Evanston City Council voted to move forward with a proposed affordable housing complex and rebuild of Mt. Pisgah Ministry in the 1800 block of Church Street despite push back from council members and 5th Ward residents. Both items will be up for action at the March 27 City Council meeting.
Kenneth Wideman has lived in Evanston nearly his entire life. He tells people how much he loves his hometown whenever he travels, he said. “I was raised here,” Wideman said. “My blood is here.” His Evanston pride grew in 2019 when he learned the city was creating a Restorative Housing Program to address the city’s.
The Reparations Committee voted 5-1 Thursday to extend its contract with affordable housing group Community Partners for Affordable Housing for 90 days, meaning CPAH will temporarily continue managing housing grants for Evanston’s Restorative Housing Program. In January 2022, the committee first approved CPAH to help reparations recipients manage and spend their $25,000 housing grants. So.
City Council approved a plan last March to give financial support to small and medium-sized landlords using funds from the American Rescue Plan Act. But landlords haven’t yet received any aid, leaving some frustrated. Evanston received approximately $43 million in ARPA funding to address the city’s economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. In November, the.
City Council voted to designate $500,000 in federal relief money toward a new immigrant and refugee welcoming center at its Monday meeting. Run by Family Focus, the program will serve as a hub for new arrivals to Evanston, providing them workshops and help navigating citywide resources. The program’s main location will be at the nonprofit’s.