Blog CCH advocacy for a new state budget that includes $396 million for housing assistance By Niya K. Kelly Director of State Legislative Policy, Equity and Transformation Because of COVID-19,…chicoalitionMay 24, 2020
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
Blog CCH recognizes community partners at 2019 Victory Celebration Working alongside coalition partners, legislators, and community allies, this year CCH secured many victories to…ErinSindewaldOctober 30, 2019
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 rally outside ‘State of the City’ address, call on mayor’s broken promise on homelessness Before Mayor Lori Lightfoot revealed her projected budget deficit in a "State of the City"…chicoalitionAugust 29, 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 New reentry legislation will bar housing discrimination based on an arrest, juvenile or sealed/expunged record By Mercedes G. González, Policy Specialist Reentry legislation dubbed the "Housing as a Human Right…chicoalitionAugust 26, 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…chicoalitionJuly 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…chicoalitionMarch 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