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Voices of Cabrini - Remaking Chicago's Public Housing
A documentary film looking at the redevelopment of Cabrini Green, an imfamous housing project known for drugs, poverty and gangs, and how the strong community of African-American residents are moving forward.
http://www.voicesofcabrini.com/

We The People Media
A publication by and for the residents of Chicago Public Housing. Includes issues, archives, urban youth journalism, subscriptions and support, awards received, links, and contacts.
http://www.wethepeoplemedia.org/

Chicago Housing Authority: the Architecture of Exploitation
Offers investigations and viewpoints into the Section 8 housing, including photos, articles, and related links.
http://thefrictioninstitute.org/

View From The Ground, The
A web, email, and hardcopy publication in the tradition of classic human rights journalism. Reporting conditions on the ground from the Stateway Gardens public housing development on Chicago's South Side.
http://www.viewfromtheground.com/

Metropolitan Tenants Organization
Coalition of community organizations and individuals dedicated to safe, decent affordable housing for all. The MTO operates a tenants rights hotline, train community-based organizations, organize buildings and participate in affordable housing advocacy campaigns.
http://www.tenants-rights.org/

Socialistworker.org - Kicked out of Chicago public housing
A criticism of the projected results of the Chicago Housing Authorityâ€™s (CHA) "Plan for Transformation."
http://www.socialistworker.org/2002-1/410/410_06_ChcgoPublicHousing.shtml

Chicago's Public Housing Projects
Essay from The Economist. Describes some of the problems that arose from the concentration of many low-income housing units in one area.
http://www.uwec.edu/geography/Ivogeler/w188/articles/chprjcts.htm

Chicago Defender - History of Fight for Housing Project Told
Article transcribed from microform by Wendy Plotkin, a Ph.D. candidate in history at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Discusses the plans and background for a low-cost housing project for the south side of Chicago.
http://www.public.asu.edu/~wplotkin/DeedsWeb/wells.html

Januarymagazine.com - Book Review of "To Walk in My Shoes"
Author writes about a life in Cabrini Green.
http://www.januarymagazine.com/biography/walkinmy.html

NPR : New Low-Rise Communities for High-Rise Chicago
The story of Jeanine Ingram, a Chicago resident who relocated to a new home as part of the city housing authority's 'Plan for Transformation.' Under the plan, Chicago is tearing down old high-rise projects in favor of low-rise communities. [7:38 streaming audio broadcast.]
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1843888

CHAC, Inc.
Administers the Chicago Housing Choice Voucher Program, providing rental assistance to low and moderate-income families.
http://www.chacinc.com/