Upcoming Events ...
06/15/06
Putting
for Scholarships
An event to support Windows of Opportunity, Inc., and its Scholarship Program
for Chicagoans who live in public housing or utilize Housing Choice Vouchers.
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From
the Executive Director...
Welcome to Windows of Opportunity!
Can you
recall a time when a window of opportunity was opened for you when you needed
it most? The sole mission of our non-profi t organization, Windows of Opportunity,
is to do just that. Our goal is to help families in Chicago who live in public
housing or utilize a Housing Choice Voucher access the opportunities that
now exist because of the Chicago Housing Authority’s (CHA) Plan for
Transformation. These opportunities include vastly improved housing options
and a wide array of social services that will help them improve their lives.
Why is this relevant
to you? Because communities all across Chicago are quickly changing and the
effects are far-reaching. The CHA has already completed thousands of new apartments
in mixed-income communities where high and moderate income Chicagoans live
side by side with public housing residents. The CHA is also rehabbing some
existing public housing sites and providing housing opportunities for families
in neighborhoods throughout the city through the Housing Choice Voucher Program
(formerly known as Section 8). You or someone you know likely lives near families
who receive federal housing assistance and everyone, no matter what their
income level, plays an important role in the strength of their community.
For these new communities to truly be successful, low-income families must have access to education, job training and other opportunities that can help them move towards a better future. With this new direction, they can escape the cycle of poverty that has held them (and perhaps generations before them) back for so long. With this assistance, they can be good neighbors in these communities, good employees in their jobs, and good citizens of the city we all share.
To make this possible, the CHA cannot work alone. It needs the help of major partners like Windows. A small percentage of our support comes from public funds, but we also must depend on private contributions and people like you who believe that change for the better is possible.
For further information
about Windows and our programs, please contact:
Margarette Delgado
Executive Director
626 West Jackson Blvd., 6th floor
Chicago, IL 60661
(312) 472-3170 or
e-mail: info@windows-of-opportunity.org
