National Housing Residents Association Formerly Section 8 Tenant Congress

A Black businessman won 52 million dollars in the lottery and invested it all back into his community — and the decision to channel that windfall into communal rebuilding rather than personal accumulation represents a specific and deliberate philosophy about what wealth is actually for.In Florida, his lottery winnings have been directed into local businesses, education initiatives, and community development projects designed to foster economic growth and create opportunity for residents in the African American community. The investments are aimed not at symbolic gestures but at structural change — the kind of sustained economic activity that creates jobs, builds capacity, and compounds over time in ways that a single donation cannot.The historical context of this decision matters. African American communities across the United States carry the accumulated weight of policies and practices that systematically excluded them from wealth-building opportunities for generations — redlining, discriminatory lending, exclusion from government programs that built the middle class for other groups, and the destruction of thriving Black economic districts that had built themselves despite those exclusions. The wealth gap that exists today is not the result of individual choices in isolation. It is the product of compounding historical disadvantage that compounding historical investment is the most logical response to.A man who won a lottery and could have spent the money on anything chose to put it back into the community that shaped him. He chose to address the inequalities that context represents with the resources now available to him.52 million dollars. Directed inward. Toward the people.Wealth has different meanings depending on what you do with it.He decided what it meant to him.

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Chicago Renters Get Stronger Eviction Notice Protections Under New Law - NewsBreak Chicago renters who've lived in their apartments for years now have a stronger legal shield against sudden displacement.

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Don't forget to apply for The CHA / Springboard to Success Scholarship before May 30! CHA residents pursuing an undergraduate education can apply for a $2,000 scholarship to help with tuition, books, or supplies.

All the details and to apply: https://www.thecha.org/scholarship or scan the QR code.

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Renter Says Apartment Complex Accidentally Emailed a Tenant Directory Listing Phone Numbers, Rent Amounts, and Section 8 Status, Adding, “I Feel Completely Exposed” - NewsBreak A renter says a routine email from their apartment complex turned into a privacy nightmare when...

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At the November Board Meeting, CHA Commissioners approved new Project-Based Vouchers for Belden Apartments in Lincoln Park and Sarah’s on Sheridan in Uptown. Both buildings offer supportive care and will now be 100 percent supported by Project Based Vouchers.

Belden Apartments is a new construction, 30-unit, five-story elevator building owned by the Over The Rainbow Association. All 30 units are one-bedroom and fully accessible.

Sarah’s on Sheridan was built in 2020. It includes 38 permanent supportive housing studio units in a six-story elevator building. CHA previously funded 27 Project-Based Vouchers and will now support the remaining 11 units.

At the meeting, CHA’s Board also extended eight PBV contracts for the Suites of Autumn Green at Wright Campus in Dunning to expand access to quality housing for seniors across Chicago.

Are you in need of housing? You can apply at: https://applyonline.thecha.org/home

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HUD to Remove Illegal Aliens from Section 8 Housing, Require Proof of Citizenship - NewsBreak The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is launching a review to begin removing illegal aliens from Section 8 housing and requesting proof of

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