Chicago House Expands Housing Units with $3 Million HUD Award
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Tyler L. Hough
815-579-0867
CHICAGO, IL – Chicago House, a legacy housing provider for individuals and families impacted by HIV/AIDS in Chicago, will increase available housing units for those living with HIV totaling nearly 350 units in its Scattered-Site Housing Program.
Chicago House was one of 16 organizations to receive funding through the US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s $60 million commitment to the Chicago Continuum of Care, announced February 2, 2023.
“For nearly 40 years, Chicago House has been on the frontlines providing housing, health, employment, and other social services. This recent announcement affirms Chicago House’s proven housing and care models for individuals living with HIV.” - Chicago House CEO Michael T. Herman
The proposed project will create 36 new, one-bedroom permanent supportive housing units. Individuals in this program are linked directly to support services that included lived-experience peer support, linkage to medical care, employment services, housing support, and trans-specific programs for transgender and nonbinary communities. Chicago House prioritizes housing as the key social determinant of health as a leading housing provider in the Getting to Zero Illinois movement.
“We know individuals most in need of housing often use emergency rooms, jails, or transitional housing to find a place to stay,” said Chief Program Officer Judith K. Perloff, LCSW. “This program will coordinate with other providers to reduce the prevalence of unsheltered homelessness and improve health outcomes and housing stability to address Chicago’s housing crisis.”
HUD announced $315 million in funding to 30 states for 173 programs to support individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness on February 2, 2023. Chicago was one of the communities to receive the largest investment as part of this recent announcement. Chicago House’s three-year grant will launch later this year and is expected to house 36 individuals over the duration of the initial funding period.