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Select your local Simply a Mom to view the neighborhood shelters / centers that we are currently helping in your area. Cornerstone Lakes - West Chicago McHenry County - Lake in the Hills Naperville: South Point
Simply a Mom has chosen to aid and donate items to local homeless / crisis shelters. We feel it is important to aid, love and provide for all of our neighbors and their children who have fallen on hard times. Their children are innocent victims of the unfortunate situations their families are in. We want to donate needed items that may aid in raising them out of their desperate situation. We just wanted to help them, as we would hope and pray, our neighbors would help us. Poverty and Homeless What is shocking is that 3 out 4 poor children live In a working family. Someone works either full or part-time for at least part of the year. Families with children account for 40% of the homeless population. On average poor families have only 2 children. Homeless children defy any stereo types: 4.2 million are Caucasian children, 3.5 million are African American children and 3.6 are Hispanic children.
Some Myths and Facts about the Homeless: Myth: They want to be homeless Fact: Less that six percent of the homeless are homeless by choice. Myth: They’re to blame for being homeless Fact: Most homeless are victims. Some have suffered from child abuse or domestic violence. Over one quarter are children. Many have lost their jobs. All have lost their homes. Myth: They don’t work Fact: Many homeless people are among the working poor. A person earning minimum wage can’t earn enough to support a family of three and pay rent and utilities.
Complete List of Shelters / Centers that we are currently helping Lazarus House - St. Charles Hope Haven - DeKalb Crisis Pregnancy Center - South Elgin Home of the Sparrow - McHenry and Crystal Lake Wayside Cross Ministries - Aurora Twice is Nice - Wheaton
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