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After several months of staff overhaul, Bloomington-based nonprofit PATH is working to stabilize under new Interim CEO Adam Carter. He said he's eager to return the agency to its mission of relationship building.
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The Bloomington-based shelter received a state grant to help expand medical respite.
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It's looking to be one of the coldest weeks this year, and people living on the streets are vulnerable. Meanwhile, Home Sweet Home Ministries is trying to keep a nearby encampment safe.
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A 2.5-acre lot in a Bloomington neighborhood sat vacant for years until its property owner invited newly displaced, unhoused people to stay there last summer. Unresolved city code violations have since resulted in a court case between the owner and the City of Bloomington.
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Homeless shelter managers in Bloomington believe they have found a long-term solution to a shortage of emergency beds during the winter, but they are still about 50 beds short this winter.
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Normal Mayor Chris Koos said the hefty margins of victory for moderates in school board and town council races and the Unit 5 referendum show the electorate rejects the negativity of recent years from the far right. Koos also ties McLean County results to state and national trends.
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Six people living in tents along Constitution Trail in Bloomington have been given until Thursday to relocate. They are staying near the Home Sweet Home Ministries shelter, which doesn't have extra room; several residents say they were kicked out for breaking the shelter's rules.
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Bloomington City Manager Tim Gleason said pandemic relief money could be used to help the homeless, after Prairie State Legal Services promoted the idea of a renter-landlord community navigator program a couple of months ago.
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A nonprofit that serves those experiencing homelessness, poverty, or food insecurity cut the ribbon on its new community center on Thursday afternoon.
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The Salvation Army in Bloomington-Normal said Wednesday it fell short of its holiday fundraising campaign goal.