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Posted on July 27, 2026
Join us on Wednesday, August 5, at 6 p.m. for a Loved Ones Self-Advocacy webinar about understanding your rights when a loved one dies in the IDOC.
Last year, Restore Justice unexpectedly lost our dear friend Mike Watson, who passed away while incarcerated at Lawrence Correctional Center. Our Outreach Director, Julie Anderson, was his next of kin. Like so many families, we were left with more questions than answers about what happened and what to do.
We hope you don't need this information, but we want you to feel prepared if you find yourself in a position no family wants to be in. In this webinar, attorney Alan Mills will share legal insights and answer questions about the rights and options available to loved ones. Focused on the Illinois Department of Corrections, we will discuss what questions to ask, how to request records, what to expect when recovering a loved one's belongings, and what comes next.
This training is part of our Loved Ones Self-Advocacy Series for people who have loved ones incarcerated in Illinois prisons. You can find more information and recordings of past sessions on our website.
Date: Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Time: 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Location: Virtual; please register to receive the Zoom link
Posted on July 14. 2026
SNAP Changes Under H.R.1: What They Mean for Food Access and Housing Providers
Posted on June 24, 2026
A Landmark Step Forward for Affordable Housing: CSH Applauds Passage of the Landmark 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
CSH applauds the bipartisan passage of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which cleared the U.S. House of Representatives this week by a vote of 358-32 and now heads to the President’s desk. The Senate passed the same legislation on June 22 by a vote of 85–5.The strong bipartisan support for this legislation reflects a shared recognition that communities across the country need more affordable housing options and practical solutions to address persistent housing shortages. CSH looks forward to the President signing the landmark legislation.
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is the most comprehensive federal housing legislation in a generation. The bill gives communities stronger tools to build and preserve affordable housing including reauthorizing the HOME program that local partners rely on, making homes easier to finance and develop, and clearing the red tape that slows projects and drives up costs. These are practical changes that will help more people find a home they can afford.
“When communities have the tools to build more affordable housing, everyone benefits,” said Deb DeSantis, President and CEO of CSH. “For people with disabilities and complex health needs with extremely low incomes, access to stable housing can be life changing. The bipartisan passage of this legislation is an important step toward expanding housing opportunities and helping more people find a stable place to call home and to thrive.”
Supportive housing relies on many of the same financing tools, development processes, and local resources that support affordable housing development more broadly. By strengthening those systems and reducing barriers, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act will help communities expand housing opportunities and create more pathways to stability for people who need them most.
This legislation is an important step forward and demonstrates what is possible when leaders come together around practical, bipartisan solutions to housing challenges. We commend the bipartisan leadership that carried this bill through the Senate, including Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). We are proud to have worked with Rep. Mike Flood and Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, chairman and ranking member of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, along with House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill and Ranking Member Maxine Waters, whose partnership helped bring this moment within reach.
We encourage Congress to build on this progress by continuing to advance bipartisan policies that expand supportive housing opportunities and help people with disabilities and complex health needs remain stably housed in their communities. CSH looks forward to partnering with communities across the country to ensure these new tools help create more supportive housing where it is needed most.
Posted 6-16-26
Posted 6-11-26
CSH Statement: When Enforcement Becomes the Policy,
Communities Pay the Price
Communities across the country are rightly frustrated by the visible growth of homelessness and encampments. Local leaders are under pressure to respond.Unfortunately, and in many places, that pressure has led to increased arrests, fines and other enforcement actions to show near‑term action even as longer‑term housing solutions are underway.
While the frustration is understandable, the evidence is clear that enforcement on its own does not reduce homelessness. In fact, it often makes it harder for people to stabilize, find work and ultimately secure housing.Since the Supreme Court’s 2024 decision in Grants Pass vs. Johnson removed barriers to anti-camping enforcement, two dozen states and hundreds of cities have passed or proposed laws that treat homelessness as a public offense.
That approach has a track record, and it is not working.
Punishing people for experiencing homelessness only makes it harder to regain stability and secure housing.
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