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Chicago Low-Income Housing Trust Fund Appoints Jodi Baiyat as Executive Director, Urges City to Restore $13M in Critical Funding

Chicago, IL — May 18, 2026 — The Chicago Low-Income Housing Trust Fund (CLIHTF) today announced the appointment of Jodi Gingiss Baiyat as its new Executive Director, ushering in new leadership at a critical juncture for one of Chicago’s most vital affordable housing resources. As part of her initial priorities, Baiyat is calling on the City of Chicago to restore $13 million in funding lost due to recent tax policy changes.

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As Cash Bond Is abolished, Advocates Are Tackling Housing Insecurity To Help People Stay Out of Jail

"Organizers are adding housing to that mix. They will partner with the Chicago Low-Income Housing Trust Fund to offer safe and stable rental units to low-income people released from Cook County Jail who are awaiting trial. Participants will pay no more than 30 percent of their income on rent..."

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MARIA ELENA SIFUENTES APARTMENTS

Designed by UrbanWorks, the newly completed project offers 50 units of affordable housing, with 42 units priced for households earning up to 60% of the Area Median Income and the remaining eight units at market rate. Additionally, 15 of the 42 units are made available to extremely low-income households, thanks to the crucial support of CLIHTF rental subsidies.
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Lawson House Reopens, Bringing Back 400 Affordable Micro Apartments To Gold Coast

"A total of 322 apartments will be rented out using subsidies:

  • 122 apartments will be allocated for Chicago Low-Income Housing Trust Fund rental subsidies.
  • 100 will rented through Chicago Housing Authority project-based vouchers.
  • 100 will be rented through Project-Based Rental Assistance under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development."
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CHICAGO FAMILY OF 8 MOVES INTO NEW HOME AFTER LIVING IN MINIVAN

"Lambirth-Garrett said the organization supports families who may be overlooked. They may have an income, but they may not have enough to support their everyday living expenses... Alicia and her family now have a place to live, thanks to CLIHTF.
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CLIHTF implements self-certification policy

“[Difficulties proving income] should not be a barrier to housing,” said Annissa Lambirth-Garrett, executive director of the Chicago Low-Income Housing Trust Fund. “Understanding the need and wanting to help, in response [CLIHTF] created a more flexible and well-vetted policy of self-certification of income that can now serve Chicago’s ever changing communities.”
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Luis Gonzalez stands in front of the Lawndale Christian Legal Center on Chicago's West Side. After Gonzalez was arrested, a partnership between Lawndale Christian and the Chicago Low-Income Housing Trust Fund helped get Gonzalez and his family into a new, safer home.
Patrick Smith / WBEZ

finally has a safe home for his children

"Gonzalez is one of the first beneficiaries of a partnership between Lawndale Christian Legal Center and the Chicago Low Income Housing Trust to provide housing to people who have recently been charged with crimes..."
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Ananias Ocampo, 78, a street vendor in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood, is overwhelmed as he enters his new studio apartment at Resurrection Project on December 3, 2021. Hilda Burgos, left, his advocate and caregiver, records the event.
(Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)

CLIHTF helps senior with housing

"Inspired by Ocampo’s story, the Chicago Low-Income Housing Trust Fund, a public-private organization that provides rental subsidies to low-income city residents, implemented a new policy that allows individuals who work in the informal economy to self-certify their income..."
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PROVIDING SAFE, SANITARY & AFFORDABLE HOUSING THROUGHOUT CHICAGO
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