Chicago

Together with partners and funders, we’ve helped create or preserve 23,584 affordable homes for families by leveraging over $2 billion in capital across the region.

Some of our key programs include:

• Equitable Path Forward: A five-year, $3.5 billion nationwide initiative to help disadvantaged developers gain access to capital and resources.
• Fifth Third Neighborhood Program: Promotes equitable growth and economic mobility in South Chicago in collaboration with local organizations.
• Affordable Housing Decarbonization Hub: Connects multifamily portfolio owners to resources that support energy efficiency projects through an online platform.
• Chicago Flats Initiative: Advocates for the preservation of Chicago’s two- to four-flat buildings to provide affordable rental and homeownership opportunities.
• Elevated Chicago: Collaborates across sectors to promote equitable transit-oriented development of public spaces, buildings and vacant land.
• Qualified Allocation Plan Equity Impact Assessment: Ensures that developments supported by Low-Income Housing Tax Credits are equitably allocated