There is a misconception that every unhoused person is experiencing chronic homelessness, which means they have been unhoused for a long...

Care for Friends would like to commemorate our education partners. Partnering with schools is a central part of our programming because...

Care for Friends has been a safe haven for guests to escape harassment and feel safe knowing there is a place to visit where they belong.

Housing insecurity among college students is an issue that's been highlighted in recent years. Unfortunately, COVID-19 popped up before...

When we talk with folks about joining us for the Sleepout, they sometimes tell us that they don't like camping. I'll let you in on a...

When we talk with folks about joining us for the Sleepout, they sometimes have some concerns they need addressed before committing to the...

When we talk with folks about joining us for the Sleepout, they sometimes have some concerns they need addressed before committing to the...

Having a criminal record increases the likelihood of being homeless tenfold. What you need to know about the prison-to-homelessness pipeline

25% of LGBT youth are kicked out of their family home, a key reason why 3,000 LGBT teens are homeless in Chicago. Here's what to know.

Nearly 15% of Chicago's homeless are veterans who have served our country well. Yet that service often is why they are homeless today.

More than 16,000 Chicago Publc School students didn't have a permanet home in the 2018-19 school year. Here's what else you need to know.

20% of Chicago's homeless have a job - so being homeless isn't just an issue of being lazy. Exploring the issue of the working poor.

The Chicago Public Schools office of Students in Temporary Living Situations reports that 17,894 homeless Chicago children and teens...

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become increasingly valuable to companies as a new workforce. But why is it important?...

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a minimum wage increase into law this week that will bring low-wage workers across Illinois boost...

Today, President Trump signed a spending bill to keep the government open, avoiding the fourth government shutdown since he took office....

With a Wednesday night temperature forecast of 25 below zero, and a windchill as low as 50 below, Chicago will be colder than Antarctica...

As the World Economic Forum continues in Davos to discuss issues of poverty and equality, a Bank of America survey reports that one in...

You know, the thing about medical emergencies is that they’re just that – emergencies. Unplanned, it seems that they always come at the...

As I flew home from a trip the other day, I read the results of an interesting survey from the Federal Reserve, which found that nearly...