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Chicago Reader: Many unhoused Chicagoans uncounted among the disappeared

Abductions by federal immigration agents follow recent evictions from city parks. by Katie Prout The Latino…
November 6, 2025 Read More

Chicago Reader: Profiting off precarity

Brian Goldstone’s book illuminates what’s behind the increasing numbers of “working homeless.” by Katie Prout On…
October 30, 2025 Read More

Mahalia shapes her students and her community 

Dr. Mahalia Crawford wants her students to understand that “homelessness is not just a personal…
October 21, 2025 Read More

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Application 2025–26: Deadlines, Rights, and Support for Students Experiencing Homelessness

Navigating school enrollment can be stressful for any family — and even more so when…
October 17, 2025 Read More

The Center Square: Judge blocks USDA from demanding SNAP info from Illinois, other states

By Catrina Barker | The Center Square contributor (The Center Square) – Illinois leads a…
October 16, 2025 Read More

Chicago Reader: ICE targets Chicago’s homeless community

Feds target unhoused Chicagoans by Katie Prout and Shawn Mulcahy Federal agents outside the ICE detention center in…
October 8, 2025 Read More

Our Impact in 2024

4
People Impacted by Homelessness Met via Outreach
309
Legal Clients Served by the Law Project
2,692
Community Members Reached by our Speakers Bureau
2,220
Service Providers and Educators Trained

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76,375
People Experiencing Homelessness in Chicago

Source: 2024 Estimate of People Experiencing Homelessness in Chicago, IL

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