What this group is about
The Housing Project Committee focuses on addressing/preventing gentrification in low-income communities of color, addressing lack of housing accessibility for the elderly, homeless, and other marginalized groups.
Goals
We want to build better community relationships and empower those who are most impacted by homelessness and housing accessibility
We want to advocate for better and safer shelters for the Chinatown, Bronzeville, and Pilsen communities
To slow down or stop gentrification in low-income communities of color
Achievements
Donated 60 travel kits to the homeless that contained soap, deodorant, etc. In addition to, 60 resources documents
Gathered data from 20 local homeless individuals about what they want to see in their community as well as gather information from 144 surveys
Created meetings around the gentrification that will come from the 78th Neighborhood in Chicago to talk about the impact of the surrounding residents in the next 10 years