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Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness

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CCH builds community power and advances racial equity through organizing, advocacy, legal assistance, and education to prevent and end homelessness because housing is a human right.

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Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Our guide on how to vote if you are experiencing homelessness is here! Learn more: chicagohomeless.org/vote
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Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
It'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
A family of four smiles while sitting together. The top text reads, "August is National Make-A-Will Month." Below, there's a message: "Provide for the people you love. In about 20 minutes." The bottom features logos for the Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness and FreeWill.
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Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Take 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
The image is a flyer encouraging support for Illinois House Bill 1429. It features the Illinois State Capitol building and large text urging people to contact state representatives to vote yes on HB 1429 by Friday, April 17, to stop local governments from punishing people experiencing homelessness. The flyer includes a link: bit.ly/hb1429yes and is from the Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness.
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Doug 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...
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Federal Advocacy Manager - Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness - Career Page
Apply to Federal Advocacy Manager at Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness in Chicago, IL.
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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)
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Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Our 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...
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What is the homeless estimate?
YouTube video by Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness (CCH)
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Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
This 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...
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What is the Point-in-Time (PIT) count?
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Doug Schenkelberg @endhomeless.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Thanks 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/estimate
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Lindsay Welbers @writingwelbers.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Hey 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...
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I'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...
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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Before 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.
WEBINAR
Reimagining How Chicago
Ends Homelessness
TURNING DATA INTO ACTION
Wednesday, January 21, 4–5:30pm
FEATURING PANELISTS:
Brian Goldstone
Channyn Lynne Parker
Evie Alexander
Register to Attend
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Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Please 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
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National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) @youthlaw.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Does 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. 👇
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Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
We’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
Graphic by Start Early and Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness, depicting an adult affectionately kissing a toddler's cheek, highlighting their 10-year action plan to prevent and end homelessness for parents and children under 3 in Illinois.
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Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Meet CCH grassroots leader and board member April Harris! Learn more about April and her work: chicagohomeless.org/april
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Meet April Harris, CCH Grassroots Leader + Board Member
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Chicago magazine @chicagomagazine.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Housing advocate Doug Schenkelberg, executive director of @ChiHomeless, weighs in on the sticky issue of encampments. www.chicagomag.com/chicago-maga...
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Why You Shouldn't Look Away From Tent Cities
A housing advocate weighs in on the sticky issue of encampments.
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Doug Schenkelberg @endhomeless.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
I’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...
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Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Today’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
A yellow graphic with a picture of two people smiling one of them is holding their hands in a heart shape. The text says today’s the day and that donations to Chicago coalition and homelessness will be generously matched up to $50,000.
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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
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Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Give 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
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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
the @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:
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What to know if you’re unhoused and stopped by federal agents
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have targeted unhoused Chicagoans in recent months. Here's what to know about your rights.
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Doug Schenkelberg @endhomeless.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
I 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.
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Profiting off precarity - Chicago Reader
There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America, by Brian Goldstone, is an account of five Black families forced into homelessness.
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Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
CCH’s know your rights resources and additional resources from partners are now accessible from one page on our website. 🚨Share widely 🚨 chicagohomeless.org/kyr
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Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Apply tomorrow (Thursday) at 10 AM! chicagohomeless.org/maf
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Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Last 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-…
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Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Members 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
Image of the US Capitol with text reading "Take Action: Ask Congress to protect the Continuum of Care Program" over a blue background watermarked with the CCH logo.
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Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Director 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/
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Doug Schenkelberg @endhomeless.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Thanks 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.
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Letters: Sweeps of tent encampments will do nothing to alleviate homelessness in Chicago
A call for sweeps with a tone-deafness for service inadequacy will do nothing to decrease homelessness in Chicagoland.
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Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
CCH 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...
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Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
The 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)
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Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Do 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
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WTTW - Chicago PBS @wttw.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
With 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
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Doug Schenkelberg @endhomeless.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
We 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.
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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/
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Doug 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
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Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
We 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.
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Pentagon planning military deployment to Chicago in coming weeks, report says
The Washington Post reported Saturday that Defense Department officials have been planning for weeks to deploy federal troops to Chicago.
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Peggy Bailey @peggybaileydc.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
A 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-...
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U.S. Apartment Asking Rents Post Biggest Increase in 2.5 Years
The 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.
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Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Help 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
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Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
August 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...
Image of young child handing an older man a strawberry with the Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness and Freewill logos. Text reads: "Make a Will, Make an Impact on Homelessness: Plan today. Empower tomorrow."
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Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Chicago 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
Image of CTA bus over a blue background watermarked with CCH logo with text reading "School Starts August 18: All students and an accompanying adult ride CTA free!"
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Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Chicago 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
Image of young student with a pink backpack smiling at the camera while carried by an adult with their back to the camera over a yellow background watermarked with a "CCH" logo. Text reads "Help Shape CPS's Homeless Education Policy" with an arrow to a hand drawn speech bubble reading "Share your Feedback"
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Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
The 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...
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North 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.
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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.”
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Fire at North Park Homeless Encampment Highlights Safety Concerns
The encampment along the North Shore Channel is now set to be removed, possibly displacing dozens.
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Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Sun-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."
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Trump lowers the boom on more of society's most vulnerable
Two new executive orders put unhoused and mentally ill people in his crosshairs.
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Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
It’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
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Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Today 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...
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Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
We 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.
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Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness Denounces Harmful Cuts to Medicaid and SNAP in Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill - Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness
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Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Congratulations 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.
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Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
The 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
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Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @chicagohomeless.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Join 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!
Promotional graphic for ICE Out of Illinois ICE Out of Everywhere: Rally and Protest, Thursday, June 12, 4pm, Ida B Wells & Michigan. Features a hand holding a megaphone and ICIRR logo over a dark purple background.
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