Doubling Up: Homelessness in Chicago
To assess the size of Chicago’s homeless population, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless developed a new methodology using U. S. Census data. This method also provides a more precise understanding of how many families are doubled-up. The report shows that 82,212 people were homeless in Chicago in 2015, an unduplicated count. Eighty-seven percent of homeless families (8,634 families) with children were doubled-up. CCH also found that 44% of homeless families served by the emer