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» Rayna Miller Housing Justice Award
Rayna Miller was a founder of Interfaith and its first dedicated Executive Director from 1975 until her retirement in 1986.
Rayna Miller, in an undated Interfaith file photo.
Rayna Miller was a champion for fairness in housing throughout her life. She was among a group of Wilmette women who started the North Shore Summer Project in 1961, a grassroots mobilization of residents to fight institutional racism and anti-Semitism in the housing market, and in 1973 became executive director of the North Shore Interfaith Housing Council, Interfaith's original incarnation. A courageous woman, Rayna was heckled for her leadership in assisting African Americans of all incomes to move to the North Shore and for advocating for affordable senior, family, and group housing throughout the area. Her strong character, commitment and charisma drew hundreds of supporters and congregations to Interfaith and its open housing mission. Her community activism extended to the League of Women Voters of Wilmette, where she served as president, the New Trier Township Health and Human Services Committee, and the Wilmette Housing Commission. She passed away in 2001.
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In celebration of the 35th Anniversary of the Interfaith Housing Center of the Northern Suburbs, Interfaith is announcing the call for nominations for its first annual Rayna Miller Housing Justice Award. This new annual award is presented to recognize the outstanding achievements of north suburban individuals to bring about diverse, inclusive, and integrated housing in their own north suburban Chicago back yards.
The winner of the award will be honored at Interfaith’s 35th Anniversary event in September 2008. To be eligible, the nominee:
- Must be a resident of Deerfield, Evanston, Glencoe, Glenview, Highland Park, Highwood, Kenilworth, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Niles, Northbrook, Northfield, Park Ridge, Skokie, Wilmette, or Winnetka; and
- Must be an individual or group of individuals.
Outstanding achievement is understood to result from activities that advance the cause of fair housing and equal opportunity or affordable housing through the nominee’s creative and courageous actions.
A nomination form can be downloaded here. You are free to call Gail Schechter with questions, (847) 501-5760, or e-mail: gail@interfaithhousingcenter.org
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