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Residents urge more city action on homelessness; cite Peoria motel program and local laundry services
2892803 · April 7, 2025
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Summary
Public commenters urged the council to expand services for people experiencing homelessness and highlighted Peoria's Lulu motel program and local efforts such as CSA's "Soak the Hope" laundry initiative.
Multiple speakers at the council's April 1 meeting urged stronger city action to assist people experiencing homelessness and cited local and regional programs as models.
Veronica Glass said Peoria had recently raised $109,000 and the Illinois United Way had provided $205,000 to support a motel-based program called the Lulu project; she asked why Springfield could not take…
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