On Monday, July 21, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Alderman Ray Suarez (31st ward) announced the creation of an Affordable Housing Task Force. Among the Task Force members–comprised of community leaders, City Council members, and developers–are BPI Director of Affordable Housing…
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BPI created the Polikoff-Gautreaux Fellowship in 1999 to honor Alexander Polikoff, who served as BPI’s Executive Director for 29 years, and Dorothy Gautreaux, pictured at left, the public housing activist and lead plaintiff in the landmark lawsuit to desegregate Chicago’s…
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After nearly 45 years of striving to advance social justice, it’s fair to say that the single overriding issue BPI constantly confronts is concentrated urban poverty. After all this time, it’s easy to fall into the “complacency trap.” That’s why…
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Each month we’re reporting out on our Knowledge Exchanges, held as part of our Visiting Fellowship in Urban Poverty with Loyola University of Chicago’s Center on Urban Research and Learning (CURL). In May our discussion was lead by Barbara A….
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Each summer, BPI is host to a diverse cohort of undergraduate and graduate student interns who collaborate on projects across our program areas, assisting BPI policy and legal staff to advance program priorities. In addition to providing challenging work, BPI…
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Join BPI in welcoming our newest Director! Joel Bookman is the President and CEO of Bookman Associates, Inc., providing consulting services in economic development, comprehensive community development, commercial corridor development, and strategic planning. Previously, Joel served as Director of Programs…
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This year BPI was privileged to honor the inspiring work of keynote speaker Bryan Stevenson, Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative and our extraordinary Champions of the Public Interest, community leader Crystal Palmer, and the Children and Family Justice…
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Each month we’re reporting out on our Knowledge Exchanges, held as part of our Visiting Fellowship in Urban Poverty with Loyola University of Chicago’s Center on Urban Research and Learning (CURL). In April we had two discussions, the first of…
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Two years ago BPI’s public housing and public education teams joined forces in a determined effort to strengthen the Altgeld-Riverdale community and improve the lives of its 1,200 children under the age of eight and their families. This led to…
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With summer just around the corner we thought it would be the perfect time to share some of our book recommendations for the warm days ahead. Happy reading! Recommended by Marissa Manos: The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd…
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