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About SRHAC
and its
Goals
Client Council/
Residence Assn
Resource
Guide
In Partnership
with the City
of Chicago:
Answering the Call
in Emergencies:
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Answering the Call...
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Services to Help the City of Chicago and
Residents
Homelessness intervention services
for the needy
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SRHAC has been assisting the City of Chicago
and its residents with homelessness intervention services since 1995. SRHAC
was the first -- and remains -- the leading City-wide Resource Center for
individuals facing homelessness and for City Departments and not-for-profit
agencies providing referrals.
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The SRHAC SRO Outreach:
SRHAC began working with Chicago's
Department of Housing in 1996 to design and implement a set of initiatives
and programs called the SRHAC SRO Outreach Program.
The objective of the SRO Outreach program
was twofold: First, to promote the survival and preservation of Chicago's
single-room occupancy buildings (SRO's) -- which are an historic and
extremely vital low-income housing resource.
The second objective was to develop SRHAC as
a City-wide Resource Center where Chicago residents from all areas of the
city and of all backgrounds could find housing referral assistance,
primarily in SRO residential facilities.
The SRO Outreach Program has been
tremendously successful, allowing SRHAC to provide housing referral
assistance to hundreds of Chicago residents yearly, and become a solid
contributor to the City's 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness
In addition to its continuing work with the
Department of Housing, SRHAC has assisted Chicago's Department of Human
Services (CDHS) in it's homelessness intervention work, and has helped the
Planning Department in emergency relocation services. SRHAC is proud of its
commitment to the City and its work! |
SRO Outreach
assistance visit
SRO residential
facility |
Locating housing for Katrina
visitors
Helping the City
provide a welcome |
| In the aftermath of
Hurricane Katrina, City and Federal agencies were mobilized to
provide relief and relocation assistance to victims of that terrible
disaster. SRHAC was enlisted by Chicago's Department of Human
Services to mobilize all available housing resources to secure
housing for dislocated Katrina victims.
SRHAC, in partnership with the
Single Room Operators Association (SROA) and other housing
providers, provided a listing of 500 available low-income SRO and
family apartment units.
In addition, SRHAC mobilized its
staff to man assistance booths at a Katrina Conference
sponsored by the City in September, 2005. SRHAC used its
homelessness intervention and housing resource experience to help
scores of those residents displaced by Katrina. (See
"Katrina Assistance Photo page") |
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SRHAC as a City-Wide Resource |
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Helping Relocate Residents of the New Ritz Hotel
In addition to the extensive help SRHAC has
provided to Chicago's Department of Housing and Department of Human
Services, SRHAC has lends its homelessness intervention assistance to other
Departments. During 2005, SRHAC utilized several of its staff to partner
with the Planning Department in the emergency relocation of 100 residents of
the former New Ritz Hotel.
SRHAC helped secured both emergency and
permanent housing placements for those 100 residents, and helped the
Planning Department turn a potential human crisis into a fine example of
what the City and a dedicated intervention agency can accomplish.
Emergency Winter Housing Placement for
the Homeless
In 2005 and 2006 SRHAC
undertook an emergency Winter housing placement effort for the Department of
Human Services. This effort required both experience and careful
coordination, as it entailed finding private-sector housing for a very
difficult-to-place chronically homeless population. This effort was
successful, and has helped SRHAC and CDHS develop additional solutions for
the City's 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness.
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SRHAC as a City-Wide Resource for
Intervention Agencies
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Intervention assistance from SRHAC is not
limited to City Departments: SRHAC is considered a primary resource by
agencies City-wide to help secure housing for clients and to refer
individuals who can benefit from SRHAC services.
SRHAC has formal and informal linkage
arrangements with dozens of service providers City-wide, and believes that
by sharing resources for the common good all agencies benefit, and that a
great many more residents can receive needed services.
Agencies wishing to join with SRHAC in
linkage arrangements are encouraged to call SRHAC at (312) 566-0090. |
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SRO Living:
Preserving
SRO Vitality
Toward
Independent
Living:
Skills for
Development
Computer /
Office Skills
Personal
Finances
Skills for
Living
Apartment
Upkeep
Special
Events
--See
Picture
Gallery for
more photos --
Helping Hands:
Emergency
Assistance
Katrina
Assistance /
Support Services
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