The Institute for Children & Poverty of New York City released a policy brief today on homeless families in Illinois and Chicago. The brief describes how Chicago’s 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness has changed the way Chicago deals with homelessness by moving to a “housing first” strategy that aims to move people quickly into housing and providing them with services once they are housed.
The HELLO group for street youth is profiled in a touching feature story published Jan. 31 in the Chicago Tribune's Sunday Magazine.
Our youth attorney Beth Cunningham co-facilitates the group, which began weekly drop-in meetings in January 2005 – five years later, they’re still meeting every Tuesday night at the Broadway Youth Center, on Chicago’s North Side.
Legal notices were mailed Jan. 15, 2010 to more than 700 youth who are pregnant or parenting and in the custody of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). These young people are members of a class of youth who brought a lawsuit, Hill v. Erickson, against DCFS.
Almost 200 residents from the 18th State Representative District gathered Jan. 20 at Northwestern University’s McCormick Tribune Center for a candidates’ forum on poverty and homelessness.
Teen Living Programs (TLP) serves homeless and unaccompanied youth, one of the respected providers where our youth attorney offers weekly outreach. Through a nationwide contest on Facebook, TLP has a chance to win a large grant from JPMorgan Chase Bank. (In a separate effort, Chase also generously funds our Law Project’s back-to-school outreach in the Austin neighborhood.)
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless is an active member of the Responsible Budget Coalition, made up of more than 150 organizations across Illinois.
After Gov. Quinn’s “State of the State” address on Jan. 13, a press release was issued by the RBC:
Dr. Martin Luther King uttered these words on the eve of his untimely death. Of course, he spoke in particular to the black community. But I believe he had a larger meaning in mind as well: During his life he evolved his understanding and advocacy to encompass the eradication of poverty. His passion -- so inspirational still, 41 years later -- was to lift our nation's people out of the racism and poverty that crippled millions of Americans.
Thank you for your interest in our 18th Annual Hopefest featuring Patti Smith - unfortunately there are no more tickets available.
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless has been recognized as a top-rated nonprofit by GreatNonprofits.org, as a part of their “Food and Shelter 2009” awards. Ratings were submitted by members of the public who have volunteered, donated, or been served by the nonprofits which provide both direct and indirect services to their communities. The winners of the award receive third party media exposure on GuideStar and other online services.
CCH received a total of seventeen reviews so far, and now has an average rating of five stars within a five star rating system.
CCH is proud to report that Laurene Heybach, founding director of the CCH Law Project, is being honored this month by IllinoisLegalAdvocate.org
Rene was named Illinois Legal Advocate of the Month. A video interview featuring Rene and Associate Law Director Patricia Nix-Hodes has been posted by IllinoisLegalAdvocate.org on its website and at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQW1ydCpkqA
