Please provide a brief update on your progress toward your proposed CWB goals in the last reporting period:
The Resurrection Project has been actively assembling our Housing Cooperatives program's team. We welcomed 3 new members to the team. We also hosted co-op workshops via our social media channels, we had the opportunity to attend a networking event, and we provided some tabling outreach and info during an event with a local network of community organizers. Internally, we presented the Housing Cooperative initiative to our full staff during a lunch and learn session hosted by Lending and Full Circle Homes. The lending team continues to work with the city to execute SEIP contract and lending product and are setting up for distribution.
What constraints or limitations, if any, did you experience in the last reporting period?
SEIP contract with the City of Chicago is making its way slowly through City of Chicago legal department. We should have a contract executed by the 2nd week of October.
What opportunities, if any, did you take advantage of in the last reporting period?
Ray Arroyo attended the open house walkthrough tour at The Happy Family Cooperative, where we were guided through a six unit building that is up for sale. Although these units are for sale, the co-op is considering converting them into rent-to-buy apartments as they are expanding their cooperative. The Housing Cooperative team also attended a networking event with SOMOSLoud, a community organizing group with UIC held at the National Museum of Mexican Art. We networked and shared information about our programs and services. We also conducted two one-on-one co-op buyer consultations with folks interested in buying into a co-op.
Did you establish new CWB relationships/partnerships in the last reporting period?
Yes
Please describe the relationships you established pertaining to your CWB work.
Yes. We partnered with SOMOSLoud and joined their network as community focused housing cooperative consultants and explored joint community engagement opportunities and future collaborations. Ray also connected with Leila Korn, a cooperative housing member from Little Village and coordinated collaborative opportunities such as joining our webinars as a guest speaker. Thanks to our monthly webinar series, we are connecting to groups interested in our educational workshops and training. We connected to the folks from The Happy Family Co-op and lots of folks from the SOMOSLoud networking event.
Did you collaborate with other TA providers in the last reporting period?
Yes
Which TA provider(s) did you work with?
CCLF
Please share on behalf of whom / which projects you collaborated with the TA providers above:
Worked with CCLF on their launch of the SEIP grant.
Did you attend the Working Group meeting last month?
Yes
How would you rate the usefulness of the working group to your project last month? (on a scale of 1-5)
5 extremely useful
Optional Space
Community Area(s) (select all that apply)
| Community Area | Participants Served in this Community Area |
|---|---|
| South Lawndale | 5 |
| Brighton Park | 3 |
| Gage Park | 4 |
| North Lawndale | 2 |
Race / Ethnicity of Participants (select all that apply)
Gender identity of Participants (select all that apply)
Age Range of Participants (select all that apply)
How many sessions of one-on-one consulting to Limited Equity Housing Cooperatives (LEHCs) did you conduct this reporting period? (e.g. one group or individual with one training provider)?
2
How many group workshops for Limited Equity Housing Cooperatives did you conduct this reporting period? (e.g. convenings, workshops, events, etc.) 
2
How many hours of support to CWB Pre-Development Limited Equity Housing Cooperatives did you provide this reporting period?
4
How many hours of support to existing Limited Equity Housing Cooperatives did you provide this reporting period?
0
Please list the LEHCs you worked with this reporting period.
Other organization (please specify):
CCLF
What type(s) of Technical Assistance did you provide to LEHCs this reporting period? Select all that apply.
Number of AFFORDABLE housing units preserved or developed this period
0
Number of AFFORDABLE housing units added to the pipeline this period
0
Did you provide education to any LEHCs this reporting period?
No
What are the greatest needs that your LEHC clients/partners expressed in this reporting period?
We need a gathering space for in-person workshops and are pending on the city’s approval execution of SEIP contract so TRP can move on to the next step.
What are the greatest gaps in service or resources in Chicago's CWB ecosystem?
Train the trainer models continue to be a topic of conversation
Please share any direct testimonials from LEHC clients or storytelling about the impact of your work this period:
Please upload media (document with testimonials, photos, or video links) from LEHC workshops or events held.
Did your organization provide any additional TA support this reporting period that was NOT covered in the previous tabs?
No
