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Outreach and Education
We also serve as Housing Ambassadors in New York City, partner with the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs and offer seminars and assistance for our community with applying for affordable housing.
Chicago Housing Authority
The Section 8 Housing Choice voucher is a government subsidized housing assistance program for low-income families or individuals.
The Illinois Development Housing Authority
An extensive website offering a Housing Search Locator for rental properties as well as information on home buying, loans and mortgages
IL housing search
This free online service created by several State housing agencies allows searches for rental housing using a wide variety of criteria and special mapping features, lists detailed information about each unit and provides links to housing resources. Includes helpful tools for renters like an affordability calculator, a rental checklist and information about renter’s rights and responsibilities.
Metropolitan Tenants Organization
The Metropolitan Tenants Organization educates, organizes and empowers tenants to have a voice in the decisions that affect the affordability and availability of decent and safe housing. Their website offers FAQ’s on a variety of landlord/tenant issues, they run a healthy homes programs and are involved in related legislation.
Illinois Tenants Union
This site serves those who rent apartment, condos or houses in the City of Chicago, Cook County or elsewhere in the suburban metropolitan area.
Illinois Pro Bono
This site provides access to free legal services and offers a video library of films on attending housing court, information about your legal rights and responsibilities, referrals to free and low cost legal aid offices and forms and instructions for representing yourself.
National Fair Housing Alliance
NFHA works to eliminate housing discrimination and to ensure equal housing opportunity for all people through leadership, education, outreach, membership services, public policy initiatives, advocacy and enforcement.
Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
LAF is dedicated to helping those who cannot afford legal counsel navigate the legal system and understand and safeguard their rights as a step toward achieving economic self-sufficiency for themselves and their families.
TemporaryHousingChicago.com
Check this site if you are looking for temporary housing in Chicago and its suburbs.