News WMC: As Eviction Crisis Looms, Advocates Fear an Increase in Child Removals By Susan Buttenwieser Jan. 12, 2021 In August, protesters demonstrated at the Supreme Court in support of…Vanessa AlvarezJanuary 12, 2022
Blog CCH Statement: Mayor’s budget adds significant new resources for combatting homelessness, but dedicated revenue still needed Mayor Lightfoot's 2022 budget proposal unveiled on September 20 provides significant new resources to address homelessness. The new funding…Vanessa AlvarezSeptember 23, 2021
Blog Bring Chicago Home: Advocates reintroduce resolution at City Hall to combat homelessness CCH Grassroots Leader Maxica WilliamsRev. Dr. Jacqueline Triche AtkinsAlderwoman Maria Hadden (49th Ward) Outside City Hall on Wednesday,…Vanessa AlvarezJuly 22, 2021
Blog Bring Chicago Home hosts citywide housing forum Chicago advocates demanded funds for affordable housing from $1.9 billion meant for pandemic relief amid…Vanessa AlvarezMay 5, 2021
News Reader: Homeless in a pandemic-stricken Chicago By Sarah Gelbard Jan. 14, 2021 A row of tents lining a narrow cement enclosure provide…Vanessa AlvarezJanuary 14, 2021
News September/October media reports: Homeless youth funding, Logan Square sweep, homeless students & Bring Chicago Home October 17, 2019 Vice News: More than 16,000 kids in Chicago Public Schools are homeless.…chicoalitionOctober 17, 2019
Blog Bring Chicago Home: Community leaders converge on Mayor Lightfoot’s 100-Day celebration to denounce broken promise on homelessness Mayor vowed during campaign to support funding mechanism to reduce homelessness, now wants to confiscate…chicoalitionAugust 28, 2019
Blog Bring Chicago Home: Majority of Chicago aldermen sign onto proposal to combat homelessness Proposal Would Fulfill Mayor’s Campaign Promise by Increasing One-Time Tax on Sales of Properties Worth…Vanessa AlvarezJuly 24, 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…Vanessa AlvarezMarch 11, 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