Chicago Migrants in Dire Search for Housing amid Heartland Alliance’s Restructuring and City’s Shelter Crunch

Tensions are running high in Chicago as a March 16 deadline approaches for migrants searching for permanent housing, while resources are stretched thin amidst a potential split within one of the city’s key social service organizations, Heartland Alliance. Thousands of migrants, including Alfonso Carvajal and his family from Venezuela, face the daunting task of finding an affordable place to live without many of the resources required to secure housing. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Carvajal, 60, is out daily, navigating the harsh Chicago streets on his bike, calling any ‘For Rent’ number he comes across in the hope of a new start.

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