ILJP welcomes Arthur Haynes to our team as Program Director.
Arthur previously served as assistant corporation counsel in the Chicago Law Dept, coordinating mandated policing reforms. We are grateful for the expertise Arthur brings to the important work of legal system reform in Illinois.

For every $1 spent on the Home for Good program, taxpayers save $6. Communities will be safer, and the money the state saves can be directed to education, job creation, reduced taxes or the environment.
To tell legislators you support this plan for public safety: homeforgoodillinois.com/letters/

The Home for Good Coalition needs your support now.
An investment of $47 million in housing and services will save $190 million over three years and build safer and stronger communities.
To tell your lawmaker you support HB3162/SB2403, send a letter here: homeforgoodillinois.com/letters/

45% of people leaving prisons in Illinois are unemployed for at least three years, adding to existing housing barriers. There is a solution pending in the General Assembly: Home for Good (HB3162/SB2403).
To ask your legislator for support, click here: homeforgoodillinois.com/letters/

60% of people getting support from community violence intervention (CVI) groups report housing needs. Home for Good (HB3162/SB2403) addresses that with expanded access to housing.
Ask your lawmaker to support the legislation here: homeforgoodillinois.com/letters/

Housing access is fundamental to individual and community safety. And it supports statewide economic growth.
To tell your lawmaker you support Home for Good, follow instructions here: homeforgoodillinois.com/letters/

Formerly incarcerated people live in every Illinois county.
Home for Good (HB3162 and SB2403) expands housing/wraparound supports for people who face barriers because of a background. Housing brings stability and stability creates safety. Learn more: homeforgoodillinois.com. #homeforgoodillinois

Legislation (IL HB3162) supported by Home for Good Coalition is up Thursday in Appropriations-Health and Human Services Cmte.
File slip to support effort to expand housing access for people facing barriers: bit.ly/4d2FEAd
Select “proponent” and “record of appearance only"
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Home for Good addresses significant barriers that people with records face when it comes to securing housing.

And check out this group from @chicagocred.bsky.social explaining why Home for Good can help make Illinois safer and stronger. #homeforgoodillinois

There is joy in advocacy. Check out the Home for Good coalition members in Springfield, fighting to expand housing opportunities for people who face barriers because of their criminal records. #homeforgoodillinois

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Cook County is celebrating the 6th anniversary of the Just Housing Amendment’s passage, an ordinance that prohibits housing discrimination of residents who have an arrest or conviction record. A panel exploring the history of the amendment and why this issue still matters is underway now.

A Second Chance month event: On April 22 Cook County Board President @tonipreckwinkle.bsky.social , CAFHA Senior Housing Justice Organizer Maria Moon and ILJP Director Ahmadou Dramé will discuss the Just Housing Amendment and the continued work to remove housing barriers.