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
News Chicago Tribune: In Chicago’s tent cities, ‘a multitude of challenges’ to address the city’s rising homelessness Two women, who asked not to be named, tend to a kitten dropped off at…Vanessa AlvarezJuly 1, 2024
BlogNews CCH’s Response to the Supreme Court’s Decision to Criminalize Street Homelessness Chicago Coalition for the Homeless (CCH) is deeply disappointed that the U.S. Supreme Court limited…chicoalitionJune 28, 2024
News South Side Weekly: ‘Everyone Is Mad at the Wrong People’: Black Organizers Call for Focus and Nuance in the Affordable Housing Blame Game By Wendy Wei and Leslie Hurtado, April 29, 2024 Wendy Benitez and her daughter walk down the sidewalk.…Vanessa AlvarezApril 29, 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
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
News Logan Center: Many of the city’s homeless are not on the streets on a rainy winter night Michelle Neal, an intern at Philadelphia’s Office of Homeless Services and group leader at the…Vanessa AlvarezApril 9, 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
News WTTW: Firsthand, Brian FIRSTHAND is a local public television program presented by WTTW. Aired 02/19/24. Brian walked into St.…Vanessa AlvarezFebruary 19, 2024