West Cook Homeownership Center

With a 2022 homeownership rate of 45.3% for Black households and 74.6% for White households (a 29 percent gap), the gap in ownership rates between Black and White households is wider today compared to the 1960s (a 27 point gap).
Barriers to housing, especially for Black residents, are many, and we are here to help. All are welcome to an in-depth orientation about the ins-and-outs of homebuying, foreclosure prevention and homeownership stability in a post-pandemic housing market. Black homeownership matters! Create a Legacy and Build your Wealth with Oak Park Regional Housing Center.
Register online at bit.ly/black-homeownership-matters

Create a Legacy and Build your Wealth: Black Homeownership Matters Create a Legacy and Build your Wealth with Oak Park Regional Housing Center

BLACK HOMEOWNERSHIP MATTERS! Start “Your Journey Home” with the Oak Park Regional Housing Center as we celebrate Black Freedom Month by empowering BIPOC residents with the guidance and resources they need to become homeowners. ALL are welcomed to join us for “Your Journey Home,” a hands-on, in-depth orientation on homebuying, foreclosure prevention and homeownership stability in a post-pandemic housing market.

Need help getting caught up on your mortgage payments? The Illinois Housing Development Authority is here to help. Find out if you’re eligible for up to $60,000 in federal assistance at IllinoisHousingHelp.org.
Illinois Housing Development Authority

If you are dealing with eviction and are in need of rental assistance as a renter or landlord, you may be eligible for free help! https://www.illinoishousinghelp.org/

If you are dealing with eviction and are in need of legal assistance as a renter or landlord, you may be eligible for free help! https://evictionhelpillinois.org/

Register online for "Seeking Equity in Property Assessment, Appraisal & Valuation", a forum on inequities in home assessments and appraisals and what stakeholders can do to address these barriers. Hear Athena Williams, Executive Director of the Oak Park Regional Housing Center and panel member for this in-person and virtual event, discuss how discrimination affects access to homeownership.
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Join us tonight for the West Side Men's first Networking Event of 2023! Join us at 6978 Soul Food on North Avenue on Tuesday, March 28 for food, drink, and a special presentation by Baxter Swilley, Public Relations and Legislative Director with the Oak Park Regional Housing Center.