Projects Chicago’s Five-Year Blueprint on Homelessness.

Inclusive Economy Lab Chicago’s Five-Year Blueprint on Homelessness

An estimated 60,000 Chicagoans are experiencing homelessness, a number that has increased this decade. Addressing the issue requires resources, cross-sector collaboration and coordination, and allowing people with lived experiences to weigh in on solutions.

In 2025, the Mayor’s Office of Homelessness launched a process to develop coordinated, comprehensive solutions for preventing and ending homelessness in Chicago. The Inclusive Economy Lab is serving as the data collection partner for this work.

Discover more

Urban Labs Crime Lab

We partner with cities and communities to use data and rigorous research to design, test and scale programs and policies that enhance public safety, improve educational outcomes, and advance justice.

Urban Labs Education Lab

The Education Lab partners with school districts to design, evaluate, and scale programs and practices that advance student learning and opportunity.

Urban Labs Energy & Environment Lab

The Energy and Environment Lab partners with government agencies and the private sector to identify, rigorously evaluate, and scale programs and policies that reduce pollution, conserve limited natural resources, improve environmental outcomes, and ensure access to reliable and affordable energy.

Urban Labs Health Lab

The University of Chicago Health Lab seeks to partner with civic and community leaders to identify, rigorously evaluate and scale programs and policies that improve health outcomes and address systemic barriers to achieving health equity.

Urban Labs Inclusive Economy Lab

The Inclusive Economy Lab partners with policymakers, community-based organizations and others to generate rigorous evidence that leads to greater financial security and real economic opportunity for communities harmed by disinvestment and segregation.