We are honored that StreetLight Chicago was among 25 finalists announced Monday night at the annual Chicago Innovation Awards, the 2019 co-winner of its Collaboration Award.
Launched in November 2016, StreetLight has been supported by generous grants and collaboration with the VNA Foundation. The app has more than 3,400 downloads, with about 400 providers and youth also accessing its website each month.
“With winter quickly approaching, it’s important as ever that housing-insecure Chicagoans have a one-stop-shop for finding a warm bed, medical care, and other services to help make ends meet,” said Erin Steva, Midwest Director of the Young Invincibles. “That’s why Streetlight Chicago is leading the way to build new, innovative solutions to help housing-insecure Chicagoans find the resources and support they need in safe environments. We’re incredibly proud of the app’s success and thank the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless for their tireless dedication to ending homelessness in Chicago.”
“450 organizations were nominated for this year’s awards,” said Luke Tanen, Executive Director of the Chicago Innovation Awards. “As a group, these nominees generated over $13.9 billion in new revenues from their new products and services, along with the creation of 1001 patents. The 25 winners represent the best from this very impressive group.”
A complete list of the 2019 winners is on the Chicago Innovation website. The Collaboration Award was co-presented to Zooniverse, a project of Adler Planetarium, University of Minnesota, and the University of Oxford.