DEPAUL UNIVERSITY | DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
If you are seeking housing services, you need to get a housing assessment to be added to the housing priority list. If you have not yet received an assessment, please visit an “Access Point” location.
Find more information and resources on the All Chicago website.
Call 3-1-1 and ask for “short-term help” to reach the Homelessness Prevention Call Center.
Find affordable apartments in Chicago.
Find legal services for eviction prevention at these organizations.
Call 3-1-1 and ask for “short-term help.”
Drop by or schedule an appointment at a Chicago DFSS Community Service Center.
Search HUD’s Find Shelter tool for shelter, food pantries, and clothing.
Find the nearest warming center or cooling center by calling 3-1-1 or by visiting Chicago DFSS website.
In June 2024, the United States Supreme Court ruled on the Johnson v. Grants Pass case. Localities now have the authority to arrest, ticket, and fine individuals for sleeping outdoors on public property, even if they have not provided sufficient affordable housing or shelter for everyone in the community who requires it. Consequently, the ruling will make the cycle of homelessness worse.
Arresting and ticketing people who are unhoused fails to tackle the underlying causes of housing insecurity. To solve homelessness, we need to invest in affordable housing and support services.
“Autonomous Tenants Union is an all-volunteer organization committed to organizing for housing justice from below and to the left. As an independent collective based in Chicago, we strategize together to defend and enforce our right to dignified housing. We believe that housing is a human right, not a commodity! We fight for an end to all evictions, and for community control of housing through the building of popular power.”
“In 2017, a group of individuals with lived experience of homelessness first developed the idea of what became Bring Chicago Home. Since then, Chicagoans have collectively worked for the revenue we need to provide the permanent housing and services the people experiencing homelessness in Chicago need.”
“CCH builds community power and advances racial equity through organizing, advocacy, legal assistance, and education to prevent and end homelessness because housing is a human right.”
“The mission of the Chicago Housing Initiative (CHI) is to amplify the power of low-income Chicago residents to preserve, improve, and expand low-cost rental housing, stabilize communities facing displacement, and advance racial and economic equity and inclusion across all of Chicago’s diverse neighborhoods.”
“The Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community unites the resources of member organizations and individual members to empower Chinese American communities in Greater Chicago.
As a coalition of member organizations and individuals, CBCAC carries out its mission through civic education, issue advocacy, communication with policy makers, and community mobilization.”
“Formed in 2017, the Lift the Ban Coalition comprises grassroots community groups, political organizations, nonprofits, and unions in Chicago and across the state of Illinois. We are renters, homeowners, small landlords, workers, students, seniors, local elected officials, and faith leaders united in the struggle for housing justice. We are a multiracial, multigenerational coalition centering the needs of low-income and working-class families.
The Lift the Ban Coalition advocates for economic well-being and stability for Illinois’ families through repealing the Rent Control Preemption Act of 1997, and establishing rent control for Illinois residents.”
“ONE Northside is a mixed-income, multi-ethnic, intergenerational organization that unites our diverse communities. We build collective power to eliminate injustice through bold and innovative community organizing. We accomplish this through developing grassroots leaders and acting together to effect change.”
“Our mission is to create tangible solutions and mobilize residents and resources to restore our community.”
If you are seeking housing services, you need to get a housing assessment to be added to the housing priority list. If you have not yet received an assessment, please visit an “Access Point” location.
Find more information and resources on the All Chicago website.
Call 3-1-1 and ask for “short-term help” to reach the Homelessness Prevention Call Center.
Find affordable apartments in Chicago.
Find legal services for eviction prevention at these organizations.
Call 3-1-1 and ask for “short-term help.”
Drop by or schedule an appointment at a Chicago DFSS Community Service Center.
Search HUD’s Find Shelter tool for shelter, food pantries, and clothing.
Find the nearest warming center or cooling center by calling 3-1-1 or by visiting Chicago DFSS website.
In June 2024, the United States Supreme Court ruled on the Johnson v. Grants Pass case. Localities now have the authority to arrest, ticket, and fine individuals for sleeping outdoors on public property, even if they have not provided sufficient affordable housing or shelter for everyone in the community who requires it. Consequently, the ruling will make the cycle of homelessness worse.
Arresting and ticketing people who are unhoused fails to tackle the underlying causes of housing insecurity. To solve homelessness, we need to invest in affordable housing and support services.
“Autonomous Tenants Union is an all-volunteer organization committed to organizing for housing justice from below and to the left. As an independent collective based in Chicago, we strategize together to defend and enforce our right to dignified housing. We believe that housing is a human right, not a commodity! We fight for an end to all evictions, and for community control of housing through the building of popular power.”
“In 2017, a group of individuals with lived experience of homelessness first developed the idea of what became Bring Chicago Home. Since then, Chicagoans have collectively worked for the revenue we need to provide the permanent housing and services the people experiencing homelessness in Chicago need.”
“CCH builds community power and advances racial equity through organizing, advocacy, legal assistance, and education to prevent and end homelessness because housing is a human right.”
“The mission of the Chicago Housing Initiative (CHI) is to amplify the power of low-income Chicago residents to preserve, improve, and expand low-cost rental housing, stabilize communities facing displacement, and advance racial and economic equity and inclusion across all of Chicago’s diverse neighborhoods.”
“The Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community unites the resources of member organizations and individual members to empower Chinese American communities in Greater Chicago.
As a coalition of member organizations and individuals, CBCAC carries out its mission through civic education, issue advocacy, communication with policy makers, and community mobilization.”
“Formed in 2017, the Lift the Ban Coalition comprises grassroots community groups, political organizations, nonprofits, and unions in Chicago and across the state of Illinois. We are renters, homeowners, small landlords, workers, students, seniors, local elected officials, and faith leaders united in the struggle for housing justice. We are a multiracial, multigenerational coalition centering the needs of low-income and working-class families.
The Lift the Ban Coalition advocates for economic well-being and stability for Illinois’ families through repealing the Rent Control Preemption Act of 1997, and establishing rent control for Illinois residents.”
“ONE Northside is a mixed-income, multi-ethnic, intergenerational organization that unites our diverse communities. We build collective power to eliminate injustice through bold and innovative community organizing. We accomplish this through developing grassroots leaders and acting together to effect change.”
“Our mission is to create tangible solutions and mobilize residents and resources to restore our community.”