Your Community Support Worker will lead the way!!!

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Once you have been accepted to the Pathway Program you will learn:
  • How to search for an apartment according to a budget, location, included utilities, included appliances
  • What questions to ask a landlord when speaking with him/her over the phone and in person
  • What to look for when viewing an apartment
  • How to present yourself to a landlord
  • How to complete a rental application
  • Why looking for an apartment is similar to a job interview
  • What it means to "sign a lease"
  • Consequences of breaking a lease
  • Your rights as a Tenant
  • What the landlord is responsible for providing to you as a tenant
  • What a security deposit is and what it is used for
  • How to shop and budget for start-up items for your apartment
  • The benefits of renter's insurance
  • How to resolve maintenance issues in your apartment
  • What utilities are and how to start utilities in your name (electricity & cooking gas)
  • How to pay your rent and utilities
  • Who to contact in the event of an emergency
  • What resources are in the community (hospitals, libraries, schools, day care, etc...)
  • How to be a responsible and respectful tenant and neighbor
  • What it takes to maintain an apartment post-emancipation

Pathways * Chicago, IL 60615 * (888) 667-9110