Moving Assistance
H.O.M.E.’s Moving program is the only program in the City of Chicago to offer moving assistance to low-income seniors
For seniors living on low incomes, a professional moving company can cost over twice their monthly income
All of us deserve to live in clean, well-maintained housing that suits our needs. These needs, however, change as we age and necessitate a move to more accommodating housing. Seniors generally move because a life event has changed their housing needs, such as increased healthcare costs, unaffordable rent increase, substandard conditions, or because they can no longer safely maneuver in their own home.
Whether they choose to move to more accommodating housing within their own neighborhood (about half the moves), or elsewhere within the city, H.O.M.E. helps to stabilize the lives of low-income seniors through its Moving Program.
H.O.M.E.’s Moving Coordinator makes a senior’s move from one Chicago address to another a smooth experience. The Moving Coordinator schedules the move with a vetted commercial moving company and supports seniors before, during, and after the move.
The cost of the move is underwritten by H.O.M.E. on a sliding scale and free for all low-income seniors.
Eligibility Requirements
Clients must be:
Age 62 or over (55+ if disabled)
City of Chicago resident
Moving from an address in Chicago to an address in Chicago
We will:
Schedule your move with vetted commercial movers
Provide 20 boxes you can use to pack for your move
Make sure you are ready on the scheduled moving day
Be there on your moving day to give you support and act as your liaison with the movers
All clients will pay a $25 service fee. We use a sliding fee scale. The client's monthly income determines what percent of the moving company fee they pay.
“With limited income and being very trying times, H.O.M.E. was really ideal and integral at that time. I am just grateful that a service like H.O.M.E. exists.”
— Rev. Dr. Wayne, Moving Program
