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

In March 2011, The Partnership announced that it will conclude its operations in Spring 2012, signaling a new phase in the city's effort to transform public housing. Always intended to be a time-limited entity, The Partnership has played a unique and instrumental role in helping Chicago neighborhoods capture the opportunities presented by the Plan for Transformation. Read the full announcement.

Please contact The Partnership with any press inquiries at 312.565.6680.

• Press Releases
  ‘Opportunity Chicago' Helps 5,800 Residents Secure Jobs - 10.22.10
  New initiative provides jobs and training to 2,200 unemployed Chicagoans - 7.19.10
  Opportunity Chicago Shares in Council on Foundations’ Highest Award for Distinguished Grantmaking - 5.3.10
  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
  Chicago's 2016 Olympics bid committee corrals federal stimulus money for jobs program – Crain's Chicago Business - 7.19.10
  Grant Makers Chip Away at a Stubborn Employment Problem – Chronicle of Philanthropy - June 13, 2010
  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
  Find Your Place in Chicago - Summary of Incentives (video) – MLS Chicago Real Estate - March 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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