Building Our Future Chicago

The Building Our Future Chicago Platform was our shared vision for Chicago. Drawn from the collective experience and expertise of the nonprofit development industry and community-based organizations, our platform completed CRN's vision for the future success and vitality of our City.

Released over a period of several months, the toolkit was a series of data sets and information aimed at empowering residents, decision-makers, and policy leaders with the tools and information to support and strengthen public policies that serve the needs of those who need it most.

The Platform and Toolkit were produced and relased in three parts:

RELEASE NO. 1 -  OVERVIEW, CITY SNAPSHOTS, HOUSING AND POPULATION DATA 
  1. An Overview and Snapshot of the City of Chicago Housing and Economic Data

  2. City Snapshots: Data on key trends for Chicago's 19 PUMAs, including:

  3. Summary and Analysis of Key Trends

RELEASE NO. 2 - HOUSEHOLD INSTABILITY INCREASES DRAMATICALLY-CHICAGO AT RISK 

Nearly half of all Chicago households spent too much on housing, according to the most recent American Community Survey data from the U. S. Census at the time of the report. More than 472,000 households in the entire city were at risk, with insufficient income to pay for transportation, education, health care, and other essential items.

  1. Housing Cost Burden 
RELEASE NO. 3 - WE NEED THE PEOPLE WHO NEED AFFORDABLE HOUSING  

For Chicago’s residents and our workforce, the ability to locate and sustain housing that is affordable relative to their incomes is the first foundation for stability in employment and healthy communities. Growing and retaining Chicago’s job base is crucial for the economic health of the City and its neighborhoods. The development and preservation of affordable housing not only gives workers and employers access to affordable housing, but it also provides the economic engine that supports the vitality of the region and its ongoing economic recovery. While this remains true to this day, it was epecially salient for our toolkit.

  1. Housing and the Economy

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