In Need of Housing?
New Moms does not take direct applications for our housing programs and does not maintain a site-based waitlist. We work with external partners to fill our units. Please follow the directions below to find housing support:
Chicago:
1. Complete a housing assessment with “Coordinated Entry” if you are not in a shelter or connected to agency who provides supports like a drop-in center (15-30 mins). If you are, skip Step 1. Call the Coordinated Entry Call Center at 312-361-1707 to complete a housing assessment.
2. Apply to CHA’s Project Based Housing Voucher or “PBV” (30 mins). Open your online application at www.applyonline.thecha.org. IMPORTANT: For a CHA PBV, you must select that you are a 2 PERSON HOUSEHOLD in order to see and select NEW MOMS
3. After completing steps 2 and 3, contact New Moms by email (5 mins).
*Check out our Chicago housing cheatsheet here!
Need more help?
Western Suburbs:
- Are you 17 or younger? Call 1-877-870-2663 24 hours, 7 days a week
- Are you 18 or older? Call 1-877-426-6515 M-F, 8:30am to 4:30pm
- Click here for more information, or see flyers below:
*Check out our Oak Park housing cheatsheet here!
Need more help?
New Moms Housing Programs:
Chicago and Suburban Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Standard Privacy Posting:
This notice describes how New Moms, as a part of the HMIS Collaborative, will use and protect the information about you and your dependents that is entered in HMIS and your rights to decide how your information is shared. The policies stated in the Standard Agency Privacy Policy Notice can be amended at any time and a draft will be posted at least 30 days prior to taking effect. Please read the full Standard Agency Privacy Practices Notice here regarding the Western Suburbs, and here for the Chicago HMIS Privacy Policy.
