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Homelessness Related News

State Legislators Urge Congress to Protect Medicaid

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE More than 50 legislators signed on to a letter asking the Illinois Congressional Delegation to vote against harmful cuts to the Medicaid program    Springfield, IL – Fifty-two members of the Illinois General Assembly signed a joint letter to their congressional colleagues asking them to reject cuts…

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Our Impact Last Year: Highlights from 2024

Friday, April 25, 2025

We are excited to share our 2024 Year in Review, highlighting the impact we’ve made together over the past year. We’re deeply grateful for our community of donors, supporters, people with lived experience, service providers, advocates, and institutional partners who stand with us in the fight to ensure everyone has…

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Partnership with Notre Dame to “Outsmart Poverty”

Monday, April 21, 2025

In the United States, 11.5% of people are living in poverty. That’s nearly 38 million people wondering where they will get their next meal. And they are doing all they can, yet are still struggling to provide for their families. This past year more than $500 billion was donated by…

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CPS Preschool Applications Open April 8

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Children experiencing homelessness promised priority placement  Beginning Tuesday, April 8, applications will be available for Chicago families to enroll preschool-age children in Chicago Public Schools (CPS) pre-K programs for the 2025-26 school year.  Families will be able to apply online at chicagoearlylearning.org or over the phone at (312) 229-1690.  Children…

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RentConnect

Monday, March 24, 2025

In 2023, Strategies to End Homelessness launched RentConnect. The program reduces the number of people experiencing homelessness in Greater Cincinnati. And it increases available, safe housing options. RentConnect recruits local property owners to list their rental units to households experiencing and at risk of experiencing homelessness. Why we need RentConnect…

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CCH’s 2025 Legislative Agenda

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

The 2025 legislative session is underway, and CCH policy and organizing staff, along with our grassroots leaders and partners, are currently leading advocacy efforts to pass several bills to better support people experiencing homelessness, including:  HB1429: Stop the Increasing Criminalization of Homelessness in Illinois  In response to the U.S. Supreme…

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A Call to Bold Action

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

The Federal Administration’s efforts to decimate public infrastructure and programs are about more than just funding cuts and bureaucratic restructuring—they are about power: who holds it, who loses it, and who suffers as a result. Philanthropy has a choice: Will it rise to this moment with boldness, courage, and an…

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