CHICAGO (CBS)-- Hundreds of volunteers from Chicago and beyond bundled up Thursday night to sleep outside—braving the coldest night of the season so far.The annual Sleep Out tradition from Covenant House raises awareness and money for Chicagoans facing homelessness.Covenant House Illinoiswas founde...
Our success hinges upon our ability to mobilize, re-deploy, expand, and coordinate our financial and human resources, with the recognition that it will truly take all of us to end homelessness in Chicago. Getting Housed, Staying Housed: A Collaborative Plan to End Homelessness outlines,...
Since most communities do not have enough resources to give adequate shelter to the homeless, they will be ultimately forced to find alternate places to sleep and live. This could be behind buildings, benches, doorways of businesses and this can cause pollution within public areas. According to...
"Increased homelessness is the tragic, yet predictable, consequence of underinvesting in the resources and protections that help people find and maintain safe, affordable housing," Renee Willis, incoming interim CEO of the National Low Income Housing Coalition, said in a statement. "As adv...
“One diverse population that has continued to increase over the quarter of a century is composed of people who are homeless” (Baggerly & Zalaquett, 2006, p.155).Homelessnesshas become a growing problem in society because more and more people are finding themselves to be homeless and not kn...
This can spread to the services provided by the homeless industry, medical professionals, and similar services. As people talk a person can get labeled as ‘underserving’ and when those rumors reach the individuals controlling access to gov’t benefits and non-profit resources, it can influence...
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The Institute of Global Homelessness will hold its first bi-annual research conference from June 1 – 2, 2015 in Chicago. The conference, Homelessness in a Global Landscape, will explore broad themes in global homelessness, with an eye to narrowing the focus in subsequent years. We will conv...
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Youth drop-in centers are critical to serving youths’ immediate needs but could also offer avenues to engage them in prevention. Drop-in centers are preferred to shelters for many YEH [36], and offer resources such as on-site counseling or case management that allow youth to receive much ...