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Previously, First United Methodist Church only opened their doors for shelter beginning in November if the temperature dropped 15 degrees or lower. But now, from December until March, regardless of the temperature, the church will provide shelter.

This school year, schools identified around 420,000 fewer homeless students than last year. That would normally be a hopeful sign, but not during the…

The annual tally of people who are homeless in the Rockford region is going to be more challenging this year. That’s due to the COVID-19 pandemic.…

Each year on winter solstice, the Northern Illinois Homeless Coalition remembers the homeless men and women in the area who died during the year. Despite…

WNIJ recently aired a story about how one northern Illinois homeless center is taking precautions to keep its guests safe from COVID-19 but this pandemic…

Illinois residents are encouraged to stay at home because of COVID-19, but it’s hard to stay home when you don’t have a place to live. This is forcing…

The Rockford community came together to honor homeless men and women who died this year. This memorial happened the Friday before Christmas at Carpenter’s…

Melissa Esparza fled her home in west suburban Chicago two years ago. Then 16, she said her parents became physically violent after years of verbal...

The coroner's office says nearly 3,000 people in Winnebago County died within the last year. 45 of them were part of the area's homeless population.…

Rockford citizens took time Thursday to remember the lives of homeless adults who died in 2017.More than 40 homeless adults died in the area in 2017—an…