A Chicago woman with a heart for those experiencing homelessness in the city is setting an ambitious goal, as she is seeking to raise funds to tackle the issue.
Aleta Clark, who has experienced homelessness herself, has been living in a tent underneath an overpass in the Pilsen neighborhood for nearly three weeks, and is seeking to raise $1 million to help people who are going through that experience now.
Underneath the Dan Ryan on Canalport in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood is where Juanita House, 62, lives. She’s been without a home and on the streets for 30 years, and says she has been sober from her heroin addiction for one month now. The only roof over her head is this green single-person tent where she sleeps next to people in similar situations.Get Chicago local news, weather forecasts, sports and entertainment stories to your inbox.
“It makes them feel bad and it places them beneath me and I don’t want them to feel like they’re under my shoe by me identifying them by their situation," said Clark."So I call them my friend because it gives them a sense of belonging.” Clark has left her belongings, the comfort of her own home and her children and has chosen to live there. She’s continuing to do so every night until she raises $1 million to open a shelter for them herself. She’s already raised over $120,000 through her non-profit and has some big names supporting her.
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