliva, the CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness, about how to navigate federal policy shifts. Learn more about the conference at housingactionil.org/annual-confe....
September 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Just 2 weeks until #2025HousingMatters! Join us on October 16-17 and hear from our closing keynote speaker Ann Oliva, the CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness, about how to navigate federal policy shifts. Learn more about the conference at housingactionil.org/annual-confe....
Chicago Furniture Bank (CFB) helps over 5,000 families annually to furnish their homes. Learn about CFB's work through conversations with Chief Development Officer Elle Ullum and AmeriCorps VISTA alumnus and now Development and Marketing Coordinator Michael Tracy!
housingactionil.org/blog/2025/09...
housingactionil.org/blog/2025/09...
September 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Chicago Furniture Bank (CFB) helps over 5,000 families annually to furnish their homes. Learn about CFB's work through conversations with Chief Development Officer Elle Ullum and AmeriCorps VISTA alumnus and now Development and Marketing Coordinator Michael Tracy!
housingactionil.org/blog/2025/09...
housingactionil.org/blog/2025/09...
Thank you to everyone who attended our discussion on housing and aging yesterday! We’re grateful to our partners—DuPage and Chicago South Suburbs Habitat for Humanity, BEDs PLUS, Chicagoland Habitat for Humanity, and Age Option—for helping lead such an important conversation.
September 24, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Thank you to everyone who attended our discussion on housing and aging yesterday! We’re grateful to our partners—DuPage and Chicago South Suburbs Habitat for Humanity, BEDs PLUS, Chicagoland Habitat for Humanity, and Age Option—for helping lead such an important conversation.
#2025HousingMatters is in 3 weeks! This year's conference will feature Leah Rothstein, co-author of Just Action, for our opening keynote. Join us on Oct. 17–18 in Bloomington, IL: housingactionil.org/annual-confe....
September 23, 2025 at 7:44 PM
#2025HousingMatters is in 3 weeks! This year's conference will feature Leah Rothstein, co-author of Just Action, for our opening keynote. Join us on Oct. 17–18 in Bloomington, IL: housingactionil.org/annual-confe....
Many IL families who qualify for federal rental assistance aren’t even able to apply: our report reveals that 77% of PHAs in the state have CLOSED waitlists, and 95% of all vouchers are held by those PHAs.
Learn more in our new report: housingactionil.org/blog/2025/09...
Learn more in our new report: housingactionil.org/blog/2025/09...
September 23, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Many IL families who qualify for federal rental assistance aren’t even able to apply: our report reveals that 77% of PHAs in the state have CLOSED waitlists, and 95% of all vouchers are held by those PHAs.
Learn more in our new report: housingactionil.org/blog/2025/09...
Learn more in our new report: housingactionil.org/blog/2025/09...
📢 New report: 95% of Housing Choice Vouchers in IL are held by PHAs with closed waitlists, which means most people in need can’t even apply. Not Even a Place in Line 2025 takes a closer look at this issue & breaks down the numbers.
Read more: housingactionil.org/blog/2025/09...
Read more: housingactionil.org/blog/2025/09...
September 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
📢 New report: 95% of Housing Choice Vouchers in IL are held by PHAs with closed waitlists, which means most people in need can’t even apply. Not Even a Place in Line 2025 takes a closer look at this issue & breaks down the numbers.
Read more: housingactionil.org/blog/2025/09...
Read more: housingactionil.org/blog/2025/09...
Our member event, Aging in Place, is coming up this Tuesday!
Hear from Tina Rounds, Sarah Wagner, and Jennifer Taff as they discuss this key issue.
Register here: bit.ly/aginginplace...
Sept. 23, 2025, 9-10:30 AM CDT
Oak Forest ReStore – 15441 S Cicero Ave, Oak Forest
Hear from Tina Rounds, Sarah Wagner, and Jennifer Taff as they discuss this key issue.
Register here: bit.ly/aginginplace...
Sept. 23, 2025, 9-10:30 AM CDT
Oak Forest ReStore – 15441 S Cicero Ave, Oak Forest
September 19, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Our member event, Aging in Place, is coming up this Tuesday!
Hear from Tina Rounds, Sarah Wagner, and Jennifer Taff as they discuss this key issue.
Register here: bit.ly/aginginplace...
Sept. 23, 2025, 9-10:30 AM CDT
Oak Forest ReStore – 15441 S Cicero Ave, Oak Forest
Hear from Tina Rounds, Sarah Wagner, and Jennifer Taff as they discuss this key issue.
Register here: bit.ly/aginginplace...
Sept. 23, 2025, 9-10:30 AM CDT
Oak Forest ReStore – 15441 S Cicero Ave, Oak Forest
In our newest member spotlight, learn about how Community Partners for Affordable Housing (CPAH) worked with their AmeriCorps VISTA to provide stable housing to individuals and families in Lake and Northern Cook Counties.
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September 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
In our newest member spotlight, learn about how Community Partners for Affordable Housing (CPAH) worked with their AmeriCorps VISTA to provide stable housing to individuals and families in Lake and Northern Cook Counties.
housingactionil.org/.../communit...
housingactionil.org/.../communit...
📢 Federal decisions are reshaping homelessness policy in Illinois. Join us Sept. 22 for a 90-min webinar on what’s changing, what’s at stake, & how communities are responding.
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
📢 Federal decisions are reshaping homelessness policy in Illinois. Join us Sept. 22 for a 90-min webinar on what’s changing, what’s at stake, & how communities are responding.
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...