News Block Club Chicago-New Program Asks Landlords To Rent Vacant Apartments To Folks In Need By Ariel Parrella-Aureli, August 8, 2023 About 65,611 Chicagoans experienced homelessness in 2020, according to…Vanessa AlvarezAugust 8, 2023
News wttw-Local Officials, Organizers Working to Address Humboldt Park’s Growing Homeless Encampment By Acacia Hernandez, August 5, 2023 “We wanted them to feel humanized and dignified and…Vanessa AlvarezAugust 5, 2023
News NBC Chicago-Homeless youth: an invisible crisis By Sandra Torres, August 2, 2023 https://youtu.be/Lh4VysAxPX0 "Homeless Youth: An Invisible Crisis" features several eye-opening…Vanessa AlvarezAugust 2, 2023
News WBEZ Chicago-A step toward a ‘mansion tax’ in Chicago By Michael Liptrot, August 1, 2023 The City Council held a hearing Thursday to discuss…Vanessa AlvarezAugust 1, 2023
News Chicago Tribune-Moving migrants from police stations is ‘top priority,’ Mayor Johnson says on tour of new welcome center at Clemente high school Mayor Brandon Johnson toured a new welcoming center for migrants at a Chicago Public Schools…Vanessa AlvarezJuly 27, 2023
News Chicago Sun Times-Brandon Johnson building consensus behind the scenes before delivering progressive agenda, top aide says The mayor risks disappointing progressive voters who put him in office, but deputy chief of…Vanessa AlvarezJuly 27, 2023
News Chicago Tribune-Chicago’s Walking Man wandered alone for decades. Loved ones say: ‘He observed everything. That was his adventure.’ By Christy Gutowski, June 11, 2023 Doug Schenkelberg, executive director of Chicago Coalition for the…Vanessa AlvarezJune 11, 2023
News WBEZ-Chicago’s 311 help line, shelter system are struggling to keep up with demand By Stephanie Kim, June 7, 2023 A surge in calls for shelter requests is overwhelming…Vanessa AlvarezJune 7, 2023
News WBEZ Chicago-There’s a surge in calls for shelter. Chicago’s 311 help line can’t keep up. By Anna Savchenko, Amy Qin, June 1, 2023 “The demand for resources, be it through 311…Vanessa AlvarezJune 1, 2023
News Block Club Chicago-Northwest Side Tent City Residents Get Housing After Kennedy Expressway Construction Forces Them Out By Mina Bloom, May 12, 2023 Guzzardi joined forces with officials and groups — including…Vanessa AlvarezMay 25, 2023