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

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 Leases 100% Emergency Housing Vouchers Through Partnership with All Chicago, Chicago Continuum of Care, and the Chicago Housing Authority

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  CHICAGO – As of May 2023, 100% of the Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHVs), issued to Chicago last year by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development …


HUD Awards $5.6 Billion in Annual Grants for Affordable Housing, Community Development, and Homeless Assistance

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced $5.6 billion in funding will go to 1,200 communities through more than 2,400 grants …


Chicago Receives $60 Million, Nation’s Largest Award, to Address Unsheltered Homelessness

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  CHICAGO – In a press conference yesterday, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge announced that Chicago has been awarded $60 million over …


The Expedited Housing Initiative has Surpassed 1800 Households Rehoused through an Innovative Initiative to Make Rehousing Processes More Efficient 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  CHICAGO – The Chicago Continuum of Care announced today that the Expedited Housing Initiative, a program begun in 2020 to rehouse individuals and families at risk during …


Chicago Leads Nation’s Large Cities’ Public Housing Authorities in Utilizing Emergency Housing Vouchers Through a Partnership with All Chicago, Chicago Continuum of Care, and the Chicago Housing Authority 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  CHICAGO – All Chicago Making Homelessness announced that the City of Chicago is leading the nation‘s large cities‘ public housing authorities in utilizing Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHVs) …


Agency Emergency Fund reactivated

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic presents deep challenges across society – including those who work to address homelessness. In December, Paul Hamann, President and CEO of The Night Ministry, sent a …


All Chicago Receives $5 Million Bezos Day 1 Families Fund Grant to Help End Homelessness for Families in Chicago

Day 1 Families Fund grants $96.2 million to 32 nonprofits across the country to provide shelter for children and families in need  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  CHICAGO – All Chicago Making …


Responding to the COVID-19 Outbreak

All Chicago will be updating this page as more information becomes available.Find the Chicago COVID-19 Homeless System Agency Emergency Fund here. Join our weekly webinar with DFSS – now every …


2020 Census and All Chicago

The 2020 Census will begin soon in our community, and All Chicago will be working over the next few months to ensure that Continuum of Care members and partner agencies …