Skip to main content

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

Read More

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

Read More

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

Read More

Impact Litigation Win: Campos v. City of Chicago

Read More

2024 by the numbers

Working in community makes change possible.

4

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

Annual Reports

Our Updates

Filter

Help Shape CPS’s Homeless Education Policy: Share Your Feedback

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is reviewing its policy that protects the educational rights of students…
August 5, 2025 Read More

Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness Condemns Trump Executive Order Targeting People Experiencing Homelessness

Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness (CCH) condemns an executive order signed today by President Trump,…
July 24, 2025 Read More
Four young people hold certificates and pose in front of a sign that says 'Welcome to the Scholarship Celebration'

CCH Welcomes New Class of Scholarship Winners and Celebrates 2025 Graduates

Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness (CCH) is proud to announce its newest class of college…
July 17, 2025 Read More

In The News

Filter

Axios Chicago: Chicago’s and Trump’s different plans for homelessness

by Carrie Shepherd Lindsey Bailey/Axios Mayor Brandon Johnson is funneling $40 million into new services…
August 1, 2025 Read More
Debris in a wooded area with a tent and bushes visible in the background

Block Club Chicago: North Park Homeless Encampment To Be Shut Down After Recent Fires: ‘Where Will I Go?’

The most recent fire on Monday prompted the Park District’s decision to close the encampment…
July 31, 2025 Read More

WTTW Chicago Tonight: Trump Signs Order Cracking Down on Homelessness

“Homelessness is a housing problem, and between stagnant wages and unaffordable housing, many people are…
July 29, 2025 Read More

Our Stories

Filter

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

Dontay creates art and community 

Dontay Lockett is an artist, educator, and coach. He likes to run, bike, paint, and…
October 30, 2024 Read More
Ten young people of color, aged late teens to mid-20s, stand shoulder to shoulder, posing and smiling for the camera.

CCH celebrates six new college scholarship winners and three recent graduates

Current and former CCH scholarship students Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness (CCH) is proud to…
August 20, 2024 Read More