THE ORGANIZATION AND HOW YOU CAN HELP, WE HAVE ALL THAT INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE.

AND ANOTHER EFFORTS TO FIGHT HOMELESSNESS.

CHICAGOANS CAN EXPECT TO VOTE IN MARCH ELECTION ON A PROPOSAL KNOWN AS BRING CHICAGO HOME.

>> THE MEASURE WOULD HIKE TAXES ON THE SALES OF PROPERTIES WORTH 1 MILLION OR MORE.

ACCORDING TO THE CHICAGO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESSNESS HOMELESS.

AN ESTIMATED 68,000 PEOPLE ARE HOMELESS IN CHICAGO UP 2800 FROM THE YEAR BEFORE.

BUT WE SHOULD NOTE THESE NUMBERS ARE FROM 2021, WHICH MEANS THOSE DON'T ACCOUNT FOR THE THOUSANDS OF ASYLUM SEEKERS TO START ARRIVING IN 2020.

22 JOINING US NOW WITH MORE ON ALL THIS.

OUR SOME OF THOSE SET, A DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SPECIAL PROJECTS LIKE US AND NORTH THERE.

OUR TOTAL ON THIS, A SENIOR ATTORNEY WITH THE CHICAGO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS AND BRUCE PERRY WITH ILLINOIS UNION OF THE HOMELESS.

THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US NOW TO DO I WANT TO START WITH YOU.

YOUR TEAM'S REPORT, WHICH JUST TODAY WHICH JUST OUT TODAY BECAME AVAILABLE IN SPANISH, ALSO FOUND THAT OUT OF A LATINO COLLEGE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

91% OUR AND DOUBLED UP SITUATIONS.

CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THAT EXACTLY MEANS?

>> YES, SURE.

SO PEOPLE EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS DIFFERENT WAYS.

THAT COULD BE IT.

SHELTERS ON THE STREET DOUBLE THAT'S SOMETHING TO CONSIDER A COUCH SURFING DOUBLE DOUBLE THEIR FORM OF HOMELESSNESS.

SO THIS IS WHEN SO ON.

IT'S STAYING AT SOMEONE'S HOUSE WHERE THEY HAVE NO LEGAL RIGHT TO BE AND THEY COULD BE ASKED TO LEAVE AT ANY TIME SO THEY DON'T HAVE THEIR OWN HOUSE OR AN APARTMENT.

IT MAY BE STAYING WITH A RELATIVE OR FRIEND.

THEY DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE THERE AS THEY CAN BE ASKED TO LEAVE HAVE THEIR OWN SPACE.

CORRECT.

SOME OF EURO GROUP WORKS A LOT WITH LATINO YOUTH.

>> CAN YOU EXPAND ON THE NEED YOU'RE CURRENTLY SEEING AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE?

YOU KNOW THAT THERE'S NEVER WE ARE.

>> ALL RIGHT.

ORGANIZATION FOCUSES THAT.

ON YOUTH OVERALL AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ARE EITHER HOMELESS OR ARE EXPERIENCING THE DANGER OF BEING HOMELESS.

WE ALSO PROVIDE WRAPAROUND SERVICES AND PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO HELP THEM GET OUT OF THE SITUATION.

GUESS THE ARE A LOT NEEDS.

THERE ARE A LOT ORGANIZATIONS THAT THAT ARE SUPPORTING, BUT IT'S NEVER >> I WANT TO ASK A LOT OF THOUGH POPULATION ASYLUM SEEKERS WERE ARRIVING.

THEY ARE YOUNG PEOPLE YOU PROBABLY RECEIVED THEM AND HELP THEM AS WELL.

WE THE IN THE WRECK, THE HELPING >> WE ARE RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO OUR ORGANIZATION TO THE ASYLUM SEEKERS, YOU KNOW, BUT WE HAVE 20 STANDARD WE'RE DOING.

WITH THE HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUE.

IT'S A REGARDLESS OF RACE, ETHNICITY THAT CROWN GENDER ORIENTATION IMMIGRATION STATUS.

WE NEED TO ADDRESS IT.

HOMELESSNESS OVERALL OVERALL PROVES I WANT TO GO TO YOU.

>> AS SOMEONE WHO HAS EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS BEFORE, HOW DANGEROUS IS IT TO BE LIVING OUTSIDE IN THIS KIND OF WEATHER?

>> OH, IT'S TOTALLY DANGEROUS.

IT'S A BRUTAL EXISTENCE.

AT ANY TIME.

BUT IN THIS KIND OF WEATHER PEOPLE AND WE LITERALLY HAVE VETERAN FREEZE TO DEATH AND THE WINTER IN CHICAGO I KNOW OF I KNOW A WAY WANT SO THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT WE GET EVERYONE HOUSE AS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

WANT TO POINT OUT THAT NEXT WEEK THE 10TH OF DECEMBER IS 75TH ANNIVERSARY THE UN DECLARATION HUMAN RIGHTS ENCOMPASSES EVERYTHING IS JUST SAID EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO HOUSING AND TO THE OTHER BASIC SERVICES.

WE'RE NOT EXPERIENCING AT THIS TIME.

ORGANIZATION IS OUT TRYING TO ORGANIZE THE HOMELESS IN THEIR OWN DEFENSE.

AND OF COURSE, GO THROUGH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO GET AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE.

NEED IS GROWING.

THE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES ARE GROWING AND WE WORK MAINLY IN 10 CITIES AND ENCAMPMENTS.

NUMBER OF ENCAMPMENTS IS GROWING.

THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN TEACHING CAMERAS ANDREWS.

I HEAR THE PASSION IN YOUR >> I WANT TO GO TO SOMETHING REAL QUICKLY.

WE HEARD EARLIER THE STORY OF YOLANDA WHO EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN DIDN'T HAVE A GOOD EXPERIENCE AND IT HELD IN A SHELTER.

>> SHE'S BEEN SEARCHING FOR HELP BUT SAYS THAT SHE'S BEEN HAVING TROUBLE FINDING IT.

>> I UNDERSTAND THEY NEED HELP, BUT THE FORGETTING ABOUT THE PEOPLE THEY PAY TAXES IN CHICAGO LIVE HERE AND WE ARE HOME IS JUST LIKE THEY ARE IN I'M REACHING FOR HELP, YOU KNOW, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE $20.

>> CREWS SAY I WANT TO GO QUICKLY TO YOU AGAIN.

HOW DIFFICULT IS IT TO NAVIGATE THE EMERGENCY SHELTER SYSTEM?

MANY ARE SAYING THAT IT'S OVERCROWDED.

>> IT IS OVERCROWDED.

THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT AND FOR SHELTER SYSTEM IS THE ONLY WAY TO DEAD PEOPLE INTO HOUSING, BUT MANY PEOPLE WITHOUT DOCUMENTATION.

WELL, OR PEOPLE THAT DO NOT HAVE THE APPROPRIATE ID'S DOCUMENTATION, EVEN IF ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE SENSE OF BEING IN THE U.S.

CANNOT FIND HOUSING BECAUSE OF THEIR DOCUMENTATION STATUS.

AND WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS, FOR INSTANCE, TOGETHER BIRTH CERTIFICATE TO BE DONE IT TO GET AN IDEA DEPART CERTIFICATE.

WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH WE'RE TAKING A LUSTFUL.

SOMETIMES THERE'S MANY BARRIERS AND IN LAYERS.

YOU'RE SAYING >> TO DO, GOING TO YOU MANY OF YOUR CLIENTS EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS.

WHAT BARRIERS ARE THERE WHEN IT COMES TO SECURING HOUSING?

>> AS MENTIONED, ONE OF THE BEARS THAT HAVING COULD BE ANOTHER BEAR SUCH OF HAVING A CRIMINAL RECORD.

SO I'M ATTORNEY WITH THE LAW PROJECT CO-HOST FOR THE HOMELESS AND WE PROVIDE FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO PEOPLE WHO ARE AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS HAVE HOUSING STABILITY.

AND WE HAVE ATTORNEYS THAT REPRESENT CLIENTS A VARIETY OF AREAS, PUBLIC BENEFITS CASES THINK SPENDING AND WE ALSO DO OUTREACH SHELTERS COMMUNITY TOO, FOR PEOPLE OF OUR LEGAL SERVICES AND ALSO LEGAL RIGHTS.

AND WHAT WE JUST HEARD, YOLANDA, HER CASE IS, YOU KNOW, MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCE THAT.

HOW WOULD YOU HELP SOMEONE LIKE HER?

>> WE CAN.

THEY CAN CALL AND DO IT AND TAKE IT WEAKENS, ASSESS WHETHER IT'S A TYPE OF CASE THAT WE PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FAR OR THAT CAN TRY TO OR FROM TO ANOTHER ORGANIZATION THAT MAY BE UP TO HELP THEM.

>> AND AS WE KNOW, CHICAGO'S HOUSING CRISIS HAS BEEN MAGNIFIED BY THE THOUSANDS OF ASYLUM SEEKERS WERE SEEKING SHELTER THEMSELVES.

OF THE LOAD WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT.

WHAT HAS THIS SITUATION THOUGHT TAUGHT US ABOUT THE CITY'S HOUSING CRISIS?

>> YOU KNOW, I THINK HE WAS BRING THE ISSUE OF HOMELESSNESS TO THE SPOTLIGHT EVERYBODY'S DOING WHATEVER THEY CAN TO TO HELP GOVERNMENT IS DOING IT.

NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS KICK ON BE ON DOING THE WORK TO THE SHOE.

THIS IS NOT A HOME DIDN'T START WITH THE ASYLUM SEEKERS.

IT WAS HOMELESS BEFORE IN THE ATTENTION NOW IS BEING PUT OUT.

SO THEY NEEDS TO BE VERY CLEAR THEY ARE LET A NEED TO KNOW.

YOU WANT TO JUST SEE SOMETHING THAT WAS MENTIONED JUST YEAR.

THE FIRST STEP ON.

TRYING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF HOMELESSNESS FOR AN INDIVIDUAL IS SEEKING THE ASSISTANCE, MAKING THE PHONE CALL TO THE ORGANIZATIONS LIKE OUR GUNS STATIONS.

WE HAVE A DROPPING CENTER WHERE YOUTH CAN COME AND RECEIVE ASSISTANCE IF THE FUEL THEMSELVES THAT THERE ARE EITHER HOMELESS OR IN THE BRINK OF BECOMING HOMELESS IS A COMMON THAT SOMETIMES PEOPLE FEEL THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO TO IT IS COMING.

BUT IS ALSO THERE'S ALSO A PERCEPTION THAT YOU DO.

WHY SHOULD A GO THINGS GOING?

VEGAN?

THE FIRST STEP IS TRYING TO GET THE SENSE THE ASSISTANCE AND ORGANIZATIONS LIKE CLASS ON NORTH THE PRO BASE, DIFFERENT RESOURCES, NOT JUST NOT JUST HOUSING TEMPORARY A PERMANENT HOUSING, ALTERNATE HOUSING, BUT ALSO FOOD HEALTH SERVICES NO REAL TO HIS CASE MANAGEMENT AND ARRAY OF AGAIN, NOT TO CREATE A DIVIDE BETWEEN WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH ASYLUM SEEKERS AND PEOPLE WERE FACING HOMELESSNESS.

>> I I WANT TO GO TO YOU.

HOW DO YOU THINK THE AMOUNT OF NEW ARRIVALS WILL IMPACT THE STATE OF HOMELESSNESS IN THE CITY?

>> WE'RE READY.

ARE IN A CRISIS AS MENTIONED, THE DATA FROM 2021 SHOWS US THAT WE HAVE.

LITTLE BIT OVER 60,000 PEOPLE EXPERIENCING AND WE NEED IS PERMANENT HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.

SO CCH ALONG WITH A LOT OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THE BRIDGE CAMPAIGN, WHICH WILL NOW BE A BETTER QUESTION IN THE MARCH PRIMARY.

AND THAT'S KIND VOTERS WILL BE ABLE TO DECIDE WHETHER WE SHOULD HAVE A DEDICATED REVENUE STREAM TO PROVIDE PERMANENT HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.

AND I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT STEP FORWARD.

>> TRYING TO BE HOPEFUL, BRUCE, WE ONLY HAVE TIME FOR ONE LAST QUESTION HERE.

THE CRISIS, OF COURSE, I JUST MENTIONED, HAS BEEN CREATING A DIVIDE IN OUR CITY.

WHY DO YOU THINK PEOPLE ARE REALLY UPSET AND WHAT DO YOU REALLY AND WHAT DO YOU TRY TO TELL THEM?

>> WE TRY TO TELL HIM THAT UNITY IS TO SOLVING THE PROBLEM, THE DIVIDE OCCURS BECAUSE SOMEONE IS GIVEN TO ONE GROUP AND ANOTHER GROUP FEELS TO PRIME.

BUT THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT WE ARE AS HAS BEEN SAID, WE ARE DEALING WITH HOMELESSNESS ACROSS MANY DIFFERENT GROUPS AND THEY'RE ALL IN THE SAME