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JUL
02
WTTW Chicago Tonight: Chicago, Illinois Advocates Hope Impact of Supreme Court’s Homelessness Ruling Muted Locally
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Vanessa Alvarez
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JUL
02
“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.
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JUL
01
Chicago Tribune: In Chicago’s tent cities, ‘a multitude of challenges’ to address the city’s rising homelessness
By:
Vanessa Alvarez
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JUL
01
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.
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JUN
29
CCH’s Response to the Supreme Court’s Decision to Criminalize Street Homelessness
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chicoalition
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JUN
29
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.
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APR
29
South Side Weekly: ‘Everyone Is Mad at the Wrong People’: Black Organizers Call for Focus and Nuance in the Affordable Housing Blame Game
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Vanessa Alvarez
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APR
29
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.
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APR
22
Chicago Defender: Legacy of Inequitable Housing Access–How a Black Family’s Story Echoes Today’s Fight
By:
Vanessa Alvarez
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APR
22
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.
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APR
22
Chicago Tribune: Chicago to have one unified shelter structure for homeless and migrants, city and state officials say
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Vanessa Alvarez
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APR
22
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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APR
11
WBEZ: A U.S. Supreme Court case could affect homeless people in Chicago and Illinois
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Vanessa Alvarez
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APR
11
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.
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APR
09
Logan Center: Many of the city’s homeless are not on the streets on a rainy winter night
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Vanessa Alvarez
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APR
09
By Allison Beck and Julius Philp, April 9, 2024 Multiple studies in cities across the country, including New York City, Chicago and Houston, have shown that not only does the PIT count miss people that... The post Logan Center: Many of the city’s homeless are not on the streets on a rainy winter night appeared first on Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness.
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MAR
13
Want to help win Bring Chicago Home on March 19? Here’s how to vote if you are experiencing homelessness
By:
Vanessa Alvarez
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MAR
13
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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FEB
19
WTTW: Firsthand, Brian
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Vanessa Alvarez
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FEB
19
FIRSTHAND is a local public television program presented by WTTW. Aired 02/19/24. Brian walked into St. Leonard’s Ministries with the goal of leaving homelessness behind him. He’s taking advantage of his... The post WTTW: Firsthand, Brian appeared first on Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness.
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