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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.

2024 Illinois Legislative Session Wrap Up

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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.

WBEZ: A U.S. Supreme Court case could affect homeless people in Chicago and Illinois

Vanessa Alvarez

By Esther Yoon-Ji Kang, April 11, 2024 In 2015, Robert Henderson returned from panhandling to the viaduct under which he was sleeping on Chicago’s West Side. He was unhoused at the... The post WBEZ: A U.S. Supreme Court case could affect homeless people in Chicago and Illinois 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.

CCH’s Post-Election Statement as a Member of Bring Chicago Home

Vanessa Alvarez

Sharing and building power is how we address homelessness in Chicago. In 2017, a group of CCH’s grassroots leaders with lived experience of homelessness first developed the idea of what... The post CCH’s Post-Election Statement as a Member of Bring Chicago Home appeared first on Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness.

Tribune: Bring Chicago Home–What voters need to know about the referendum

Vanessa Alvarez

By Alice Yin and A.D. Quig Since 2018, a coalition of homeless advocacy organizations, labor unions and progressive politicians has been pushing the city to designate a special revenue stream for Chicago’s homeless... The post Tribune: Bring Chicago Home–What voters need to know about the referendum appeared first on Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness.

Want to help win Bring Chicago Home on March 19? Here’s how to vote if you are experiencing homelessness

Vanessa Alvarez

The Importance of Voting This upcoming election holds a special significance for Chicago Coalition for the Homeless. In addition to voting on key races at local and national levels, at... The post Want to help win Bring Chicago Home on March 19? Here’s how to vote if you are experiencing homelessness appeared first on Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness.

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