I helped with the set up of the homeless shelter for vets in Wheaton IL (which has now grown so large, there are now TWO houses!) and this is in one of the most affluent areas of the country, Dupage County!!
The crisis in housing for keeping families together is even more extreme. I haven't worked with the local PADS organization yet (
http://www.hesedhouse.org/pads/index.html) since I've moved but their aim seems to be to try to keep homeless families together.
The numbers are staggering as the lists grow longer and longer for people waiting for housing. My local food pantry is crushed with people and we work like mad to keep up.
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