Blog Homeless student advocate positions now open at 14 Chicago public schools New positions won in the historic 2019 CTU strike will be full-time and dedicated solely…chicoalitionJune 1, 2020
Blog Non-profit Unite to Light donates 25 solar chargers to Chicagoans living in street encampments Shared from the Unite to Light blog “How do we shelter in place when we…chicoalitionMay 29, 2020
Blog Enrollment open for CPS preschool – children from homeless families promised priority placement Chicago families with preschool-age children can now enroll in preschool for the 2020-21 school year.…chicoalitionMay 27, 2020
Blog CCH advocacy for a new state budget that includes $396 million for housing assistance By Niya K. Kelly Director of State Legislative Policy, Equity and Transformation Because of COVID-19,…chicoalitionMay 24, 2020
Blog New analysis shows 76,998 Chicagoans impacted by homelessness By Sam Carlson, Manager of Research and Outreach A new report from the Chicago Coalition…chicoalitionMay 19, 2020
Blog CCH closes 5-day application period for new Mutual Aid Fund, assisting homeless and at-risk Illinois residents. Donations still accepted! Updated May 28 - The coronavirus pandemic amplifies the hardships experienced by people who…chicoalitionMay 7, 2020
Blog CCH joins education advocates asking Illinois to commit CARES Act education-funding to the needs of marginalized students Chicago Coalition for the Homeless has signed onto a letter that asks Gov. JB Pritzker…chicoalitionMay 4, 2020
Blog CCH to launch a Mutual Aid Fund Chicago Coalition for the Homeless (CCH) is establishing the CCH Mutual Aid Fund to provide modest emergency grants…Vanessa AlvarezApril 27, 2020
Blog Introducing Policy Specialist Destiny Carter Destiny Carter has joined the public policy staff at the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless.…chicoalitionApril 24, 2020
Blog Governor extends eviction relief, CCH joins advocates seeking increased relief for those who are unstably housed By Samuel Carlson, Research and Outreach Manager Princeton University’s Eviction Lab runs a COVID–19 Housing Policy…chicoalitionApril 24, 2020