f the greatness of a community is best measured by the compassionate actions of its members, you may not find any greater community than the one surrounding Covenant House.
For more than four decades, Covenant House International (CHI) has been building its community of youth, supporters, caregivers, and advocates. As the largest provider of youth homeless services in the Americas, it is a community that spans 31 cities and 6 countries across the US, Canada and Latin America.
Covenant House Illinois (CHIL) opened in February 2017 and immediately began providing vital resources and crisis care to Chicago’s homeless youth, which number as many as 3,000 on any given night. At CHIL, youth are welcomed into a safe, caring environment and given access to food, showers, laundry services, a place to store their valuables, and beds for rest. For Covenant House and its community, however, this is simply the beginning.
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