{"id":19153,"date":"2023-05-17T13:59:23","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T18:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/?p=19153"},"modified":"2025-10-08T09:53:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T14:53:19","slug":"emergencia-de-salud-publica-de-covid-ayuda-mutua-de-recursos-comunitarios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2023\/05\/17\/covid-public-health-emergency-community-resources-mutual-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"Al finalizar la emergencia de salud p\u00fablica, los grupos de recursos comunitarios trabajan para llenar el vac\u00edo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69f3789c605f3\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p>On a recent chilly Monday morning, Nicolas Hernandez walked through the door of Casa Hernandez in Humboldt Park after visiting with the staff at Caf\u00e9 Calid\u00e1, a coffee shop he frequents down the street. The vibrant blue walls of the storefront were teemed with shelves of canned beans, vegetables, soups and chips. The warmth of the store was welcoming. Throughout the shop were racks and tables of summer clothes and shoes. Signs reading \u201cCOMIDA GRATIS \u2013 FREE FOOD\u201d and \u201cqu\u00e9 hacer si la migra est\u00e1 en su puerta\u201d hung from the fridge in the corner of the room.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you come in here, we&#8217;re going to help you as best as we can, however we can,\u201d said Hernandez.<\/p>\n<p>Everything in Casa Hernandez is free for whoever needs it. And lately, Hernandez says, more people than ever need their services and support. As more immigrants are arriving from Texas and the city struggles to provide resources and shelter, community groups are struggling to keep up.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re being asked to help more, but we&#8217;re already stretched out a lot,\u201d said Hernandez.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"templatera_shortcode\">\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69f3789c6e6fe\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle small\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_color_909090 border_style_solid \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69f3789c6f423\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle large top_margin_20px bottom_margin_20px\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"true\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row-bg-overlay row-bg-layer\" style=\"background: #FFFFFF; background: linear-gradient(90deg,#FFFFFF 0%,#FFFFFF 100%);  opacity: 1; \"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent force-phone-text-align-center inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_top_desktop_1px border_bottom_desktop_1px border_color_FFFFFF border_style_solid \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_69f3789c6fb95\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-7 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<h4 id=\"news-that-puts-power-under-the-spotlight-and-communities-at-the-center\"><strong>News that puts power under the spotlight and communities at the center.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Sign up for our free newsletter and get updates twice a week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div style=\"margin-top: -20px; \" class=\"vc_col-sm-5 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column neg-marg no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"_form_1\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.bluelena.io\/f\/embed.php?id=1\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p>Hernandez is one of five organizers that run the Humboldt Park Solidarity Network, a grassroots support system in Humboldt Park that runs Casa Hernandez. It was established during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Casa operates as both a free store and as a gathering space for activities like live music, children\u2019s art classes, art shows and community group meetings.<\/p>\n<p>But more than three years since COVID-19 began, community-led groups like the <a href=\"https:\/\/opencollective.com\/hpsolidaritynetwork\">Humboldt Park Solidarity Network<\/a> are facing increasing challenges, including the rising cost of goods due to inflation and fewer donations compounded by the end of pandemic relief assistance, while attempting to manage a greater need for help from their neighbors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69f3789c7ef06\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" >\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/05082023_CasaHernandez_29_web.jpg\" alt=\"\"  \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">Nicolas Hernandez outside of Casa Hernandez in Chicago, Ill., May 8, 2023. Hernandez is one of five organizers that runs Casa Hernandez, a grassroots support system in Humboldt Park that was established during the early days of the pandemic. <\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Photo by Samantha Friend Cabrera for Borderless Magazine<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69f3789c8149e\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p>In recent months, many pandemic-related government assistance programs have come to an end.<\/p>\n<p>For immigrants, especially those without documentation, the issue can be even more serious, as many aren\u2019t eligible for government programs like food assistance or Medicare. Migrants arriving from the border in recent months, for example, are unable to work legally and must rely on the support of Chicagoans for basics like food, clothing and shelter.<\/p>\n<p>But the rising need for help has not been met with an increase in donations. In fact, community organizers Borderless spoke to said that the messaging around the \u201cend of the pandemic&#8221; and the end of an economic crisis has diminished donations in recent months. Food banks and free stores are noticing a decline in monetary donations, as well as challenges around inflated cost of necessities, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/agenda\/2023\/01\/us-inflation-prices-increased-economy\/\">like produce, bread and eggs<\/a>. The issue is especially challenging for those organizations that are not registered as nonprofits and must fully rely on community-driven support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;ve seen a slowing of the momentum that was very, very acute and an exponential increase at the beginning of the pandemic,\u201d said Joy Messinger, an organizer for the <a href=\"https:\/\/opencollective.com\/rpfreestore\">Rogers Park Free Store<\/a>, a community support program that provides personal items, toiletries, baby supplies and cleaning supplies to their North Side neighbors. \u201cThe pandemic is still ongoing. The economic impacts of the pandemic are still ongoing, regardless of the narratives in the media and in the government.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69f3789c82579\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" >\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/05082023_CasaHernandez_17_web.jpg\" alt=\"\"  \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">Nicolas Hernandez works with his fellow volunteers at Casa Hernandez in Chicago, Ill., May 8, 2023. <\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Photo by Samantha Friend Cabrera for Borderless Magazine<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69f3789c84ce6\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<h2 id=\"community-investment\">Community Investment<\/h2>\n<p>Groups like the Rogers Park Free Store and the Humboldt Park Solidarity Network consist of community members working to help neighbors through direct response. They typically provide clothing, food, health resources and other necessities to families and individuals. They listen to and advocate for their neighbors, and focus on fostering relationships to provide resources. All support, donations and organizing is done by the community, for the community.<\/p>\n<p>Borderless has indexed 32 <a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/2022\/11\/21\/the-essential-guide-to-mutual-aid-groups-in-chicago\/\">mutual aid or community resource groups around Chicago<\/a>, many of which originated due to the heightened need for assistance during the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are rooted in solidarity, not charity,\u201d said Gerardo Mircino, a founder of the Rogers Park Free Store. \u201cWe are a diverse group of people, we have a lot of immigrants among us and we go by the motto that we take care of each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mircino told Borderless that in early 2021, community members donated their Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) debit cards to the Free Store to help purchase food and snacks. These debit cards were originally given to over <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/free-lunch-program-school-food-assistance-pandemic-relief\/10383890\/\">one million children<\/a> around the city to help with food insecurity during the onset of the pandemic. To Mircino, this was a core display of how community members work to support each other.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69f3789c85d41\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" >\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FoodDistrabutionNeeds04-_web.jpg\" alt=\"\"  \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">Kamran Siddiqi and Araxie Cass, members of Pueblo Unido Albany Park, pack food outside Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in Chicago, Ill., Jan. 21, 2023. <\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Photo by Sebasti\u00e1n Hidalgo for Borderless Magazine<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69f3789c8dc53\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PuebloUnidoAlbanyPark\/\">Pueblo Unido Albany Park (PUAP)<\/a> has a similar approach to community involvement and assistance. \u201cWe aren&#8217;t a charity by any means,\u201d said Candice Choo-Kang, a founding member of PUAP. \u201cWe&#8217;re about building power in the neighborhood and really empowering the community to organize themselves, and showing them who keeps them safe. A lot of what we do isn&#8217;t just about giving out food, but also really helping raise the political consciousness and the organization of our community members.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>PUAP serves the Albany Park community both by providing their neighbors with the resources they need, and ensuring that they understand how socioeconomic challenges affect all members of the community, even when they don\u2019t see parallels among them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey&#8217;re not always paying attention to crossovers [in struggles] by design because the system separates us,\u201d said Kelly Staniunas, another founding member of PUAP. \u201cWe&#8217;re trying to help our neighbors realize those connections and invite them to be part of taking action against injustice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Community organizers say that building up these types of relationships helps to make the community stronger and encourages neighbors to care for one another, despite systemic obstacles that could prevent those connections from forming.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"persistent-challenges\">Persistent Challenges<\/h2>\n<p>The nature of grassroots organizations often means they don\u2019t receive help from local government aid or federal grants, unlike faith or nonprofit organizations that provide similar support. Many are founded due to immediate community need, meaning scrupulous records and reporting are difficult to maintain \u2014 a requirement for establishing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.501c3.org\/what-is-a-501c3\/\">501(c)(3) nonprofit status<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During the height of the pandemic, undocumented immigrants were among the most vulnerable, as many were not eligible to access government assistance benefits like Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), medicare or medicaid, or unemployment benefits.<\/p>\n<p>The areas that these grassroots groups serve are highly diverse communities, and many of the organizers are immigrants themselves. They work to provide resources to those that the government won\u2019t assist, and they build trust so that everyone feels cared for and knows they have a place to turn for help.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69f3789c8edb4\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" >\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FoodDistrabutionNeeds08-_web.jpg\" alt=\"\"  \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">Candice Choo-Kang, founding member of Pueblo Unido Albany Park, poses for a portrait inside Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in Chicago, Ill., Jan. 21, 2023.<\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Photo by Sebasti\u00e1n Hidalgo for Borderless Magazine<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69f3789c944a4\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p>\u201cA lot of the families we serve don&#8217;t have the same access to receive benefits directly so we&#8217;re serving as a buffer,\u201d said PUAP\u2019s Staniunas. \u201cOver these past few years, we&#8217;ve been able to build some trust so that people understand that we&#8217;re not putting them at risk because they show up for food.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The challenges can feel overwhelming. Hernandez says he\u2019s recently been struggling as he works to supply his neighbors with all that they need.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are good things, but the bad things are the burnout,\u201d said Hernandez. \u201cIt gets to a point where you\u2019re constantly seeing things and saying, \u2018I want to do better, but the funding\u2019s not there and resources are not available.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"fws_69f3789c94f22\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_bottom_desktop_1px border_color_000000 border_style_solid \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_100 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_sep_color_black wpb_content_element vc_separator-has-text\" ><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span><h4 id=\"read-more-of-our-coverage\">Read More of Our Coverage<\/h4><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-inline-posts\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-inline-posts-container pk-inline-posts-template-list\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-columns=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-5874\" class=\"post-5874 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-as-told-to tag-groceryrun\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-overlay pk-overlay-ratio pk-ratio-landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-overlay-background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2021\/05\/12\/how-a-network-of-coordinated-grocery-runs-is-feeding-chicago\/\" class=\"pk-overlay-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210402_GRC_030_featured.jpg\" class=\"attachment-pk-thumbnail size-pk-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"community, food, produce, access, BEET Chicago, garden, Grocery Run Club, Farmers to Families Food Box, alt_market\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"pk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2021\/05\/12\/how-a-network-of-coordinated-grocery-runs-is-feeding-chicago\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">How a Network of Coordinated Grocery Runs Is Feeding Chicago<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pk-meta-author meta-author\"><span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/author\/april-alonso\/\" title=\"View all posts by April Alonso\">April Alonso<\/a><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pk-meta-date meta-date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2021\/05\/12\/how-a-network-of-coordinated-grocery-runs-is-feeding-chicago\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">mayo 12, 2021<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-inner -->\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-outer -->\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<h2 id=\"intensifying-food-insecurity\">Intensifying Food Insecurity<\/h2>\n<p>Down the street from Casa Hernandez is a food pantry called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lacasanorte.org\/\">La Casa Norte Humboldt Park Community Center<\/a> that opens at 11 a.m. on Mondays. As Hernandez walked by just before 11, the line was down the block.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat line keeps getting bigger and bigger,\u201d said Hernandez. He receives SNAP benefits because he is on Medicare, so he sometimes visits La Casa Norte and stands in line with his neighbors. He recently got a letter that said his COVID-19 SNAP benefits were being reduced from around $150 to just $20.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chn.org\/voices\/food-insecurity-is-already-a-huge-problem-for-the-u-s-in-2023-it-may-get-worse\/\">A national Census Bureau survey<\/a> from last summer revealed 11.5% of households sometimes or often did not have enough to eat, a 41% increase from 2021. Locally, in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagobusiness.com\/crains-content-studio\/food-insecurity-set-grow-emergency-snap-benefits-end\">January of this year<\/a>, The Greater Chicago Food Depository&#8217;s partner network served 36% more households than in January 2022. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagobusiness.com\/crains-content-studio\/food-insecurity-set-grow-emergency-snap-benefits-end\">This need is expected to continue to grow<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have folks from the neighborhood telling me, \u2018Hey, what are we going to do?\u2019\u201d said Hernandez.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"bridging-the-funding-gap\">Bridging the Funding Gap<\/h2>\n<p>In order to make sure their neighbors continue to be taken care of \u2014 without relying on government aid \u2014 some organizations are having to get creative with how they fund their efforts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had to figure out a way to make the program go without depending on funds and grants,\u201d said Taryn Randle, cofounder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettinggrowncollective.com\/farmfoodfamilias\">Farm, Food, Familias<\/a>, a mutual aid network focused on food insecurity.<\/p>\n<p>Since May of 2020, they\u2019ve worked with local chefs and volunteers to prepare and deliver <a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/2021\/02\/10\/the-south-side-mutual-aid-group-fighting-food-insecurity-with-meals-that-feed-the-soul\/\">350 meals a week to over 100 families<\/a> across Englewood, Little Village and South Chicago neighborhoods. They are currently offering <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfm5UWZqNBaN0rSiPAOpjZg8uPOBSTqAXocNfl95PaleWSlYw\/viewform\">a meal prep fundraiser<\/a> to support their program, enlisting the help of additional community groups and community members. Interns from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.growgreater.org\/\">Grow Greater Englewood<\/a> work alongside chef Roberto P\u00e9rez of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanpilon.com\/\">Urban Pil\u00f3n<\/a> \u2014 a partner of Farm, Food, Familias \u2014 out of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.letusbreathecollective.com\/\">Let Us Breathe Collective<\/a>\u2019s kitchen space.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"fws_69f3789caf55c\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_bottom_desktop_1px border_color_000000 border_style_solid \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_100 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_sep_color_black wpb_content_element vc_separator-has-text\" ><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span><h4 id=\"read-more-of-our-coverage-2\">Read More of Our Coverage<\/h4><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-inline-posts\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-inline-posts-container pk-inline-posts-template-list\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-columns=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-4921\" class=\"post-4921 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-arts-culture category-labor category-resources tag-southsidefoodaid\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-overlay pk-overlay-ratio pk-ratio-landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-overlay-background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2021\/02\/10\/the-south-side-mutual-aid-group-fighting-food-insecurity-with-meals-that-feed-the-soul\/\" class=\"pk-overlay-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2021_02_03_BL_FOODFAMILIAS_MHerman_01_11-featured.jpg\" class=\"attachment-pk-thumbnail size-pk-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"pk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2021\/02\/10\/the-south-side-mutual-aid-group-fighting-food-insecurity-with-meals-that-feed-the-soul\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The South Side Mutual Aid Group Fighting Food Insecurity with Meals that Feed the Soul<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pk-meta-author meta-author\"><span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/author\/chelsea-verstegen\/\" title=\"View all posts by Chelsea Verstegen\">Chelsea Verstegen<\/a><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pk-meta-date meta-date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2021\/02\/10\/the-south-side-mutual-aid-group-fighting-food-insecurity-with-meals-that-feed-the-soul\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">febrero 10, 2021<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-inner -->\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-outer -->\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p>They\u2019re also hosting a <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeJi96eYRC3rlp1XT9q61mT-sqX2tVEmlqXfY0gK3C8kjK4qA\/viewform\">five-session virtual cooking class<\/a> with chef P\u00e9rez to raise additional funds, and they plan to launch a cookbook this fall.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;re committed to figuring out how we can sustain ourselves beyond government support,\u201d said Randle.<\/p>\n<p>And though Humboldt Park Solidarity Network doesn\u2019t receive government aid, Hernandez frequently addresses his local alderman and government officials to let them know exactly what needs aren\u2019t being met and encourages his neighbors to do the same.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can go up the ladder and start asking for these benefits, showing folks that this is the situation,\u201d said Hernandez. \u201cWe have elected officials and they&#8217;re the ones that are getting paid to make sure resources are organized and spread out properly. We\u2019re a resource, we&#8217;re not supposed to be the safety net.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-pandemic-rages-on\">The Pandemic Rages On<\/h2>\n<p>While Gov. Pritzker has announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.illinois.gov\/news\/press-release.25998.html\">the end of Illinois\u2019 public health emergency<\/a> to align with the federal government\u2019s timing on May 11, the pandemic and its lingering effects are still far-reaching. As of May 7, 2023, the <a href=\"https:\/\/dph.illinois.gov\/covid19\/data.html\">Illinois Department of Public Health&#8217;s<\/a> 7-day average of weekly new cases was 29 per 100,000 and individuals continue to suffer with long COVID-19 symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>The rhetoric that the pandemic has ended has created additional challenges for mutual aid groups trying to make ends meet.<\/p>\n<p>Staniunas said that PUAP saw a significant drop in donations as the messages around COVID-19 became less critical. \u201cThere was a more regular interest of people looking for ways to contribute, but that\u2019s dropped off,\u201d said Staniunas.<\/p>\n<p>While the news of more migrants being sent to Chicago from Texas has helped stir up some donations, organizers say it\u2019s still far from enough to serve the people who are coming to them for help.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_widgetised_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t<div id=\"sidebar\" data-nectar-ss=\"true\" class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"custom_html-4 1articleright\" class=\"widget_text widget widget_custom_html\"><h3 id=\"wordpress-popular-posts\" class=\"widget-title\">WordPress Popular Posts<\/h3><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><h4 id=\"trending-posts\" class=\"widget-title\">Trending Posts<\/h4><div class=\"wpp-shortcode\"><script type=\"application\/json\" data-id=\"wpp-shortcode-inline-js\">{\"title\":\"Trending Posts\",\"limit\":\"3\",\"offset\":0,\"range\":\"custom\",\"time_quantity\":\"124\",\"time_unit\":\"day\",\"freshness\":\"1\",\"order_by\":\"views\",\"post_type\":\"post\",\"pid\":\"\",\"exclude\":\"\",\"cat\":\"\",\"taxonomy\":\"category\",\"term_id\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"shorten_title\":{\"active\":false,\"length\":0,\"words\":false},\"post-excerpt\":{\"active\":false,\"length\":0,\"keep_format\":false,\"words\":false},\"thumbnail\":{\"active\":true,\"build\":\"predefined\",\"width\":\"240\",\"height\":\"160\"},\"rating\":false,\"stats_tag\":{\"comment_count\":false,\"views\":false,\"author\":false,\"date\":{\"active\":false,\"format\":\"F j, Y\"},\"category\":false,\"taxonomy\":{\"active\":false,\"name\":\"category\"}},\"markup\":{\"custom_html\":true,\"wpp-start\":\"&lt;ul class=&quot;wpp-list wpp-cardview&quot;&gt;\",\"wpp-end\":\"&lt;\\\/ul&gt;\",\"title-start\":\"&lt;h4 class=&quot;widget-title&quot;&gt;\",\"title-end\":\"&lt;\\\/h4&gt;\",\"post-html\":\"&lt;li&gt;{thumb} {title} {stats}&lt;\\\/li&gt;\"},\"theme\":{\"name\":\"\"}}<\/script><div class=\"wpp-shortcode-placeholder\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69f3789cc49b7\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; 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blankets and hygiene products.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/donorbox.org\/donate-to-puap\"><strong>Pueblo Unido Albany Park<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nMessage (312) 248-4598 to coordinate drop-offs or volunteer opportunities.<br \/>\nAlso needed: monthly donations, smaller long term donations. $10 serves a family<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/GettingGrownChi\"><strong>Farm, Food, Familias<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nMost needed: cash, gardening supplies and aprons.<\/p>\n<p><em>Items listed are most needed at time of publication. 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