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Because of This House Rockford Area Habitat for Humanity
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Because of This House is a podcast brought to you by Rockford Area Habitat for Humanity. On the show, we explore and learn about the realities of housing in Rockford. We hear the stories of Rockford Area Habitat for Humanity homeowners, volunteers, and staff. We invite local experts to educate us on the many ways that housing impacts individual lives and entire communities. And ultimately, we invite you to engage in the work of affordable, fair, and equitable housing. Thank you for listening!
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Episode 16 - Critical Home Repair with Sarah Brinkmann
In 2021, with the generous funding from organizations and municipalities, we were able to launch a Critical Home Repair Program. It's designed to assist homeowners in Winnebago County with repairs that would enable and empower them to continue living in their homes long-term. In this episode, we talk to Sarah Brinkmann with the City of Rockford about the critical need for this program.
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Episode 15: Tikisha's Works of Faith
In this episode, we talk to one of our homeowners, Tikisha Ellis. She talks about her dreams of owning a home and her own business, Works of Faith.
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Because of This House is back!
After a brief hiatus, Rockford Area Habitat for Humanity's podcast "Because of This House" is back!
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The History and Effects of Housing Discrimination
This episode is part one of our two-part educational series exploring the history and effects of housing discrimination. Two guests join us for this episode-- Ron Clewer, Illinois Market President at Gorman & Company, and Eric Brown, Systems Advocacy Coordinator at RAMP.
Here are a few links to more resources that we mention throughout the episode:
RAMP: https://rampcil.org/
Gorman & Company: https://www.gormanusa.com/
Legislation mentioned at the end of the episode: https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10200HB2775sam001&GA=102&SessionId=110&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=131629&DocNum=2775&GAID=16&SpecSess=&Session= -
An Update From Because of This House
Hi everyone! We know it's been awhile, but we have an update for you. In the next month or two, we'll be releasing a two-part educational series on housing discrimination. After that, we'll be taking a break for a bit since we are transitioning to a new host for Because of This House. Thank you as always for listening, and we can't wait to bring you more episodes in the future!
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A Brief Message From Us: See you in 2022!
We just wanted to take a moment to thank all of our listeners who have engaged with Because of This House this year! We are deeply grateful for your support, and we can't wait to continue to share new episodes with you in the future. We'll be taking a break over the next couple of months to work on some new ideas. While you wait for us to return, catch up on the episodes you've missed, leave ratings, leave reviews, and share this podcast with your friends. Thanks again-- we'll see you in 2022!