Illinois Housing Development Authority

Lawrence Grisham

2022 HJIIP Round

Overview

  • HJIIP RFA released on January 24, 2022 and closed March 31, 2022.
  • Applicants could request up to $475,000 to fund the acquisition, construction, and rehabilitation of congregate or sharing housing models.
  • Eligible Applicants included Social Service Providers or partnerships between Social Service Providers and developers.

2022 HJIIP Round

Overview

Applications Received: 35

HJIIP Funding Requested: $16.6 million

Recommended Awardees: 28

HJIIP Funding Awarded: $13.3 million

Existing HJIIP Beds: 237

New HJIIP Beds: 266

Projects are located in the following Counties: Adams, Champaign, Cook, Kane, LaSalle, and Sangamon.

2022 HJIIP

Supportive Services

  • Every awardee has MOU(s), Linkage Agreements, or letters of recommendation from service providers.
  • Referral sources include Illinois Department of Corrections, county-level connections and other service providers.

2022 HJIIP Round

Team Capacity

  • 93% of the awardees (26 of 28) currently operate transitional housing.
  • 54% of the awardees (15 of 28) are licensed with and receive funding from DHS-SUPR or IDOC for at least one property.

2022 HJIIP Round

Project Types

  • Transitional Housing
    • Single Family (36%), Adaptive Reuse (18%), Other (46%)
    • Multiple Sites/Single Site

City of Chicago

Development Sponsor Building Type HJIIP Beds
St. Leonard's House 2110 St. Leonard's Ministries Communal Living Building 15
Grace House St. Leonard's Ministries Communal Living Building 16
St. Leonard's House 2110 St. Leonard's Ministries Communal Living Building 25
Supportive Housing PUSH Michigan Safe Foundation Single Room Occupancy 12
Supportive Housing PUSH Paxton Safer Foundation Single Room Occupancy 7
Henry's Sober Living House Project 1 Henry's Sober Living House Multi-Unit 66
Henry's Sober Living House Project 2 Henry's Sober Living House Multi-Unit and Single-Family 30
Henry's Sober Living House Acquisition Henry's Sober Living House Convent 40
Hardin House Expansion Project Hardin House Single Family + Two-Flat 48
Prentice Place Improvement Project Prentice Place Single Family + Adaptive Reuse (Church-front) 37
Phoenix Recovery Women Phoenix Recovery Support Services, LLC Convent 15
LCLC K-Town Workforce Housing Lawndale Christian Legal Center Adaptive Reuse (Catholic School) 20
The HR (Hope Revitalized) Project Sip & Savor Cares NFP Multi-Unit 8
GRO Community Reintegration Housing GRO Community Single-Family 8
GRO Community Reintegration Housing GRO Community Multi-Single 12

City of Chicago

St. Leonard's Grace House

Applicant: St. Leonard's Ministries (Est. 1954)

Service Partners: Women's Justice Institute, Healthcare Alternative Systems (HAS), Adler University, Rush University College of Nursing, and DHS-SUPR

Building Type: Communal Living Building

Existing Units: 1 (12 bedrooms)

HJIIP Individuals Served: 16 women

Address: Chicago, Cook County

Operating Model: Multiple grants w/CoC & IDHS

Chicago Metro

Development Sponsor City Building Type HJIIP Beds
Southwest Reentry Beds, Plus Care, Inc. Alsip, Midlothian, Worth Condominiums 5
HAS Housing Program Healthcare Alternative Systems, Inc. Aurora

Adaptive Reuse

 (Office Building)

16
WIN Recovery Reentry Safe Home Network 1 Women in Need (WIN) Recovery Berwyn Single-Family 8
WIN Recovery Reentry Safe Home Network 2 WIN Recovery Berwyn Single-Family 8
WIN Recovery Reentry Safe Home Network 3 WIN Recovery Berwyn Single-Family 8
Kane County Dunham Duplex -Serenity House Serenity House Counseling Services, Inc. Aurora Duplex 12
Challenge II Change Transition Center Challenge II Change Aurora Multi-Unit 8

Chicago Metro

Southwest Reentry

Applicant: BEDS Plus Care, Inc. (Est. 1989) -Service Partners: IDOC, Respond Now, Nami Metro, Cook County Sheriff's Office

Building Type: Scattered Site Condominium Units

New units: 5

HJIIP Individuals Served: 5

Addresses: 5 1BR condominiums in Alsip, Midlothian, and Worth, Cook County

Operating Model: Cook County Justice Advisory Council (JAC) Grant

Chicago Metro

WIN Recovery Reentry Network Project 1

Applicant: Women in Need (WIN) Recovery (Est. 2018)

Service Partners: Housing Authority of Cook County and IDOC

Building Type: Single Family House

New Units: 1 (4 bedrooms)

HJIIP Individuals Served: 8 women (recently released)

Address: Berwyn, Cook County

Operating Model: IDOC + monthly program fee

Chicago Metro

WIN Recovery Reentry Network Project 2

Applicant: Women in Need (WIN) Recovery (Est. 2018)

Service Partners: Housing Authority of Cook County and IDOC

Building Type: Single Family House

New Units: 1 (4 bedrooms)

HJIIP Individuals Served: 8 women (graduates of Project 1)

Address: To be determined, Berwyn, Cook County

Operating Model: IDOC + monthly program fee

Other/Non- Metro

Development Sponsor City Building Type HJIIP Beds
HACC Re-Entry Transitional Housing Project Housing Authority of Champaign County Champaign Single-Family 18
YWCA Justice Project 1 Young Women's Christian Association of Quincy Quincy

Single-Family +

Multi Unit

8
YWCA Justice Project 2 Young Women's Christian Association of Quincy Quincy Adaptive Reuse 10
North Grand Quadrangle and Square One Project Windspring Transitional Services, Inc. Springfield Single-Family 31
Maitri Path to Wellness Project 1 Wellness and Recovery with Maitri Peru

Adaptive Reuse

(Office Building)

8
Maitri Path to Wellness Project 2 Wellness and Recovery with Maitri Peru

Adaptive Reuse

(Office Building)

8

Other/Non-Metro

YWCA Justice Project 1

Applicant: Quincy YWCA (Est. 1905)

Service Partners: Bella Ease, Adams County Probation

Building Type: Single Family House + Multi-Unit Building

New Units: 2

HJIIP Individuals Served: 8

Addresses: Quincy, Adams County

Operating Model: Bella Ease pays for all services, Tenants pay 30% of income, with matching contributions from Quincy Medical Group and Ladies of Charity funds.

Illinois Housing Development Authority

Re-Entry Rental Assistance Program

Monthly Report

Re-Entry Program

Local Administering Agency Service Area Planned Units Total Participants Housed Pending Referrals Participants Returned Non-Renewal of Lease Participants Currently Housed
Housing Choice Partners of Illinois Suburban Cook County 20 32 1 9 3 20
Winnebago County Housing Authority Winnebago County 30 14 2 5 2 7
Winnebago County Housing Authority Boone County 0 0 0 0 0 0
Winnebago County Housing Authority Stephenson County 0 0 0 0 0 0
Community Partners for Affordable Housing Lake County 10 11 1 2 4 5
Housing Authority of Champaign County Champaign County 15 5 0 0 3 2
TOTAL 75 62 3 16 12 34

Key Accomplishments

  • 127 referrals to date from IDOC
  • 62 participants served to date (36 current, 20 program exits)
  • $586k subsidy funds disbursed to date
  • 3 participants referred and pending move-in 
  • 0 identified participants pending IDOC approval

February Activity

  • CPAH Tenant has left the program of his own free will and purchased his own home.