February 15 - 21, 2021

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GROWING HOMELESS ENCAM

Top: The Dan Ryan - Roosevelt encampment. Middle Row: Ricardo Vera, a vice president of the Chicago Union of the Homeless, stops to pray for a moment at the spot where Wayne Warren, a homeless veteran, froze to death. The space is left empty at the encampment as a memorial. A fire burns at the encampment. Banners hang outside the encampment along Desplaines Street. Bottom Row: Vera at the Dan Ryan - Roosevelt encampment with a carload of items he is donating elsewhere in the city. A banner outside the encampment calls on Chicago Housing Authority to open up housing to those who need it. Hand sanitizer at the entrance to the encampment.


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