Homelessness Liaison
CCOM designates a Homelessness Liaison to support students experiencing housing insecurity. If you are unhoused, at risk of becoming unhoused, or worried about a peer in that situation, this page describes how the Liaison can help and how to make contact.
You’re not alone, and you can ask for help
Housing insecurity affects more graduate students than most people realize. If you are sleeping in a car, couch-surfing, staying in a shelter, or worried about losing your housing in the near future, you are dealing with something that hundreds of thousands of college students nationwide also face each year.
CCOM is committed to ensuring that housing instability does not become an academic barrier. We will not ask you to choose between addressing a housing crisis and continuing your education. The Homelessness Liaison exists to help you keep both.
Who the Liaison is
CCOM’s designated Homelessness Liaison is responsible for:
- Connecting students experiencing housing insecurity with internal and external resources
- Coordinating any needed academic accommodations (deadline extensions, alternative arrangements, leave-of-absence support)
- Maintaining confidentiality about students’ housing situations
- Advocating within CCOM for systemic improvements to student support
Homelessness Liaison: Christopher Silva Phone: 312-368-0900 ext. 2 Email: info@ccom.edu
This contact is confidential and discreet. The Liaison will not share information about your situation with faculty, classmates, or other administrators without your permission, except where federal or state law requires disclosure (e.g. mandatory reporting of harm to a child).
If you are reading this page because you are in a difficult housing situation right now, please reach out. The conversation does not commit you to anything, and the Liaison is here to listen and help, not to judge or report.
Christopher Silva · 312-368-0900 ext. 2