January 4, 2023
Joan’s guests today are:
– Gary Menzel, President/Business Manager at Roofers & Waterproofers Local 11, with our Union Strong segment
– Doug Schenkelberg, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
– Joe Brancatelli, joesentme.com
– Team Hochberg’s David Hochberg
By, Doug Schenkelberg, Opinion Contributor, December 29, 2022
Just before Christmas, much of the United States was hit by an extraordinary weather event: Winter Storm Elliott. In Chicago, we saw temperatures that dipped down to -10 degrees Fahrenheit with windchills that hit below -40 on the backs of 40-mile-per-hour winds. Such weather is dangerous to everyone, but it is particularly dangerous to people experiencing homelessness on our streets.
Continue reading The Hill- Extreme weather and the dangers of being homelessThe Hill-December 22, 2022
The Chicago Coalition for the Homeless estimates there may be 16,000 people in the city who are experiencing homelessness and living on the streets, that’s based on census data.
Continue reading WGN – Outreach workers help homeless amidst dangerous weather conditionsBy Mary Kim, December 22, 2022
By Marni Hughes, December 22, 2022
Continue reading News Nation – Winter Storm and Severe Cold Putting Homeless at Risk
By MacKenzie Ryan, December 22, 2022
Burke Patten helps run the Night Ministry, a Chicago non-profit that annually supports 6,000 of the Windy City’s 60,000 unsheltered. As a ferocious and freezing blast of Arctic weather heads into the US he knows it could be lethal for the city’s vulnerable homeless population.
“Unfortunately it’s going to be very dangerous,” said Patten who is Night Ministry’s communications manager. “It’s cold. But it’s going to get a lot worse.”
Continue reading The Guardian – US shelters see influx of homeless seeking help amid ‘life-threatening’ winterBy Sasha-Ann Simmons, December 22, 2022
Reset checks in on the latest weather.
GUEST: Eric Lenning, meteorologist at the National Weather Service
Carla Johnson, grassroots leader with the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
Trent Ford, Illinois state climatologist
Continue reading WBEZ Reset -Bracing for this week’s blustering blizzardBy Jordan Anderson, December 21, 2022
As Chicago braces for possible blizzardlike conditions this week, Andy Robledo headed to West 16th Street and South Union Avenue Tuesday morning to check on two people living in black winterized tents he built. Although it was a cold morning, the weather was nothing like the extreme wind, temperatures and snow expected to roll in Thursday.
Robledo, founder of Feeding People Through Plants, said lives are on the line as people try to survive the approaching elements with subpar living conditions. One man told Robledo the zipper on his tent is broken. Robledo told the man he needs a new tent altogether. It’s just one of the mounting concerns and tasks for Robledo and other advocates in anticipation of the storm.
Continue reading Chicago Tribune- As possible blizzardlike conditions barrel toward Chicago, advocates for homeless work to provide shelter, save livesBy Chicago Tribune, December 19, 2022
Burke Patten helps run the Night Ministry, a Chicago non-profit that annually supports 6,000 of the Windy City’s 60,000 unsheltered. As a ferocious and freezing blast of Arctic weather heads into the US he knows it could be lethal for the city’s vulnerable homeless population.
“Unfortunately it’s going to be very dangerous,” said Patten who is Night Ministry’s communications manager. “It’s cold. But it’s going to get a lot worse.”
Continue reading Chicago Tribune – Letters: City should help organization that is providing orange tents to people living the street