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Hope for Homes Day

Hope for Homes Day 2026

Date: July 16, 2026
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Virtual Day of Giving
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Hope for Homes 2026
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Hope for Homes Day 2026: Stable Housing is Just The Start

Posted July 13, 2026Agency News
Housing ends homelessness. Supportive services help end the cycle of housing instability. A safe place to call home is often only the first step. Housing provides stability so many of us take for...
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United Way of Metro Chicago Response Fund Awards $250,000 to Housing and Homelessness Prevention Programs

Posted June 1, 2026Agency News
With housing requests to 211 Metro Chicago up 56%, the fund awarded 20 grants ranging from $10,000 to $20,000 to direct service providers addressing housing and homelessness prevention in the Chicago...
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Solving Homelessness

On Chicago’s Trains, Homeless Outreach Workers Meet People Where They Are

Posted April 21, 2026Solving Homelessness
For too many Chicagoans, public transit is one of the only accessible places to shelter during the brutal winter.
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