We know homeownership has a foundational role to play in community development and closing the racial wealth gap. Our teams work to stabilize and revitalize low and moderate-income communities throughout the greater Chicagoland area and suburbs. We facilitate such revitalization by helping middle-class and working-class families purchase and maintain their own homes through our community outreach, pre-purchase and post-purchase education, lending, grants, and rehab efforts. Well-maintained, owner-occupied homes have a range of economic, social, and psychological benefits for our Chicagoland residents and are critical components of stable and economically healthy neighborhoods.