The Chicago Coalition for the Homeless (CCH) organizes and advocates to prevent and end homelessness based on our belief that housing is a human right in a just society.
SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2009
"HOPEFEST 2009"
featuring performances by
THE FREDDY JONES BAND
with special guests: LUBRIPHONIC
Go to www.chicagohomeless.org for more info.
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Chicago Coalition for the Homeless report on homeless youth in Illinois.
More than half of the homeless youths who sought help in Illinois had to be turned away due to insufficient resources, according to a statewide survey of youth providers released Dec. 20, 2007 by the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless.
A CCH study done with input from 24 youth providers across Illinois found that 2,895 youths (48.7%) were served in fiscal year 2007. But another 3,088 had to be turned away – 51.6% of the youths who sought assistance.
Of the 2,895 youths able to access services, only 1,077 – 37.2% – were able to get housed. Providers say the greatest unmet service needs are sufficient beds for homeless youths (38%) and employment assistance programs (22%). But when teens were served, 87% of those who exited youth programs were able to move into safe, stable housing.
“At times I felt like giving up, but I’m a motivated person and I got through my struggles,†said Lakevia Taylor, who is now a sophomore honor student at Northeastern Illinois University. She was homeless for two years before she secured housing last year from Hull House Emerge.
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