Housing

Information on supportive housing and locating/maintaining housing.

Section 811 & Statewide Referral Network (SRN) | Supportive Housing | Community Profiles | Key Resources | Cook County Just Housing Amendment  |Cook County Commission on Human Rights

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The Corporation for Supportive Housing provides support to Colbert & Williams Class Members on finding and maintaining housing in the community. These are recorded webinars on various aspects of this domain as well as additional resources.

Reasonable Accommodation Templates (7/21/2022)

 

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As the number of Class Members in the community is growing, so is the saturation of neighborhoods, landlord relationships, and need for housing resources. CSH in conjunction with the Division of Mental Health created community profiles to give the support staff and Class Members the opportunity to learn about other neighborhoods that are less saturated and offer similarities to neighborhoods and area that they are more familiar with.

The compilation document below includes Albany Park, Grand Boulevard, West Ridge, Near North Side, Avalon Park, and Logan Square. Individual documents are also provided for Humboldt Park and North Chicago.

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Cook County Just Housing Amendment Heading link

Effective January 2020, Cook County landlords can no longer ask about arrest or conviction records on a housing application, and cannot consider conviction records more than 3 years old, arrests, charges, or citations, or certain other legal background issues in approving an application for housing.

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On February 3, 2022, the Cook County Commission on Human Rights Commissioners issued a memorandum, “Source of Income Protections Under Cook County Human Rights Ordinance.” View the memo.