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first Talking to walls podcast released!!
This episode takes you into the heart of the Section 8 housing application process where Bickerdike staff and volunteers sort through the responses to the 5000 applications distributed. With interviews from Carmen Conde, Joy Aruguete, Andy Neilsen, and other volunteers, this segment highlights the overwhelming need for more affordable housing in Chicago.
HOUSING 2016 - What Can Be Accomplished in the next 8 years
January 12- The Chicago Rehab Network hosted a forum to discuss community-based solutions to the housing crisis. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky discussed the upcoming economic recovery program, and two panels of economists, community leaders, and housing analysts discussed the current climate and possibilities.
CRN Celebrates Community Development Leaders
April 20- CRN honored 34 graduates of the 2007 and 2008 Community Development and Empowerment Series. Congratulations to all and we wish our graduates much success and look forward to their ongoing impact on the community development field. Registration is still open for the remaining sessions of this year's series.
April 29, 2009 - CRN provides testimony on the state of Illinois Home Weatherization Assistance Program, Draft of 2010 State Plan
The Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) was one of the many programs to gain funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The program, operated through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), received an additional $242.5 million in funding
In light of additional funding, CRN urges DCEO to ensure that renters benefit from weatherization and energy investments. Currently, owners of multifamily buildings must provide half of weatherization costs, which means residents will continue to bear the high cost of utilities.
February 17, 2009 - President Obama Signs Stimulus Bill
President Obama signed the much anticipated and debated American Recovery and Reinvestment Act this afternoon. This economic investment totals $787 billion but what will it mean for affordable housing?
CRN will continue to keep you informed as new details emerge. Please contact us to be included in our mailing list.
Read about the City's Plan to use Stimulus dollars and list of proposed projects
August 24, 2006--Chicago Rehab Network receives major MacArthur Foundation grant
Chicago Rehab Network accepts MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions, 2006. left to right: Jonathan Fanton, MacArthur Foundation President; Pat Abrams CRN Board President; Kevin Jackson, CRN Executive Director; Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, MacArthur Foundation Board Chair
When the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation decided to honor nine organizations with its new "Creative and Effective Institutions" awards, only two U.S.-based groups were chosen. The Chicago Rehab Network was one of those groups.
- Read More of the award's coverage in the press.
Watch Kevin Jackson speak about affordable housing.
Featured Issues
american recovery and reinvestment act: RFPs and public Hearings
2016 Olympics and Chicago neighborhoods - updated (3/31/2009)
A monumental event such the Olympic Games calls for an even greater effort to identify and analyze all potential impacts of the Games on Chicago's neighborhoods and her residents.
CRN takes a look at the Olympic Bid process and impacts on other host cities and presents its preliminary recommendations below, with a new fact sheet detailing other hosts initiatives in monitoring Olympics-related development.
City of Chicago Affordable Housing Fact Sheets