19th Ward Mutual Aid Responds To Migrant Humanitarian Crisis - Beverly-MtGreenwood, IL - 19th Ward Mutual Aid is seeking donations and volunteers to assist migrants being sheltered at the 22nd District Chicago police station.
Juan Carlos Silva is among the many migrants who have made their way from Venezuela—often walking hundreds of miles through various countries—all the way to Chicago, and in particular, the
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Juan Carlos Silva was a career military man before leaving his home country for the trek north. In Chicago, his talent for painting has fed his spirit and found fans.
Far South Side neighbors opened the community garden so migrants at the nearby police station had a place to unwind. Then some migrants began to pitch in.