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November 23, 2022
IFF’s Home First Project Integrates Health and Housing for Residents with Disabilities
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November 23, 2022
Closing the Affordable Housing Gap: Q&A with Illinois Housing Development Authority Executive Director Kristin Faust
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October 27, 2022
Developer To Build 20 More Affordable Apartments In Maywood
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September 13, 2022
New accessible, affordable housing development nearly complete in Maywood
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August 01, 2022
July 2022 Loan Round-up
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July 18, 2022
Building a More Sustainable Future While Lifting Up Businesses on Chicago’s South and West Sides: Q&A with 548 Development Founder & CEO A.J. Patton
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July 01, 2022
June 2022 Loan Round-up
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May 18, 2022
Madison Nonprofits Team Up on Affordable Housing and Early Childhood Education in a Win-Win for Everybody
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May 18, 2022
IFF’s 2021 Annual Report | Meeting the Moment: Change, Equity, Impact
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May 01, 2022
April 2022 Loan Round-up
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April 01, 2022
March 2022 Loan Round-up
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March 15, 2022
Photo Tour: New Transit-Oriented Affordable Housing Creates an Arts-Centric Gateway for a Local Business District
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March 01, 2022
February 2022 Loan Round-up
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February 16, 2022
Virtual Tour: Two model homes on Chicago’s West Side demonstrate proof of concept for a bold community revitalization strategy
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January 31, 2022
January 2022 Loan Round-up
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January 18, 2022
Photo Tour: The Paddocks Bring Affordable Workforce Housing to Rural Indiana Community
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December 14, 2021
Full Circle Communities and Christian Community Health Center Take on Link Between Health and Housing in South Suburban Chicago
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October 31, 2021
October 2021 Loan Round-up
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October 13, 2021
The Night Ministry’s “The Crib” Designed with Both Its Clients and Community in Mind
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October 01, 2021
September 2021 Loan Round-up
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July 13, 2021
Nonprofits & Real Estate: When to “build capacity” and when to just help
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June 30, 2021
June 2021 Loan Round-up
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June 28, 2021
2020 Annual Report
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May 31, 2021
May 2021 Loan Round-up
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April 30, 2021
April 2021 Loan Round-up
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April 05, 2021
Chicago Architect Magazine: Home First
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March 31, 2021
March 2021 Loan Round-up
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February 25, 2021
Model D: This faith-based nonprofit helped spark a revival in Detroit’s Regent Park
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February 01, 2021
IFF and JPMorgan Chase’s Stronger Nonprofit Initiative Assisting Milwaukee Nonprofit Leaders of Color
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January 31, 2021