The CCH Law Project works closely with the Women’s Empowerment Project and visits family shelters on its own, making presentations to shelter residents and staff. At shelter visits, the Law Project distributes brochures and other information about the legal rights of families and children. During the visit, residents also have a chance to discuss any legal problems with the attorneys or a paralegal.

The Law Project represents more than 200 clients a year, more than half of them homeless students and youth. 

As part of its enrollment outreach, the Law Project attends community back-to-school fairs in Chicago and the suburbs. The Law Project also provides information about educational rights in a variety of settings, such as libraries, schools, soup kitchens, stores and other locations that serve homeless and at-risk families. 

Youth Futures, the Law Project’s mobile legal aid clinic for homeless youth, conducts a variety of outreach to connect with youth on the street. This outreach has consisted of regular visits to schools, youth drop-in centers and youth shelters.

In 2007, Law Project staff helped launch an outreach program called HELP (Homeless Experiencing Legal Protection). The HELP project was initiated by U.S. District Court Judge Jay Zainey of New Orleans. Judge Zainey already established HELP projects in New Orleans and several other cities. On a rotating monthly schedule, 12 Chicago law firms send attorney volunteers to run legal aid clinics at REST Shelter and Deborah's Place.