Chicago will receive $15 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as part of an ongoing national effort to address youth homelessness.
Marion Mollegen McFadden, HUD’s principal deputy assistant secretary for community development and planning, will be joined by local HUD and city officials to share the announcement Wednesday afternoon at the Covenant House, an organization that provides support services to young people ages 18 to 24 experiencing homelessness.
This latest round of funding comes as the city is merging the migrant shelter system with the existing homelessness system and follows a $60 million allocation from HUD early last year to fight homelessness in Chicago. All Chicago Making Homelessness History, the nonprofit in charge of the city’s homelessness efforts and the group to receive the funding, received the largest amount of funding of the 14 agencies who secured aid. It is a piece of the $72 million HUD funds allocated nationally for youth homelessness announced Tuesday.
“Young people across our country deserve a stable home and a supportive community,” Adrianne Todman, HUD’s agency head, said in a Tuesday news release. “We are leading the charge in partnering with communities, our federal partners, and youth who have experienced homelessness to increase the housing supply for those among the most vulnerable in our communities and make significant strides in the fight to prevent and end youth homelessness.”
HUD will turn over the $15 million once All Chicago has a plan in place for the funds, according to All Chicago. The application process for the funds does not require a specific plan for use, All Chicago said, but instead asks agencies to show how youth and young adults with lived experiences will be involved in determining how the funds will be used.
