The following Aldermen agree that it is unacceptable for thousands of families to struggle and go homeless unnecessarily when the resources exist to help them. These Aldermen are taking a stand that CHA needs to be reformed, and City Council needs to be more involved in the oversight of CHA. Alderman Joe Moreno (1) Alderman Bob Fioretti (2) Alderman Leslie Hairston (5) Alderman Roderick Sawyer (6) Alderman John Pope (10) Alderman Toni Foulkes (15) Alderman Joann Thompson (16) Alderman Rick Munoz (22) Alderman Michael Chandler (24) Alderman Danny Solis (25) Alderman Roberto Maldonado (26) Alderman Walter Burnett (27) Alderman Scott Waguespack (32) Alderman Deb Mell (33) Alderman Rey Colon (3
The Keeping the Promise Campaign is an effort to drop homelessness in Chicago and dramatically increase access to affordable housing at no cost to Chicago’s City Government through reforming the Chicago Housing Authority. Reforming the Chicago Housing Authority is the key to ending homelessness in Chicago by holding the Chicago Housing Authority to higher standards about CHA’s use of federal and city funds, we can literally provide housing to tens of thousands of Chicago families currently struggling to provide their children with a decent, stable home. According to CHA’s latest financial report (FY2012), the Chicago Housing Authority is sitting on surplus cash of more than $432 million— To
