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CCH celebrates six new college scholarship winners and three recent graduates

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Back to School 2024-25

The start of the 2024-25 school year is quickly approaching! The first day for Chicago Public School students is Monday, August 26, 2024. Some CPS charter schools may have different... The post Back to School 2024-25 appeared first on Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness.

WTTW Chicago Tonight: Chicago, Illinois Advocates Hope Impact of Supreme Court’s Homelessness Ruling Muted Locally

Vanessa Alvarez

“Just because the Supreme Court has overturned this order doesn’t mean cities should just go into a mode of being reactionary and criminalizing people for biological necessities,” she said.... The post WTTW Chicago Tonight: Chicago, Illinois Advocates Hope Impact of Supreme Court’s Homelessness Ruling Muted Locally appeared first on Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness.

Chicago Tribune: In Chicago’s tent cities, ‘a multitude of challenges’ to address the city’s rising homelessness

Vanessa Alvarez

Two women, who asked not to be named, tend to a kitten dropped off at their tent encampment at a rail underpass in the 3000 block of West Chicago Avenue... The post Chicago Tribune: In Chicago’s tent cities, ‘a multitude of challenges’ to address the city’s rising homelessness appeared first on Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness.

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 the rights of people experiencing homelessness in a decision in the Johnson v. Grants Pass... The post CCH’s Response to the Supreme Court’s Decision to Criminalize Street Homelessness appeared first on Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness.

The Return of the Justice Circle

Vanessa Alvarez

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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.

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 Coalition for the Homeless and partners weigh in on high-profile U.S. Supreme Court case, Johnson v. Grants Pass

Vanessa Alvarez

By Sam Paler-Ponce, interim associate director of policy Chicago Coalition for the Homeless assembled 27 statewide partner organizations in filing an amicus brief in the upcoming case of Johnson v.... The post Chicago Coalition for the Homeless and partners weigh in on high-profile U.S. Supreme Court case, Johnson v. Grants Pass appeared first on Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness.

Nia remembers her roots as she spreads her wings

Nia Hill wants you to know that the West Side of Chicago has great people who do great things. Born and raised in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood, she also understands... The post Nia remembers her roots as she spreads her wings appeared first on Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness.

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