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Fighting for the human right to housing since 1980

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Since 1980, the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless (CCH) has had a clear mission: “We organize and advocate to prevent and end homelessness, because we believe housing is a human right in a just society.”

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Mental Health Mondays: Doug Schenkelberg

Right side of image shows CCH Executive Director Doug Schenkelberg smiling with the text "Mental Health Mondays" in large white capital letters to the right.

“We should talk about mental health in the same breath as we talk about physical health. It should not be an afterthought in the conversation about what we need in our lives to be stable” says Doug Schenkelberg, Executive Director of CCH.

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Chicago Latina Files Lawsuit Challenging False Arrest

Chicago Latina Files Lawsuit Against Chicago Police Challenging False Arrest and City’s Failure to Take Abusive Officers Off the Streets

She is concerned this can happen again to her and her son because of the City’s failure to take abusive officers off the street. Arturo Hernandez, a senior attorney at CCH, is one of the attorneys representing Ms. Campos in this lawsuit.

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Interfaith Roundtable Delivers Letter To Mayor: Address Homelessness

Supporting Bring Chicago Home, the interfaith roundtable has urged the mayor to put our campaign on the ballot this November.

On Monday, May 23rd 80 faith congregation leaders agreed, the time to Bring Chicago Home with the Real Estate Transfer Tax (RETT) is Now.

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