Housing Action Illinois mobilizes organizations to end homelessness, increase affordable rental housing, and expand homeownership opportunities.
For nearly 40 years, we have brought together member organizations from across Illinois united in our vision of expanding affordable housing and ending homelessness. Our members include housing counseling agencies, homeless service providers, developers of affordable housing, and policymakers.
Our work has led to tens of thousands of new homes being built, hundreds of thousands of people going from housing insecurity or homelessness to having stable homes, and millions of renters gaining better protections. Working with our members and allies, we’ve created access and housing opportunities in every community throughout Illinois.
Policy Advocacy
We mobilize our members to advocate for policies that help end homelessness, create affordable rental housing, and promote sustainable homeownership. Together, our voice is stronger.
Capacity Building
We help housing counseling agencies and developers build their capacity and expand their resources. We are a HUD-approved Intermediary and manage an AmeriCorps network. Together, our impact is greater.
Education & Organizing
We build awareness, activate change, and shift narratives by sharing information and real-life stories with policymakers, nonprofit service providers, and the media.
Recent Happenings
Advocates Urge HUD Not to Disrupt Homelessness Services Funding
Led by Housing Action and Thresholds, nearly 300 Illinois organizations have signed a letter calling on HUD to avoid a harmful gap in homelessness funding.
New Report on Illinois’ Housing Voucher Crisis
Not Even a Place in Line looks at the capacity of the Housing Choice Voucher program and finds that 95% of Illinois vouchers are administered by Public Housing Authorities with closed waitlists.
2024 Annual Report
In 2024, we stayed focused on what matters most: ensuring everyone has a safe, affordable home. We deepened our roots in Illinois while collaborating with allies across the country and advanced local and statewide policy solutions.
2025 Trainings & Events
We build the capacity of housing nonprofits through trainings, with a specific focus on supporting housing counselors. We also host an annual conference and an annual benefit.
Critical Connections for Housing Counseling
No confusing forms. No long searches. Just a free, simple way to connect to a HUD-approved housing counselor to get expert advice on the homeownership process.
Making a Difference through AmeriCorps
Our newest cohort of Housing Action Corps members just started their terms of service. We are excited to welcome 42 members serving in 7 different states.