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  1. September 08, 2026

    IFF’s Home First Celebrates the Completion of Access South Cook Housing Development
    Category: Stories
    Eleven individuals, dressed in business casual attire, celebrate as Mayor Woods cuts a red ribbon with giant scissors.
  2. July 22, 2026

    IFF’s 2026-2030 Strategic Framework
    Category: Stories
    Aerial view of a lively community gathering outside a modern building with people mingling, food truck present, and festive decorations. IFF's logo is overlaid on the image.
  3. June 01, 2026

    May 2026 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
    A large, diverse group of people poses outdoors in front of a graffiti-covered shipping container, with "I Love Austin" prominently displayed.
  4. April 29, 2026

    IFF’s 2025 Annual Report: Standing Together for Midwest Communities
    Category: Stories
    A man speaks at a podium during a ground-breaking event with onlookers and shovels in the foreground.
  5. March 01, 2026

    February 2026 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
    An architect's rendering of a modern three-story apartment building with dark blue and light gray siding, large windows, and balconies, surrounded by a parking area and greenery. A person rides a bicycle in front of a parked blue car.
  6. October 29, 2025

    Four Ways to Make Early Learning Spaces More Accessible for All Children
    Category: Resources
    An early childhood education space with children engaged in activities and large windows providing natural light.
  7. September 22, 2025

    IFF’s Home First Awarded Tax Credits for a New Housing Development in Illinois’ Metro East Region
    Category: Stories
    An architect's rendering of a modern three-story apartment building with dark blue and light gray siding, large windows, and balconies, surrounded by a parking area and greenery. A person rides a bicycle in front of a parked blue car.
  8. May 21, 2025

    IFF’s 2024 Annual Report: Investing in People, Places, and Possibilities
    Category: Stories
  9. October 23, 2024

    Going “All In” on Affordable, Inclusive Housing for People with Disabilities in Central Ohio
    Category: Stories
  10. May 15, 2024

    Creating an Inclusive Space for the Blind and Visually Impaired Community in Northwest Indiana
    Category: Stories
  11. May 07, 2024

    IFF’s 2023 Annual Report: A Historic Investment in Local Changemakers
    Category: Stories
  12. June 01, 2023

    May 2023 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  13. January 19, 2023

    IFF’s Continuum in Practice: Going Deep in Place in Chicago’s North Lawndale Neighborhood
    Category: Stories
  14. May 18, 2022

    IFF’s 2021 Annual Report | Meeting the Moment: Change, Equity, Impact
    Category: Stories
    Cover of IFF's 2021 Annual Report
  15. October 01, 2021

    September 2021 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
    RecycleForce Groundbreaking
  16. June 28, 2021

    2020 Annual Report
    Category: Stories
  17. April 05, 2021

    Chicago Architect Magazine: Home First
    Category: Press
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  18. October 12, 2020

    Partnerships, Equity & the CDFI Way: How 159 Midwest nonprofits received PPP loans through IFF
    Category: Stories
  19. September 01, 2020

    Racial Equity in Times of Crisis: Let’s Interrupt History (Part 2)
    Category: Thought Leadership
    3 paper silhouettes of people hold hands with one reaching across a gap as if to hold hands with 3 other paper silhouettes.
  20. May 27, 2020

    2019 Annual Report
    Category: Stories
  21. April 15, 2020

    Racial Equity in Times of Crisis: Let’s Interrupt History
    Category: Thought Leadership
    3 paper silhouettes of people hold hands with one reaching across a gap as if to hold hands with 3 other paper silhouettes.
  22. February 03, 2020

    Chicago Construction News: Affordable housing replaces vacant lots in Maywood
    Category: Press
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  23. February 03, 2020

    Village Free Press: New Handicap Accessible Affordable Housing Completed In Maywood, 12 More Units Coming
    Category: Press
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  24. August 02, 2019

    IFF’s Home First racks up recognition through local, state, and national awards
    Category: Stories
    Kirby, Dena, and Lisa receive Home First award at US Capitol
  25. May 10, 2019

    RE Journals: LISC Chicago honors top community development projects at 25th annual Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards
    Category: Press
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  26. May 03, 2019

    A home of his own – The story of one Home First resident
    Category: Stories
  27. March 06, 2019

    Young, self-sufficient, and in a nursing home – The story of one Home First resident
    Category: Stories
  28. January 09, 2019

    Peaceful block, peaceful home, peaceful soul: How one Home First resident is experiencing life in Humboldt Park
    Category: Stories
  29. April 04, 2018

    Breaking down barriers: Paraquad expands to create opportunities for people with disabilities
    Category: Stories