Press Room

The Partnership for New Communities is a respected and knowledgeable resource for important work happening around public-housing transformation in Chicago.

Contact us for information about:

• Civic, business and foundation involvement in the Plan for Transformation
• Workforce development for public-housing residents and low-skilled jobseekers
• Neighborhood revitalization around the new mixed-income developments
• Research on the mixed-income housing model
• Innovative models for philanthropy
• The Find Your Place in Chicago homebuyer incentive program

Please contact our Communications Coordinator with any inquiries: email Lydia Morken or call 312.616.6680 x148.

• Press Releases
  Chicago Initiative Wins Competitive Stimulus Dollars for ‘Green Jobs’ - 1.21.10
  Green Jobs On the Way for Low-Wage Workers - 7.15.09
  The Partnership for New Communities Awards More Than $400,000 for Employment Programs - 06.08.09
  Mayor Daley, Housing Partners Announce "Find Your Place in Chicago" Program - 9.4.08
  The Partnership for New Communities Surpasses $10 Million Investment Milestone to Support Chicago Neighborhoods - 06.11.08
  $2 Million Economic Development Investment Supports Neighborhood Transformation - 12.12.07
  Opportunity Chicago Nationally Recognized as Pioneer in Finding Workforce Solutions - 09.05.07
  The Partnership for New Communities Awards $1.3 Million in Grants for Transitional Jobs Programs - 08.31.07
  The Partnership for New Communities to Sponsor Second Connecting Opportunities Event in Bronzeville - 7.31.07
• The Partnership in the News
  Green Jobs to Go to Chicago Public Housing Residents – Chicago Public Radio - January 22, 2010
  Home buying incentives in 5 Chicago developments – CBS 2 News Chicago - April 18, 2009
  Mixed Income Homebuyers Offered $15,000 by CHA – Chicago Public Radio - April 14, 2009
  Incentive offered to buy Chicago homes – FOX News Chicago - April 2009
  New city-sponsored home-buyer incentives make renting look ridiculous – Time Out Chicago - April 1, 2009
  Near West, partners revitalize retail – LISC New Communities program, November 7, 2008
  West Side Story: for release – Chicago Sun-Times - November 6, 2007
  $50 Million Workforce Initiative Being Launched by Foundations, Business and U.S. Department of Labor – National Fund for Workforce Solutions press release - August 21, 2007

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