For decades, Roseland has stood as a symbol of Chicago’s disinvestment in Black communities-a neighborhood dotted with vacant lots, plagued by systemic inequality, and untouched by new development for over 60 years. But in the heart of this South Side community, hope has found a home. Thanks to the Hope Center Foundation, Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives (CNI), and United Power for Action & Justice, families like Linda Brown Wilson, Sean Brinker, and the Williamses are turning dreams of homeownership into reality.