Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Our guide on how to vote if you are experiencing homelessness is here! Learn more: chicagohomeless.org/vote 000
Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 20/08/2026It's Make-A-Will Month: write your will with FreeWill, our gift to you, and help the Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness advocate for a future where housing is a human right. bit.ly/45F405f 020
Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Take Action! The Illinois House of Representatives must vote YES on HB 1429 by Friday, April 17 to stop local governments from punishing people for experiencing homelessness. Urge them to vote yes on HB 1429 or thank them for their support: bit.ly/hb1429yes 013
Reposted by Chicago Coalition to End HomelessnessDoug Schenkelberg @endhomeless.bsky.social · 11/03/2026@chicagohomeless.bsky.social is looking for a justice-oriented person that knows advocacy to help lead our federal policy work. We are adding capacity so we can better take on the challenges of this moment. Please share widely! chicagocoalitiontoendhomelessness.applytojob.com/apply/Rt9vEg...chicagocoalitiontoendhomelessness.applytojob.comFederal Advocacy Manager - Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness - Career PageApply to Federal Advocacy Manager at Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness in Chicago, IL. 013
Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 27/02/2026🚨The Edrika Fultord Mutual Aid Fund reopens March 4 at 10am! 🚨 400 applications will be accepted online or by phone, entered into a lottery & undergo review. Submitting an application does not guarantee funding. 💻 chicagohomeless.org/MAF 📞 (312)641-4148 (M-F, 10am - 2pm) 000
Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Our homelessness estimate uses a more inclusive definition of homelessness and looks at the issue over the course of a year. Accurate counts of homelessness allow us to make better policies to ensure everyone has a safe place to call home. Learn more: youtube.com/shorts/WAImF...youtube.comWhat is the homeless estimate?YouTube video by Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness (CCH) 000
Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 22/01/2026This evening, the Chicago Department of Family and Support Services will conduct the federally mandated annual Point-in-Time (PIT) count on the streets of Chicago with the help of volunteers. youtube.com/shorts/TVLvp...youtube.comWhat is the Point-in-Time (PIT) count?YouTube video by Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness (CCH) 100
Reposted by Chicago Coalition to End HomelessnessDoug Schenkelberg @endhomeless.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Thanks to @wbez.org & @chicago.suntimes.com for covering @chicagohomeless.bsky.social‘s updated homelessness estimate. Hear a discussion on it today at 4:00 CST with @brian-goldstone.bsky.social! Registe here - act.chicagohomeless.org/a/estimateact.chicagohomeless.orgChicago Coalition to End Homelessness 086
Reposted by Chicago Coalition to End HomelessnessLindsay Welbers @writingwelbers.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Hey Folks, I'm helping my friends at @chicagohomeless.bsky.social to raise funds by participating in a Winter Walk on February 8. The air is particularly cold today, and I'm thinking about our neighbors sleeping rough in air that feels like -25F. fundraisers.winterwalk.org/lindsay-welb...fundraisers.winterwalk.orgChicago Coalition to End HomelessnessI'm walking to help end homelessness. Will you support me? On cold winter days like this, it's hard not to think about our neighbors who are experiencing homelessness. February 8 is, statistically, on... 122
Reposted by Chicago Coalition to End HomelessnessBrian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Before something can be counted, it has to be defined—and one way this country has "reduced" homelessness is by defining entire segments of the homeless population out of existence. Excited to join @chicagohomeless.bsky.social tomorrow to talk about why accurate data is vital to ending this crisis. 22910
Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Please join us for a conversation with award-winning author and journalist @brian-goldstone.bsky.social and local experts, Channyn Lynne Parker and Evie Alexander next Wednesday (1/21) from 4-5:30pm. Register here: uniqo.de/estimate 031
Reposted by Chicago Coalition to End HomelessnessNational Center for Youth Law (NCYL) @youthlaw.bsky.social · 09/01/2026Does DCFS impact you or your communities? NCYL’s Tanya Gassenheimer and @chicagohomeless.bsky.social’s Thomas Edwards break down what Illinois families can expect, key legal protections, and helpful Cook County resources. 👇 101
Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 06/01/2026We’re excited to share our 10-year action plan to prevent and end homelessness among expectant parents and families with children under the age of 3! Learn more about the Housing Insecurity & Homelessness in Illinois Among the Pregnant & Parenting project: chicagohomeless.org/HIHIPP 000
Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 19/12/2025Meet CCH grassroots leader and board member April Harris! Learn more about April and her work: chicagohomeless.org/aprilyoutu.beMeet April Harris, CCH Grassroots Leader + Board MemberYouTube video by Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness (CCH) 010
Reposted by Chicago Coalition to End HomelessnessChicago magazine @chicagomagazine.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Housing advocate Doug Schenkelberg, executive director of @ChiHomeless, weighs in on the sticky issue of encampments. www.chicagomag.com/chicago-maga...chicagomag.comWhy You Shouldn't Look Away From Tent CitiesA housing advocate weighs in on the sticky issue of encampments. 062
Reposted by Chicago Coalition to End HomelessnessDoug Schenkelberg @endhomeless.bsky.social · 02/12/2025I’ll keep it simple. Callahan is holding these clogs until I raise $5,000 for @chicagohomeless.bsky.social for #GivingTuesday. It’s unconventional, but these are crazy times. Thank you for supporting CCH & saving the clogs. Donate here - donate.chicagohomeless.org/page/GivingT... 011
Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Today’s the day! All #GivingTuesday donations to the Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness will be generously matched dollar-for-dollar up to $50,000 thanks to three long-time supporters. Make your giving go further with a gift to CCH today: chicagohomeless.org/givingtuesday 000
Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 01/12/2025#GivingTuesday is TOMORROW! All Giving Tuesday gifts to CCH will be matched up to $50,000. Your generosity supports organizing, policy advocacy, legal assistance, and community education—the strategies needed to solve homelessness in Chicago and Illinois. 🔗 chicagohomeless.org/givingtuesday 010
Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Give your marathon meaning by running on CCH’s Team to End Homelessness! 🏃🏽♀️🏅 Free guaranteed entry into the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Oct 11, 2026 // Fill out the interest form: act.chicagohomeless.org/a/marathon 000
Reposted by Chicago Coalition to End Homelessnessshawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 06/11/2025the @chicagoreader.com also put together know your rights resources for unhoused folks interacting with federal agents in chicago, based on the excellent information compiled by @chicagohomeless.bsky.social. they're available in spanish: chicagoreader.com/news/conozca... and english:chicagoreader.comWhat to know if you’re unhoused and stopped by federal agentsU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have targeted unhoused Chicagoans in recent months. Here's what to know about your rights. 14130
Reposted by Chicago Coalition to End HomelessnessDoug Schenkelberg @endhomeless.bsky.social · 03/11/2025I appreciate both @katieprout.bsky.social’s write-up and @brian-goldstone.bsky.social’sshout out to @chicagohomeless.bsky.social‘s workin his recent visit to Chicago to discuss his excellent book “There is No Place for Us.” We can’t solve homelessness without first understanding its true scope.chicagoreader.comProfiting off precarity - Chicago ReaderThere Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America, by Brian Goldstone, is an account of five Black families forced into homelessness. 064
Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 15/10/2025CCH’s know your rights resources and additional resources from partners are now accessible from one page on our website. 🚨Share widely 🚨 chicagohomeless.org/kyr 000
Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 15/10/2025Apply tomorrow (Thursday) at 10 AM! chicagohomeless.org/maf 000
Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 01/10/2025Last Friday, Loyola University Chicago law students joined CCH’s Law Project in Pilsen for a day of service dedicated to raising awareness about the educational rights of students experiencing homelessness. Resources for students can be found here: chicagohomeless.org/need-help/law-… 000
Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 26/09/2025Members of Congress are making decisions about homelessness funding for our community, and they need to hear from YOU. Email your legislators today: act.chicagohomeless.org/a/coc 100
Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 24/09/2025Director of State Legislative Policy, Equity, and Transformation Niya Kelly was a guest on The Chicago Community Trust, speaking about addressing systemic barriers to housing and support for people experiencing homelessness. Listen to the full episode: www.cct.org/trusttalks/ 010
Reposted by Chicago Coalition to End HomelessnessDoug Schenkelberg @endhomeless.bsky.social · 21/09/2025Thanks to @chicagotribune.com for sharing @chicagohomeless.bsky.social & CFTEH‘s letter. No one wants people to have to sleep in parks or under viaducts or anywhere else unsheltered. Let’s come together around the solution - new revenue for permanent housing & service.chicagotribune.comLetters: Sweeps of tent encampments will do nothing to alleviate homelessness in ChicagoA call for sweeps with a tone-deafness for service inadequacy will do nothing to decrease homelessness in Chicagoland. 012
Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 16/09/2025CCH condemns the killing of Silverio Villegas González at the hands of federal agents. We will continue our work to counter dangerous federal overreach and protect our communities. Villegas Gonzalez’s family and loved ones are in our thoughts. chicagohomeless.org/cch-statemen... 000
Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 16/09/2025The Edrika Fulford Mutual Aid Fund reopens Oct 16 at 10 am! 400 applications will be accepted online or by phone, entered into a lottery & undergo review. Applying does not guarantee funding. 💻 chicagohomeless.org/MAF 📞📞 (312) 641-4148 (Mon-Fri, 10am - 2pm) 100
Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 15/09/2025Do you, a neighbor, or loved one need help expunging or clearing a record? Join CCH and Uprising Theater on Sunday, September 28, 2025 between 10am - 6pm at Uprising Theater (2905 N Milwaukee) for a FREE sealing and expungement clinic. Sign-up here: uniqo.de/expunge 010
Reposted by Chicago Coalition to End HomelessnessWTTW - Chicago PBS @wttw.bsky.social · 11/09/2025With a possibility of a National Guard deployment in Chicago, advocates are concerned about how that might affect people experiencing homelessness. Doug Schenkelberg, executive director of @chicagohomeless.bsky.social, talks about the rights unsheltered people have. to.wttw.com/4nv75a4 085
Reposted by Chicago Coalition to End HomelessnessDoug Schenkelberg @endhomeless.bsky.social · 31/08/2025We prepared this Know Your Rights card in partnership with All Chicago to support the unsheltered on the coming weeks. We also created a phone line to answer question and help direct people to resources. We are going to do all we can to protect people in this moment of threat. 011
Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 31/08/2025🚨 Information Card: Know Your Rights as an Unsheltered Person - Federal Enforcement in Chicago // Conozca sus derechos como persona experimentando falta de vivienda: Aplicación de la ley federal en Chicago chicagohomeless.org/outreach/ 002
Reposted by Chicago Coalition to End HomelessnessDoug Schenkelberg @endhomeless.bsky.social · 30/08/2025@chicagohomeless.bsky.social and our partners are doing everything we can to ensure the safety of those experiencing homelessness 032
Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 24/08/2025We are aware of reports that the Trump Administration may deploy federal troops to Chicago soon. We know that this may directly impact Chicagoans experiencing homelessness and many people—including us—are concerned and afraid of what might happen.chicago.suntimes.comPentagon planning military deployment to Chicago in coming weeks, report saysThe Washington Post reported Saturday that Defense Department officials have been planning for weeks to deploy federal troops to Chicago. 234
Reposted by Chicago Coalition to End HomelessnessPeggy Bailey @peggybaileydc.bsky.social · 15/08/2025A President who wanted to solve homelessness would draw a straight line between this news & more unhoused people. Then they would find ways to increase rental assistance, stabilize rent costs & increase supply. That would be solution oriented. www.redfin.com/news/rental-...redfin.comU.S. Apartment Asking Rents Post Biggest Increase in 2.5 YearsThe median asking rent rose 1.7% year over year to $1,790 in July. Shrinking supply may be tilting the balance of power toward landlords. 032
Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Help us improve outcomes for justice-impacted individuals! The Restoring Rights and Opportunities Coalition of IL wants to learn about the resources people receive exiting prison. If you were incarcerated in IDOC, please complete our survey: bit.ly/GateMoneySurvey @cabrinigreenlegal.bsky.social 001
Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 13/08/2025August is National Make-A-Will Month! CCH partners with FreeWill, an online tool to help you write your will within 20 minutes, protecting your legacy and providing peace of mind for your loved ones at no cost to you. Get started: www.freewill.com/chicagohomel... 000
Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 11/08/2025Chicago Public School (CPS) students return to class next Mon, Aug 18! All students & an accompanying adult can ride the CTA free on the first day of school. Our Law Project helps students experiencing homelessness access school & critical supports. Learn more: bit.ly/CCHEdRights 000
Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 06/08/2025Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is reviewing its policy that protects the educational rights of students experiencing homelessness, and they want your input! Learn more about areas we believe need improvement and take the survey: bit.ly/STLSsurvey 010
Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 31/07/2025The Park District announced that an encampment along the riverbank in Legion Park will be shut down in September after a fire broke out there earlier this week. (1/4) blockclubchicago.org/2025/07/30/n...blockclubchicago.orgNorth Park Homeless Encampment To Be Shut Down After Recent Fires: 'Where Will I Go?'The most recent fire on Monday prompted the Park District’s decision to close the encampment in September. The city will work to connect its residents with housing before then, a spokesperson said. 100
Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 30/07/2025"Homelessness is a housing problem,” CCH Executive Director Doug Schenkelberg said on @wttw.bsky.social's Chicago Tonight. “Between stagnant wages and unaffordable housing, many people are one to two paychecks away from experiencing homelessness.”news.wttw.comFire at North Park Homeless Encampment Highlights Safety ConcernsThe encampment along the North Shore Channel is now set to be removed, possibly displacing dozens. 000
Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 30/07/2025Sun-Times columnist @neilsteinberg.bsky.social shares a thoughtful reflection on Trump’s Executive Order on homelessness: "It’s like we’re cycling through vulnerable communities, one by one, to see who can be demonized and oppressed next."chicago.suntimes.comTrump lowers the boom on more of society's most vulnerableTwo new executive orders put unhoused and mentally ill people in his crosshairs. 011
Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 17/07/2025It’s not too late to double your impact - all gifts made from 4 - 6pm will be matched (up to $3,000). Give now: www.hopeforhomesday.org/organization... #HopeforHomesDay 000
Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 17/07/2025Today is Hope for Homes Day! CCH joins 35 Illinois nonprofits in this fundraising effort aimed at supporting our shared mission of preventing and ending homelessness. Give now: www.hopeforhomesday.org/organization... 021
Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 08/07/2025We are deeply alarmed by the passage of the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill,” signed into law by President Trump last week. The bill includes devastating cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, assistance that millions of low-income Americans rely on to survive.chicagohomeless.orgChicago Coalition to End Homelessness Denounces Harmful Cuts to Medicaid and SNAP in Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill - Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness 010
Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Congratulations to the Horizons program participants and CCH staff who made last week’s beautiful Showcase possible. Horizons is a creative writing program dedicated to helping participants find their creative voices through poetry, expressive writing, and storytelling. 010
Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 17/06/2025The Illinois General Assembly has concluded its spring legislative session. CCH is proud to share key legislative victories achieved through the efforts of our Policy, Law Project, and Organizing teams, alongside grassroots leaders. Learn more: bit.ly/cchimpact 000
Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Join us TODAY, June 12, at 4pm at Ida B Wells & Michigan to say we reject ICE’s escalations in Illinois and across the country. ICE is tearing apart families and kidnapping our community members, and we won’t stand for it! 100