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Our Impact

Our coalition of people with lived experience, community members, direct-service and advocacy organizations, and institutional partners make our work possible. When we are powered by the people, we win.

Achievements

Our shared advocacy has impact.

CCH and partners weigh in on high-profile U.S. Supreme Court case

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New legislation passed to help students, protect tenants, and invest in homelessness prevention

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Edrika Fulford Mutual Aid Fund demonstrates the importance of low-barrier cash grants

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Impact Litigation Win: Campos v. City of Chicago

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2024 by the numbers

Working in community makes change possible.

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People impacted by homelessness met via outreach

379

Legal cases closed by the Law Project for 309 clients

2,692

Community members reached by our Speakers Bureau

2,220

Service providers and educators trained

92,000

In college scholarships awarded to 23 students

175,000

In mutual aid cash grants distributed to 350 Illinois households

Our Updates

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April works to make housing a human right

A child of Jamaican immigrants, April Harris grew up near Pittsburgh, PA with her brother…
December 17, 2025 Read More

CCH Statement on the Tragic Death of an Individual Experiencing Homelessness on November 23

Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness (CCH) is deeply saddened to hear reports of an apparent…
November 26, 2025 Read More

CCH Statement on U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s FY25 Notice of Funding Opportunity for Homeless Services

On November 13, 2025, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a…
November 18, 2025 Read More

In The News

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Chicago Magazine: Why You Shouldn’t Look Away From Tent Cities

Interview by Kelley Engelbrecht  | Photograph by Jamie Kelter Davis A housing advocate weighs in on…
December 15, 2025 Read More

CCH Statement on the Tragic Death of an Individual Experiencing Homelessness on November 23

Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness (CCH) is deeply saddened to hear reports of an apparent…
November 26, 2025 Read More

Our Stories

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April works to make housing a human right

A child of Jamaican immigrants, April Harris grew up near Pittsburgh, PA with her brother…
December 17, 2025 Read More

Mahalia shapes her students and her community 

Dr. Mahalia Crawford wants her students to understand that “homelessness is not just a personal…
October 21, 2025 Read More

Ms. Neuman builds a better tomorrow

Born and raised in Chicago’s West Garfield Park neighborhood, Ms. Neuman describes herself as a…
December 9, 2024 Read More