Housing Services
HANA Center’s HUD-certified housing counselors provide FREE, one-on-one counseling, workshops, and referrals to support low- to moderate-income households, limited English-speaking Korean Americans, and multiethnic immigrants to obtain and maintain affordable housing.
Housing Counseling Services
We offer personalized counseling for rental issues, foreclosure, and homelessness, etc. If you have any housing-related concerns or questions, please reach out! Counseling can be conducted in Korean, Spanish, or English, either virtually or in-person at either of our locations. If you have any housing-related concerns or questions, please reach out! Let us know if you have a time-sensitive matter like a court summons.
Our focus areas include:
Post-purchase (Homeowner Counseling - Property Tax Exemptions, Retain homeownership, Home Repair/Maintenance, etc.)
Foreclosure prevention (Mortgage Assistance/Loss Mitigation Application help, Legal Aid Referral, etc.)
Rental (Public housing, Eviction Prevention, Rental assistance application help, etc.)
Budgeting and financial capability
Homeless Counseling
Pre-purchase (Homebuyer Counseling)
To schedule an appointment, please call 773-583-5501 or email housing@hanacenter.org
Informational Workshops
Our informational workshops provide insight and details on various housing-related topics. We have built our workshops to answer the most frequently asked questions. These workshops are available in-person and online via zoom and are provided in English, Korean and Spanish. Availability is subject to change by date and location. We hold workshops every month. Check out our Workshop Registration form for available workshop dates and topics.
Workshop topics include:
Financial Literacy
Low-Income Rental Housing
Rental Assistance Information
Property Tax
Foreclosure Prevention
Elder Planning
Court-Based Rental Assistance Application Help
The Illinois Court-Based Rental Assistance Program (CBRAP) provides financial assistance to Illinois tenants and landlords who have pending eviction cases in court. This program is exclusively available to those involved in eviction proceedings.
If you need help with your application or have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the HANA Center for assistance! Please note: Application review is administered by the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA). HANA’s housing counselors can help tenants and housing providers submit CBRAP applications. However, HANA Center does not make decisions on the applications and questions about applications should be directed to IHDA.
Please call our main office at 773-583-5501 or email housing@hanacenter.org for CBRAP information and application assistance.
Fair Housing psa
HANA Center is proud to partner with National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development to show that #FairHousing is #MoreThanJustWords! Check out this PSA for our communities, in English and 15 AAPI languages!
