People experiencing homelessness and facing housing instability are already suffering from the coronavirus pandemic. Many are seniors, people with disabilities and/or people with underlying health conditions, making them high-risk populations for the virus. And the federal legislation passed to date has overlooked their critical needs.
Congress must meet the housing and health needs of people experiencing homelessness and housing instability during the COVID-19 pandemic.
We have the chance to provide for these communities: legislators are currently debating a stimulus relief bill that could include funding for people who need housing. But we need to act now. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has vowed to pass legislation through the chamber by the end the day today, Monday, March 23.
Email your legislator TODAY to urge them to take action on behalf of Illinois’ most vulnerable communities: 
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless is now Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness (CCH).