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/

Mark your calendars: The Edrika Fulford Mutual Aid Fund is reopening! The application will open May 1 @ 11AM.

1-time emergency grants of $500 will be given to 100 individuals/families experiencing homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless.

MORE INFO: chicagohomeless.org/maf-info/

There's less than a month left to apply for our scholarship program! CCH will award $4,000 college scholarships to at least five high school seniors who succeeded in school while experiencing homelessness.

Learn more & apply: chicagohomeless.org/scholarships

This Friday, April 19, join Loyola Law Chicago for their symposium, Immigration & the Chicago Migrant Crisis. The panel Intersections with the Legal System will feature Alyssa Phillips, CCH Education Attorney, as a panelist.

Learn more and register here: bit.ly/4cSdaJ3

“We want to make sure that the Supreme Court sees that solution-driven approaches are more effective and that these punitive approaches really don’t do anything to solve homelessness,” Camilla Krauss, CCH Staff Attorney, told WBEZ.

READ: bit.ly/4aLRgVY

Attention Chicago families: Preschool enrollment is now open!

Have questions or need support with the application? CCH can help! Call Education Attorney Alyssa Phillips at 872-588-6800, or email Alyssa at [email protected]