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Impact of COVID-19 on Housing Needs & Advocacy Response

5/4/2020

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​The COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting and exacerbating so many of the problems our community faces. Housing is no exception:
  • Connections for the Homeless is currently providing hotel rooms, food, clothing, and other basic necessities to about 200 people who have nowhere else to shelter in place.
  • The number of calls we are receiving from people who need help paying their rent is increasing steadily.

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Current Responses to COVID-19 from Housing-Related Agencies

4/13/2020

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Joining Forces for Affordable Housing held its first meeting since COVID-19 struck Illinois on April 6, 2020. One of the things we talked about was how local housing & homeless agencies are responding. ​

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Community Discussions of Undesign the Redline

1/13/2020

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In October of 2019, Joining Forces for Affordable Housing held several community meetings at the Civic Center to review and discuss the Undesign the Redline exhibit that was on display. Our focus was on considering the exhibit's suggestions for future action that would help to dismantle the restrictive limits that redlining imposed on Black communities and the resulting long-term dis-investment and segregation that have resulted.

Here is a brief summary of what we discussed:

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    • Local Planning Documents
    • Housing Publications & Advocacy Groups
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