HOW JOINING OPEN COMMUNITIES SPARKED A PASSION
I have always felt a need to advocate for something. Intolerance for injustice was an identity for me growing up, but it was never...
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Open Communities Partners with Cook County to Offer Rental Assistance
Read The Daily Herald's coverage of Open Communities' partnership with Cook County to offer rental assistance.
MARCH FAIR HOUSING WORKSHOPS
In March we are hosting a number of workshops to educate landlords, tenants. real estate professionals, and everyone else interested in...
RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS & WHY I GIVE
For Random Acts of Kindness month, we asked our Board Chair, Carol Golder, to talk about why she gives her time, talent, and treasure to...
LOOKING AT 2021: OPEN COMMUNITIES' WORD IS RESILIENCE
A new year, even a year that feels no different from the previous year, is an incredibly powerful time. It allows folks to pause,...
ARE EVICTIONS OCCURING ON THE NORTH SHORE? ABSOLUTELY.
Since December 2020, Open Communities has received over 300 calls for rent and landlord-tenant mediation assistance. Our Director of...
#BLACKLIVESMATTER
Open Communities is fiercely dedicated to addressing racial justice for all communities of color. We denounce and strongly condemn...
STAY IN IT (THE DIFFICULT TIMES)
The only people that have experience leading through a pandemic of this size are people that were adults during the Spanish Flu of 1918....
CENSUS 2020: EVERYONE MATTERS
Since March, the Census Bureau has been mailing out census forms to every household in the country. The census, required by our...
A FRIENDLY REMINDER DURING THESE TOUGH TIMES
It's hard to write about the work we are doing, the crisis we are facing without feeling like we are shouting into the wind. At this...
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
The current Coronavirus pandemic has led to a lot of misinformation and conflicting reports about rent, mortgages, and your home.
HUD TAKES AIM AT FAIR HOUSING
The Trump Administration is attacking fair housing with a new plan to gut a rule designed to combat segregation. In 2015, under the Obama..
A NOTE (A LONG NOTE) FROM THE CEO'S DESK
I lasted 18 months before a client saw me cry. If you work or run a nonprofit, you know this day. I mostly stay in my lane, doing the big...
BLACK HISTORY AND HOUSING
Black History Month is a time to celebrate and reflect on the sacrifice and progress for Black people and their allies. In the world of...
HONORING MLK: OUR DAY OF SERVICE
Open Communities staff and their families spent Martin Luther King Jr. Day honoring his legacy with a special project on the 25th anniver...
IRANIAN-AMERICANS AT RISK - KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
Iranian-Americans in the Chicago area could find themselves at risk in their own homes in the fallout of the U.S. conflict with Iran...
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