About Us

Founded in 1982, LUCHA is both a US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)-approved housing counseling agency as well as a Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO). The LUCHA acronym is also the Spanish word for “struggle,” which reflects the organization’s history of leading the struggle against discrimination, housing displacement, systemic inequity, and patterns of injustice which impact members of Chicago’s low-and moderate-income Latinx and African American communities. 

Anchored in Humboldt Park, LUCHA was born out of the Puerto Rican community as it organized for equitable housing. As part of its central commitment to racial equity via affordable housing creation and preservation, LUCHA has built and currently manages 195 units of affordable rental housing divided across four developments spanning Humboldt Park, Logan Square, and West Town: 

• Humboldt Park Residence (HPR) – 65 studio apartments 
• Borinquen Bella – 47-unit scattered-site development of one, two, and three bedroom units
• Madres Unidas – 36-unit, scattered-site development of two and three bedroom units.
• Tierra Linda –  45-unit, scattered-site, affordable housing development of one, two and three bedroom units
• Encuentro Square Phase I – 89-unit development of one, two and three bedrooms, currently under construction

1. Advocate (Community Law Program, eTOD, and community organizing)

2. Educate (homebuyer assistance, foreclosure prevention, and financial capability) 

3. Build (affordable housing development, home repairs, property management) 

4. Connect (resident services, Project JumpStart, community health and wellness) 

LUCHA’s Housing Opportunities Program is a certified Borrower Help Center. 

Learn more about Borrower Help Centers here!