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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

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Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness Denounces Harmful Cuts to Medicaid and SNAP in Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill

Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness (CCH) is deeply alarmed by the passage of the so-called “Big…
July 7, 2025 Read More
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CCH Celebrates Creative Voices at Annual Horizons Showcase

On June 11, participants in CCH’s Horizons Creative Writing Program gathered with family, friends, and…
June 25, 2025 Read More
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CCH Advocacy Brings Positive Changes for Homeless Students and Domestic Violence Survivors

By Niya Kelly, Director of State Legislative Policy, Equity, and Transformation This year, staff, grassroots leaders,…
June 6, 2025 Read More

In The News

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Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness Denounces Harmful Cuts to Medicaid and SNAP in Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill

Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness (CCH) is deeply alarmed by the passage of the so-called “Big…
July 7, 2025 Read More

WTTW: ‘The Lines Are Already Long’: How Cuts to SNAP, Medicaid Could Impact Illinois

By Shelby Hawkins “People have this misconception that people who are on public benefits don’t…
July 2, 2025 Read More

Press Release: New State Law to Increase Transparency in Funding for Homeless Students

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A new state law will shine a light on how school districts…
May 27, 2025 Read More

Our Stories

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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
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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
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CCH builds community power and advances racial equity through organizing, advocacy, legal assistance, and education to prevent and end homelessness because housing is a human right.

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