Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Thank You To Sleep Out Saturday Participants
Glen Ellyn Patch welcomes letters to the editor. Letters should be sent for consideration to Local Editor Mary Ann Lopez at maryl@patch.com.
Dear Editor: Thank you to the 1,500 wonderful people who on November 3rd made a statement about homelessness by sleeping out in tents, boxes and cars to raise awareness of the growing problem of homeless families. Sleep Out Saturday is sponsored by Bridge Communities, the largest provider of transitional housing in DuPage County, serving 100 families each year. People from faith-based, community, corporate and family groups braved a cold night and experienced homelessness firsthand. I slept outside in my car with my grandson Nathan and granddaughter Olivia, while their younger siblings Claire and Ashley stayed indoors with their parents in a simulation of a homeless shelter. Our church, Good Shepherd in Naperville, made sure we were all…
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