Message from the Board President:
My daughter Charlotte is ethnically Chinese, and I am not.
That simple fact changed my life the minute she was placed in my arms eight years ago....
40 Years of Service Making Oak Park a Diverse Community
On August 21, the Oak Park River Forest Museum opened its doors to staff and board members of the Oak Park Regional Housing Center to celebrate over forty years of service to the Oak Park community by retiring Housing Advisor Louise Varnes, 82. The museum also served as a backdrop for a...
Become a Friend of the Housing Center with a recurring donation!
In an effort to make it more convenient for people to support and follow our work in community integration and equity, the Oak Park Regional Housing Center has established a monthly giving program called Friends of the Housing Center.
Your recurring donation is just as easy to set up as a...
To our Oak Park community and friends
by Olivia Tse
Following last week’s election results, we might still feel helpless and confused. We may want to duck quietly under the covers, or to scream at xenophobia, white supremacy, and other forms of bigotry. As a township, Oak Park is decidedly blue. Only about 10% of residents...
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 Bank, "St. Paul was the first financial institution to support our center in the early 1970s, and that's...