A Devastating Impact: How More Budget Cuts and Delayed Payments Will Increase Homelessness in Illinois

TOPIC: HomelessnessSTATE: IllinoisTYPE: Survey ResultsDATE: March 2010AUTHOR: Chicago Alliance to End Homelessness; Chicago Coalition for the Homeless; Housing Action Illinois; Supportive Housing Providers AssociationDESCRIPTION: Researchers from a consortium of Chicago NGOs conclude that unless the State of Illinois passes comprehensive tax reform even more people will lose their housing and become homeless. The report was based on a survey of state-funded providers of homelessness prevention funds, emergency shelter, homeless youth programs, transitional housing and permanent supportive housing.