Blog Voices of Power and Dignity are Heard: Horizons 2024 Creative Writing Showcase The American Writers Museum hosted CCH’s annual Horizons creative writing showcase on Tuesday, June 25.…EmilianoJuly 23, 2024
BlogStories Showcasing Horizons Poets: Commitment, Community, Dignity and Power https://youtu.be/7yukU3g4NPo?si=2hvn_f_Kb99uR2Wd Above: Brooklyn Silas first joined Horizons two years ago, which allowed her to…Vanessa AlvarezDecember 28, 2023
BlogStories Pat speaks up to help others Born to a large family with nine siblings, Patricia “Pat” Franklin understands the importance of…ErinSindewaldDecember 5, 2023
Blog Cash Assistance is Key to Ending Poverty for Families in Need Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) is a program that gives monthly cash grants to…Vanessa AlvarezDecember 26, 2022
BlogStories Changing the world is a family affair CCH Board Member and grassroots leader Maxica Williams survived cancer and navigated homelessness. Now she…ErinSindewaldDecember 13, 2022
BlogStories Shamaje pays it forward At the start of the pandemic, Shamaje Singleton, then 18, was unable to afford housing…ErinSindewaldAugust 10, 2022
Uncategorized “Leave with a piece of each other”: 2022 Horizons Showcase Back In-Person The 2022 Horizons Creative Writing Showcase welcomed participants and grassroots leaders to the attend at…Vanessa AlvarezAugust 5, 2022
Blog Photographer Jeffrey Wolin unveils new project: Faces of Homelessness Photographer Jeffrey Wolin’s work has spanned from documenting Holocaust survivors to Vietnam war veterans, and…Vanessa AlvarezJanuary 28, 2022
Blog CCH Mutual Aid Fund reopened for third round of grants Chicago Coalition for the Homeless’ Fund will provide $500 grants to 120 households that are or at-risk of…Vanessa AlvarezJanuary 26, 2022
BlogStories National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week: Mother and 18-year-old son share why they’re grassroots leaders During National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week, CCH shares essays by people who work with us, writing…chicoalitionNovember 21, 2019