WELCOME

Do you picture home as a safe, comfortable place for you and your family to be?

Do you picture that home in a community of people who have that same image?

So do we.  We are the Northwest Side Housing Center (NWSHC).  We work with people on the northwest side of Chicago to make that picture a reality.

The Northwest Side Housing Center (NWSHC) is an Illinois nonprofit organization that opened in June of 2003 in response to the needs of the residents of the northwest side of Chicago.  The mission of NWSHC is to build and strengthen our community by working with people for safe and affordable housing.   We envision a diverse community where people are connected to each other and live in safe and affordable housing 

Explore this website and find ways to improve your life and family. Work with us for the betterment of our community.

NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS

IndyMac borrowers trying to adjust loan payments get mired in bureaucratic maze. 

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Before you can schedule an appointment with a Housing Counselor, you need to gather some documents first.  Find out what you need to bring here:  Intake documents
 
The Northwest Side Housing Center is convening a meeting with the FDIC, OTS and current IndyMac borrowers to address some homeowner concerns regarding IndyMac Bank- now owned by One West Bank. 
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The Northwest Side Housing Center is looking for new office space on the Northwest Side of Chicago at an affordable rent. 
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successes

In her early 30s, Katharine is a full-time student working on her doctorate degree. She needed a place ...

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"We are just happy to have contacted the Housing Center and how everything went through and was ...

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programs

The Northwest Side Housing Center has worked with community residents and local agencies to develop the programs and organizing campaigns that work to improve the quality of life on the northwest side.


We have grown from solely providing housing counseling to a multi-faceted organization that combines both community organizing and direct service.

Learn more about our progams here. 


support

Individual supporters make our work possible.

Please contribute today.

SUPPORT OUR WORK WITH A TAX DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTION HERE.

stay informed

Keep in touch with the Northwest Side Housing Center through our email updates.