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Youth Summer Jobs

July 19, 2024

CHA’s Summer Youth Employment Program gives young people a chance to work and earn money for six to eight weeks. It usually starts in June and goes until early August. Participants can work up to 20 hours each week.

Past careers have included filmmaking, photography, culinary arts, cosmetology, basketball, entrepreneurship, and music production.

Early Learning

July 19, 2024

Mental Health Support

July 19, 2024

Technology Access and Education

July 19, 2024

We live in a world that’s more online than ever. We help residents confidently handle digital tasks in their daily lives by providing education, technology, and internet access.

Alumni Network

July 19, 2024

COMING SOON!

The CHA Alumni Network is here to help your family after you move to market rent from subsidized housing. We offer one-time financial help and information about programs and services to support your family in staying self-sufficient.

If you’ve been living in market rent housing for less than five years, you can apply for assistance. Eligible uses for funding include mortgage and rent payments, home repairs, and utility bills.

Resident Engagement in Community (REC)

July 19, 2024

The goal of Resident Engagement is to work together with residents and local groups to build a healthy and connected community. Our team often collaborates with different partners and residents to solve problems and improve life for everyone.

CHA, Brinshore and The Michaels Organization Celebrate Groundbreaking for Westhaven Park IID

July 10, 2023

City officials and residents today joined executives from the Chicago Housing Authority, along with its private sector partners, Brinshore Development, and The Michaels Organization, to celebrate the groundbreaking of Westhaven Park IID. Located at 135-155 N.

Press Releases

CHA Residents Have One Day Left To Apply for 125, $2,000 S2S Scholarships

May 15, 2023

There is one day left for CHA residents to apply for 125 scholarships worth $2,000 apiece.

UIC Grad Students Design Solutions for CHA Property, Win First Place in HUD Competition

April 28, 2023

CHICAGO (April 28, 2023) – Graduate students from the University of Illinois-Chicago recently scored the winning design for an underdeveloped Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) site as part of a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Innovation in Affordable Housing (IAH) Competition.

Press Releases

CHA Residents Have Three Weeks Left To Apply for 125, $2,000 S2S Scholarships

April 24, 2023

The CHA/S2S Scholarship is available to current CHA public housing residents or Housing Choice Voucher participants who have at least a 2.0 GPA and are high school seniors or college undergraduates. There are three weeks left for CHA residents to apply.