THE NEW STATE BUDGET INCLUDES AN INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS IN ILLINOIS. 

THE BUDGET INVESTS MORE THAN 360 MILLION DOLLARS INTO THE EFFORT, AN 85 MILLION DOLLAR INCREASE OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR. GOVERNOR J-B PRITZKER SAYS "HOME ILLINOIS" WILL INCLUDE HOMELESS PREVENTION PROGRAMS, STREET OUTREACH AND MORE TEMPORARY HOUSING.

THE GOAL IS TO REACH "FUNCTIONAL ZERO" AS A STATE, WHICH WOULD MEAN THAT THERE ARE ENOUGH RESOURCES TO ASSIST EVERYONE ABOUT TO BECOME HOMELESS.

GOVERNOR PRITZKER SAYS MORE THAN 120 THOUSAND ILLINOISANS EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS EACH YEAR. OVER 60 PERCENT OF THOSE PEOPLE ARE BLACK.