Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to shut down migrant shelters
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to shut down migrant shelters, combine with existing homeless system in 2024
Chicago’s migrant shelters will be shut down at the end of the year and absorbed into an existing system for homeless residents, Mayor Brandon Johnson said in a Monday announcement praising his administration for getting past an earlier humanitarian crisis while brushing off concerns of shrinking bed capacity that could lead to more people on the street.
Migrants no longer guaranteed beds in Chicago as mayor cracks down on shelters
I don’t want to see anyone lose, right? But the harsh reality is that we can do what we can afford,” the mayor said. “We’ve been stretched to the limits.”
Chicago will combine migrant shelters and homeless shelters into one system
Ten months after the last bus of migrants arrived in Chicago from Texas, some big changes are in store for the city’s shelters, as officials plan to merge migrant shelters with the city’s existing homeless shelters.
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Mayor Brandon Johnson said the ad-hoc shelter system created to house a wave of migrants sent to Chicago will wind down, but the city's existing homeless shelter system will be more than doubled.
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is expected to hold a press conference Monday morning regarding the city’s migrant population. A press release from the mayor’s office said only “important
Mayor Brandon Johnson to shut down migrant shelters, combine with existing homeless system in 2024
Chicago’s migrant shelters will be shut down at the end of the year and absorbed into an existing system for homeless residents, Mayor Brandon Johnson said in a Monday announcement praising his administration for getting past an earlier humanitarian crisis while brushing off concerns of shrinking bed capacity that could lead to more people on the street.
City will end shelters designated for newly arrived immigrants this year, Mayor Brandon Johnson announces
Mayor Brandon Johnson announced the city will start its transition this week to merge its two shelter systems, known as the One System Initiative.
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announced changes Monday to the city’s plan for arriving migrants. The changes include moving toward what the mayor’s office calls a “unified sheltering system.” Starting Monday,
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