Chicago Rehab Network

The Chicago region is experiencing a housing crisis. Many people are struggling with high rent, eviction risk, and lost or unstable income.

United Way of Metro Chicago is responding.

➡️ Through our Response Fund, United Way is investing $250,000 in 20 organizations to immediately address housing and homelessness prevention — a need that continues to rise, according to recent 211 Metro Chicago data.

Our 24/7 social services helpline saw a 56% increase in housing-related requests from Cook County residents in April 2026 compared to April 2025. Housing support also made up 65% of all needs identified through 2-1-1. 📈

💬 “We’re seeing a sharp rise in calls to 211 Metro Chicago for housing support as instability grows for direct service providers and gaps widen in the local safety net. Response grants are a critical part of our strategy to ensure every individual and family can meet their basic needs — addressing urgent crises through the Response Fund, sustaining more than 130 nonprofits through impact grants, connecting residents to help through 2-1-1, and using that data to guide smarter investments.” – Sean Garrett, United Way of Metro Chicago President & CEO

🔗 Read the press release at https://bit.ly/4tMhXnr

All Chicago
BEDS Plus
Breakthrough Urban Ministries
Brighton Park Neighborhood Council
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet
Claretian Associates, Inc.
Cornerstone Community Development Corporation
DuPage Pads
Family Rescue
Featherfist
HANA Center
Housing Forward
The Inner Voice, Inc.
Journeys The Road Home
Law Center for Better Housing
Lawndale Christian Development Corporation - LCDC
Legal Aid Chicago
The Salvation Army North and Central Illinois Division
Spanish Coalition for Housing
The Resurrection Project

📸 Photos courtesy of Housing Forward and Claretian Associates, Inc.

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Learn to be a leader in improving the quality of life in your community. CRN's Community Empowerment Workshop Series uses practical tools and real-world knowledge of practitioners to teach you how to effect positive change in communities through housing development. Offered annually, the training series is designed for staff and board members of community-based affordable housing development organizations, government employees, community bankers, small neighborhood developers, and elected officials and their staff.
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