Emily Preece is a designer at Perkins and Will who believes the built environment shapes dignity, access, and opportunity. She leverages design thinking to tackle systemic challenges and advance housing as a human right. As a member of the All Chicago Associate Board, she supports the organization’s mission to end homelessness through volunteerism, advocacy, and strategic engagement.
Ms. Ross serves as the President & Chief Executive Officer of All Chicago Making Homelessness History. During her tenure, she has brought together public and private sector leaders, nonprofit leaders, service partners, and leaders with lived experience to prioritize collaboration and system-level impact in Chicago. She has worked with key stakeholders on numerous innovative strategies to address homelessness and secured additional resources to support the tremendous work of community partners during the pandemic to secure housing for our most vulnerable residents.
She has years of experience working in the field of human services, focusing specifically on the causes that often lead to homelessness and developing strategies to help build community capacity. Ms. Ross currently serves on the Illinois Community Advisory Council on Homelessness, the Racial Equity Roundtable on Black Homelessness, the Illinois Commission to End Hunger, the 211 Metro Chicago Advisory Board, and the Chicago Continuum of Care. She completed Harvard Business School’s Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management program and is a graduate of DePaul University.
Chicago Rents has teamed up with the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) to connect property partners with tenants with housing vouchers. Benefits include:
Teaming up with housing partners across the city, Chicago Rents is proud to offer the CoC Housing Identification (CHI) program to property partners. Benefits include:
* All Chicago is not the paying entity for the CHI Program
Combining rental assistance with case management services, the Expedited Housing Initiative (EHI) connects property partners with tenants and supplies rental assistance as needed. Benefits include:
Our mission at Foundation Enterprises, LLC is to provide high quality, affordable housing and superior customer service to our residents in the pursuit of uplifting families, neighborhoods, and communities. This lines up with All Chicago’s mission and has been the basis for our strong partnership. Providing great service and quality affordable housing to help end homelessness goes beyond the individual and can be a great catalyst for change in Chicago’s neighborhoods and communities.
Chicago Rents keeps me well-informed with updates as they occur, and they are very responsive to any questions or concerns around the process. I especially look forward to the Advisory Council meetings. It’s an opportunity to learn from others and provide feedback to Chicago Rents. All Chicago is an excellent organization to work with and I would recommend it to others interested in working with them.
Above all, I think the staff at All Chicago, particularly Erik, Susanna, and Hal have been welcoming and super helpful to navigate around the issues that come up. They have always tried to work through problems that arise in a fair and respectful fashion. They have allowed our business to help owners who want to keep units occupied and invest in the greater mission of ending homelessness. One unit at a time!
Chicago Rents can provide financial incentives for qualifying units in tight rental markets. Please contact your Landlord Engagement Coordinator to learn more and find out if your units are eligible.
You can be a part of the solution for ending homelessness for your neighbors in Chicago!
Chicago Rents connects property partners with tenants and supplies rental assistance as needed.
With Chicago Rents, you will have a Landlord Engagement Coordinator help onboard your units, advertise your units free of charge, and assist you throughout the tenancy.
Property partners are guaranteed rent payments from Chicago Rents. If a tenant is unable to pay their portion, Chicago Rents will aid in making prompt payments as long as the tenant is eligible with the program.
If you successfully refer a colleague to work with Chicago Rents, you will be entered in a quarterly raffle to win a $50 gift card! To be entered, the successful referral must note that you referred them, onboard with us, and have one unit available to be shown at an Accelerated Moving Event (AME).
These programs offer long-term housing subsidies with an income-based tenant portion.
This program offers rental assistance and supportive services, ensuring housing stability and providing connections to community-based support.
