CCWBE Report

Organization:
Urban Homesteading Assistance Board (UHAB)
Reporting Period:
Aug 2024
Submitted on:
October 15, 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 have been meeting with co-op stakeholders and continuing to organize them to better be able to advance their own interests and build a stronger cooperative ecosystem to support both existing and nascent co-ops.

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

Difficulty planning due to lack of clarity on contract extension. Also groups are awaiting funding opportunities and generally lack share loans.

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

UHAB met with a wide variety of groups and individuals in Chicago around permanently affordable co-op housing.

Chicago CWB Ecosystem

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

Yes

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

Met with Molly Eckerdt of POAH Chicago to consider how we could support their co-op work. Also communicated with Edwin Ortiz-Reyes, of City of Chicago, about future TOPA.

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

Yes

Which TA provider(s) did you work with?

TRP, CCLF, CSO

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

Met with staff of TRP to discuss collaboration on training and share loans. Met with staff of CCLF to discuss collaboration on training and financing of co-ops. Met with staff of CSO to discuss collaboration on organizing co-ops and training.

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

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Demographic Data

Community Area(s) (select all that apply)

Community Area Participants Served in this Community Area
Logan Square 3
Woodlawn 2
South Shore 3
Near West Side 5

 

Race / Ethnicity of Participants (select all that apply)

Black
White
Latinx

 

Gender identity of Participants (select all that apply)

Female
Male
Unknown

 

Age Range of Participants (select all that apply)

25 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
Over 65
Unknown

 

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)?

9

 

How many group workshops for Limited Equity Housing Cooperatives did you conduct this reporting period? (e.g. convenings, workshops, events, etc.) 

0

 

How many hours of support to CWB Pre-Development Limited Equity Housing Cooperatives did you provide this reporting period?

15

 

How many hours of support to existing Limited Equity Housing Cooperatives did you provide this reporting period?

2

 

Please list the LEHCs you worked with this reporting period.

Artists Design the Future
La Villita Housing Cooperative
Other

 

Other organization (please specify):

Woolman Washington Co-op

 

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?

Yes

 

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

0

 

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

3

 

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.

Social Media Marketing (e.g. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn)
Email Marketing
Word-of-mouth marketing

 

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

Financing and training

 

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

On going training resource and share loans

 

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?

Yes

 

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

Met with Nneka of the Mayors office to brief on progress.

 

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

1

 

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

2

 

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