Social Justice
What Is Social Justice?
The League of Women Voters is not just about voting rights. It is also about human rights and social justice. Over the hundred plus years since its founding, LWV has worked to illuminate social justice ISSUES and promote ADVOCACY to effect change at local, state and national levels.
Bill of Rights and Why Do We Need It?
For a complete listing of LWVGE’s Social Justice Bill of Rights!
Call To Action!
Contact your legislators and local leaders!
Did You Know?
We are missing a key demographic of younger householders under age 54 because Glen Ellyn lacks housing supply for low to moderate income households?
The median home value in Glen Ellyn is $465,000?
Glen Ellyn’s housing supply is lacking for households that earn under $172,000?
Homeowners who can afford more are making housing choices that further limit availability to some lower income households?
This creates a limited supply for key demographics of younger, lower income prospective residents.
Our residents under age 35 are most likely to rent which may correlate to their income?
Almost half of renters in Glen Ellyn are spending more than 30% of their income on rent?
That affordable housing for entry level professionals and essential workers is missing?
In Glen Ellyn only four rental developments are legally restricted to provide affordable rents for low-income individuals.
The majority of legally restricted units are one-bedroom units which precludes families?
Glen Ellyn’s primary employers are education and healthcare followed by retail and food services?
Workers in these industries who work in Glen Ellyn cannot afford to rent or own a home in Glen Ellyn.
Access poverty data and references at the bottom of this page.
Access poverty data and references at the bottom of this page.
Access poverty data and references at the bottom of this page.
Access poverty data and references at the bottom of this page.
Access poverty data and references at the bottom of this page.
Access poverty data and references at the bottom of this page.
Access poverty data and references at the bottom of this page.
Access poverty data and references at the bottom of this page.