Please join H.O.M.E., Housing Action Illinois, M.O.V.E., the Institute for Housing Studies at DePaul University, and other Fix Our Homes Illinois partners for a town hall meeting about “Building an Economic Engine for Senior Home Repair.” The event will be held at Dawson Technical Institute, 3901 S. State Street in Chicago, with a free lunch provided for attendees.
This Town Hall is being held on Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday, Wed., January 15th, because it's a matter of justice.
An excellent panel will have every speaker focusing on senior home repair as having a ripple effect of benefit beyond the repair itself or the individual assisted: on the local economy and job creation, neighborhood stability, and closing the racial wealth gap.
The moderator of the panel is Sonseriya Williams of Teamwork Englewood and the panelists are:
Home Repair Service for Seniors: Leslie Rodriguez, Chicagoland Habitat for Humanity
Workforce Development: Dean Inesha Kelly, Dawson Technical Institute of Kennedy-King College
Neighborhood Stabilization: Princess Shaw, Light Up Lawndale
Preventing financial fraud, housing preservation and promoting generational wealth: Eva Adams, Center for Disability and Elder Law
For more information, please contact Gail Schechter, H.O.M.E. Executive Director at GailS@homeseniors.org.
