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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. The event brought together family, community members, and CCH staff to listen and experience art.... The post Voices of Power and Dignity are Heard: Horizons 2024 Creative Writing Showcase appeared first on Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness.

Showcasing Horizons Poets: Commitment, Community, Dignity and Power

Vanessa Alvarez

Horizons Creative Writing CCH’s creative writing program Horizons offers creative writing workshops to parents experiencing homelessness who live at family shelters, as well as residents of adult shelters located in... The post Showcasing Horizons Poets: Commitment, Community, Dignity and Power appeared first on Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness.

Pat speaks up to help others

Born to a large family with nine siblings, Patricia “Pat” Franklin understands the importance of working together so that everyone has what they need to thrive. A grandmother of three... The post Pat speaks up to help others appeared first on Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness.

Cash Assistance is Key to Ending Poverty for Families in Need

Vanessa Alvarez

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Shamaje pays it forward

At the start of the pandemic, Shamaje Singleton, then 18, was unable to afford housing on his own. He bounced around Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood, living doubled-up with various family members... The post Shamaje pays it forward appeared first on Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness.

“Leave with a piece of each other”: 2022 Horizons Showcase Back In-Person

Vanessa Alvarez

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Photographer Jeffrey Wolin unveils new project: Faces of Homelessness

Vanessa Alvarez

Photographer Jeffrey Wolin’s work has spanned from documenting Holocaust survivors to Vietnam war veterans, and he has now turned his camera towards Chicago’s unhoused population. He has called West Town... The post Photographer Jeffrey Wolin unveils new project: Faces of Homelessness appeared first on Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness.

CCH Mutual Aid Fund reopened for third round of grants

Vanessa Alvarez

Chicago Coalition for the Homeless’ Fund will provide $500 grants to 120 households that are or at-risk of becoming homeless. Updated February 8 – Responding to continued community need, Chicago Coalition for the... The post CCH Mutual Aid Fund reopened for third round of grants appeared first on Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness.

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 about what inspires their work. Our final essays are written by Margaret Bingham and her... The post National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week: Mother and 18-year-old son share why they’re grassroots leaders appeared first on Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness.

Horizons outreach program showcases parent and child poets

Horizons creative writing workshop hosted 35 parents and children from two South Side shelters at its yearly poetry showcase, held June 20 at Chicago’s Intuit gallery, 756 N. Milwaukee Avenue. Seven... The post Horizons outreach program showcases parent and child poets appeared first on Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness.

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