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For several decades, various cities and towns in the United States have adopted relocation programs offering homeless people one-way tickets to move elsewhere. [1] [2] Also referred to as "Greyhound therapy", [2] "bus ticket therapy" and "homeless dumping", [3] the practice was historically associated with small towns and rural counties, which had no shelters or other services, sending ...
In 1953, Cathedral Shelter opened Higgins House, the state's first residential treatment facility for men recovering from addiction, and one of the first in the nation.. The facility was named after the Rev. Joseph Higgins, who founded the recovery program in response to the growing number of alcoholics living in the neighborhood—which was then known as Chicago's "skid r
The Chicago Coalition for the Homeless was founded in 1980 with a clear mission statement to organize and advocate to prevent and end homelessness, because they believe housing is a human right in a just society. [2] In the early days, the CCH focused on advocating for basic rights for the homeless. In December 1992, Illinois passed the first ...
CHICAGO — As the city prepares to clear a homeless encampment in Humboldt Park, the area’s shortage of affordable housing remains an issue. Observers estimate the city needs more than 100,000 ...
CHICAGO — The city and state are in the planning stages to combine Chicago’s legacy homeless shelter system with its system for migrants, according to government officials, and turn it into a ...
According to 2021 data collected by the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, more than 68,000 Chicagoans are currently without a permanent place to call home—a situation that can turn deadly in a ...
Flophouse; an authentic undercover study of flophouses, cage hotels, including missions, shelters and institutions serving unattached (homeless) men. A sociological study that includes English origins of mass relief, samples of American mass relief and a modern investigation of public and private policies in Chicago.
Supporters of a Chicago ballot measure that raises a one-time tax on luxury properties to fund services for homeless people, rally prior to a court hearing Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, in Chicago.