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Reviewed by: Tom
on 12/22/09:
Mission
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless (CCH) organizes
and advocates to prevent and end homelessness based on our belief that housing is a human right in a just society.
Key Facts
Geographic areas served:
Chicago, Illinois
Results to date:
• CCH is the only organization in Chicago to run regular outreach at a variety of emergency shelters, transitional housing, SRO and street programs – 30 across the city each month, reaching more than 3,500 people per year.
• CCH is the only non-profit in Illinois crafting public policies that curb – and one day, can end – homelessness that hits low- and moderate-income families. We train and empower homeless people to advocate on all these issues.
• Ours is the only law office in Illinois dedicated solely to serving homeless people, with focus on children and teens turned away by public schools or denied school services. A youth attorney reaches out to unaccompanied youth living on their own, without family.
Obstacles:
Emergency shelters are important but they do not address the root causes of homelessness. We need to invest in changing the system so that it is easier for folks to lift their families out of poverty. CCH seeks permanent solutions.
What your donation will allow us to do:
Advocate for more affordable housing, jobs that pay a living wage, access to quality healthcare and education.
Past and Current Funders:
CCH accepts no government funding so that we may maintain an independent voice. We rely on the generosity of concerned citizens and private foundations and corporations to help us institute changes that will end the cycle of poverty.