CPS Pre-K program applications for 2024-25 SY are now open. For more info about available programs for three- and four-year-olds, resources, and the application process, visit bit.ly/4apwFXR

The end of the school year is fast approaching, but don't let senioritis stop you from applying to CCH's scholarship program. There's only ONE WEEK left to apply!

Learn more & apply: chicagohomeless.org/scholarships

Housing ends homelessness. The upcoming landmark SCOTUS case, #JohnsonVGrantsPass , poses a crucial question: Do we address #homelessness with punishment or support?

Learn more: johnsonvgrantspass.com

Spread the word: CCH is hiring!

Know any Chicago policy experts or law students looking to pursue public interest law? CCH is seeking an Associate Director of City Policy, along with PILI summer interns for the Law Project.

Learn more about joining CCH: chicagohomeless.org/about/job-oppo…

The Edrika Fulford Mutual Aid Fund is closed! Thank you to everyone who applied and followed along.

You can help support our next round of mutual aid! Donate to the Edrika Fulford Mutual Aid Fund here: bit.ly/3vdQaD1

¡El Fondo de Ayuda Mutua Edrika Fulford está cerrado! Gracias a todos los que aplicaron y siguieron.

¡Puedes ayudar a apoyar nuestra próxima ronda de fondos de asistencia! Dona al Fondo de Ayuda Mutua Edrika Fulford aquí: bit.ly/3vdQaD1

Brian Rodgers, a CCH grassroots leader, recently spoke to The Chicago Defender about how he got involved in community organizing. After working with a CCH reentry organizer, Brian realized that incarceration, poverty, and homelessness were all connected.

READ: bit.ly/3UvQTJY

What is the One System Initiative, and what does it have to do with homelessness in Chicago? The One System Initiative is a plan to combine the city's existing shelter system with its system for migrants and new arrivals.

Read the full article here: bit.ly/49X1pOO

Calling all Chicagoland high school seniors: It's not too late to apply for CCH's scholarship program!

But hurry, applications are available through May 10!

Learn more & apply: chicagohomeless.org/scholarships

¡Nuestro programa de asistencia mutua se abra de nuevo el próximo miércoles! Aceptaramos 300 solicitudes a partir del 1 de mayo a las 11 A.M.

Para llenar la solicitud, llame (312) 641-4148 o visite: chicagohomeless.org/MAF

The Edrika Fulford Mutual Aid Fund is reopening next Wednesday! 300 applications will be accepted beginning May 1st at 11 A.M.

To apply, call (312) 641-4148 or click here: chicagohomeless.org/MAF

Law Center statement on today's #JohnsonVGrantsPass hearing: Punishing people for sleeping outside when there's nowhere else to go is cruel and unusual. #HousingNotHandcuffs #HomelessnessIsSolvable

Read the full statement here: loom.ly/DfxFZl8

Today, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case of #JohnsonVGrantsPass . CCH is here in Washington, DC, because we know people shouldn't be punished for experiencing homelessness.

Listen to the oral arguments here: supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments…

Live from the #HousingNotHandcuffs rally in DC! Folks are chanting: 'SCOTUS, now's the time! Homelessness is not a crime!'

Hundreds of people have gathered in front of the Supreme Court to rally for #HiusingNotHandcuffs and for the rights of homeless people in the #JohnsonVGrantsPass case. We’re just getting started!

We’re streaming live from the #HousingNotHandcuffs Rally!
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🚨 ACTION ALERT: Join National Homelessness Law Center for a rally tomorrow, April 22, for justice in the #JohnsonVGrantsPass case, because housing is a human right!

📅 Date: April 22
🕑 Time: 10 AM - 12 PM ET
📍 Location: U.S. Supreme Court, 1 First Street NE, D.C.

RSVP: johnsonvgrantspass.com.

News from Springfield: This week, 3 of our bills were passed in the IL House of Representatives and are moving to the Senate!

Thank you Rep. Michelle Mussman, Lilian Jiménez, & Will Guzzardi for your advocacy.

Read about CCH's legislative agenda here: bit.ly/4496GS3

'In Chicago, for every one person reported as homeless in the city Point-In-Time count, nine more people accessed homeless services throughout the year,' Sam Paler-Ponce, Interim Associate Director of Policy, told The Logan Center for Urban Investigative Reporting.

LISTEN: bit.ly/3Q4a37d

¡Nuestro programa de asistencia mutua se abra de nuevo! Se abre la solicitud el 1 de mayo a las 11AM. Fondos de emergencia de $500 estarán disponibles a 100 personas o familias que no tengan techo o que están pasando por inseguridad de vivienda.

Más info: chicagohomeless.org/maf-info/