Empower. Protect. Advance.
LCBH is Chicago’s only legal-aid organization that focuses solely on housing justice issues. When you give to LCBH, you join the movement to make Chicago’s eviction process more equitable.
Emily had been living in her home for nearly seven years when she lost her waitressing job and fell behind on rent. She tried to negotiate a payment plan with her landlord, but he refused and filed a five-day eviction notice instead. With no additional funds to pay her back rent, Emily feared she’d become homeless.
Emily’s story mirrors thousands of other renters facing the profound impact of skyrocketing rents and stagnate wages. One unexpected life event, like job loss or illness, can lead to eviction, triggering a cycle of poverty and homelessness.
That’s where we come in.
For 46 years, LCBH has provided legal and supportive services that help renters stabilize their housing, so they can remain in their units or move with dignity. In 2025 alone, LCBH served more than 17,000 Chicago and Cook County renters at every phase of the eviction process. When LCBH’s attorneys and case managers get involved, our clients avoid housing crises and remain stably housed.
With evictions back to their pre-pandemic levels, we need people like you to help us support more renters like Emily, who with help from her LCBH attorney, was able to have her eviction case dismissed and the record sealed.
“Eviction court is a very dehumanizing experience. There are people who are very transactional and just do the work that is required, and then there’s folks like the attorneys at LCBH who go above and beyond. My attorney humanized my experience, which was not a requirement of the work, but made a huge difference at a time that I did not have a lot going for me,” Emily said.
Can we count on you to power our continued work?
Ways to give:
– Recurring Donations: By committing to donate $125 per month, you will help LCBH keep two families stably housed! Plus, an anonymous donor will match $1 for $1, the first 10 donors giving at this level. Act now and double your impact!
– One-time Donation: Not ready to give $125 per month? That’s okay — every donation helps keep families housed and strengthens our ability to provide legal support and advocacy. Whether it’s $10, $25, or $50 per month, your generosity helps us serve more households and respond to urgent housing needs.
Give via our online form or one of the methods below. Thank you for standing for renters’ rights!
OTHER WAYS TO GIVE
MAILING A DONATION
Please help LCBH advocate for tenants by sending your tax-deductible gift to:
Law Center for Better Housing
c/o Allen Hailey
100 N. LaSalle Street, Suite #2500
Chicago, IL 60602
RECURRING GIVING
Becoming a monthly donor is a convenient way to donate to those in need with powerful results. Your steady support lets us prepare for every challenge and plan for the future.
Planned Giving
A planned gift to Law Center for Better Housing in your estate or long-term financial plan ensures low and moderate-income renters facing eviction have access to free legal and supportive services. Learn more about ways to make a lasting impact on LCBH here. If you have questions, please contact Allen Hailey at [email protected] or (312) 784-3505.
Donor Advised Fund (DAF)
Contribute through your DAF by submitting a grant request. Log in to your Donor-Advised Fund account or contact your Donor-Advised Fund provider to submit a grant request.
Submit your request to:
Law Center for Better Housing
Tax ID#: 36-3134577
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