DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - A man threw his 17th annual "Block Party for the Homeless" on Sunday.
Vinnie Barbee held the event on Sunday afternoon in Decatur.
The block party is meant to lift the spirits of those living without homes, Barbee told WAND-TV.
Barbee served food, and brought in a disc jockey to spin tunes outside of the Water Street Mission.
"I want people to take away that there's always somebody out there who's trying to help. There's always someone who is gonna say, 'I can do it, and I can help you, too,'" said Barbee.
Barbee said he's hoping to hold a toy drive around Christmas time.
