homeless youth Archives - The Chicago Reporter https://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/homeless-youth/ Investigating race and poverty since 1972 Fri, 08 Nov 2019 20:01:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/logo-1-reverse-1-150x150-1.png homeless youth Archives - The Chicago Reporter https://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/homeless-youth/ 32 32 163009088 It’s time to expand our grossly inadequate understanding of homelessness https://www.chicagoreporter.com/its-time-to-expand-our-grossly-inadequate-understanding-of-homelessness/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/its-time-to-expand-our-grossly-inadequate-understanding-of-homelessness/#respond Fri, 08 Nov 2019 20:01:45 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=4809036 Phrases like the ‘working homeless,’ ‘doubled up,’ ‘homeless youth’ and others are becoming more common, amplifying the need to address the problem and create lasting change.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/its-time-to-expand-our-grossly-inadequate-understanding-of-homelessness/feed/ 0 4809036 Lightfoot’s only option to ease perpetual budget deficits may be city income tax https://www.chicagoreporter.com/lightfoots-only-option-to-ease-perpetual-budget-deficits-may-be-city-income-tax/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/lightfoots-only-option-to-ease-perpetual-budget-deficits-may-be-city-income-tax/#respond Mon, 21 Oct 2019 20:41:40 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=4617794 To win support from voters and the City Council, the mayor will have to address budget shortfalls while reducing regressive taxation and responding to demands for better services and economic development in long-neglected communities.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/lightfoots-only-option-to-ease-perpetual-budget-deficits-may-be-city-income-tax/feed/ 0 4617794 If youth are really on Emanuel’s agenda, here’s what he can do https://www.chicagoreporter.com/if-youth-are-really-on-emanuels-agenda-heres-what-he-can-do/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/if-youth-are-really-on-emanuels-agenda-heres-what-he-can-do/#respond Thu, 21 May 2015 12:00:58 +0000 http://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=46553 If Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to provide Chicago youth the hopeful future he spoke about this week in his inaugural address, there are a number of areas where concerted leadership could make a big difference.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/if-youth-are-really-on-emanuels-agenda-heres-what-he-can-do/feed/ 0 46553 Surviving on their own https://www.chicagoreporter.com/surviving-on-their-own/ Wed, 14 Jan 2015 22:30:08 +0000 http://chicago-reporter.dev.cshp.co/surviving-their-own/ These are the faces of past and present residents of El Rescate Independent Living Program, a transitional-housing program based in Humboldt Park that focuses on homeless LGBTQ and HIV-positive Latino youths.

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]]> 8311 Lives in transition https://www.chicagoreporter.com/lives-transition/ Mon, 15 Dec 2014 13:51:45 +0000 http://chicago-reporter.dev.cshp.co/lives-transition/ With the economy flagging and poverty rising, homeless youth are among the city’s most vulnerable residents. Transitional-housing facilities, such as Humboldt Park’s El Rescate, can be a lifeline for young adults who are separated from their families for a variety of reasons.

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