Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness
@chicagohomeless.bsky.social
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.
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...
youtube.com/shorts/WAImF...
What is the homeless estimate?
YouTube video by Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness (CCH)
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January 23, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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...
youtube.com/shorts/WAImF...
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...
What is the Point-in-Time (PIT) count?
YouTube video by Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness (CCH)
youtube.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:50 PM
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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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
Registe here - act.chicagohomeless.org/a/estimate
January 21, 2026 at 4:29 PM
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
Registe here - act.chicagohomeless.org/a/estimate
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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...
Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness
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...
fundraisers.winterwalk.org
January 19, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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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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.
Excited to join @chicagohomeless.bsky.social tomorrow to talk about why accurate data is vital to ending this crisis.
January 21, 2026 at 12:17 AM
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.
Excited to join @chicagohomeless.bsky.social tomorrow to talk about why accurate data is vital to ending this crisis.
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
Register here: uniqo.de/estimate
January 16, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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
Register here: uniqo.de/estimate
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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. 👇
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. 👇
January 9, 2026 at 8:49 PM
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. 👇
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. 👇
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
January 6, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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
Meet CCH grassroots leader and board member April Harris! Learn more about April and her work: chicagohomeless.org/april
Meet April Harris, CCH Grassroots Leader + Board Member
YouTube video by Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness (CCH)
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December 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Meet CCH grassroots leader and board member April Harris! Learn more about April and her work: chicagohomeless.org/april
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Housing advocate Doug Schenkelberg, executive director of @ChiHomeless, weighs in on the sticky issue of encampments. www.chicagomag.com/chicago-maga...
Why You Shouldn't Look Away From Tent Cities
A housing advocate weighs in on the sticky issue of encampments.
www.chicagomag.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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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Want to help @chicagohomeless.bsky.social step up in this moment to push back on bad policy from the feds? Join our staff As our new Federal Advocacy Fellow! Share widely.
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Federal Advocacy Fellowship - Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness - Career Page
Apply to Federal Advocacy Fellowship at Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness in Chicago, IL.
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December 13, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Want to help @chicagohomeless.bsky.social step up in this moment to push back on bad policy from the feds? Join our staff As our new Federal Advocacy Fellow! Share widely.
chicagocoalitiontoendhomelessness.applytojob.com/apply/68Y7VR...
chicagocoalitiontoendhomelessness.applytojob.com/apply/68Y7VR...
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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...
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...
December 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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...
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...
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
December 2, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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
#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
🔗 chicagohomeless.org/givingtuesday
December 1, 2025 at 8:45 PM
#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
🔗 chicagohomeless.org/givingtuesday
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
November 14, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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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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:
they're available in spanish: chicagoreader.com/news/conozca...
and english:
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.
chicagoreader.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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:
they're available in spanish: chicagoreader.com/news/conozca...
and english:
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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.
We can’t solve homelessness without first understanding its true scope.
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.
chicagoreader.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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.
We can’t solve homelessness without first understanding its true scope.
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
October 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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
Apply tomorrow (Thursday) at 10 AM! chicagohomeless.org/maf
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)
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)
October 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Apply tomorrow (Thursday) at 10 AM! chicagohomeless.org/maf
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-…
October 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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-…
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
September 26, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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
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/
Listen to the full episode: www.cct.org/trusttalks/
September 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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/
Listen to the full episode: www.cct.org/trusttalks/
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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.
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.
www.chicagotribune.com
September 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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.
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...
September 16, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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...
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)
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)
September 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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)
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)