CCWBE Report

Organization:
Urban Homesteading Assistance Board (UHAB)
Reporting Period:
Jun 2024
Submitted on:
July 25, 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:

UHAB continued working with Incubator participants to further their training and increase their capacity. UHAB located the leadership and met with three new co-ops this month either directly or through partner organizations. We have been assessing their needs and have learned that some are in good have and others are troubled and in need of significant assistance. We are working to bring additional training to the co-ops we have identified through the Co-op University.

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

The members and leadership of many existing co-ops have proven difficult to reach. Property managers are likely one significant barrier.

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

We are working with existing secondary organizations to continue working with co-ops after the contract ends.

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?

No

Which TA provider(s) did you work with?

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

Did you attend the Working Group meeting last month?

No

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
Logan Square 3
Chatham 1
North Lawndale 2
Hyde Park 2

 

Race / Ethnicity of Participants (select all that apply)

Latinx
White

 

Gender identity of Participants (select all that apply)

Female
Nonbinary

 

Age Range of Participants (select all that apply)

35 to 49
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)?

3

 

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?

6

 

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

4

 

Please list the LEHCs you worked with this reporting period.

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

 

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?

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
Word-of-mouth marketing
Other

 

Other

Door to Door canvassing

 

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

Share loans and recapitalization

 

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

Directory of existing affordable co-ops with leader contacts. Also Share Loans.

 

Please share any direct testimonials from LEHC clients or storytelling about the impact of your work this period:

Share loans and technical assistance for large trouble co-ops

 

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.)

Non-profits, University, Government

 

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

3

 

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

6

 

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

We are working with TRP to help them launch a share loan product aimed at affordable housing co-ops. We are working with CCLF to reach out to existing co-ops. We met with the Department of Housing to help plan training for their staff.