A Clear Mission
Since 1980, the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless (CCH) has had a clear mission: “We organize and advocate to prevent and end homelessness, because we believe housing is a human right in a just society.”
Ceolo Lewis & her family
“August 13, 2009,” says Ceolo Lewis. Asked when she became homeless, Ceolo remembers the very day she and her daughters moved into an emergency shelter on Chicago’s South Side. It would be 19 months before her family found a new home.x
Speakers Bureau
Led by 15 formerly homeless adults, our Speakers Bureau reaches several thousand people each year at events hosted by schools, universities, religious and civic groups.x
Homeless Memorial
More than 400 people filled Chicago’s Old St. Pat’s Church Wednesday evening for a service to remember those who died while homeless in our city.x
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