With the holidays just around the corner, many people are focused on the best gifts to buy for their family and friends. Unfortunately, for homeless youth, the holiday season is particularly challenging. While most families are searching for the perfect gifts, homeless youth and homeless families are just trying to survive through the winter. Unity[Read More]
Your Impact on Homelessness is the Reason We’re Thankful The impact of homelessness on Chicago has been more and more visible the last few years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The solutions to homelessness begin with the support of our community. What Can You Do to End Homelessness? While the solutions to homelessness won’t occur[Read More]
Homelessness is a major problem nationwide. According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness’s State of Homelessness: 2021 Edition, 580,466 people were experiencing homelessness in America in January 2020. 19% of individuals experiencing homelessness are classified as being chronically homeless. “Chronically homeless” individuals have been continuously homeless for at least a year or have experienced[Read More]
What Would it Take to End Homelessness in Chicago? The Covid-19 pandemic has been especially difficult for those who are experiencing homelessness in Chicago. Overall, it is estimated that chronic homelessness in the US rose over 15% in 2019, 2020, and 2021 due to the global pandemic. Several states alone increased over 10% in their[Read More]
The city of Chicago in Illinois has had a history wrought with challenges. These challenges have highlighted the issues of homelessness. Even today, Chicago struggles with homelessness in the city. Unity Parenting and Counseling works to alleviate the issues that homeless youth face while living in Chicago. First, we’ll take a look at the history[Read More]
As the cold temperatures begin to set it, it’s hard not to think about the thousands of people who are experiencing homelessness in Chicago. Homelessness is a huge problem in Chicago and across the country. It can be overwhelming to think about what you can do to solve such a challenging issue. Unity Parenting and[Read More]
At Unity Parenting and Counseling, we recognize that working with homeless youth presents unique challenges. Despite those challenges, our team works diligently to help homeless youth in Chicago. To work effectively with youth experiencing homelessness, it’s important to understand what defines success and how we can achieve it. First, Unity Parenting and Counseling will explain[Read More]
Homelessness is a significant problem affecting people of all ages. In January 2020, there were almost 600,000 people experiencing homelessness in America. 70% of those people were individuals and the remaining 30% were families with children. Since the pandemic began in March 2020, this number has inevitably grown significantly. This is an issue that we[Read More]
Homelessness is an ongoing problem in the United States. According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, in January 2020, there were 580,466 people experiencing homelessness in America. Clearly, homelessness, and youth homelessness, in particular, is a major problem in our society. In spite of that, however, myths about homelessness continue to falsely circulate. Unity[Read More]
Homelessness affects everyone—whether you have personally experienced it or not. It is a complex social problem that affects our communities in many different ways. Chronic homelessness causes strain and financial hardship on our society. These significant costs can add up. They include emergency room visits and hospitalizations, police intervention and incarceration, and the use of[Read More]
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