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Our service area is west suburban Cook County. We offer a coordinated response that allows people experiencing a housing crisis to quickly resolve their situation.

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Trivia Night

2022 Trivia Night

Date: August 18, 2022 @ 7:00 PM
Location
FitzGerald's
Cost
$50 each or $300 for a team of 6
Event Details
Dr. Jeffrey Heiferman
Volunteer News

ER Doctor Brings on the Team to Volunteer

Posted July 12, 2022Volunteer News
Dr. Jeffrey Heiferman, a new attending physician in the ER at Loyola University Medical Center, brought a team of the ER’s resident and attending physicians to Housing Forward for what he calls “a day...
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Luis Volunteer
Volunteer News

Client Gives Back to Shelter

Posted June 13, 2022Volunteer News
Luis became homeless at the age of 17, when his mother no longer wanted to take care of him. After years of sleeping on public transit and struggling with substance abuse, he came to one of our...
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Ryan
Volunteer News

Former Client Returns to Volunteer

Posted May 12, 2022Volunteer News
Ryan grew up in Palm Beach, Florida, working in finance and surrounded by affluent neighborhoods. In 2020, Ryan came to Chicago for work. But at the start of the pandemic, the position he was hoping...
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