Do you, or someone you know, need help?
Facing Forward to End Homelessness does not provide emergency housing.
We provide permanent supportive housing to clients referred through Chicago’s Coordinated Entry System [CES].
The Chicago's CES is used by housing and service providers to connect neighbors homelessness to resources in an accessible, equitable, and transparent manner.
A list of shelters and community service centers that serve as access points for entry into the CES can be found here.
Here’s how it works:
If you have questions about our programs and services, please contact us at info@ffchicago.org or at 773-265-1207.
If no one is available to immediately to take your call, please leave a message and someone will call you back.
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<li> <a href="https://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/fss/provdrs/emerg.html">The Chicago Department of Family and Support Services</a> </li>
<li> <a href="https://www.veteranscrisisline.net">The Veterans Crisis Line</a> </li>
<li> <a href="https://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/fss/provdrs/serv/svcs/community_servicecenterlocations.html">DFSS Community Service Centers</a> </li>
<li> <a href="http://www.chicagotrustfund.org/affordable-housing-resources/">Affordable Housing Resources</a> </li>
<li> <a href="https://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dcd/supp_info/affordable_rentalhousingresourcelist.html">City of Chicago Affordable Rental Housing Opportunities</a> </li>
<li> <a href="http://www.csh.org/chicagoces">Coordinated Entry System</a> </li>
<li> <a href="http://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=30360">Illinois State Homeless Prevention Program</a> </li>
<li> <a href="https://www.illinois.gov/dceo/CommunityServices/IndAndOrgAssistance/Pages/default.aspx">Emergency Services Grants</a> </li>
<li> <a href="https://www.allchicago.org/emergencyfund">All Chicago Flexible Financial Funds</a> </li>
<li> <a href="http://www.cps.edu/Programs/Pathways_to_success/Pages/StudentsInTemporaryLivingSituations.aspx">Students in Temporary Living Situations</a> </li>
<li> <a href="https://www.ffchicago.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/STLS-Service-Initiation-Form.pdf">Students in Temporary Living Situations Service Initiation Form</a> </li>
If you are seeking short-term help with immediate needs such as utilities, rent, etc., dial 3-1-1 and ask to be transferred to Short-Term Help and the Homelessness Prevention Call Center to talk with a Referral Specialist.