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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION REGARDING COOK COUNTY HOMELESS SERVICES GRANTEE AUTHORIZATIONS UNDER THE PREVENTION, ASSISTANCE, AND TRANSITION TO HOUSING OPEN CALL PROCESS
WHEREAS, the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development (BED) seeks to enhance quality of life through equitable community and economic development, including initiatives designed to transform the County’s homeless services to achieve housing security for our most vulnerable residents; and
WHEREAS, since 2020, BED has supported the Hotel-Based Sheltering Program, through which suburban shelter services agencies have provided safe and dignified non-congregate sheltering, meals, and case management services while working to connect residents and families to permanent housing options; and
WHEREAS, since 2023, BED has supported the development of three new fixed-site shelter locations providing much-needed shelter capacity in suburban Cook County; and
WHEREAS, through the Hotel-Based and Fixed-Site shelter programs, from April 2022 through November 2025, Cook County has created 450 new shelter beds, provided over 400,000 shelter nights to over 3,400 people, and since program launch 68% of individuals have exited for a stable housing solution or similar level of care; and
WHEREAS, in 2026, the Cook County Board allocated funding via BED to support a Problem Solving Fund in suburban Cook County to provide creative, flexible, and cost-effective solutions to quickly resolve an individual or family’s housing crisis; and
WHEREAS, through the Problem Solving Fund, Cook County has provided homeless prevention assistance to 212 households, and provided shelter diversion and case management services to 1,189 individuals; and
WHEREAS, BED desires to continue the implementation of these critical homeless services and conducted a competitive Open Call process for the Cook County Prevention, Assistance and Transition to Housing (PATH) Program — including eligibility screening, scoring based on pub...
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