Friday, November 14, 2025
When co-interim CEOs Maegan Scott and Jessica Venegas of Funders Together for Housing Justice (FTHJ) meet to reflect on their time leading the organization, their conversation reveals deep alignment on values, shared purpose, and an unwavering commitment to housing justice. What follows is an excerpt from that exchange about leadership,…
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This year in Cincinnati, hundreds of families who were on the brink of homelessness stayed in their homes — because prevention worked. Behind every number is a person whose story changed because you believed homelessness is solvable. A mother who didn’t lose her apartment after a sudden medical bill. A…
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By Rachelle A. Matthews (RAM), Director of Membership and Programs At Funders Together for Housing Justice, we know that advancing housing justice requires both courage and clarity. We are living in a political moment where attacks on racial justice, equity, and democracy are constant—and where philanthropy must decide not only…
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Dr. Mahalia Crawford wants her students to understand that “homelessness is not just a personal failing.” As an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Alabama, she helps them unpack the structural barriers that cause and perpetuate poverty. As a person who experienced homelessness in her youth, these issues…
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Navigating school enrollment can be stressful for any family — and even more so when housing is unstable. Chicago Public Schools (CPS) has supports in place to help students in temporary living situations access education without disruption. The GoCPS application is the main way to explore and apply for CPS…
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Just one medical emergency–an ambulance ride, surgery, or extended hospital stay–can set off a financial domino effect. Due to medical debt. Even insured families face steep deductibles, copays, and denied claims. When medical bills rise, choices are made: pay rent or settle a doctor’s bill? And when rent gets postponed too…
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Credit: Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune Resources for unhoused “Shifting the tents from one park to another … doesn’t solve anything.” We agree with this statement from the Tribune Editorial Board in the Sept. 14 editorial. We also agree that the city should “commit to … permanent housing solutions” and that, as…
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What if we could predict when a family is about to lose their home—even before they know it themselves? What if we could step in with help before the eviction notice arrives, before a crisis turns into homelessness? That’s exactly what we are building in Cincinnati through an innovative program…
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Not all political violence is physical—it can also come in the form of brutal and harmful rhetoric, policies, and the erasure of truthful histories and stories. However, words shape ideas and worlds. Language matters and moves violence from abstract to targeted action.
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Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness (CCH) condemns the killing of Silverio Villegas González at the hands of federal agents. Over the last month, officials at the federal level have issued threats to cities across the country, including Chicago and the surrounding areas. This has included threats to send ICE and the National…
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