H.O.M.E. in the News
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Only Half Of Black Seniors Approved For Home Repair Or Refinance Loans To Age In Place
Block Club Chicago, April 2024
Chicago’s legacy of racial segregation and redlining by banks influences access to mortgage lending, harming older Black neighbors who want to age in place and pass on generational wealth.
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Chicago-based housing organization recognized nationally for intergenerational housing initiatives
In December, HOME received a national certification recognizing its effectiveness as an intergenerational program from Generations United, a national nonprofit aiming to foster intergenerational advocacy, collaboration and programming.
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Chicago’s H.O.M.E. Nationally Honored for Intergenerational Housing
Putting Housing Opportunities and Maintenance for the Elderly (H.O.M.E.) on the national map, Generations United has named H.O.M.E.’s intergenerational affordable housing a Program of Distinction. This prestigious designation is granted to programs across the country that effectively serve people of all ages through high-quality, intentional programming and community building. Generations United is a leader in promoting intergenerational collaboration, public policy, and programming for children, youth, and older adults.
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Intergenerational housing in Washington Park could be a model across the city
The $33 million development by The Renaissance Collaborative and Housing Opportunities and Maintenance for the Elderly (H.O.M.E.) aims to bring an affordable, six-story, 71-unit apartment building to Washington Park that would be built on three longtime vacant lots.
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Skepticism lingers at James Sneider Apartments after City Council takes action on cooling/heating rules
A new ordinance designed to help keep seniors safe during oppressive heat waves is being applauded as a well-intended step in the right direction. The ordinance requires buildings housing seniors, as well as other residential high-rises, to establish cooling centers in common areas when the heat index reaches 80 degrees.
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Intergenerational Housing: Novel Definitions of Home and Family
University of Wisconsin-Madison, February 2022
Gail Schechter discusses the role of design in creating environments that foster intergenerational interaction and meaningful relationships, and describe a place-making endeavor where young and old can help fulfill each other’s needs.
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CAN TV Interview with Mike Laz
Mark Laz, Community Programs Director, described H.O.M.E. 's programs concentrating on seniors living on the South and West sides, program limits, suggestions in H.O.M.E. 's satisfaction surveys, and more.
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Chicago’s older adult population growing, becoming rent burdened: report
Chicago Sun Times, December 2021
Providing affordable housing in Cook County is becoming increasingly important with the rise over the past decade of financially vulnerable residents aged 65 and older, a new report concluded.
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Where Is the Affordable Housing for Older Adults? A Thought Leaders Panel
The Village Chicago, December 2021
Is co-housing a solution? The housing crisis impacts individuals and families across the income spectrum. This panel of experts discuss strategies that can remove the barriers to finding a home in a livable, engaged community and how we can all help.
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What Does Intergenerational Housing Look Like In Chicago?
What are some of the biggest challenges facing seniors and why is community so important? Reset hears from a leader in intergenerational housing, an advocate for LGBTQ+ seniors, and takes calls from listeners.
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Illinois Lawmakers Strengthen A Law That Requires Some Cities To Submit Affordable Housing Plans
A sweeping affordable housing bill, recently passed by Illinois state lawmakers, has strengthened the Affordable Housing Planning and Appeal Act (AHPAA). That law requires cities, with at least 1,000 residents and with less than 10% affordable housing, to submit affordable housing plans to the state.
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WZRD Interview with Gail Schechter
Gail Schechter, Executive Director, H.O.M.E. described H.O.M.E.’s intergenerational housing, redlining and inequity, necessities versus community and more.
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Licenses for landlords? City seeks to get tough on rental problems.
Evanston Roundtable, November 2021
Gail Schechter, Executive Director of H.O.M.E., said licensing often has a number of unintended consequences, such as inadvertently encouraging landlords to put added pressure on tenants to avoid risking a license suspension.
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Housing Needs and Economic Conditions of Cook County’s Older Adults, 2021
Institute for Housing Studies at DePaul University, December 2021
The development of impactful policy to address the unique housing needs of Cook County’s older adults requires local and timely data on changing conditions, informed by the data needs of issue-area stakeholders.