CHIL’s Street Outreach and Aftercare Program (SOAP) seeks to reach youth experiencing homelessness where they are using multiple means of...

Montrevia “Mo” (22) and Montrenae (20) (from left to right) are sisters and now roommates who have been visiting the drop-in center at...

Meet Teyler. After her Grandma passed away, Teyler needed a safe place to stay. She remembers, “I was determined to find somewhere safe and

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...

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...

Devin, 22 years old, entered our interim housing program at CHIL in early July. After graduating High School in 2018 and while in College...

Meet Habi G. At 22 years old, Habi is quickly making strides toward his future plans and career goals.

Donta’s experiences growing up helped shape his exceptional and unique ability to relate to and uplift all Youth who visit CHIL. Born in...

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...

21-year-old Marcus moved to Chicago from Mississippi after a difficult family situation forced him to leave home. Upon arriving in...

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;...

I love when a Youth comes back and says “Camille, I have a job, Thank you!” Camille Montgomery began working at CHIL (Covenant House...

19-year-old Chrissy has experienced homeless on and off since before she was a teenager. Trouble at home meant that stable housing has...

Juan is from the Hermosa neighborhood on the Northwest side of Chicago. Growing up, his family moved around a lot; He transferred between...

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,...

Listen to Cody's experience at CHIL, how he successfully gained full-time employment as a manager, his own apartment and his hope for...

Meet CHIL Alumnae - Chrissy, 21