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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

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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 Transformation Each year, staff, grassroots leaders,…
June 3, 2026 Read More
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Changes to the SNAP (Food Stamps) Program result in thousands losing benefits

Originally published January 30, 2026 and updated May 8, 2026 Did you lose your SNAP benefits…
May 8, 2026 Read More

Preschool Access for Families Living in Temporary Housing in Chicago

Finding stable housing is hard enough. Trying to enroll your child in preschool while navigating…
May 7, 2026 Read More

In The News

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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

Chicago Reader: The last days of Legion Park, before the city swept it

On Chicago’s northwest side, a community of unhoused people fought the city to stop the…
May 7, 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 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
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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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