La Posada Interim Housing for Families Experiencing Homelessness

Casa Central offers a housing program called La Posada. The program's main goal is to restore families who are experiencing homelessness to stable and permanent living situations by providing interim housing for up to 120 days. In addition to housing, La Posada provides case management and support services to identify each family's strengths and needs, thereby addressing the root causes of homelessness and preventing recurrence. During their temporary stay at La Posada, each participant has access to on-site supportive services, including food, clothing from donations, transportation vouchers, babysitting, pre-vocational training/job readiness, ESL, and financial literacy.

Date of Last Formal Update

Unknown

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211 Metro Chicago

Location

1343 North California Avenue, Chicago, IL 60622

Hours

Mon 8:00am - 5:00pm; Tue 8:00am - 5:00pm; Wed 8:00am - 5:00pm; Thu 8:00am - 5:00pm; Fri 8:00am - 5:00pm;

Application process

Families experiencing homelessness must call 311 for the Emergency Homeless Assessment and Response Center (EHARC) at Salvation Army Shield of Hope for placement in family programs like La Posada, when there is a vacancy. All families seeking shelter within the city of Chicago limits, must call 311 for assistance. La Posada checks in with the city 3 times each day to report our bed count so that they can send families when there is space available

Eligibility

Must verify homelessness. Must meet Income Poverty GuidelinesApplicant must be an adult over the age of 18 with minor children

Languages

Spanish

English

Service area

Cook county, IL

Agency info

Casa Central

Casa Central offers community support with a special focus on Hispanic individuals. Their network of social services propels children and youth, individuals and families, and seniors toward self-sufficiency and a higher quality of life.