Category: In the News

Vir Guiang Named Chief Financial Officer of All Chicago

April 8, 2024

Chicago, IL — April 8, 2024— All Chicago Making Homelessness History today announced Vir Guiang has joined All Chicago as the Chief Financial Officer, effective April 8, 2024.

With a career spanning across both profit-driven corporations and now in the realm of social impact, Vir Guiang brings a blend of financial acumen and passion for societal change to his role as Chief Financial Officer at All Chicago.

Prior to joining All Chicago, Vir Guiang held pivotal roles in various profit-oriented organizations, including a multinational bank, a startup, and a Fortune 500 company. His diverse experience in navigating the complexities of financial markets, strategic planning, and operational efficiency has equipped him with invaluable insights into fiscal management and risk mitigation strategies.

Vir Guiang transitioned to the non-profit sector to contribute his expertise towards combating one of society’s most pressing issues: homelessness. At All Chicago, he spearheads financial strategies that empower the organization to fulfill its mission of ending homelessness through innovative programs, collaborative partnerships, and data-driven solutions.

Vir Guiang is dedicated to fostering transparency, accountability, and fiscal responsibility within All Chicago, ensuring that every dollar invested translates into meaningful impact for individuals experiencing homelessness.

Vir Guiang earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from DePaul University and holds a CPA. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren.  Simultaneously, he channels his passion for boxing by teaching to both children and adults, offering not only physical fitness but also confidence, discipline, and personal empowerment. Additionally, Vir Guiang is actively involved in volunteering with The Birthday Party Project. This organization holds a special place in his heart as they work to bring joy to children experiencing homelessness through the magic of a birthday celebration

About All Chicago All Chicago Making Homelessness History’s mission is to unite our community and resources to provide solutions that ensure and sustain the stability of home. All Chicago prevents and ends homelessness through four signature approaches: Emergency financial assistance, community partnerships, data analytics, and training/research. By bringing our partners together and using data to inform decisions, we are creating an effective system in Chicago, so that all of our neighbors have a place to call home.

All Chicago’s Beth Horwitz participates in Harvard discussion of homelessness

March 1, 2024

Beth Horwitz, All Chicago Vice President of Strategy and Innovation, joined Jeff Olivet of the Unites States Interagency Council on Homelessness for a discussion of homelessness and the results of the 2023 Point in Time Count. Read more about the conversation, or view the full recording of this in-depth discussion of the most recent Point in Time statistics, how the housing crisis relates to homelessness, and new approaches to addressing homelessness.

New Program Asks Landlords To Rent Vacant Apartments To Folks In Need

August 9, 2023

Chicago Rents offers incentives to property owners, such as timely payments on behalf of the resident and referral bonuses if they rent affordable apartments to low-income residents.

At Block Club Chicago, Ariel Parrella-Aureli reports on how Chicago Rents, an initiative by All Chicago, connects landlords with renters through federal and state housing subsidy programs, provides building owners with financial incentives to rent vacant units to low-income renters, advertises properties for free and provides individualized case support for residents in the program.

Read the full article on Block Club Chicago.

Photo Credit: Erik Czaja/All Chicago

About All Chicago Making Homelessness History 

All Chicago prevents and ends homelessness through four signature approaches – Emergency Financial Assistance, Community Partnerships, Data Analytics, and Training. Learn more at allchicago.org.   

Media requests should be directed to Hank Sartin, Director of Communications at All Chicago, at hsartin@allchicago.org or 872-291-1278.   

Every Night Out in the Cold: Volunteers count the city’s homeless

January 31, 2019

It was 11:26 p.m. on Jan. 24, the first coldest night so far in January. Without gloves, we felt the pain from fingers exposed to the cruel wind as we wrote down his age, gender, race and the place and time we met him on the tally for the count.

Together with two other volunteers, we were out driving and searching for homeless people in downtown Chicago from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. for the 2019 Point-in-Time Count of Homeless Persons, an annual count since 2005 organized by the Chicago Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) to better understand the homeless population and needs in Chicago during a few hours on one given night in January. The data offers an important direction for federal funding, homeless service, and resource planning.

Read the full article here: https://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/every-night-out-in-the-cold-volunteers-count-the-citys-homeless/

About All Chicago Making Homelessness History

All Chicago prevents and ends homelessness through four signature approaches – Emergency Financial Assistance, Community Partnerships, Data Analytics, and Training. Learn more at allchicago.org.

Media requests should be directed to Hank Sartin, Director of Communications at All Chicago, at hsartin@allchicago.org or 872-291-1278

Duckworth Meets With All Chicago Making Homelessness History to Discuss Veteran Homelessness

July 18, 2017

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today met with representatives from the All Chicago Making Homelessness History organization who are visiting Capitol Hill to discuss ending Veteran homelessness. A photo of the meeting can be found here.

“Every American is dishonored when someone who fought for our freedom is forced to lay his or her head down to sleep on the same streets they defended,” said Senator Duckworth. “I will continue working with organizations like All Chicago to help bring us closer to the goal of eliminating homelessness among Veterans and their families once and for all.”

Read full press release here: https://www.duckworth.senate.gov/news/press-releases/duckworth-meets-with-all-chicago-making-homelessness-history-to-discuss-veteran-homelessness

About All Chicago Making Homelessness History

All Chicago prevents and ends homelessness through four signature approaches – Emergency Financial Assistance, Community Partnerships, Data Analytics, and Training. Learn more at allchicago.org.

Media requests should be directed to Hank Sartin, Director of Communications at All Chicago, at hsartin@allchicago.org or 872-291-1278