These FREE and informative workshops, designed for the entertainment community and arts workers, will help you better understand what constitutes affordable housing, how it works, and how to help you get prepared to search and apply. Artists and other freelancers in the gig economy often have episodic and fluctuating income from several sources. This seminar will explore different methods to calculate and verify annual household income to help you put your best foot forward when applying. Also discussed will be an overview of affordable housing programs, historical context for housing in Chicago, information on the Chicago Housing Plan, and housing opportunities currently in development.
When: 10/21/2019: 6:30-8:30 PM
Where: Green Line Performing Arts Center (in partnership with Arts + Public Life)
329 E. Garfield Blvd., Chicago, IL 60637
RSVP: https://actorsfund.org/workshops/affordable-housing-workshop-chicago-1
When: 10/22/2019, 6:00-8:00 PM
Where: Kaufherr Resource Center
1 E. Erie Street, Chicago, IL 60611
RSVP: https://actorsfund.org/workshops/affordable-housing-workshop-chicago-2