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HUD’s Funding Changes Put 5,105 Illinoisans At Risk of Homelessness

Changes to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s funding priorities could put thousands of formerly…
June 25, 2026 Read More

Remembering Scholar and Advocate Prince Washington

With heavy hearts we are mourning the loss of CCH scholarship alum Prince Washington. We first met Prince in 2017 as…
June 22, 2026 Read More

Chicago Reader: Displaced during Pride Month

Ahead of a planned construction project, the city closed a Logan Square homeless encampment that…
June 18, 2026 Read More

CCH advocacy restores additional funding for housing and homelessness services and secures new funding for students experiencing homelessness

By Niya Kelly, Director of State Legislative Policy, Equity, and Transformation Each year, staff, grassroots leaders,…
June 3, 2026 Read More

Chicago Tribune Letters to the Editor: Homelessness isn’t throwaway issue

When asked about a list of potential cuts in next year’s budget, columnist Rich Miller…
May 30, 2026 Read More

Chicago Tribune Letters to the Editor: Camping ban upends lives

Street homelessness is one of the worst things you can experience. When I was 18,…
May 27, 2026 Read More

Our Impact in 2025

4
People Impacted by Homelessness Met via Outreach
343
Legal Clients Served by the Law Project
3,937
Community Members Reached by our Speakers Bureau
2,247
Service Providers and Educators Trained

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58,625
People Experienced Homelessness in Chicago in 2024

Source: 2026 Estimate of People Experiencing Homelessness in Chicago, IL

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