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$2 million investment aims to provide permanent housing solutions in Springfield

$2 million investment aims to provide permanent housing solutions in Springfield

  • Updated Jan 6, 2026

Homelessness is a complex issue that cannot be solved overnight. In Springfield, a $2 million investment aims to provide permanent solutions a…

$2 million investment aims to provide permanent housing solutions in Springfield
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$2 million investment aims to provide permanent housing solutions in Springfield

  • La'Miya Starnes
  • Updated Jan 6, 2026

In Springfield, a $2 million investment aims to provide permanent solutions and rapid rehousing for the city's homeless population. 

Local group spreads holiday cheer to Decatur's homeless
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Local group spreads holiday cheer to Decatur's homeless

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Dec 20, 2025

People in Decatur with nowhere else to go get a special gift for the holiday season as part of an event run by Families Assisting the Next Generation.

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Springfield group makes thousands of sandwiches each week for community

Springfield group makes thousands of sandwiches each week for community

  • Updated Dec 16, 2025

PBJ Springfield began four years ago when Kathy Kauffman Smith started making about 30 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in her house each we…

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Homeless advocacy groups push back against proposed Champaign camping ban

Homeless advocacy groups push back against proposed Champaign camping ban

  • Updated Dec 3, 2025
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'We don't want people to die': Shelters open for homeless as temps drop

'We don't want people to die': Shelters open for homeless as temps drop

  • Updated Dec 1, 2025

As temperatures plummet into the deep freeze, the homeless are looking for places to shelter for the night.

Party with a Purpose: Blue Jean Ball supports local families in need
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Party with a Purpose: Blue Jean Ball supports local families in need

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Oct 9, 2025

God’s Shelter of Love is hosting its Blue Jean Ball Thursday night in Decatur, bringing the community together for a free evening of fun, food, and fundraising — all to support homeless women and children in Macon County.

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Champaign City Council approves $400,000 for new C-U at Home shelter

Champaign City Council approves $400,000 for new C-U at Home shelter

  • Updated Aug 5, 2025
Phillip Cole Ministries holding Praise-A-Thon to save Elim House soup kitchen
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Phillip Cole Ministries holding Praise-A-Thon to save Elim House soup kitchen

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Jul 24, 2025

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - Phillip Cole Ministries will hold a Praise-A-Thon community fundraiser this weekend to save the Elim House soup kitchen…

Annual Father's Day car show brings families together
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Annual Father's Day car show brings families together

  • Hannah Flayhan
  • Updated Jun 15, 2025

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — Vinnie's Barbee-Q held their annual Father's Day car show to benefit the homeless on Sunday.

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