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Housing Affordability and Residential Desegregation (HARD) Interest Group

Mission 
To ascertain what Cook County can do to increase the supply of affordable rental housing for low-income families throughout the county while reducing segregation.

Topics of Focus

  • Studying the intersection between the shortage of affordable rental housing for families in Cook County and the County’s patterns of racial and economic segregation.
  • Identifying obstacles to the preservation and construction of affordable rental housing for Cook County families.  
  • Proposing actions which the County might take, through legislation or use of its power of the purse, to increase the supply of affordable rental housing for families and combat segregation.  ​

Activities

  • Interviewing advocates and experts on affordability and segregation.
  • Reviewing reports prepared by advocates and experts.
  • Meetings monthly to review and analyze research on topics of focus.

Learn More

For More information contact Kelly Kleiman 
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF COOK COUNTY
332 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 634
Chicago, IL 60604

312/939-5935 x 4
info@lwvcookcounty.org
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