Matt Martin and Maria Hadden write: 'Homelessness is no longer an imminent crisis; we are in the middle of it. The Economic Roundtable projects that chronic homelessness will increase by 49% over the next few years if we don’t do something to intervene.'
that chronic homelessness will increase by a staggering 49% over the next few years if we don’t do something to intervene.Chicago can do better for its residents in need, and many of the next steps are clear. For our neighbors with consistent health needs, permanent supportive housing programs are often ideal, as clients benefit not only from affordable housing but also services ranging from mental health support and job training to transportation assistance and groceries.
Last year, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the City Council started acting with the requisite urgency when we passeddirected to supportive housing and an additional $20 million allocated for rapid rehousing. When the federal dollars that funded these investments dry up, however, city government must stand ready with a permanent funding source in hand.
Every property sale that occurs in Chicago while we are waiting for Bring Chicago Home to pass is money left on the table — money that could be going to filling our budget gap and addressing key problems facing Chicagoans. Google’s recentis an example. Under the Bring Chicago Home proposal, this sale alone would have generated $2 million that could have gone directly to providing housing and services for our homeless neighbors.
And the proposal is popular. Indeed, in a 2021 survey commissioned by the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, 72% of respondents agreed that the RETT should have a progressive rate structure. During the 2019 municipal election cycle, Lightfoot and numerous City Council members
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