Response to the Chicago Tribune Editorial opposing HB 1429

Thursday, April 16, 2026

On April 15, the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board published an editorial opposing the passage of HB 1429, state legislation that would prevent local governments in Illinois from fining or arresting people experiencing homelessness for life-sustaining activities like sleeping or eating on public property. The editorial’s misguided arguments against the bill prioritize addressing the discomfort that housed neighbors feel seeing people with no other options seek…

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Homeless to Homes

Friday, April 3, 2026

For more than a decade, the Homeless to Homes Plan has played a vital role in ensuring single people experiencing homelessness in Cincinnati/Hamilton County receive safe shelter. And the clinical, behavioral health, and case management support needed to move toward long‑term stability. Led by Strategies to End Homelessness and funded…

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CCH Statement on the City of Chicago’s Five-Year Blueprint on Homelessness and Departure of Chief Homelessness Officer

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness is excited to see that the city has laid out many goals in the Five-Year Blueprint on Homelessness that would address homelessness in meaningful ways. We are especially encouraged that the Blueprint clearly states the need for a dedicated revenue stream to create deeply affordable…

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Celebrating Lauren Bennett’s Incredible Journey and New Chapter

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

After nearly 11 transformative years with Funders Together for Housing Justice (FTHJ), we share with deep gratitude and bittersweet joy that Lauren Bennett, our Chief of External Affairs, will be departing the organization to join the Neighborhood Funders Group (NFG) as their Senior Director of Communications and Membership. 

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Looking Back at the Last Year: Highlights from 2025

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

2025 posed some unique challenges for people experiencing homelessness, service providers, and advocates. We’re seeing drastic cuts made to critical funding at the state and federal level. Uncertainty around health care, food assistance, housing, and education is making it harder for everyday Illinoisans to make ends meet as the cost…

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The Fight for Immigrant Rights Is a Housing Justice Issue

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

In this blog post, Interim Co-CEO Jessica Venegas reflects on the political moment we are living through, the ways immigration enforcement is shaping housing instability, and what philanthropy must do now to stand with impacted communities and help build a future rooted in housing justice, racial justice, and belonging.

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Shelter Diversion: A best practice to prevent homelessness

Thursday, March 19, 2026

What is Shelter Diversion? How does it work? A nationally recognized best practice, “Shelter Diversion” has the best outcomes. And is one of the most cost-effective ways to prevent homelessness. But what is it, exactly? In essence, Shelter Diversion means keeping individuals and families from entering emergency shelters. Or sleeping in places not meant…

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Holding Firm for Housing Justice in the Face of Authoritarianism

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Reflections from the 2026 Philanthropic Leaders Track On March 2–4, 2026, philanthropic leaders from across the country gathered in San Diego for Leading Together for Housing Justice in the Face of Authoritarianism, the Philanthropic Leaders Track at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Leadership Summit on Ending Homelessness, curated by Funders Together for…

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A New Era

Thursday, March 5, 2026

The organization, Strategies to End Homelessness, evolved from its 2007 focus on homelessness response to a broader mission emphasizing prevention and data-driven solutions, enhancing community impact and services. When our agency was founded as an organization in 2007, we were intended to do just one thing, and our original name…

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Troxell meets Lech Walesa in person – Fall 2025

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Honoring Lech Walesa and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Sharing a heartfelt handshake of comradery, Richard R. Troxell, cofounder of House the Homeless, meets one of his lifetime heroes, electrical dockworker, past President of Poland, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Lech Walesa. It is clear that they share their mutual respect and love…

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