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The Chicago Coalition for the Homeless was founded in 1980 with a clear mission statement to organize and advocate to prevent and end homelessness, because they believe housing is a human right in a just society. [2] In the early days, the CCH focused on advocating for basic rights for the homeless. In December 1992, Illinois passed the first ...
The Illinois implementation of the Homeless Bill of Rights was significant because it included the ability to maintain employment as a right that unhoused individuals could claim. Many people struggling with homelessness also face employment discrimination, which makes it more difficult for them to attain financial and housing security.
Mercy Home began accepting girls in 1987. Three years later, it was renamed Mercy Home for Boys and Girls. Mercy Home is composed of two separate campuses where abused and neglected children are cared for—the Boys' Campus, located in Chicago's West Loop area, and the Girls' Campus, located south, in Chicago's Morgan Park community.
About half of the roughly 68,000 Chicagoans experiencing homelessness are Black; roughly 1-in-4 are children CHICAGO (AP) — An unusual legal […] The post Chicago ‘mansion’ tax to fund ...
The number of children identified as homeless by schools nationwide dropped by 21% from the 2018-2019 school year to the 2020-2021 school year, according to federal data. But the decrease ...
CHICAGO — 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, and turn it into a ...
Deborah's Place, established in 1985, is a Chicago-based nonprofit organization that offers shelter, resources and support to the homeless women of Chicago. Its mission is to provide resources to homeless women in order for them to transition from being homeless. Programs and services include permanent supportive housing and basic necessities.
There are roughly 68,000 homeless people in Chicago on any given night. CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago voters have rejected a one-time real estate tax on properties over $1 million to pay for services ...