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Statement on the murder of people experiencing homelessness on the CTA Blue Line

Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness (CCH) is devastated to learn of the senseless murder of four people – Simeon Bihesi, Adrian Collins, and two other victims that have not yet... The post Statement on the murder of people experiencing homelessness on the CTA Blue Line appeared first on Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness.

New Name, New Look, Same Goal to End Homelessness

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NBC NEWS: Three times as many people were experiencing homelessness in Chicago this year as migrant numbers surged

By Daniella Silva, June 10, 2024 Nearly 19,000 people were experiencing homelessness in Chicago in January, more than three times as many as last year, as the city struggled to... The post NBC NEWS: Three times as many people were experiencing homelessness in Chicago this year as migrant numbers surged appeared first on Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness.

WBEZ: Chicago’s homeless population increased threefold, a city snapshot shows, owing largely to migrants

By Tessa Weinberg, June 7, 2024 More than 18,800 Chicagoans experienced homelessness on a single night in January — a threefold increase over last year that was largely driven by... The post WBEZ: Chicago’s homeless population increased threefold, a city snapshot shows, owing largely to migrants appeared first on Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness.

WTTW: Number of Unhoused Chicagoans Tripled Amid Surge of Migrants, Survey Found

By Heather Cherone, June 7, 2024 The number of Chicagoans living in city shelters or on city streets tripled between January 2023 and January 2024, according to the annual survey... The post WTTW: Number of Unhoused Chicagoans Tripled Amid Surge of Migrants, Survey Found appeared first on Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness.

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.

Joan Esposito: CCH’s Law Project and the SCOTUS

Vanessa Alvarez

Joan Esposito hears from Camilla Krauss, CCH Staff Attorney of the Law Project. Tune in at 1:41. The post Joan Esposito: CCH’s Law Project and the SCOTUS 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.

Oral Arguments Begin in Johnson v. Grants Pass Case, Determining the Constitutionality of Criminalizing Homelessness

Vanessa Alvarez

Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, alongside 27 partner organizations, filed an amicus brief, raising the importance of the case and the impact on people experiencing homelessness in Chicago and Illinois. The post Oral Arguments Begin in Johnson v. Grants Pass Case, Determining the Constitutionality of Criminalizing Homelessness appeared first on Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness.

Chicago Tribune: Chicago to have one unified shelter structure for homeless and migrants, city and state officials say

Vanessa Alvarez

By Nell Salzman, April 22 The city and state are in the planning stages to combine Chicago’s legacy homeless shelter system with its system for migrants, according to government officials,... The post Chicago Tribune: Chicago to have one unified shelter structure for homeless and migrants, city and state officials say appeared first on Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness.

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