Wednesday, May 21, 2025
By Michael Nameche, Director of Development With much of Chicago focused on Beyonce’s concert at Soldier Field last Thursday night, at the same time a smaller but also impressive gathering of about 80 people convened at Impact House in downtown Chicago at CCH’s 17th Annual Justice Circle event. The…
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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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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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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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Sam Paler-Ponce, Associate Director of City Policy Across the United States, laws and policies continue to criminalize homelessness, penalizing individuals for acts of survival. The recent Supreme Court ruling in Johnson v. Grants Pass—which allows cities to fine or arrest people for sleeping outdoors, even when they have nowhere else…
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In February, Casey Trupin from Raikes Foundation and Daisy Vazquez from Porticus, both members of Funders Together, attended the first-ever Prevention of Youth Homelessness International Conference and describe key takeaways for U.S. philanthropy in this blog post.
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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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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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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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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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