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For press inquiries contact Nia Tavoularis, Director of Development, at niat@connect2home.org or 847.475.7070 x129.
October 2021
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May 2021
April 2021
March 2021
January 2021
2020
October 2021
July 2021
- 7/7: Expert: Pandemic’s housing impact could last two more years
- 7/14: Advocates Call for More Resources for Homelessness as Eviction Ban Ends in WTTW
May 2021
- 5/26: Connections for the Homeless honors participants, volunteers and staff in The Daily Northwestern
April 2021
- 4/8: Joining Forces Opposes the 'Three-Unrelated' Ordinance in Evanston RoundTable
- 4/14: Pandemic Silver Lining: Ending Homelessness in Evanston in Evanston RoundTable
- 4/14: Stimulus checks prove inaccessible for people experiencing homelessness in The Daily Northwestern
- 4/19: Surprising Silver Lining: In fight against homelessness, hotel settings could be a game-changing model in Chicago Tribune
March 2021
- 3/1: Cook County leans into a client-centered approach to make strides throughout the Covid crisis in Community Solutions Blog
- 3/7: Interdependence: Restaurants, Customers and Community Rally for Each Other in Evanston RoundTable
- 3/9: For Advocates Serving Homeless, Outreach Efforts Can't Wait for Virus to Go Away in WTTW News
January 2021
- 1/6: As need for shelter explodes during pandemic, Evanston-based agency receives $80k from public, private sectors to feed households in Chicago Tribune
- 1/6: Funding target reached in homeless assistance program in Evanston Now
- 1/6: County Partnership with Connections to Beef Up Food Delivery Program to Residents in Transition in Evanston RoundTable
- 1/6: Local Chefs Feed Formerly Homeless Through New Program in Evanston Patch
- 1/12: Council approves grant for rent assistance program in The Daily Northwestern
- 1/17: Housing homeless during pandemic to cost $7.3 million in Evanston Now
- 1/21: 17 Girl Scouts Donate 65 Bags of Toiletries and Canned Goods to Connections for the Homeless in Evanston RoundTable
2020
- 12/01: Evanston approves new 16-story apartment building downtown with 34 units of affordable housing in Chicago Tribune
- 12/10: Community Spotlight: Connections for the Homeless in City of Evanston - Evanston E-News
- 11/05: In Focus: In an industry ravaged by COVID-19, Evanston hotels struggle to make ends meet in The Daily Northwestern
- 11/05: Businesses go cashless, but risk alienating low-income individuals in The Daily Northwestern
- 11/18: Despite city, community response, eviction threat persist in The Daily Northwestern
- 11/25: Evanstonians Giving This Thanksgiving in Evanston RoundTable
- 10/21: Community leader help people experiencing homelessness vote in The Daily Northwestern
- 8/03: Gridlock in D.C. Means more homelessness in Evanston in Evanston Now
- 7/27: City Council to vote on aiding homeless in Evanston Now
- 5/11: During the Pandemic, Swanky Gold Coast Hotel Becomes a Safe Haven for People Living on the Street and Other Living at Risk in Chicago Tribune
- 5/15: Connections Prepares for Next Stage in Evanston RoundTable
- 5/28: Connections Determined to Maintain Hotel Program for Homeless Despite Apparent City Pullout in Evanston RoundTable
- 4/14: Evanston hotels are being used to house homeless during coronavirus pandemic From The Evanston Review
- 4/15: Hotels Shelter Homeless During Coronavirus Stay-At-Home Order From Evanston Patch
- 3/18: Homeless shelters brace for coronavirus outbreak amid closures, larger prevention efforts From Chicago Tribune
- 3/25: Community Groups Collaborate To House Homeless Amid Coronavirus From Evanston Patch
- 3/25: Evanston Homelessness Groups Collaborate on Plan in Response to Covid-19 Virus From Evanston RoundTable
- 3/30: “This virus isn’t going to go away” — Evanston organizations rush to assist the city’s vulnerable homeless population From The Daily Northwestern
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