H.O.M.E. (Housing Opportunities and Maintenance for the Elderly)

"The organizing you're doing is having a tremendous impact," said Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to the key leaders of the Senior Bill of Rights coalition, including Lori Haley of H.O.M.E.'s Community Advisory Council. Kenwood Oakland Community Organization (KOCO), which heads the coalition that also includes Access Living, M.O.V.E., and Northside Action for Justice, organized the gathering on May 2nd. Lori posed the first question to the Mayor: Will he re-establish a Department on Aging, eliminated in 2009? Older adults have risen to 20% of the City's population. Mayor Johnson pledged to pull together all department heads that touch on seniors later this month to discuss this as well as service coordination. And with Ald. Jeanette Taylor (20th Ward) in the room as the chief sponsor of the Senior Bill of Rights, promised his support. Stay tuned for a mobilizing opportunity!

Check out the photo album from H.O.M.E.'s Good Life Gala at https://homeseniors.org/gala-album-2026. Thank you to everyone who helped make the evening a special one!

Did you miss our Good Life Gala last week? If so, check out this video we showed at the event, which highlights H.O.M.E.'s services and the great work of our Community Advisory Council. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65KH7WbicAA

At H.O.M.E., we are celebrating Global Intergenerational Week this week... and living intergenerationally every week!

Global Intergenerational Week - April 24-30 - Generations United Global Intergenerational Week is an annual campaign celebrating all things intergenerational, led by Generations Working Together in Scotland. The campaign inspires individuals, groups, organizations, and local/national governments to fully embrace intergenerational practice, connecting people of di...

Calling all volunteers! H.O.M.E. needs guest chefs on May 9 (lunch), May 16 (dinner), May 17 (dinner), May 30 (lunch) and May 31 (lunch). If you are interested in joining our residents for a meal on any of those days, please get it touch. Thanks!

This National Volunteer Month, we are so grateful for all our volunteers, including our friends at Saint Clement Chicago, who came out this weekend to spruce up the grounds and balconies of our Nathalie Salmon House.

April is National Volunteer Month. Get involved with H.O.M.E. this spring. Take the first step by visiting www.homeseniors.org/volunteer.

All of us at H.O.M.E. are inspired by our Community Advisory Council, and we were thrilled to honor them last night at our Good Life Gala! Thank you to everyone who was able to join us and make the event a success.

Thank you again to our Platinum-level host sponsors -- and all of our sponsors. We look forward to seeing you at our Good Life Gala tonight!