Covenant House Illinois
CHIL Spotlight: An update on Marcus!
Last summer we introduced you to Marcus, a resident at CHIL who moved out of our campus in August 2022 (read his interview here). We are...
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Covenant House Illinois
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month – CHIL programs utilize Trauma-Informed Care best practices
Year-round, but especially this month, CHIL programs offer opportunities for young people to focus on their mental health. CHIL staff at...
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Covenant House Illinois
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CHIL’s Street Outreach and Aftercare Program, an interview with Beverly Williams
CHIL’s Street Outreach and Aftercare Program (SOAP) seeks to reach youth experiencing homelessness where they are using multiple means of...
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Covenant House Illinois
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Youth Spotlight: Montrevia and Montrenae
Montrevia “Mo” (22) and Montrenae (20) (from left to right) are sisters and now roommates who have been visiting the drop-in center at...
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Covenant House Illinois
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CHIL Youth Spotlight: Teyler
Meet Teyler.
After her Grandma passed away, Teyler needed a safe place to stay. She remembers, “I was determined to find somewhere safe and
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Covenant House Illinois
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CHIL Youth Spotlight: Zoereon
Zoereon first came to Covenant House Illinois in 2020 at its original location – 30 W. Chicago Ave. “When I was here my first time, I...
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Covenant House Illinois
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CHIL Youth Spotlight: Fern
Meet Fern, "I love listing to music and making people laugh, I love putting smiles on people's faces". She came to CHIL to establish her...
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Covenant House Illinois
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CHIL Youth Spotlight: Devin
Devin, 22 years old, entered our interim housing program at CHIL in early July. After graduating High School in 2018 and while in College...
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Covenant House Illinois
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CHIL Youth Spotlight: Habi
Meet Habi G. At 22 years old, Habi is quickly making strides toward his future plans and career goals.
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Covenant House Illinois
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Meet Donta Lucas, CHIL's Residential Coordinator
Donta’s experiences growing up helped shape his exceptional and unique ability to relate to and uplift all Youth who visit CHIL. Born in...
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Covenant House Illinois
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Meet Diego, Lead Youth Advisor at CHIL
Diego has been a Youth Advisor at CHIL for almost two years and was recently promoted to Lead Youth Advisor. Diego is a Chicago native...
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Covenant House Illinois
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CHIL Youth Spotlight: Meet Marcus
21-year-old Marcus moved to Chicago from Mississippi after a difficult family situation forced him to leave home. Upon arriving in...
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Covenant House Illinois
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CHIL Youth Spotlight: Shauwnique & Linford
Shauwnique and Linford met as kids in Chicago. Over the years they lost touch as their paths took them to different sides of the country;...
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Covenant House Illinois
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Faces Behind CHIL: Camille
I love when a Youth comes back and says “Camille, I have a job, Thank you!” Camille Montgomery began working at CHIL (Covenant House...
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Covenant House Illinois
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Faces Behind CHIL: Chrissy
19-year-old Chrissy has experienced homeless on and off since before she was a teenager. Trouble at home meant that stable housing has...
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Covenant House Illinois
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Faces Behind CHIL: Juan
Juan is from the Hermosa neighborhood on the Northwest side of Chicago. Growing up, his family moved around a lot; He transferred between...
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Covenant House Illinois
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Faces Behind CHIL: Cody
Twenty-four year old Cody moved to Chicago in the summer of 2020, with the promise of a new job and a better life. But once he arrived,...
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