How much funding does CCH Mutual Aid Fund provide?

CCH Mutual Aid Fund provides Up to $500 per grant in funding.

When is the deadline for CCH Mutual Aid Fund?

This grant has a rolling deadline or the deadline has not been announced.

CCH Mutual Aid Fund

CHICAGO COALITION TO END HOMELESSNESS

Foundation One-time Grants for Homeless Hardship Grants Poverty Alleviation Grants

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Funding Amount

Up to $500 per grant

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

CCH Mutual Aid Fund

Funder: Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness

Status: Launched May 2020 (emergency/pandemic response fund)

Geographic Scope: Illinois

Award Amount: Up to $500 per grant

Purpose: Provide emergency financial assistance to individuals experiencing homelessness for immediate needs such as safe housing, food, or medication

Program Details

Simple, easy-to-access application (online or by phone)
Quick turnaround for grant distribution
Goal to assist at least 300 individuals and families
Target fund size: $150,000

Eligibility

Illinois residents experiencing homelessness
At-risk of homelessness

Fund Management

Managed by committee of grassroots leaders (low-income volunteers with lived experience of homelessness)
Support provided by CCH community organizers
Grassroots leaders serve as decision-makers in fund distribution

Funding Sources

Chicago Community COVID-19 Response Fund
Jay Pritzker Foundation
Homestead Affordable Development Corporation
Individual donors
$110,000 committed at launch (as of April 2020)

Contact: Claire Sloss, Media

How to Apply

Application Process

1. Application Availability: Online or by phone
2. Application Window: 5-day period (May 11-15, 2020 for initial launch)
- Opens: Monday, May 11 at 9 a.m.
- Closes: Friday, May 15 at 5 p.m.
3. Processing: Quick turnaround time pledged for grant distribution