National Alliance to End Homelessness Expresses Support for Affordable Housing Investments in the Build Back Better Framework

Thursday, October 28, 2021

The National Alliance to End Homelessness applauds the housing investments outlined in the Build Back Better Framework announced today by the Biden Administration. This plan proposes $150 billion in decades-overdue affordable housing investments. This includes increased funding to dramatically boost the Housing Choice Voucher program and the Housing Trust Fund,…

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Secret talent? Participate in our Variety Show this December!

Thursday, October 28, 2021

By Sophie Babcock, Associate Board Co-Vice President, Events Do you have a talent or fun skill you’re proud of? Or know someone in your network who does? We are now recruiting participants for the CCH Associate Board’s second annual virtual Variety Show on Thursday, December 16 starting at 7 p.m….

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CCH welcomes Equal Justice Works Fellow Thomas Edwards

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Thomas Edwards joined our staff last month as an Equal Justice Works Fellow in our Law Project. We asked Thomas to introduce himself. Hi! My name is Thomas Edwards. I’m joining the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless (CCH) Law Project through a two-year Equal Justice Works Fellowship sponsored by Mondelez…

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How to access financial aid though FAFSA

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Many students experiencing homelessness would like to pursue higher education but face many barriers, including unstable housing, hunger, and lack of access to financial resources, that make going to college difficult. Need based and merit based financial aid through the Free Application for Federal Students (FAFSA) can provide financial resources…

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Is Unsheltered Homelessness About to Increase in Your Town? Much Will Depend on Decisions We Make Now.

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

In response to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and with a surge of new federal resources, many states and localities began offering a new shelter option for people experiencing homelessness: a motel or hotel room. Among the beneficiaries are individuals in fragile health who had been residing outdoors and…

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Home and Community-Based Services: Life Giving Supports for People Who Need Them

Monday, October 25, 2021

By: Nicole Jorwic, Senior Director of Public Policy, The Arc Despite the devastating impacts of the pandemic, our nation’s response to COVID-19 has provided many new opportunities to expand badly needed resources to address the unmet needs of people who are most often overlooked. Notably, the American Rescue Plan Act…

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Philanthropy Serving Organizations to Congress: Now Is the Time to Act on This Collective Opportunity to End Housing Instability

Friday, October 22, 2021

Funders Together to End Homelessness, Funders for LGBTQ Issues, United Philanthropy Forum, and Women’s Funding Network, came together to send the following letter to Congress urging elected federal leaders to enact the housing investments in the Build Back Better Act. 

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Bring America Home NOW Rally – Press Release

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

The housing crisis in the United States has reached a critical point due to long-standing structural inequities compounded by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. As Congress debates President Biden’s “Build Back Better” Infrastructure Bill, advocates from across the affordable housing, women’s rights, and social justice movements have come together…

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The Fight for Transformative Federal Investments in Low-Income Housing Continues

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

With the House and the Senate back in session, Representatives and Senators returning to Washington, DC, and a non-binding October 31 deadline looming larger, this could be the week when the Biden Administration and Congressional Democrats come to an agreement on cost and contents of the Build Back Better (BBB)…

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Transforming Organizational Practice With a Racial Equity Lens

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Authored by Va Lecia Adams Kellum, Ph.D., President and CEO of St. Joseph Center, and Keith Anyon, Vice President, Administration, St. Joseph Center, Los Angeles, CA. “When you believe niceness disproves the presence of racism, it’s easy to start believing bigotry is rare, and that the label racist should be applied only…

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