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Digital Resource Centers

August 27, 2024

CHA has nine Digital Resource Centers (DRCs) located in various CHA family properties and community centers across Chicago. These centers can hold between 20 and 40 people. DRC's are staffed by CHA residents or Housing Choice Voucher Program participants. Each center has computers, updated software, projectors, and Wi-Fi.

What You Can Do There:
DRCs offer open computer time, technical help, and special programs for people of all ages. They are open to CHA residents and everyone in the community.

Beyond High School: Explore Your Options

August 28, 2024

Are you a CHA youth or young adult, ages 14-24? 

The SOAR program offers free, one-on-one support from our Education Program Specialists to help you plan for life after high school, no matter your path. Whether you’re exploring colleges, job training, or other opportunities, SOAR is like having an extra coach to help you succeed!

Inspections

July 18, 2024

CHA conducts inspections on subsidized units to ensure they are meeting health and safety standards as established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). 

FamilyWorks

August 28, 2024

FamilyWorks helps families living in CHA’s public housing. FamilyWorks offers a variety of coaching services to help families in need. Families benefit from needs assessments, goal planning, coaching support, and referrals to essential services both internal and external to CHA.

Press Releases

200 college-bound students get send-off at largest CHA Take Flight event in history

August 30, 2024
Nearly 60 schools locally and across the country were represented Tuesday at the Take Flight College Send-Off – the largest turnout in the event’s history with 200 incoming freshman being provided a fond farewell at Huntington Bank Stadium Club.
Three young women smile and wave at the camera while holding large purple bags. They are standing in a hallway with other people in the background. One woman wears a black sweatshirt and ripped jeans, the second woman wears a white letterman jacket and jeans, and the third woman wears a light-colored t-shirt and dark jeans.

Resident Leadership – Central Advisory and Local Advisory Councils

August 29, 2024

People who live in CHA Public Housing elect leaders for their Local Advisory Council (LAC) every three years. These leaders, including positions like President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer, work on local issues, organize activities, and help improve the community.

The Presidents of the LACs then form the Central Advisory Council (CAC), which elects its own Executive Board. The CAC focuses on city-wide issues, advocates for changes in policy, and makes sure that residents' voices are considered in important decisions.

Full Eligibility Requirements for the Choose to Own Program

August 30, 2024

Program Requirements

  1. You must have had a CHA voucher or lived in public housing for at least one year.
  2. You need to be following all the rules of your lease and be in good standing.
  3. You must be buying a home for the first time and should not have owned a home in the last 3 years.
  4. You must meet the income, credit, and savings requirements.

Income

Press Releases

CHA Joins the Better Climate Challenge

July 12, 2023

The importance of reducing carbon emissions is profound in Chicago and elsewhere. 

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Press Releases

HUD Awards Nearly $800K to CHA To Help Vulnerable Families and Youth in Foster Care Who Are at Risk of Homelessness

December 20, 2023

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded $778,477 to the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) Tuesday for 55 vouchers that will help youth with a history of foster care involvement who are homeless or at the risk of homelessness and families whose lack of adequate housing is the primary reason their children are in foster care.

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Success Stories

Summer Job Leads CHA Student to a New Career

July 27, 2023

When Lloyd Matheny was six days old, he was introduced to his foster mom, who later adopted him after caring for him for a year. He grew up in an attentive, loving family on Chicago’s South Side – overcoming a congenital foot ailment. Today, he is a junior at National Louis University studying social work, with an innate passion for poetry and helping others.

Still of Llyod Matheny, Recreation Leader, being interview on CBS News Chicago.