All Chicago Making Homelessness History

State homeless prevention program - all chicago administers the illinois department of human services state homeless prevention program for residents of chicago. This program provides rental, mortgage, and utility assistance, approved case management, and approved supportive services directly related to the prevention of homelessness to eligible families. The student emergency fund provides households with immediate rental and financial assistance to prevent a sudden financial setback from becoming a long-term financial crisis. The emergency fund also provides assistance to partner agencies.

Continuum of care - all chicago convenes key stakeholders and drives collaboration to lead chicago's city-wide response to homelessness through the chicago continuum of care (coc). All chicago leads the member agencies through a year-round process of research, evaluation, training, strategic planning, and federal funding applications. All chicago manages the homeless management information system (hmis) database, which maintains data on chicagoans experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness and the services they receive. All chicago also serves as the coordinated entry system lead agency for the coc. This includes assessing people for diversion and housing resources, connecting eligible people to housing, and supporting individuals in locating housing units when prioritized for housing.

Dfss rental assistance program - in partnership with the city of chicago's department of family and support services (dfss), all chicago administers the rental assistance program for chicagoans who are at risk of becoming homeless.

Crisis response - all chicago administers programming to support people rapidly exit from shelter and unsheltered homelessness. This includes peer support services to help people sustain in their housing through connections and community. This also includes supportive services to access employment or apply for public benefits.

Permanent supportive housing - all chicago administers a permanent supportive housing program which connects families and individuals experiencing homelessness to a permanent subsidy with wrap-around services for people in need of long-term housing and assistance. This is funded through an award from the state.