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South Side Weekly: ‘Everyone Is Mad at the Wrong People’: Black Organizers Call for Focus and Nuance in the Affordable Housing Blame Game

Vanessa Alvarez

By Wendy Wei and Leslie Hurtado, April 29, 2024 While anti-migrant sentiments have been expressed by many Chicagoans of different backgrounds, much media focus has been on the Black community’s historical tension with... The post South Side Weekly: ‘Everyone Is Mad at the Wrong People’: Black Organizers Call for Focus and Nuance in the Affordable Housing Blame Game appeared first on Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness.

Chicago Defender: Legacy of Inequitable Housing Access–How a Black Family’s Story Echoes Today’s Fight

Vanessa Alvarez

By Tacuma Roeback, Chicago Defender Managing Editor Thanks to the efforts of Carl Hansberry and later the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., James Bevel, and Al Raby-led Chicago Freedom Movement,... The post Chicago Defender: Legacy of Inequitable Housing Access–How a Black Family’s Story Echoes Today’s Fight appeared first on Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness.

WTTW: A ‘Latino Voices’ Community Conversation: Homelessness in Chicago

Vanessa Alvarez

By Emily Soto, February 26, 2024 In CCH’s most recent homeless estimate report, 90% of Latinx community members experiencing homelessness live doubled up. WTTW’s FIRSTHAND: Homeless series held a discussion hosted... The post WTTW: A ‘Latino Voices’ Community Conversation: Homelessness in Chicago appeared first on Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness.

CCH honors community members who made our 2023 victories possible

The evening began with opening remarks from Maxica Williams, President of CCH’s Board of Directors and a longtime grassroots leader with the coalition. “Through advocating, lobbying, and working hard, the... The post CCH honors community members who made our 2023 victories possible appeared first on Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness.

Latino News: ‘Doubling Up’ Homelessness: An Invisible Crisis

Vanessa Alvarez

By Jacqueline Cardenas (Latino News), December 15 2023 Over 68,000 Chicagoans are experiencing homelessness, and nearly 45,000 of them live doubled-up, according to a 2023 estimated data report from the Chicago... The post Latino News: ‘Doubling Up’ Homelessness: An Invisible Crisis appeared first on Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness.

WTTW: What Homelessness Among Latinos Looks Like Amid Growing Need for Housing

Vanessa Alvarez

By Acacia Hernandez (WTTW), December 1, 2023 Research suggests that Latinos are dramatically underrepresented in data on street and shelter homelessness. According to the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless’ recent... The post WTTW: What Homelessness Among Latinos Looks Like Amid Growing Need for Housing appeared first on Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness.

National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week: A reflection from Associate Board Advocacy Chair Lindsay Welbers

Vanessa Alvarez

In recognition of National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week, CCH is sharing reflections from people who work with us – interns, board, and associate board members – writing about what inspires their... The post National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week: A reflection from Associate Board Advocacy Chair Lindsay Welbers appeared first on Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness.

As CPS identification of homeless students drops, CCH offers recommendations

Vanessa Alvarez

By Alyssa Phillips, Education Attorney The number of students identified as homeless in Chicago Public Schools (CPS) declined 34% since the 2018-19 school year. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students and school districts nationwide faced... The post As CPS identification of homeless students drops, CCH offers recommendations appeared first on Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness.

WTTW Chicago Tonight Black Voices: 1 in 7 CPS Students Experiences Homelessness, Study Finds

Vanessa Alvarez

By Marissa Nelson Taishi Neuman experienced homelessness when she was a sophomore in high school. She had a two-year-old daughter and wasn’t able to afford a babysitter, so she couldn’t... The post WTTW Chicago Tonight Black Voices: 1 in 7 CPS Students Experiences Homelessness, Study Finds appeared first on Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness.

CCH advocacy leads to two new bills removing barriers and $1 billion in housing funding

Vanessa Alvarez

Advocacy and organizing in Springfield this legislative session resulted in the passage of HB88 and SB190, bills removing barriers for TANF recipients and homeless college students, and a budget that... The post CCH advocacy leads to two new bills removing barriers and $1 billion in housing funding appeared first on Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness.

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