Center for Housing and Health
Chicago nonprofit and AIDS Foundation Chicago subsidiary that connects housing and healthcare for people experiencing homelessness and administers the Flexible Housing Pool of Chicago and Cook County.
The Center for Housing and Health (CHH) is a Chicago-based nonprofit and a subsidiary of AIDS Foundation Chicago. Its work sits at the intersection of housing systems and healthcare services, with the stated aim of improving outcomes for Chicagoans experiencing homelessness. The organisation operates across Chicago and Cook County, Illinois.
CHH administers the Flexible Housing Pool of Chicago and Cook County (FHP), a multi-agency programme that helps individuals experiencing homelessness obtain stable housing alongside comprehensive supportive services. These include case management, health navigation, and connections to medical care, benefits and community resources. The programme coordinates with more than 28 supportive housing agencies across the Chicago and Cook County region.
Service delivery follows a Housing First philosophy: people are linked to permanent housing quickly and with minimal barriers, and no preconditions such as sobriety or treatment compliance are imposed. CHH describes its approach as trauma-informed and client-centered, addressing each individual's circumstances rather than applying a uniform model. Its stated mission focus is housing stability paired with improved health outcomes.
Staff work spans homelessness services, affordable and supportive housing, health services, and social services and case management, within a nonprofit, human-services setting.