The Champaign County Continuum of Service Providers to the Homeless is creating a strategic plan to end homelessness, in partnership with the national nonprofit Homebase. Local officials say the goal is functional-zero homelessness, where homelessness is rare, brief and one-time.
The measure would’ve prohibited people from camping on public and city property while requiring city staff to make an effort to connect people with social services.
The Trump administration is dramatically cutting the money available to help pay for housing for people in need, including those with mental illness or disabilities.
The move comes over the objections of local leaders, despite the fact violent crime plunged to a 30-year low last year, according to data compiled by the U.S. Department of Justice.
HUD requires designated organizations throughout the country to perform a count once a year on a single night in January to tally the number of people without safe, stable housing.
The 500 sq ft homes will feature a bed, bathroom, kitchen and living space. They will also be spaced out to give residents privacy and ample green space around their homes.
CHAMPAIGN – Local homeless shelter C-U at Home has rejected an offer from the City of Champaign Township to buy its building near downtown Champaign. Yet the Township still has its eye on buying the property to use for a new, emergency homeless shelter called Strides. On Sept. 20, the Champaign City Council, in its
CHAMPAIGN – Staffing shortages persist at C-U at Home – which provides services to those living in Champaign-Urbana without a home. Two emergency shelters that were scheduled to open Monday in Champaign-Urbana are delayed due in part to a lack of staff. The delay comes after the organization’s main shelter closed for several months earlier
The coronavirus is wreaking havoc on nearly every aspect of life. And people who lack stable housing or food supplies are among the most vulnerable.
Champaign Charity For Hungry, Homeless Faces Deficit CHAMPAIGN — A Champaign charity that aids the hungry and homeless is more than $270,000 in the hole as it enters the holiday season. The News-Gazette reported that Restoration Urban Ministries budgets $650,000 for housing, food and clothing. It offers church services, substance-abuse recovery programs, and self-sufficiency education.