The Chicago Alliance to End Homelessness, the Alliance to End Homelessness in Suburban Cook County, and the Evanston Alliance on Homelessness have embarked on the first-ever county-wide partnership to improve discharge planning across Cook County.

By improving the coordination of housing and services upon discharge and exploring new resources and strategies for discharge planning, we can prevent vulnerable populations who are leaving public institutions, like jails or hospitals, from becoming homeless.

A Countywide Forum on Discharge Planning and Homelessness was held on July 14, 2008, bringing together over 200 people to discuss the policies of discharging institutions and ways to ease re-entry into community life and prevent homelessness. Building on the success of the forum, a steering committee of agencies and individuals who have experienced homelessness will work to implement discharge planning best practices in the areas of health care, mental health, veterans, youth, jails, and prisons.

Join the Committee

To participate in the Discharge Planning Committee, please contact the following chairs:

Discharge Planning Committee: Erin Ryan, John Fallon, and Nicole Sauler
Health Care Sub-Committee: Katy Kelleghan
Jail Sub-Committee: Rebecca Janowitz and John Fallon
Mental Health Sub-Committee: Susan Doig and Stephanie Hartshorn
Prison Sub-Committee: Pamela Ward and John Fallon
Veterans Sub-Committee: Eileen Higgins, Tom Grippando, and Kelly Kent
Youth Sub-Committee: Flora Koppel

Attend a Meeting

To find out about upcoming meetings, check out our Calendar of Events. 

Learn about our Work

Discharge Planning Committee
11-10-08 Minutes
7-14-08 Countywide Forum Notes

Health Care Sub-Committee
11-07-08 Minutes

Jail Sub-Committee
11-12-08 Minutes
10-08-08 Minutes

Mental Health Sub-Committee
9-17-08 Minutes

Prison Sub-Committee
11-12-08 Minutes
10-08-08 Minutes

Veterans Sub-Committee


Youth Sub-Committee
11-11-08 Minutes