Wednesday, February 2, 2022
“The measure of any society is how willing we are to care for those who need us.” Today in Springfield, Governor Pritzker began his 2022 Budget Address and State of the State with this statement from Margaret Mead, noting that this ethos has guided him and his administration as they…
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The National Coalition for the Homeless enthusiastically supports the appointment of Jeff Olivet as the New Executive Director of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH). We at NCH always aim to amplify the voices of people with lived experience of homelessness, and Jeff’s tireless advocacy to bridge racial…
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Most people who experience homelessness in Cincinnati are sheltered. But each year hundreds of neighbors experience unsheltered homelessness (or street homelessness) in our community. Unsheltered homelessness increased slightly in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, since 2013 street homelessness in Cincinnati is down by 39.5%. This type of homelessness…
Learn MoreMonday, January 31, 2022
The National Alliance to End Homelessness today expressed its support of Jeff Olivet, the newly appointed Executive Director of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) effective January 31, 2022. The Interagency Council consists of representatives of the 19 federal agencies that have direct responsibility for helping people experiencing…
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Funders Together to End Homelessness extends its welcome to the new United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) Executive Director, Jeff Olivet.
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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…
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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….
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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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