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Originally Posted by Schaumburger
I am very familiar with the issue of homelessness in the Chicago area. Even the Chicago suburbs have a homeless problem (I have volunteered at a homeless shelter located in a Lutheran church in the northwest suburbs for many years).
But in the online version of the Daily Sun, there was an article published on 7/29/2017 about Villagers helping disadvantaged children with school supplies and back-to-school clothes.
There was a quote in the online article "An estimated 45,000 people are believed to be living in the Ocala forest, which covers more than 350,000 acres." That figure really shocked me. Are these people living in shacks or in tents?
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I don't know, but many different groups of Villagers contribute school supplies and P.J.s and bedding to them all of the time and toys at Christmas too. I guess the very fact that the climate is tolerable to be outdoors if you have to year around draws people with no homes. Many people who live here in The Villages have kind and generous hearts.
Another sad situation that I don't have any answers to. It would be a nightmare for me as a young mother not to have a safe place for my child to sleep. As I get older, I have far fewer answers than questions.