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.”
Marilyn Escoe’s journey from crisis to strength
CCH offers broad outreach at shelters, housing and street programs that serve homeless families, teens and single adults. Our work reaches families like Marilyn and her children. They lived in their North Lawndale apartment for six years, happy to be living half a block from the children’s grade school. But when Marilyn lost her job...x
June 27: CCH awards 6 new college scholarships
Join us Thursday, June 27 when CCH presents renewable $2,000 college scholarships to six Chicago Public Schools students who achieved academically while coping with homelessness. A 5:30 reception precedes the hour-long event at 6 p.m. This free event will be held at Loyola University Law School, 25 E. Pearson St., in the 10th floor ceremonial...x
Successful state budget advocacy
CCH is pleased to report that, during an extremely difficult budget year, housing and homeless service programs were spared funding cuts in the FY 2014 state budget, and even received slight increases in two key areas. This is significant considering that most discussions taking place in the General Assembly this spring were focused on funding...x
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