Workshops

Since 1997, CCLF has hosted over 60 workshops on a variety of topics related to community development and affordable housing. Workshops typically require pre-registration. Contact the workshop [at] cclfchicago [dot] org (workshop coordinator) to get on the workshop mailing list, register for a specific event, or ask questions about CCLF's programs.

Download the 2010 workshop calendar here.

Overview of our regularly-held workshops and events:

Project Readiness Workshop (PRW)

• Full-day event at CCLF's offices in the Loop
• Acquire the tools to understand if your organization has what it takes to become a housing developer
• Gain valuable and specific insights to the financing, budget, and development timeline of your project
• Discover free and low-cost technical assistance resources available to nonprofits

Building for Sustainability

• Two-day event at the Chicago Center for Green Technology
• Learn how to create high-quality developments that yield reduced operating costs and healthy living quarters
• Hear about the challenges to affordable sustainable design, and how public and private policies are changing
• Discover resources to write down the costs of building sustainably

Housing Cooperatives

• Half-day event, various locations
• Discover the unique advantages of the cooperative structure
• Learn options for financing and structuring your new housing cooperative from veteran co-op organizers
• Get advice on improving the management of operations and finances in your existing cooperative housing