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Latest Updates

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Resources

Employer-Assisted Housing models

• Understanding Employer-Assisted Housing: A Guidebook for Employers
• Small Business Consortium
• Investing in Rental Preservation
• Housing for a Competitive Workforce: Homeownership Models that Work
• Employer-assisted housing in support of the Chicago Housing Authority Plan for Transformation

REACH reports

• 2007 Year-end REACH Report
• 2006 Year-end REACH Report
• 2005 Year-end REACH Report
• 2005 Mid-year REACH Report
• 2004 Year-end REACH Report
• 2004 Mid-year REACH Report
• 2003 Year-end REACH Report
• 2003 Mid-year REACH Report
• 2002 Year-end REACH Report
• 2002 Mid-year REACH Report
• 2001 Year-end REACH Report
• 2000 Employer-Assisted Housing 3rd Quarter Report
• 2000 Progress Report on 1st Quarter EAH Partners

News

• National allies embrace employer-assisted housing, 12/2008
• Park National Bank announces new Employer-Assisted Housing program, 11/2008
• National Conference on Employer-Assisted Housing attracts 200 professionals from 36 states to Chicago, 11/2008
• How the next president will maximize metro potential, 9/2008
• Local efforts aim to bridge the best of both worlds, 9/2008
• Municipalities have little time to capitalize on new federal housing resources, 9/2008
• Housing 1-2-3: A Workbook for Local Officials and Community Leaders, 9/2008
• Two key housing bills on their way to the Governor's Office, 4/2006
• St. Charles: A regional leader on housing, 2/2006
• Recent forums underscore the value of MPC's current housing agenda in Springfield, 1/2006
• MPC aids Rolling Meadows in tackling housing redevelopment challenges, 12/2005
• Mayor Daley attracts record-breaking crowd to 2005 Annual Meeting Luncheon, 11/2005
• Governor signs two key pieces of housing legislation, 7/2005
• "Building for Success: Illinois' Comprehensive Housing Plan" Roundtable, 3/2005

Brochures

• EAH in Chicago
• EAH in Illinois
• Dept. of Commerce and Economic Opportunity REACH brochure

Articles

• Employer-Assisted Housing: Opening doors to new homes and new policies, Letter from the MPC President, 11/2005
• Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies released its 2005 State of the Nation's Housing report, which illustrates how the homebuying boom has affected households of all ages, incomes and backgrounds, increasing homeownership's financial risks while decreasing affordability for millions of workers who are "taking longer, more costly commutes to lower housing costs."
• Regional Connection Fall 2005 highlights the many achievements of the EAH strategy kicked off by MPC in 2000. The feature article, "The Little Program that Could," provides information about how Illinois' EAH initiative began with just one employer in 2000. That successful program led to the creation of state matching funds and tax credits and more than 50 more employer sign-ons by the end of 2005.
• Shelterforce Article, "Making the Case for Employer-Assisted Housing" by Robin Snyderman, May/June 2005 
• Mayor Richard M. Daley supports Employer-Assisted Housing in Chicago, February 2005
• National Housing Conference, "Private Sector Partnerships: Investing in Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization," June 2004 
• Transportation Solutions for Employers and Employees: Transit Benefits, Employer-Assisted Housing, and Location Efficient Mortgages, Business Leaders for Transportation, 10/2003
• Campaign for Sensible Growth's Fall 2003 issue of ideas@work, "Right at Home: Local Support for Employer-Assisted Housing," offers suggestions for municipal and county leaders to support EAH initiatives.
• Housing and Development Reporter highlights achievements of MPC's housing agenda, 7/2003
• Chicago Metropolis 2020 published housing policy recommendations, "Recommendations for Developing Attainable Workforce Housing in the Chicago Region," Summer 2002
• "Closer to Home" from MPC's Regional Connection Winter 2001 newsletter

Videos about employer-assisted housing

• City of Chicago Video on Employer-Assisted Housing, 3/2005
• Employer-Assisted Housing in the Suburbs

Employer testimony before Illinois House Urban Revitalization Committee in 2002 about housing needs

• King Harris, Chicago Metropolis 2020
• Brenda Mitchell, Advocate Bethany Hospital
• Mark Lusson, Northwest Community Healthcare
• Brian Finch, Bank One

Archived Articles

• Chicago Public Schools seeks partner for Employer-Assisted Housing (EAH) counseling services, 11/2005
• Two Essential Housing Bills Await Governor's Signature, 5/2005
• Illinois is semifinalist for 'Oscar' award for government innovation, 3/2005
• Chicago Business Leaders Investing in Housing Solutions, 2/2005
• Ill.: Governor's Housing Plan Focuses on Affordability, 2/2005
• Governor releases first ever comprehensive state housing plan, 1/2005
• Employer-Assisted Housing in Chicago: An Investment that Pays Many Times Over, 7/2004
• Employer-Assisted Housing Recommendations, 3/2004
• MPC Recommendations to DCEO Opportunity Returns Program, 3/2004
• Lt. Gov. Quinn praises employer-assisted housing, 2/2004
• Make employees feel at home, and they stay with you, 10/2002
• Business leaders take stand on housing, 7/2002
• IHDA approves tax credits to support employer-assisted housing programs, 6/2002
• HB 504: Live Near Work, 4/2002
• MPC volunteers and partners receive awards, recognition for Employer-Assisted Housing achievements, 12/2001
• More employers help workers buy homes near jobs, 11/2001
• MPC cheers the Illinois Affordable Housing Tax Credit, 10/2001
• Live Near Work stalls in spring session, 7/2001
• Curtailing commuting, 5/2001
• Housing assistance - an innovative employee benefit, 5/2001
• State chips in with money for people to live near work , 5/2001
• State pays people to relocate near jobs, 5/2001

• State will help employees buy homes closer to work, 4/2001

• A Generic Example of an Employer-Assisted Housing Program, 3/2001
• Employer-Assisted Housing (EAH), 11/2000
• Employers Connect to Homeownership Dreams, 10/1999
• Promoting Affordable Housing is an Employer's Responsibilty, 10/1999
  

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Media coverage

Employer-assisted housing initiatives have received significant media attention. Following is a sampling of recent clips.

• "Employers: Learn how to support housing, community redevelopment" from Oak Leaves, July 8, 2010
• "NAR, NHC Join Forces to Bring Workers Home" from Realtor Magazine - Online, June 14, 2010
• "It pays to help workers buy homes" from Bloomberg BusinessWeek, June 10, 2010
• "It Pays to Help Workers Buy Homes" from Bloomberg News, June 10, 2010
• "Communities consider options for affordable housing" from Pioneer Press, June 8, 2010
• "CVS's Prescription for Foreclosure Relief" from Chicago Magazine, May 12, 2010
• "The Home Stretch" from SouthtownStar, May 3, 2010
• "Charter One event offers insights on foreclosures" from South Suburban News, May 3, 2010
• "Livable Communities" from Chicago Tribune, April 13, 2010
• "East Chicago Rolls Out Second Phase of North Harbor Project" from Time of Northwest Indiana, April 8, 2010
• "Employer-Assisted Housing Forum Helps Make Homeownership More Affordable" from Realtor Magazine - Online, December 3, 2009
• "How much is your 'other mortgage'?" from Chicago Sun-Times, November 26, 2009
• "It's in business's best interest to back affordable housing" from Crain's Chicago Business, November 16, 2009
• "Bring Workers Home: 2009 Eastern Regional Forum on Employer-Assisted Housing" from Open House: NHC's Blog, October 8, 2009
• "A helping hand" from Chicago Tribune, June 14, 2009
• "Mayor pushes employer-assisted housing" from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 25, 2009
• "City revitalizes employer-assisted housing program" from Philadelphia Business Journal, February 16, 2009
• "Transformation being discussed" from Chicago Journal, October 2, 2008
• "New worker perk: help buying a home" from Christian Science Monitor, July 11, 2008
• "Employer-assisted housing some relief during downturn" from Crain's Chicago Business - Online, June 16, 2008
• "Illinois employee assistance program inspires federal bill" from The Chicago Methods Reporter, February 15, 2008
• "Federal bill evokes Illinois policy" from Medill Reports, February 14, 2008
• "CVS, Citizens honored for employee housing plans " from Providence Business News, February 12, 2008
• "Companies offer housing assistance to retain employees" from Workforce Management, February 12, 2008
• "Homes for Working Families honors 14 employers with 2008 Pioneer Award for leadership in employer-assisted housing" from Marketwire, February 11, 2008
• "Housing Bulletin — Employer-Assisted Housing" from Chicago Magazine, May 30, 2007
• "Employer assisted housing yielding benefits to various stakeholders " from Northwest REporter, May 21, 2007
• "Employers preparing for mortgage default problems " from Human Resource Executive Online, March 29, 2007

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"I am definitely building equity. I am definitely less stressed by the commute."

Yolanda Davis, University of Chicago employee, a new homeowner