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GoCPS Application Deadlines and Your Rights as a Student Experiencing Homelessness

Some Chicago Public Schools (CPS) require an application for enrollment, which families can complete through…
November 24, 2024 Read More

Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness, ACLU of Illinois Peoria Chapter and ACLU of Illinois Respond to Peoria City Council Action on Ordinance Criminalizing Camping Outdoors in Public Spaces

This week, the Peoria City Council voted 6-5 to narrowly adopt an ordinance that would…
November 21, 2024 Read More

Chicago’s 2025 budget breakdown

By Sam Paler-Ponce, Associate Director of City Policy  Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed 2025 budget includes…
November 8, 2024 Read More

Dontay creates art and community 

Dontay Lockett is an artist, educator, and coach. He likes to run, bike, paint, and…
October 30, 2024 Read More

Election Day 2024 is November 5: Here’s how to vote if you are experiencing homelessness

By Niya K. Kelly, Director of State Legislative Policy, Equity and Transformation Key Dates September…
October 17, 2024 Read More

Statement on the murder of people experiencing homelessness on the CTA Blue Line

Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness (CCH) is devastated to learn of the senseless murder of…
September 3, 2024 Read More

Our Impact in 2023

4
People Impacted by Homelessness Met via Outreach
344
Legal Clients Served by the Law Project
3,087
Community Members Reached by our Speakers Bureau
1,488
Service Providers and Educators Trained

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Youth Homelessness

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68,440
People Experiencing Homelessness in Chicago

Source: 2023 Estimate of People Experiencing Homelessness in Chicago, IL

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