(Part 1) 5000 for 40: A podcast on Bickerdikes Section 8 Lottery

(Part 1) 5000 for 40 covers Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporations recent opening of their Section 8 waitlist. This episode takes you into the heart of the application process where Bickerdike staff and volunteers sort through the responses to the 5000 applications distributed during the application process. With interviews from Bickerdike staff Carmen Conde and Joy Aruguete, several volunteers, and Rehab Network staff Andy Neilsen this segment highlights the overwhelming need for more affordable housing in Chicago as well as the tight restrictions in place for CDCs like Bickerdike.

A new project of the Chicago Rehab Network, Talking to Walls is a conversation about affordable housing in Chicago neighborhoods. In each episode, using various multimedia platforms, we hear from a variety of people whose lives are closely tied to housing issues--ranging from tenants and neighborhood residents to not-for-profit housing experts. Giving voice to unheard individuals, we bring their concerns to the forefront of public consciousness. Talking to Walls takes housing conversation from places like City Council board rooms to neighborhood streets, providing clarity to complicated policy surrounding affordable housing.

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Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• Chicago Rehab Network
• Talking to Walls
• affordable housing
• section 8
• bickerdike
• chicago