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Project Now, community members praise emergency MLK shelter; commenters push for broader homelessness services
Summary
Project Now reported the MLK emergency shelter served 55 people (94% Illinois residents) with zero weather-related fatalities; public commenters thanked partners and urged the city to focus on root causes of homelessness and improve shelter operations for women.
Project Now and city partners ran an emergency shelter at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center during a recent period of dangerously low temperatures. Ron Lund, chief operating officer for Project Now, reported that the shelter served 55 people, 94% of them Illinois residents; two were veterans, 49% had a physical or mental disability and 31% were fleeing domestic violence. Lund noted there were zero fatalities related to the weather during…
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