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Cabrini NOW

September 30, 2024
Cabrini NOW is a community-driven planning and design effort to improve the Cabrini neighborhood through new housing and economic development on CHA properties. Cabrini NOW is all about making sure your voice is heard!
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November 6, 2024
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April Is Financial Literacy Month: CHA Supports Residents in Building Economic Futures

April 30, 2025

In honor of Financial Literacy Month, CHA is highlighting the many ways it helps residents build brighter economic futures. Through programs like LevelUp, the Workforce Opportunity Resource Center (WORC), Summer Youth Employment, and HOME (Home Ownership Made Easy), thousands of residents are achieving new milestones each year. In 2024 alone:

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New Laptops for Residents at Westhaven, Abla and Dearborn Homes

April 30, 2025

This April, CHA and Compudopt partnered to provide over 80 Westhaven, ABLA, and Dearborn Homes residents with refurbished laptops and internet access, part of the agency’s ongoing commitment to increasing tech access and bridging the digital divide.

CHA and Compudopt partnered to provide over 80 Westhaven, ABLA, and Dearborn Homes residents with refurbished laptops and internet access.
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Employee Spotlight: CHA Congratulates Crystal Palmer on the Opening of the National Public Housing Museum

May 1, 2025

CHA Resident Engagement Manager Crystal Palmer (center) is a tireless champion for CHA residents and a strong advocate for the creation of the National Public Housing Museum. 

CHA Resident Engagement Manager Crystal Palmer (center) is a tireless champion for CHA residents and a strong advocate for the creation of the National Public Housing Museum.
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CHA Celebrates the Historic Opening of the National Public Housing Museum

May 1, 2025

This April, CHA joined hundreds of public housing residents, partners, and guests to celebrate the grand opening of the National Public Housing Museum, the nation’s first cultural institution dedicated t

National Public Housing Museum - Exterior of building
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RFP Now Open: Redevelopment Opportunity at Clybourn And Larrabee

May 1, 2025

CHA is now accepting proposals from qualified development teams to reimagine a key 7-acre site at Clybourn and Larrabee. This project will contribute to ongoing revitalization efforts in the Cabrini-Green area, where over 3,500 homes have already been restored.

Federal Funding Update

April 1, 2025
Last month, Congress passed a Continuing Resolution that provides federal funding stability through the end of September. This measure maintains funding for public housing programs at FY24 levels, while also increasing funding for Housing Choices Vouchers and Project Based Rental Assistance.
Federal Funding Update: Protect Affordable Housing