Our Clients

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.

Here are a few of their success stories.

Kimberly

Kimberly spent the past year without a home, living in cities across the country, in forests, and on the streets...

HEATHER & JOE

Some of the first people affected by COVID-19 worked in the service industry—people like Heather, a waitress, and Joe, a...

THORTON

Thorton is the lead worker on Housing Forward’s Interim Housing Program sanitation crew. Every weekday, he supervises a...

SHERMAN

Last winter, Sherman was staying in a house without heat. He thought his space heater was sufficient until a bitter cold...

ROUSSE

Rousse was among the first participants to enroll in our new Interim Housing Program. It was here that she found the...

LUIS

When Luis lost his construction job during the pandemic, he immediately worried about also losing his Elmwood Park...