What is the effect of the Plan for Transformation on segregation patterns in Chicago?
The CHA is committed to ending the isolation of public housing residents through the Plan for Transformation. Inherent in this effort is an attempt to de-concentrate poverty by supporting residents as they move from public housing to their new homes. All residents who move out of public housing may choose to move to an opportunity area (an area where less than 24.9% of the population is below poverty level). Additionally, families in the Housing Choice Voucher program who are making a second move will receive counseling and support services to assist them in moving to an opportunity area. Other efforts to increase the distribution of vouchers to opportunity areas include new contracts with relocation counselors that provide them with additional financial incentives for moving families to these economically rich areas; increased landlord outreach; and the future creation of satellite offices to support landlords and voucher holders in various neighborhoods throughout Chicago. The CHA re
