Blog CCH advocacy leads to passage of state bills to remove barriers By Niya Kelly, State Legislative Director During this successful legislative session CCH's policy and organizing…chicoalitionJune 7, 2019
Blog CCH statement: Illinois cannot wait any longer for a fair tax Chicago Coalition for the Homeless and our state network applaud the growing momentum for a…chicoalitionMay 23, 2019
Blog Bring Chicago Home: Homeless advocates denounce Ald. O’Connor’s misrepresentations; say he was instrumental in delaying bid for ballot referendum After motion to stall public hearing on the measure appeared to fail, O’Connor permitted repeated…chicoalitionMarch 11, 2019
Blog CCH statement on Gov. Pritzker’s first state budget address Chicago Coalition for the Homeless (CCH) applauds Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s recognition that addressing homelessness and…chicoalitionFebruary 20, 2019
Blog Bring Chicago Home: Advocates call on city to prioritize aid for homeless people after court permits their ouster from public property City defends controversial tactics targeting homeless people, even as it opposes a measure to reduce…chicoalitionJanuary 22, 2019
Blog Bring Chicago Home takes step forward Measure that would end homelessness for nearly 36,000 in first 10 years survives often-fatal duel…chicoalitionNovember 13, 2018
News NPR Illinois: State boosts monthly aid to needy families Maxica Williams, pictured with three of her children, appeared before a state legislative committee to…chicoalitionSeptember 27, 2018
Blog Service providers meet with CCH organizers to discuss work into 2019 Providers' Lunch at St. Leonard's Ministries, in a discussion led by Organizer Bisma Shoukat (Photos…chicoalitionSeptember 24, 2018
Blog Judges can no longer consider unpaid fines when reviewing record-sealing petitions Judges cannot consider a person's fines, fees or outstanding financial obligations when reviewing a petition…chicoalitionAugust 13, 2018
Blog Governor signs College Hunger Bill, assuring low-income community college students can access food security via SNAP An estimated 40,000 low-income community college students in Illinois are now assured access to food…chicoalitionJuly 30, 2018