Partnership welcomes new Program Officer

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The Partnership for New Communities is pleased to announce that Dena Al-Khatib soon will join the organization as program officer.

Al-Khatib brings over 10 years’ experience in community planning and affordable-housing development and has worked closely with the Chicago Housing Authority, other city agencies and community organizations. Most recently, Al-Khatib served as Executive Director of the Chicago Community Land Trust – a nonprofit organization administered and staffed by the City's Department of Community Development – which works to preserve the long-term affordability of homeownership opportunities for low- to moderate-income households. 

“I am incredibly excited to join The Partnership," said Al-Khatib. “I'm looking forward to helping create opportunities for public-housing residents and contributing to the revitalization of communities affected by Chicago’s Plan for Transformation.”

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"Career Coach" named among top job search tools

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Women Employed’s Career Coach program has been selected as one of the best online career exploration resources as part of a national challenge by the U.S. Department of Labor.

Through “America’s Job Seekers Challenge,” more than 16,000 workforce system decision-makers and job seekers weighed in to review and recommend the top free, online tools for job searching and career advancement. The DOL then tallied and released the results in an effort to make sure job seekers have the best resources available to them. (View full results here.)

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Employer Assisted Housing expanding through Find Your Place in Chicago

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Nearly 40 public, private and nonprofit sector employers now provide Employer Assisted Housing (EAH) for the brand-new developments that are part of Find Your Place in Chicago, a program that offers homebuyers a variety of financial incentives - including a $10,000 grant from The Partnership for New Communities - to make it easier to purchase a home in several new developments around the city.

"You start adding up EAH and the other incentives on the table, and it's thousands of dollars off the purchase of a new condo, townhouse or single-family home," said Alan Maynie, Financing Facilitator for Find Your Place. "These are lovely homes in very convenient neighborhoods. It's really a great deal." 

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