Bobbie Raymond - A Whirlwind for Social Change By Derrick C. Lewis Much has been written about the former child actor, scholar, community activist, mother, artist, Roberta 'Bobbie' Raymond. Raymond…
Undoing the Legacy of Redlining
On April 25, the Oak Park Regional Housing Center, Chicago Fair Housing Alliance, and Enterprise Community Partners sponsored the Assessment of Fair Housing: Understanding Our History, Strengthening Our Communities conversation…
Joseph Scully Fund for Inclusion
Joseph Scully, former board member and longtime champion of the Oak Park Regional Housing Center, passed away on Oct. 15. During his time as an executive with St. Paul Federal Savings…
How segregation creates chronic unemployment, poverty traps, and crime
By Tom Houseman, Oak Park Regional Housing Center Summer Intern A poverty trap is any aspect of a person’s life that creates and reinforces poverty for themselves and their family,…
Diverse neighborhoods = diverse schools: Why do we want them for our kids?
By Mayra Quinonez, Oak Park Regional Housing Center Summer Intern Residential and educational segregation are closely related. Nowadays, residential areas in the United States are highly segregated by race; thus…