{"id":21488,"date":"2024-02-06T08:46:45","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T14:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/?p=21488"},"modified":"2025-10-08T09:49:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T14:49:03","slug":"chicago-crisis-de-inmigrantes-viviendas-oak-park-venezuela-refugios-crisis-de-vivienda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2024\/02\/06\/chicago-migrant-crisis-housing-oak-park-venezuela-shelters-housing-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Voluntarios de Oak Park buscan soluciones habitacionales en medio de la crisis migratoria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69f2302d3474c\"  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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A dim light shines through the frost-tinged dining room windows of the Marquez family\u2019s home in suburban Forest Park. Inside, the bustle of voices envelops the room as the full house prepares to eat their dinner of pepitos \u2014\u00a0a popular Venezuelan street food.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"templatera_shortcode\">\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69f2302d36b72\"  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_69f2302d37904\"  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_69f2302d38025\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After moving in a week earlier, the Marquezes, who arrived in Chicago from Venezuela last fall, gathered in the sparsely furnished dining room. Jose Marquez, his wife Milagros, their three daughters, and Milagros\u2019 sister and nephews found space to enjoy their home-cooked meal \u2014 sitting on windowsills, an inflatable mattress and neon children\u2019s chairs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While barriers to navigating their new life in the United States loom over their heads, the home offers the family hope in the face of much uncertainty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhen I walked in, I was so surprised,\u201d said Meison Barraez, Jose Marquez\u2019s 24-year-old nephew. \u201cI wasn&#8217;t expecting something so beautiful.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the help of volunteers in suburban Oak Park, the Marquez family moved into a four-bedroom rental home in mid-January after living in shelters since October. The support is part of a grassroots movement growing throughout the city and state to help find long-term housing for migrant families arriving in Chicago.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But resettlement is an uphill challenge, especially amid imminent shelter evictions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/2022\/12\/06\/after-the-buses-meet-the-migrants-at-the-center-of-texas-manufactured-crisis\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">34,000 migrants have been bused or flown<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> into Chicago from Texas and other Southern border states since August 2022. Volunteers have stepped up in Oak Park and Chicago as city officials have struggled to house the influx of migrants. Some community members have opened their own homes, fundraised for rental assistance and donated furniture and other necessities to help migrants move out of shelters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the Marquezes, their new home represents the first step at building a life in the U.S. and putting life in shelters behind them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe didn&#8217;t have good food at the hotel,\u201d Milagros said in Spanish, reflecting on their time at the Oak Park hotel-turned-shelter. \u201cThe girls didn&#8217;t eat it. It was a struggle for us to eat it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAt least the girls are happy because they feel at home,\u201d she said of their current living situation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The home offers privacy and the ability to stay rooted in their culture by cooking meals like Venezuelan pepitos or empanadas.<\/span><\/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_69f2302d39ea8\"  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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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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSome of us sit down here to eat, some go to a room to eat,\u201d Barraez said. \u201cBut the thing is that we&#8217;re always talking, and we&#8217;re always together.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"housing-barriers-for-migrants-everything-is-difficult\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Housing barriers for migrants: \u201cEverything is difficult\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the immense need for affordable, long-term housing for migrants, Chicago and Oak Park recently introduced restrictions on shelter stays. In November, Chicago announced it would limit migrants to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/2023\/11\/21\/what-does-the-citys-new-60-day-shelter-limit-mean-for-migrants\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">60 days<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0at city-run shelters. Mayor Brandon Johnson also said the city would not open any new shelters. Meanwhile, Oak Park officials will <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oak-park.us\/our-community\/community-relations\/assisting-asylum-seekers\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">close its two shelters by the end of February<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These decisions will force migrants \u2014 almost none of whom can work legally \u2014 to find alternative housing quickly without funds to pay for it. The median rent in Chicago for a two-bedroom apartment in January was just over $1,600, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apartmentlist.com\/rent-report\/il\/chicago\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">according to Apartment List<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A family would need a monthly income of $3,700 to afford that priced apartment, according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zillow.com\/rent-affordability-calculator\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zillow\u2019s Rent Affordability Calculator<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/19aid.com\/asylum-seekers\/housing\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">December 2022,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) implemented an Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ASERAP) for asylum seekers. The program initially provided migrants up to six months of rental assistance if they could secure a lease. \u00a0As of Jan. 29, about 4,700 people moved out of the city\u2019s shelters with assistance from the state program, according to the Illinois Department of Human Services. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Caseworkers at the city\u2019s shelters were tasked with informing migrants of the rental assistance program to connect them with housing. Still, with a shortage of caseworkers and about 15,000 migrants in shelters, some families have fallen through the cracks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt wasn\u2019t until just [late January] that there\u2019s now [resettlement case management] support in every single one of [Chicago\u2019s] shelters,\u201d said Beatriz Ponce De Le\u00f3n, Deputy Mayor for Immigrant, Migrant and Refugee Rights, during Chicago\u2019s immigration committee meeting at the end of January. \u201cOur shelters grew at a pace that was too fast for the outmigration support\u2026to keep up with.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"fws_69f2302d3b887\" 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-21331\" class=\"post-21331 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-environmentandhealth category-resources tag-donationguide2024\">\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\/2024\/01\/16\/how-to-help-migrants-bus-chicago-texas-resources-donations-supplies\/\" class=\"pk-overlay-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/24.01.12_MigrantAid_Web-300x225.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\/2024\/01\/16\/how-to-help-migrants-bus-chicago-texas-resources-donations-supplies\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">How to Help Migrants Coming to 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\/katrina\/\" title=\"View all posts by Katrina Pham, Diane Bou Khalil\">Katrina Pham, Diane Bou Khalil<\/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\/2024\/01\/16\/how-to-help-migrants-bus-chicago-texas-resources-donations-supplies\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">enero 16, 2024<\/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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For those who have secured emergency rental assistance, it is unclear how many of these families were able to stay in their apartments after state funding ran out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Without the help of local volunteers, migrants face the impossible task of starting a life in the city as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/2023\/12\/11\/tps-venezuelan-migrants-face-challenges-chicago\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">federal backlogs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> delay work permits for new arrivals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cEverything is difficult,\u201d Barraez said. \u201cGetting a job, getting a house. Every single thing is difficult because you&#8217;re an immigrant.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"informal-mutual-aid-groups-help-migrants-find-homes\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Informal mutual aid groups help migrants find homes<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicagoans have used Facebook groups such as Chi Welcome and Refugee Community Connection to provide new arrivals with housing options, resources and support throughout the city. Many have opened their homes to temporarily house migrants, while others offer donations of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/2024\/01\/16\/how-to-help-migrants-bus-chicago-texas-resources-donations-supplies\/#:~:text=The%20Anti%20Detention%20Network%20runs,Instagram%20to%20get%20the%20address.\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">necessities such as towels, clothing and winter supplies.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When they first arrived, the Marquezes stayed at Chicago\u2019s District 15 police station, a short distance from Oak Park\u2019s town hall center. Oak Park volunteers stepped in to help the Marquezes and other families move out of the police station and into an Oak Park shelter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOak Park and areas like Forest Park\u2026are really nice places to live,\u201d Jose Marquez said. \u201cIt&#8217;s very calm here, and there are a lot of opportunities to live in a dignified way.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In recent weeks, the Marquezes\u2019 living room has slowly come to life with the help of volunteers who donated a couch, cabinets, dining room chairs and a television for the house. Oak Park resident and teacher Mika Yamamoto is among several volunteers helping support migrants like the Marquezes. She loaned furniture to the Marquezes from a family home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to those supporting the Marquez family, a small group of Oak Park volunteers recently launched the \u201cOak Park Community Migrant Resettlement Mission,\u201d an informal task force and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/opmigrantresettlementmission.com\/?fbclid=IwAR1RA_PyVtY_FT7_9yJMtbKdwt3Uv4GLiknNUxXaujvloEPpWLrVlBDE_Vc_aem_AT8JhoFWFt4U0vkSMsI9ZbsnKGzrLYzlaKFBMkMLYMj8-Qc1XRqpNlo00ccjbywChXk\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mutual aid effort<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to help migrants resettle in the United States and find long-term housing solutions outside shelters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maya Puentes is part of the group of nine core members and dozens of other volunteers from the village. They\u2019ve helped with food distribution, gathering donations and fundraising to support migrants.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Puentes, a grandchild of Mexican immigrants, was determined to use her skills as a realtor to help people find housing as roughly 140 migrants arrived at Oak Park shelters.<\/span><\/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_69f2302d3fbe7\"  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=\"1281\" width=\"1920\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240130_Migrant-Resettlement_Web_03.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240130_Migrant-Resettlement_Web_03.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240130_Migrant-Resettlement_Web_03-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240130_Migrant-Resettlement_Web_03-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240130_Migrant-Resettlement_Web_03-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240130_Migrant-Resettlement_Web_03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240130_Migrant-Resettlement_Web_03-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240130_Migrant-Resettlement_Web_03-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240130_Migrant-Resettlement_Web_03-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240130_Migrant-Resettlement_Web_03-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240130_Migrant-Resettlement_Web_03-1245x830.jpg 1245w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240130_Migrant-Resettlement_Web_03-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\" \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">Oak Park native Maya Puentes is one of the volunteers from the village who helps gather food donations and fundraise for migrants resettling into the Oak Park area.<\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Max Herman\/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_69f2302d408a7\"  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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cUntil you are really in your own space and feel like you can call something home, you don&#8217;t feel settled,\u201d Puentes said. \u201cSo, how can you truly start to get out of survival mode?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oak Park volunteer Betty Alzamora, a first-generation Venezuelan immigrant, believes legal services, housing, and mutual aid support to migrants are essential to giving immigrants a fighting chance to get their lives started in the U.S.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAs volunteers, as organizers and as activists, the intent here has always been trying to help people find dignified shelter and gain access to services that are legitimate asks for anybody who is coming seeking asylum in this country,\u201d Alzamora said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Oak Park Migrant Resettlement Mission, similar to the volunteers that helped the Marquez family, is trying to help resettle other migrants from Oak Park shelters. They aim to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/organized-love-a-fundraiser-for-the-oak-park-migrant-resettlement-mission-tickets-821738210107?aff=ebdssbdestsearch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fundraise for up to a year\u2019s rent<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for each family they help resettle. But it can be challenging to find affordable housing in Chicago and surrounding areas, Puentes said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last fall, IDHS closed its rental assistance program to migrants arriving in shelters after Nov. 16, 2023, and capped financial aid to three months of rent. This decision came alongside Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson\u2019s announcement to implement a 60-day shelter-stay policy in mid-November. The change in policies has made the path to finding housing even more difficult.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWith a lot of government entities, there&#8217;s just more bureaucracy,\u201d Puentes said. \u201cThere&#8217;s always more red tape and hoops and all those other things that happen through official channels that just make it harder to get things done sometimes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"volunteers-have-high-hopes-of-getting-families-into-more-permanent-housing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Volunteers have high hopes of getting families into more permanent housing<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oak Park volunteers have high expectations for their mutual aid resettlement efforts. They aim to resettle roughly 140 migrants before the village of Oak Park closes its two shelters at the end of February.\u00a0<\/span><\/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_69f2302d4184a\"  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<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\"  style=\"margin-top: 3%; margin-bottom: 3%; \">\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=\"1281\" width=\"1920\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240130_Migrant-Resettlement_Web_04.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240130_Migrant-Resettlement_Web_04.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240130_Migrant-Resettlement_Web_04-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240130_Migrant-Resettlement_Web_04-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240130_Migrant-Resettlement_Web_04-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240130_Migrant-Resettlement_Web_04-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240130_Migrant-Resettlement_Web_04-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240130_Migrant-Resettlement_Web_04-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240130_Migrant-Resettlement_Web_04-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240130_Migrant-Resettlement_Web_04-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240130_Migrant-Resettlement_Web_04-1245x830.jpg 1245w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240130_Migrant-Resettlement_Web_04-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\" \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">The Carleton of Oak Park Hotel is one of two locations serving as a temporary shelter for migrants in Oak Park until the end of February. <\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Max Herman\/Borderless Magazine<\/span><\/div><\/div>\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_69f2302d42a9b\"  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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the grassroots effort is limited.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So far, the volunteers have resettled four families and located housing for three others preparing to move into their new homes. The Oak Park Migrant Resettlement Mission is continuing to find more potential housing options for migrants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt seems overwhelming, and it is a lot,\u201d Puentes said. \u201cBut I have to believe that it&#8217;s possible. I won&#8217;t let myself believe anything else at this point.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alzamora and Puentes emphasized that community efforts and collaboration are vital to move forward. 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