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Upcoming Joining Forces meetings
Joining Forces Monthly Member Meeting 1st Monday of the Month, 1-3PM Register for Monthly Meeting Here If you would like us to run a Affordable Housing 101 session for your group, please let us know at joiningforces@connect2home.org. Action Alerts
Source of Income Discrimination The Illinois Coalition for Fair Housing is campaigning for the Illinois Senate to pass HB 2775, which would provide non-discrimination protections for renters based on source of income. These income sources include but are not limited to:
Read More Here Calendar updated for March Check out the March Affordable Housing Calendar--it's got municipal meetings, Joining Forces meetings and workshops, candidate forums, and more. hot topics and blog posts
SUCCESS FOR JOINING FORCES ADVOCACY TEAM: SOURCE OF INCOME DISCRIMINATION AND STATE BUDGET FUNDING
As you know, the Joining Forces advocacy team went down to Springfield this past month to speak with Illinois Senators and Reps about the state budget as well as the source of income discrimination bill. We lobbied for the Members to vote yes on HB 2775, which would make it illegal for landlords to discriminate against renters based on source of income - these protections will help over 99 thousand Illinoisans with housing choice vouchers, and thousands more who rely on disability benefits, SSI, and veterans benefits as their primary income. Read more here. Time to Repeal the 3-Unrelated Rule in Evanston
Today it's illegal for more than three unrelated adults to share an apartment or house. This means that four people with low incomes cannot rent a house and split the costs so that each of them has enough money left over to live on. Joining Forces is actively advocating for this law to be repealed. Read more here. More Student Housing, Not More Restrictions It turns out that the driver behind those who want to preserve Evanston's 3-unrelated rule is the unmet need for separate student housing. Neither the City nor Northwestern University is addressing the real problem, and neighbors are trying to save their neighborhoods with ineffective restrictions that impose limitations that reduce affordability throughout the municipality. Read more here. WHATS HAPPENING
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Looking at the City Code Through an Equity--and Affordability Lens
Joining Forces has identified changes the City of Evanston should make to its City Code to erase all traces of red-lining and increase affordability. We think surrounding municipalities should do revisions as well. Learn more here. in illinois
Information from our state partners: across the nation
Information from our national partners: housing in the news
Evergreen Plans Renovation of Historic Cleveland Building - From Affordable Housing Finance Going Green a Win-Win for Affordable Housing - From Affordable Housing Finance Prioritization in Emergency Rental Assistance Programs; A Framework of Strategies, Policies, and Procedures to Better Serve Priority Populations - From the National Low Income Housing Coalition Build Modular Housing Factories Near Areas with High Housing Costs - From Shelterforce What the US Can Learn from Rental Housing Markets across the Globe - From The Brookings Institute Bills to Increase Affordable Housing Resources Introduced in the House and Senate - From the National Low Income Housing Coalition How Biden Hopes to Fix the Thorniest Problem in Housing - From Politico Amy Klobuchar Has a Plan to Build More Housing - From Vox media Why Are Zoning Laws Defining What Constitutes a Family? - From Bloomberg CityLab Affordable Housing Forever- From The New York Times Study Examines Complexity of Financing LIHTC Developments- From Affordable Housing Finance |
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