Technical Assistance Providers Directory
Alliance to End Homelessness in Suburban Cook County
Bethel New Life
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
DuPage Housing Authority
Housing Opportunity Development Corporation
Illinois Housing Development Authority
Metropolitan Mayors Caucus
Metropolitan Planning Council
Nathalie P. Voorhees Center for Neighborhood and Community Improvement
National Trust for Historic Preservation, Midwest Office
Northeastern Illinois Area Agency on Aging
Regional Transportation Authority (RTA)
ULI Chicago
Alliance to End Homelessness in Suburban Cook County
1107 S Mannheim Road, Suite 304
Westchester, Illinois 60154
(708) 345-4035
(708) 345-7855 (fax)
info@suburbancook.org
Main Contact for Technical Assistance:
Jennifer C. Hill
Executive Director
(708) 345-4035
(708) 345-7855 (fax)
info@suburbancook.org
Other Areas of Technical Assistance:
Other: Homeless housing resources
Specific Projects:
Suburban Cook County Homeless Assistance Grants
Suburban Cook County, Illinois
Beginning date: 2005
Ending date:
Description of project:
The Alliance hosts a January orientation each year to educate nonprofits about homeless assistance grants available from U.S. HUD. We collect letters of intent each February, and we lead the application process according to the timeline of the HUD SuperNOFA, usually late spring, early summer.
Bethel New Life
4950 W. Thomas
Chicago, Illinois 60651
(773) 473-7870
(773) 473-7871 (fax)
sflint@bethelnewlife.org
http://www.bethelnewlife.org/
Main Contact for Technical Assistance:
Stacey Flint
Project Manager Real Estate Development
(773) 473-7870
(773) 473-7871 (fax)
sflint@bethelnewlife.org
Other Areas of Technical Assistance:
Housing: Affordable housing, Prevention of foreclosures; Land Use: Brownfield and greyfield redevelopment, Community visioning, Infill, Mixed-use re(development); Transportation: Station area and transit oriented development; Economic Development: Economic Development (other); Environment and Natural Resources: Green practices in communities
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
233 S. Wacker Drive
Suite 800
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(312) 454-0400
(312) 454-0411 (fax)
info@cmap.illinois.gov
http://www.cmap.illinois.gov/
Main Contact for Technical Assistance:
Jon Hallas, AICP
Associate Planner
(312) 386-8764
(312) 386-8765 (fax)
jhallas@cmap.illinois.gov
Other Areas of Technical Assistance:
Housing: Affordable housing, Prevention of foreclosures; Land Use: Brownfield and greyfield redevelopment, Community visioning, Comprehensive plan development / review, Farmland preservation, Greenways and trails, Historic preservation, Infill, Mixed-use (re)development, Natural areas and open space, Streetscapes and urban design, Zoning and smart codes, Land Use (other); Transportation: Bicycle and pedestrian planning, Capital project funding, Circulation and access planning, Financial resources for transportation planning, Implementing human services plans for transit, Integrating transportation and land use planning, Operating project funding, Small area traffic forecasting, Station area and transit oriented development, Transportation corridor planning, Transportation (other); Economic Development: Business attraction / retention, Office market analysis, Residential market analysis, Retail market analysis, Tax-increment financing (TIFs), Economic Development (other); Environment and Natural Resources: Conservation design, Flood protection, Green practices in communities, Local water conservation, Natural landscaping, Stormwater management, Stream and wetland protection, Water quality, Watershed plans, Environment and Natural Resources (other); Data / GIS: GIS demographic data, GIS land use data, GIS mapping assistance, Interpreting census data, Visualization / 3D modeling, Data / GIS (other)
Housing Opportunity Development Corporation
PO Box 480
2001 Waukegan Rd
Techny, Illinois 60082
(847) 564-2900
(847) 564-2992
metamasy@hodc.org
http://www.hodc.org/
Main Contact for Technical Assistance:
Mary Ellen Tamasy
Executive Direcor
metamasy@hodc.org
Other Areas of Technical Assistance:
Housing: Affordable housing
Illinois Housing Development Authority
401 N. Michigan Avenue
Suite 700
Chicago, Illinois 60611
(312) 836-5200
http://www.ihda.org/
Main Contact for Technical Assistance:
Bill Pluta
Director, Office of Housing Coordination Services
(312) 836-5200
wpluta@ihda.org
Metropolitan Planning Council
25 East Washington Street
Suite 1600
Chicago, Illinois 60602
(312) 922-5616
(312) 922-5619 (fax)
info@metroplanning.org
http://www.metroplanning.org/
Main Contact for Technical Assistance:
Joanna Trotter
Manager, Community Building Initiative
(312) 863-6008
jtrotter@metroplanning.org
Other Areas of Technical Assistance:
Housing: Affordable housing, Prevention of foreclosures; Land Use: Brownfield and greyfield development, Community visioning, Comprehensive plan development / review, Farmland preservation, Greenways and trails, Historic preservation, Infill, Mixed-use (re)development, Natural areas and open space, Streetscapes and urban design, Zoning and smart codes, Land Use (other); Transportation: Bicycle and pedestrian plans, Capital project funding, Circulation and access planning, Financial resources for transportation planning, Integrating transportation and land use planning, Station area and transit oriented development, Transportation corridor planning, Transportation (other); Economic Development: Business attraction / retention, Office market analysis, Residential market analysis, Retail market analysis, Tax-increment financing (TIFs), Economic Development (other)
Nathalie P. Voorhees Center for Neighborhood and Community Improvement
400 S Peoria
Suite 2100
Chicago, Illinois 60607
(312) 996-6674
(312) 996-5766 (fax)
yittazel@uic.edu
http://www.uic.edu/cuppa/voorheesctr/
Main Contact for Technical Assistance:
Yittazel Zelalem
Co-Director
(312) 996-6674
yittazel@uic.edu
Other Areas of Technical Assistance:
Housing: Affordable housing; Land Use: Community visioning; Transportation: Station area and transit oriented development; Economic Development: Business attraction/retention, Residential market analysis, Retail market analysis, Tax-increment financing (TIFs); Data/GIS: GIS demographic data, Interpreting census data
National Trust for Historic Preservation, Midwest Office
53 W Jackson Blvd.
Suite 350
Chicago, Illinois 60604
(312) 939-5547
(312) 939-5651 (fax)
mwro@nthp.org
http://www.preservationnation.org/
Main Contact for Technical Assistance:
Chris Morris
Program Officer
(312) 939-5547
christina_morris@nthp.org
Other Areas of Technical Assistance:
Housing: Affordable housing; Land Use: Historic preservation, Mixed-use re(development); Economic Development: Economic Development (other); Environment and Natural Resources: Green practices in communities; Other: Preservation and re-use of existing housing stock, Retention of and reuse of historic schools in neighborhoods, Matching planning grants for preservation projects
Northeastern Illinois Area Agency on Aging 245 West Roosevelt Rd., Bldg. 6
Suites 41-43
West Chicago, Illinois 60185
(630) 293-5990
(630) 293-7488 (fax)
info_wsm@ageguide.or
http://www.ageguide.org/
Main Contact for Technical Assistance:
Walter Meyers
Manager, Community Planning Division
(630) 293-5990
(630) 293-7488 (fax)
info_wsm@ageguide.org
Other Areas of Technical Assistance:
Housing: Affordable housing; Land Use: Community visioning, Comprehensive plan development/review, Streetscapes and urban design, Zoning and smart codes, Land Use (other); Transportation: Circulation and access planning, Implementing human services plans for transit, Integrating transportation and land use planning, Transportation (other); Economic Development: Economic Development (other); Environment and Natural Resources: Environment (other); Data/GIS: Interpreting census data; Other: The Northeastern Illinois Area Agency on Aging offers assistance to communities to prepare for the increase in the number of older persons. We can share tools, best practices and other resource materials to help make better communities for all ages.
Regional Transportation Authority (RTA)
175 W Jackson Blvd
Suite 1550
Chicago, Illinois 60604
(312) 913-3200
(312) 913-3206 (fax)
administrator@rtachicago.org
http://rtachicago.com/programs
Main Contact for Technical Assistance:
Jay Ciavarella
Divison Manager, Special Programs
(312) 913-3252
(312) 913-3206 (fax)
ciavarellaj@rtachicago.org
Other Areas of Technical Assistance:Land Use: Community visioning, Land Use (other); Transportation: Capital project funding, Circulation and access planning, Financial resources for transportation planning, Implementing human services plans for transit, Integrating transportation and land use planning, Operating project funding, Station area and transit oriented development, Transportation corridor planning; Environment and Natural Resources: Environment and Natural Resources (other)
ULI Chicago
1700 W. Irving Park Rd.
Suite 208
Chicago, Illinois 60613
(773) 549-4972
(773) 472-3076 (fax)
info@ulichicago.org
http://chicago.uli.org
Main Contact for Technical Assistance:
Cindy McSherry
District Council Coordinator
(773) 549-4972
(773) 472-3076 (fax)
info@ulichicago.org
Other Areas of Technical Assistance:
Housing: Affordable housing; Land Use: Community visioning, Infill, Mixed-use (re)development, Land Use (other); Transportation: Integrating transportation and land use planning; Economic Development: Business attraction/retention, Economic Development (other); Environment and Natural Resources: Conservation design; Other: Business district plans, Downtown redevelopment, Market rate housing