The Chicago Housing Authority’s Board of Commissioners approved support for five developments that will bring 389 units of new or preserved affordable rental housing for veterans, women experiencing homelessness and families across the city. The board approved housing assistance payment contracts (HAPs) and the use of Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) vouchers for the units, ensuring the availability and long-tern affordability of housing. In the first development, the board approved the allocation of 75 VASH vouchers for Roosevelt Road Veterans Studios developed by A Safe Haven Foundation. The 90-unit building will offer supportive services and studio apartments and will be constructed in the 2900 block of west Roosevelt Road in the North Lawndale community. The board also approved 18 project-based vouchers and HAP payments for Sarah’s Circle Apartments. The 38-unit supportive housing development for homeless women will be developed by Sarah’s Circle, LLC in the 1000 block of West Leland Avenue in the Uptown community. Approval also was granted for 60 project-based vouchers for Casa Veracruz Apartments. The Resurrection Project will invest more than $7.7 million to preserve and improve 155 units of affordable housing on 14 scattered sites in the New City, South Lawndale, and Lower West Side/Pilsen communities. CHA’s vouchers will create additional affordable housing opportunities in those communities, expanding CHA’s reach and investment in neighborhoods.