Blog City, CPS announce $500 grants for students experiencing housing instability A new program will provide eligible CPS students with funding to assist with educational, living, and other…chicoalitionSeptember 10, 2021
News Chicago Sun-Times: CPS students facing housing insecurity eligible for one-time $500 checks The payments will be part of the city’s efforts to reengage thousands of children who…chicoalitionSeptember 9, 2021
Blog Decade-long partnership with Riot Fest raises more than $260,000 Former Board Member Dem Hopkins and Director of Development Michael NamecheAssociate Board Vice President Sophie…chicoalitionSeptember 9, 2021
Blog Class action settlement obtained for evicted tenants CCH and NCLC obtained a class action settlement for former Chicago tenants in a lawsuit…chicoalitionAugust 31, 2021
Blog Connecting with homeless students is critical as students return to school By Patricia Nix-Hodes, Director of the Law Project This week marks the start of the…chicoalitionAugust 31, 2021
News WTTW: Advocates: Providing Free Feminine Hygiene Products to the Homeless a ‘Step in the Right Direction’ By Kristen Thometz A new Illinois law signed this month by Gov. J.B. Pritzker will…chicoalitionAugust 19, 2021
Blog As CPS identification of homeless students drops, CCH offers recommendations By Alyssa Phillips, Education Attorney The number of students identified as homeless in Chicago Public Schools (CPS)…chicoalitionAugust 19, 2021
News WTTW Chicago Tonight Black Voices: 1 in 7 CPS Students Experiences Homelessness, Study Finds By Marissa Nelson Taishi Neuman experienced homelessness when she was a sophomore in high school.…chicoalitionAugust 15, 2021
News Crain’s Chicago Business: Community colleges can now build affordable housing close to campus—here’s how it can help vulnerable students You read that right: A new law sets the stage for community colleges to build…chicoalitionAugust 6, 2021
Blog New analysis shows decrease in Chicago homelessness; evidence points to people in poverty leaving the city A new report from Chicago Coalition for the Homeless (CCH) shows a decrease in homelessness prior to the COVID–19…chicoalitionAugust 3, 2021