News WTTW Chicago Tonight: Chicago, Illinois Advocates Hope Impact of Supreme Court’s Homelessness Ruling Muted Locally “Just because the Supreme Court has overturned this order doesn’t mean cities should just…Vanessa AlvarezJuly 2, 2024
Blog 2024 Illinois Legislative Session Wrap Up This spring Chicago Coalition for the Homeless (CCH) advocated for several statewide measures in Springfield that…Amy KantMay 31, 2024
News Chicago Defender: Legacy of Inequitable Housing Access–How a Black Family’s Story Echoes Today’s Fight A Chicago Defender article from 1946 that chronicles the Hemmons family becoming unhoused. By Tacuma…Vanessa AlvarezApril 22, 2024
BlogNews Oral Arguments Begin in Johnson v. Grants Pass Case, Determining the Constitutionality of Criminalizing Homelessness Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, alongside 27 partner organizations, filed an amicus brief, raising the…Vanessa AlvarezApril 22, 2024
News Chicago Tribune: Chicago to have one unified shelter structure for homeless and migrants, city and state officials say © Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/TNS By Nell Salzman, April 22 The city and state are…Vanessa AlvarezApril 22, 2024
News WBEZ: A U.S. Supreme Court case could affect homeless people in Chicago and Illinois Chicago Coalition for the Homeless filed suit against the city of Chicago on behalf of…Vanessa AlvarezApril 11, 2024
Blog Chicago Coalition for the Homeless and partners weigh in on high-profile U.S. Supreme Court case, Johnson v. Grants Pass By Sam Paler-Ponce, interim associate director of policy Chicago Coalition for the Homeless assembled 27…Vanessa AlvarezApril 3, 2024
BlogFeatured CCH’s Post-Election Statement as a Member of Bring Chicago Home Sharing and building power is how we address homelessness in Chicago. In 2017, a group…Vanessa AlvarezMarch 20, 2024
News Tribune: Bring Chicago Home–What voters need to know about the referendum Bring Chicago Home coalition members rally in front of the Thompson Center on November 7,…Vanessa AlvarezMarch 18, 2024
Blog Want to help win Bring Chicago Home on March 19? Here’s how to vote if you are experiencing homelessness The Importance of Voting This upcoming election holds a special significance for Chicago Coalition for…Vanessa AlvarezMarch 13, 2024