CCWBE Report

Organization:
Urban Homesteading Assistance Board (UHAB)
Reporting Period:
Feb 2024
Submitted on:
March 4, 2024
Submitted By:
Peter Dean

TA Providers: General Questions

CWB Goals

Please provide a brief update on your progress toward your proposed CWB goals in the last reporting period:

We continue to be holding incubator sessions with over a dozen participants. We have also been meeting with others in the Chicago co-op community to build capacity. Arielle Hersh visited Chicago to present an incubator class in person.

What constraints or limitations, if any, did you experience in the last reporting period?

Lack of share loans continues to be problem that folks have identified. They are also concerned about lack of monitoring and stewardship capacity

What opportunities, if any, did you take advantage of in the last reporting period?

We participated in the Chicago Co-op Taskforce. We met with The Resurrection Project and others to discuss setting up a share loan program. We also met separately with IHDA also to discuss share loan lending. Finally, we met with a developer of color who is interested in learning about developing affordable housing co-ops.

Chicago CWB Ecosystem

Did you establish new CWB relationships/partnerships in the last reporting period?

No

Please describe the relationships you established pertaining to your CWB work.

Did you collaborate with other TA providers in the last reporting period?

Yes

Which TA provider(s) did you work with?

TRP

Please share on behalf of whom / which projects you collaborated with the TA providers above:

Artist Design the Future, PICO, Little Village and others

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

Demographic Data

Community Area(s) (select all that apply)

Community Area Participants Served in this Community Area
Englewood 2
Hyde Park 1
Logan Square 4
Lower West Side 2
South Lawndale 3
South Shore 3
Woodlawn 1

 

Race / Ethnicity of Participants (select all that apply)

Black
Asian
White

 

Gender identity of Participants (select all that apply)

Male
Female
Nonbinary
Unknown

 

Age Range of Participants (select all that apply)

25 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
Over 65

 

Limited Equity Housing Coops Work

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.) 

3

 

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?

1

 

Please list the LEHCs you worked with this reporting period.

Artists Design the Future
La Villita Housing Cooperative
Pilsen Housing Cooperative (PIHCO) - 18th & Peoria
Pilsen Housing Cooperative (PIHCO) - Morgan Street Campus

 

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

-1

 

Did you provide education to any LEHCs this reporting period?

Yes

 

How many hours of cohort education/training did you provide last month?

3

 

How many hours of popular education/outreach did you provide last month?

0

 

Number of curriculum material(s) created last month

3

 

How did you market your services and conduct outreach in the last reporting period? Select all that apply.

Email Marketing

 

What are the greatest needs that your LEHC clients/partners expressed in this reporting period?

Share loans as well as monitoring and training services

 

What are the greatest gaps in service or resources in Chicago's CWB ecosystem?

Share loans as well as monitoring and training services

 

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.

 

Additional TA Support

Did your organization provide any additional TA support this reporting period that was NOT covered in the previous tabs?

No

 

Please describe the type(s) of organizations you supported (i.e. nonprofits, business service orgs, etc.)

 

How many total organizations or entities did you support (that were not covered in the previous tabs)?

 

How many total hours of support did you provide to these organizations?

 

Please share any other relevant details about the support you provided these organizations: