A coalition of west suburban and West Side groups is calling for help with Chicago's growing migrant crisis.
Every Tuesday and Thursday, a hot shower, a chance to prepare a home-cooked meal and clothes to bring on the journey are offered at the recently repurposed rectory of Oak Park's St. Catherine-St Lucy Catholic Church to migrants living three blocks away at the Chicago Police Department's 15th District.
"With the grants manager, we're talking about the possibility of the village using some of those funds to defray the costs of water and any other expenses," said Matthew Brophy, who handles parish operations for St. Catherine-St. Lucy-St. Giles parish. A spokesperson for the village said Oak Park did apply for grant money from the state in the amount of $7.5 million. As of now, however, only $150,000 has been approved in what is being called preparatory funding.
"To that end, the Village of Oak Park applied for the Supporting Municipalities for Asylum Seeker Services grant in September in the amount of $7.
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