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Old 08-01-2017, 10:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Schaumburger View Post
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?

You might be interested in this, Schaumburger.

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