Press Releases

CHICAGO – Samuel Mendenhall has many layers to him – former public housing resident, Army veteran, college graduate, lawyer, minister – but his most treasured titles are those of father, husband and mentor.

CHICAGO – Nearly 1,000 CHA families have taken the opportunity to pay off their electricity bills through the All Clear Fund – a unique program created by ComEd and the Chicago Housing Authority. All eligible leaseholders are encouraged to take advantage of the program before it ends on April 15, 2008.

CHICAGO – The Chicago Housing Authority and its partners in education will present a workshop to provide leaseholders an opportunity to apply for scholarships designated for CHA residents, from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, March 22, 2008, at the Charles Hayes Family Investment Center, 4859 S. Wabash.

CHICAGO – With the Phase 2 Family Building having achieved 100 percent occupancy last month, Hilliard has become the first CHA mixed-income development to reach completion in every phase.

CHICAGO – The average yearly income of graduates of the Chicago Housing Authority-sponsored Family Self Sufficiency program has increased 300 percent - from $7,786 to $23,463 – since its inception in 1996. The program has dispersed $4.6 million to 500 total graduates (an average of $9,313 per graduate) in that time. The FSS program has also produced 70 new homeowners.

CHICAGO – This February, the Chicago Housing Authority will welcome the Grand Boulevard Federation as the newest tenant at the Charles A. Hayes Family Investment Center (FIC).

CHICAGO –The Community Builders, Inc. and Granite Development Corporation together with the Chicago Housing Authority are pleased to announce the start of construction on the $58 million rental component of Oakwood Shores Phase 2A – the mixed-income replacement housing for Madden Park, Ida B. Wells and Clarence Darrow Homes.