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Celebrating Older Americans Month: 2020
Join H.O.M.E. in celebrating older Americans this month older Americans and focus on their contributions in our lives and communities.
Impact: You helped provide some care for a child-care specialist
Dawn has been caring for other people’s children most of her life. Your support helped her find a place to stay when she needed someone to take care of her for a change.
H.O.M.E.’s Dream: Expanding Intergenerational Housing
H.O.M.E. is looking to expand it's Intergenerational Housing to the South or West Sides of Chicago!
Fair Housing and Older Adults: Know Your Rights
H.O.M.E.'s Executive Director, Gail Schechter, discusses Fair Housing Month, and how to recognize if older adults are being discriminated against in terms of housing. Resources include filing a housing discrimination complaint or contacting Access Living or Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance.
Making Visible series: When the safety net disappears, poor seniors displaced. There's an alternative.
For National Social Work Month, H.O.M.E.'s executive director, Gail, discusses how seniors often are displaced in the second of our Making Visible Series. As an alternative, H.O.M.E.'s programs are designed to help seniors remain connected to their communities.
Making Visible Series: And Grandma Makes Three
A newly released report by the Urban Institute and Ascend highlights a two generation approach to lifting children out of poverty. “2Gen” is considered to be a “whole family” approach. But why just two generations? Read our response in the first of our Making Visible Series.
Top Senior Moments from 2018
Here's what you were reading on our blog, Senior Moments from H.O.M.E., in 2018!
An open letter to the next Chicago mayor
Read our message to the pool of candidates who hope to be the next mayor of Chicago: It is up to all of us, led by Chicago’s top elected officials, to demonstrate through our actions our respect for life’s veterans.
Impact Series: You gave Natalie hope.
After Natalie's home was foreclosed, she didn't know where to turn. Thanks to donors like you, she was able to find a new home and a community that supports her. Read about how you can help.
Using a holistic approach to helping older adults maintain independence
Our Chicago Semester intern, Daisy, discusses the holistic approach that our Good Life Senior Residences brings to programming for older adults.
What does "independence" mean?
Independence and community can go hand in hand. Here's how.
Join us for a resource fair on September 12 at Nathalie Salmon House
Join us to learn more about products and services offered by our partners that help you to maintain your independence.
Welcome Gail Schechter, H.O.M.E.'s new Executive Director
Gail Schechter will join H.O.M.E. as Executive Director on August 6, 2018. Gail brings over 25 years in leadership in the fair housing field in the Greater Chicago area.
Join us for a panel discussion this Pride Month
In honor of Pride Month, H.O.M.E. is hosting a panel to discuss the significance of the Stonewall Riots across the generations. Admission to the panel and the following open house is free, but space is limited. Please RSVP.
How does a ride on the shopping bus keep seniors independent?
A ride on the Shopping Bus can help keep seniors healthy and engaged!