{"id":67493,"date":"2018-02-20T18:59:28","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T00:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=67493"},"modified":"2018-02-20T18:59:54","modified_gmt":"2018-02-21T00:59:54","slug":"for-families-transitioning-from-a-shelter-to-a-new-home-a-design-surprise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/for-families-transitioning-from-a-shelter-to-a-new-home-a-design-surprise\/","title":{"rendered":"For families transitioning from a shelter to a new home: a design surprise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Xinyi(Ethel) Jiang <\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"drop cap\">After staying in a shelter for four months, Rasheena Hill and her 14-year-old daughter Jada, were happy to have a new house. But today, they\u2019re in for another surprise.<\/p>\n<p>Their empty new home was completely furnished \u2014 for free \u2014 by the non-profit Humble Design. Jada got a princess room with her favorite color pink, some cute photo frames and a customized crown with her name on it.<\/p>\n<p>All these personal designs were created by Anne Wortel. The furniture came from donations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s always somebody out there to help you. Don\u2019t never give up,&#8221; said Rasheena Hill.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"For families transitioning from a shelter to a new home: a design surprise\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/256622914?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nHumble Design works with churches and other social organizations that find houses for families. They decorate one house every Wednesday in Chicago, with the goal of growing to two per week later this year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Rasheena Hill and her daughter Jada Hill lie on the sofa at their newly decorated house. 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