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CivicLab Welcomes The Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance

CAFHA-logoThe CivicLab is delighted to welcome The Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance to the Lab as our newest co-worker. Executive Director Morgan Davis will be joining us on Wednesday.

“The Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance (CAFHA) is a consortium of fair housing and advocacy organizations, government agencies, and municipalities committed to the value of fair housing, diversity, and integration. Since 1985, CAFHA works to combat housing discrimination and promote integrated communities of opportunity through research, education, and advocacy.  We accomplish this through: (1) Fair housing analysis and reporting, (2) Advocacy at federal and state levels, as well as locally, (3) Education and outreach, (4) Individualized technical assistance to member agencies and grantees.”

Take Our TIF Survey – Yes or No?

The TIF Illumination Project has Illuminated 147 TIFs across 25 wards. Over 2,000 people have been at these meetings and over 40 media stories have been written about our work. We’d like to know what YOU think should now be done with or to the TIF Program in Chicago.

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Loft Space Available @ The CivicLab June 1

Come June 1st, the lo114 Aberdeen-cropped-smallft space at The CivicLab will be available! We have a great location in the West Loop blocks away from the Morgan St. El stop, and the Hasted Bus. Amenities include a full kitchen, private bathroom, conference room, business class Internet access, cheap copies, a shop for building stuff and a space for classes and events. Most importantly – a community of fabulous co-workers doing amazing projects to advance the public good. Become part of America’s only co-working space dedicated to civic engagement and social justice! For information, contact Benjamin Sugar at cowork@civiclab.us. Learn more about our space.