Chicago Housing Authority Archives

What we’re reading this week: April 13th

Lauren Dean April 13, 2017 April 17, 2017Further Reading

This week, we’re looking at how our brothers and sisters are organizing in charter schools, the struggle to find safe, affordable housing, and the ongoing need to fight segregation in our schools. Charter school union fight heats up : Charter…

Chicago’s residential segregation isn’t a technical problem–it’s a political one

Matt Hoffmann July 27, 2015 August 10, 2015Housing

On July 8, 2015, the Obama administration affirmed new housing rules aimed at our country’s legacy of segregation. The ruling, Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH), is intended to help local leaders better identify segregation and address the effects of social isolation by ensuring residents’ access to needed resources and services.