Illinois Invests $2 Million To Fund Homelessness Services In Central Region

Illinois invested $2 million to fund homelessness services in the central region of the state. The funding is from the Home Illinois grant. The investment will support permanent housing programs for people experiencing homelessness. Local organizations, including Fifth Street Renaissance, Helping Hands of Springfield, and Mercy Communities, Inc. Funding will be focused on the permanent housing models of rapid rehousing and permanent supportive housing.

From 2024 to 2025, homelessness decreased in over half of Illinois’s designated community areas. Sangamon County saw a 4% reduction in homelessness. These reductions are directly linked to investments and strategies implemented in Home Illinois . . .