For many of our clients, everything they own must travel with them including their identification, important paperwork, clothing, etc. This year, Roosevelt Middle School in River Forest District 90 Schools coordinated a backpack drive with the help of parents, Julie Moller and Ann Vogel. Their efforts and donation is so appreciated by our clients. It's hard to overstate how much easier it is to wear a backpack through our unpredictable weather instead of carrying all of your belongings in less sturdier bags.
Housing Forward, a nonprofit working to end homelessness, has been awarded $250,000 from the Cook County Department of Planning and Development to establish a congregate shelter at 112 S. Humphrey...
On Thursday, July 17, Housing Forward will participate in Hope for Homes Day, a statewide day of giving led by La Casa Norte and recognized by Governor Pritzker, Mayor Brandon Johnson, and Cook County...