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Our Mission
Ending homelessness in Chicago through prevention, housing and supportive services.


These are the Facts
Homelessness Facts	2011 Program Outcomes
88,923 Chicagoans were homeless in the course of the 2009-10 school year Per our 2009-10 analysis, families made up 45.8 percent of Chicago's homeless population, a total of 40,723 people. There were 28,345 children (31.9 percent) and 12,378 adults (13.9 percent). Unaccompanied youth (through age 17) made up 7.3 percent, or 6,463 youths. Single adults made up 46.9 percent, or 41,737 single adults. * Data provided by Chicago Coalition for the Homeless	In 2011, RSSI served over 560 households, helped 89 househoulds with prevention assistance and provided over 12,000 services to our clients. Also, in 2011: 91% of clients avoided unnecessary hospitalizations for the entire year 95% of clients remained in supportive housing for at least one year 100% of clients were assessed to see if they qualify for mainstream human service program benefits 94% of clients remained out of inpatient substance abuse services 100% of clients achieved at least two goals on the service plans
Our Vision To be a recognized leader of the elimination of homelessness in the Chicago metropolitan area through the delivery of outreach, wrap around supportive services and affordable housing development partnerships.
"Consistent human relatedness leads to greater hope, less isolation, a greater sense of personal dignity and worth, and greater affiliation with society." Alfred Adler back to top