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We’re meeting tenants where they are at Encuentro Square! 💚 Our team is connecting residents with resources that can help lower utility costs, improve energy efficiency, and make their homes safer and more comfortable — while also sharing workforce development opportunities and handing out solar lamps. ☀️

We’re proud to bring these resources directly into the community and help our neighbors access programs that can make a real difference for their households.

Paintin' party at the Humboldt Park Residence! 🎉🎨 There's always a fun way to hang out with your neighbors when you live with LUCHA-- we used the long weekend to show off our creative sides 🧑‍🎨

A new chapter for LUCHA! 🏡✨

We’re thrilled to welcome Rosa Y. Ortiz, AICP, LEED AP, MUPP, as LUCHA’s new Co-Executive Director!

With more than 25 years of experience in urban planning, architecture, housing, real estate development, and community engagement, Rosa brings a powerful track record of building more equitable, connected communities across Chicago.

As LUCHA looks toward new opportunities to strengthen neighborhoods and expand housing stability, we’re excited for the vision, expertise, and community-centered leadership Rosa will bring to this next chapter.

Welcome to LUCHA, Rosa! ❤️

Read the full announcement at the link in our comments.

We're so proud! 🥲🚂 LUCHA's own Christian Díaz is the first-ever openly q***r member of the Metra Board! This is a huge milestone for securing the needs of marginalized communities in our city. Go Christian!!!

Check out his interview with the Windy City Times at the link in the comments below 🔗🪁

After more than nine years of service to LUCHA, we’re saying farewell—and a heartfelt thank you—to our former Co-Executive Director, Lincoln Stannard.

Since joining LUCHA in 2017, Lincoln has helped champion an era of growth and possibility for our organization and our community. From expanding access to affordable housing across Chicago's West Side to helping bring Encuentro Square to life—one of the largest and most impactful affordable housing developments in the neighborhood—his leadership has helped shape LUCHA’s continued commitment to building stronger, more resilient communities.

Throughout his time at LUCHA, Lincoln has remained deeply grounded in a simple but powerful belief: that affordable housing is about more than apartments. It’s about investing in families, creating opportunity, building community, and staying true to the principles of self-determination that brought LUCHA into existence.

As Lincoln put it: “It’s not about just the size and the numbers, but it’s about the depth of impact, and the commitment to long-term... we are part of the fabric of what makes this community resilient. I want LUCHA to be around forever."

We’re incredibly grateful for the years of vision, partnership, and dedication Lincoln has given to LUCHA. His impact will continue to be felt in the homes, families, and communities he helped make stronger.

Thank you, Lincoln, for helping LUCHA grow while always reminding us who we are—and who we’re here to serve. We wish you all the best in your next chapter! ❤️

🏡 Great news! The waitlist for LUCHA's Borinquen Bella Apartments is officially back open!

Looking for an affordable place to call home? Applications are now being accepted for our Borinquen Bella Apartments waitlist!

Current vacancies are primarily 2- and 3-bedroom apartments, with affordable rents of:
• 1 Bedroom – $1,000/month
• 2 Bedroom – $1,100/month
• 3 Bedroom – $1,200/month

Most units are income-restricted at 50% Area Median Income (AMI). Utilities are not included.

To join the waitlist, complete a pre-application using the link in the comments below, then mail or drop it off at our offices:

📍 Association House of Chicago
1116 N. Kedzie Ave.
Chicago, IL 60651

Don't wait—take the first step toward affordable housing today!

Meet Hailey! 👋

This summer, Hailey Aldrich joined LUCHA through the Illinois Housing Council's Emerging Leaders Internship Program, where she gained firsthand experience in affordable housing development and discovered what it means to build stronger, more equitable communities.

In our latest blog, Hailey shares what she's learned during her internship, the mentors who have inspired her, and why she's excited to pursue a career in affordable housing.

Read her story at the link in the comments below! 🏡💙