Friday, January 28, 2022
Photographer Jeffrey Wolin’s work has spanned from documenting Holocaust survivors to Vietnam war veterans, and he has now turned his camera towards Chicago’s unhoused population. He has called West Town his home for nearly 10 years, and he is now debuting a project about his unhoused community members, Faces of…
Learn MoreWednesday, January 26, 2022
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless’ Fund will provide $500 grants to 120 households that are or at-risk of becoming homeless. Responding to continued community need, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless (CCH) will reopen applications to the CCH Mutual Aid Fund for another round of 120 grants. The Fund will provide direct cash support of $500…
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Housing is health care. Housing is racial justice. Housing is education. Housing is safety. Housing is children’s wellbeing. Housing is relief from climate change. Housing is healthy food. Housing is recovery from mental illness and addiction. Housing is respect. Housing is equity. Housing is the end of homelessness. This is…
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By Sam Carlson, Manager of Research and Outreach On Monday, Housing Policy Debate published CCH research on quantifying doubled-up homelessness, adding credibility to the years-long Homelessness Data Project research on measures of homelessness. Many definitions of homelessness include “people temporarily staying with others”—doubling-up because of economic hardship or housing loss….
Learn MoreMonday, January 24, 2022
Continuums of Care (CoCs) across the country have been planning for their annual Point-in-Time (PIT) Counts of people experiencing homelessness. Typically taking place at the end of January, these counts of unsheltered people are required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). However, the Omicron variant is…
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There is grief, everywhere. In a time when COVID brings such a feeling of loss, news reports and social media are full of death. Presumably, these appear because people read them, looking for some solidarity during a pandemic that is causing so much pain. In recent days, three stories among…
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Let’s Talk About Homelessness in the State of the Union By Brian Davis The problem of homelessness was once a prominent part of every Presidential campaign from Nixon, Carter to Reagan each released plans to house every American. It should be understood that Reagan’s plan (the last time the President…
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It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of grassroots leader Leeanna Majors. We send our deepest condolences to Ms. Leeanna’s family and all those who loved her. CCH mourns with you, and celebrates the extraordinary life of this remarkable woman. She devoted her life to advocating…
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Chicagoans should call 3-1-1 if they need weather-related assistance in frigid winter weather, including access to homeless shelters or city warming centers. Six neighborhood warming centers, listed below, are open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays whenever temperatures go below 32 degrees. All residents can find safe refuge and relief from extreme cold weather…
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Author(s): Joy Moses, Sharon McDonald Over the last two years, federal pandemic relief dollars were allotted to several government programs, creating the potential to substantially end literal homelessness for the overall population (or at least for some highly vulnerable subpopulations). Two government programs are particularly relevant: Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHVs),…
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