Listen: Confronting Homeownership Barriers Podcast

New America Chicago Director Meegan Dugan Adell joins Trust Talks to discuss challenges communities face in homeownership and staying in place.
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Latino family walking into their new empty home
Aug. 7, 2025

Meegan Dugan Adell, director of New America Chicago, joined The Chicago Community Trust’s Trust Talks podcast to share insights from Englewood residents on their barriers to homeownership and keeping their homes over time. Homeownership is often seen as a pathway for people to achieve wealth and the “American Dream” but marginalized communities and communities of color face unique challenges. Click below to listen to the full episode.

Matt Shomo, program manager for Homeownership & Home Equity at The Chicago Community Trust, hosted the conversation with experts Meegan Dugan Adell; Noreen Sugrue, research fellow at the Latino Policy Forum; and Paul Hawkinson, co-founder of Transform Capital.