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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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2023 by the numbers

Working in community makes change possible.

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People impacted by homelessness met via outreach

442

Legal cases closed by the Law Project for 344 clients

3087

Community members reached by our Speakers Bureau

1488

Service providers and educators trained

96,000

In college scholarships awarded to 24 students

103,000

In mutual aid cash grants distributed to 206 Illinoisans

Annual Reports

Our Updates

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GoCPS Application Deadlines and Your Rights as a Student Experiencing Homelessness

Some Chicago Public Schools (CPS) require an application for enrollment, which families can complete through…
November 24, 2024 Read More

Chicago’s 2025 budget breakdown

By Sam Paler-Ponce, Associate Director of City Policy  Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed 2025 budget includes…
November 8, 2024 Read More

In The News

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WTTW Chicago Tonight: Chicago, Illinois Advocates Hope Impact of Supreme Court’s Homelessness Ruling Muted Locally

  “Just because the Supreme Court has overturned this order doesn’t mean cities should just…
July 2, 2024 Read More

Chicago Tribune: In Chicago’s tent cities, ‘a multitude of challenges’ to address the city’s rising homelessness

Two women, who asked not to be named, tend to a kitten dropped off at…
July 1, 2024 Read More

CCH’s Response to the Supreme Court’s Decision to Criminalize Street Homelessness

Chicago Coalition for the Homeless (CCH) is deeply disappointed that the U.S. Supreme Court limited…
June 28, 2024 Read More

Our Stories

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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

Showcasing Horizons Poets: Commitment, Community, Dignity and Power

https://youtu.be/7yukU3g4NPo?si=2hvn_f_Kb99uR2Wd   Above: Brooklyn Silas first joined Horizons two years ago, which allowed her to…
December 28, 2023 Read More