South Side Migrant Shelter Closes As Residents Move To Nearby Facilities – Block Club Chicago

The shelter’s February 2023 opening inspired residents to help their new neighbors and led neighborhood leaders to call for “collective liberation” and a united front between Black and Latino residents of all tenures in the city. Organizers with the Chicago4All initiative have held numerous events over the last year, seeking to integrate Wadsworth residents and other resettled migrant families living in Woodlawn with longtime neighbors.