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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 homeless students and domestic violence survivors

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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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2025 by the numbers

Working in community makes change possible.

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People impacted by homelessness met via outreach

404

Legal cases closed by the Law Project for 343 clients

3,937

Community members reached by our Speakers Bureau

2,247

Service providers and educators trained

83,308

In college scholarships & book awards distributed to 29 students

91,000

In mutual aid cash grants distributed to 182 Illinois households

Our Updates

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HUD’s Funding Changes Put 5,105 Illinoisans At Risk of Homelessness

Changes to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s funding priorities could putĀ thousandsĀ ofĀ formerly…
June 25, 2026 Read More

Remembering Scholar and Advocate Prince Washington

With heavy heartsĀ we areĀ mourning the loss of CCH scholarshipĀ alumĀ Prince Washington.Ā We first met Prince in 2017Ā as…
June 22, 2026 Read More

CCH advocacy restores additional funding for housing and homelessness services and secures new funding for students experiencing homelessness

By Niya Kelly, Director of State Legislative Policy, Equity, and TransformationĀ Each year, staff, grassroots leaders,…
June 3, 2026 Read More

In The News

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Chicago Reader: Displaced during Pride Month

Ahead of a planned construction project, the city closed a Logan Square homeless encampment that…
June 18, 2026 Read More

Chicago Tribune Letters to the Editor: Homelessness isn’t throwaway issue

When asked about a list of potential cuts in next year’s budget, columnist Rich Miller…
May 30, 2026 Read More

Chicago Tribune Letters to the Editor: Camping ban upends lives

Street homelessness is one of the worst things you can experience. When I was 18,…
May 27, 2026 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 communityĀ 

Dr. Mahalia Crawford wants her students to understand that ā€œhomelessness 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