CHA wins four NAHRO Community Innovation Awards at 2025 National Conference

Recognized in Development; Resident and Client Services categories

CHICAGO (Oct. 1, 2025): The National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) honored the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) with four Community Innovation Awards at its 2025 National Conference this week in Phoenix. The winners are: 

• “Be Your Own Boss,” an entrepreneurship program run by CHA and Future Founders, won in the Resident and Client Services category
• Edith Spurlock Sampson and Sheffield Residences and National Public Housing Museum – the two development projects both received awards in the Community Revitalization category
• CHA’s Digital Inclusion Team won in the Resident and Client Services category. 

“It is exciting to see the critical work of CHA being recognized by our peers in the industry as a model for other housing agencies around the country,” said CHA Operating Chairman Matthew Brewer.

The NAHRO Community Innovation Awards Program gives national recognition to the achievement and innovation of NAHRO members; to provide additional opportunities to inform the public of best practices in housing and community development; and to create a resource bank of information on significant, innovative activities performed by housing and redevelopment agencies and community development departments.