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Each year, we assist thousands of individuals and families who come to us from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. Their stories illustrate the complexity of housing crisis and homelessness, and how delivering solution-focused personalized support services ensures vulnerable community members thrive.

There is no one "face" or one cause of homelessness. The people we assist are a diverse group of individuals and families who have one thing in common: they have experienced a catastrophic housing or financial crisis. Often, that crisis is precipitated and/or complicated by a physical disability, chronic health condition, or behavioral health disorder, conditions that are exacerbated by the lack of access to proper care and resources.

Here are a few of their stories.

Laquanda
Laquanda was four months pregnant with her first child when she and her boyfriend broke up. At the time, she was living...
Milo
Five years ago, Milo’s life to a sharp turn through a series of misfortunes. The friend that had housed him temporarily...
Client Kerry
Kerry slept in his brother’s auto garage for years before he met Jennifer at a street corner in Cicero. Jennifer, a...
Theresa
Theresa was unlawfully evicted from her home. Taking only what she could carry, Theresa had to leave behind her late...
Aaron
Meet Aaron. Aaron has experienced homelessness for more than a decade. Found in a dumpster as an infant, he was placed...