Housing & Senior Services
GAGDC has a long-term commitment to providing resident services to the senior community on Chicago’s South Side and helping them reduce their living costs. We buy houses, transform them through careful restoration and upgrades, and offer them ready for their next proud homeowners.
Through our Housing and Senior Services pillar, we work to ensure that Auburn Gresham residents can age in place and thrive in their homes.
GAGDC’s Housing and Senior Services Pillar:
Manages the Department of Family & Support Services Aging Well Navigator Program as a delegated agent
Manages Auburn Gresham Chicago Neighborhood Recovery Program (CNRP) an initiative of the City of Chicago's Department of Planning and Development Holds informational forums, home-buying seminars and credit counseling
Provides technical assistance for block clubs and homeowner associations
Creates resource and referral networks with links to financial, housing, and social services
Collaborates with Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago, Cook County Land Bank Authority, and other regional entities
Offers After School Matters Youth Employment
Stabilizes at-risk families by providing essential resources and eradicating barriers to upward mobility
Aging Well Navigator (AWN)
The GAGDC 2024 Aging Well Navigator (AWN) program is changing the trajectory of senior services. GAGDC is one of the several organizations that offers free assessment and gap filling services through the city for the Department of Family and Support Services. GAGDC is able to connect seniors with transit, health and nutrition. This program is invaluable to senior citizens living on a fixed income.
SIEMER Institute for Family Stability
The SIEMER Family Housing Stability Program is a comprehensive initiative that utilizes a two generation approach to address the needs of the parents and children for the household. Our senior case manager is able to provide families with individual plans connecting them to resources which fuel stabilization. This program spans across 5 zipcodes on the south side of Chicago.
Chicago Neighborhood Recovery Program
The GAGDC 2024 Aging Well Navigator (AWN) program is changing the trajectory of senior services. GAGDC is one of the several organizations that offers free assessment and gap filling services through the city for the Department of Family and Support Services. GAGDC is able to connect seniors with transit, health and nutrition. This program is invaluable to senior citizens living on a fixed income.
Housing Acquisitions & Renovations
The GAGDC 2024 Aging Well Navigator (AWN) program is changing the trajectory of senior services. GAGDC is one of the several organizations that offers free assessment and gap filling services through the city for the Department of Family and Support Services. GAGDC is able to connect seniors with transit, health and nutrition. This program is invaluable to senior citizens living on a fixed income.