Illinois Housing Council

Friends of the Forest Preserves is an organization dedicated to uniting individuals to protect, promote, and care for the forest preserves in Cook County, Illinois. With a focus on ensuring that land, water, and wildlife thrive, they advocate for healthy natural spaces accessible to all members of the community. Through grassroots efforts, the organization has successfully protected 70,000 acres of land and facilitated over 500,000 hours of hands-on habitat restoration work. Their programs, including the Conservation Corps, have created 2,400 jobs for adults and teens, highlighting their commitment to both conservation and community engagement. Generated from the website

A service-based, human rights organization, Heartland Alliance has been operational for more than 100 years. Formerly known as Travelers Aid of Metropolitan Chicago, Heartland serves more than 70,000 people annually, including homeless and low-income families, immigrants and refugees, travelers in crisis, survivors of domestic violence, people affected by HIV and AIDS, and other impoverished individuals. The organization offers a wide variety of services, such as transitional and affordable supportive housing, primary, mental and oral health care, social services, legal solutions, educational programs, and vocational training. It also provides language interpretation solutions, street outreach programs, homelessness prevention, human rights and poverty research, and advocacy services. Located in Chicago, Heartland employs more than 500 personnel with expertise in areas, such as community development, property management, medical care, mental health, dentistry, social work, law, education, and public policy.

Volunteers of America Illinois is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering individuals and families in need by providing essential human services and support. With a mission to ensure that everyone has a place to call home and the resources to thrive, they have been serving communities for over 128 years. Focused on addressing life's greatest inequalities, Volunteers of America Illinois offers a wide range of programs tailored to the unique needs of the communities they serve. Their commitment to improving health, happiness, and stability reflects a belief that safe and affordable housing is a fundamental human right. Generated from the website