{"id":93853,"date":"2020-12-03T08:56:04","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T14:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=93853"},"modified":"2020-12-07T12:58:56","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T18:58:56","slug":"humanity-relief-delivers-care-packages-to-the-homeless-to-combat-chicagos-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/humanity-relief-delivers-care-packages-to-the-homeless-to-combat-chicagos-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Humanity Relief delivers care packages to the homeless to combat Chicago&#8217;s winter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Hazel Tang<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Humanity Relief, a local non-profit community support group, delivered care packages to the homeless people in Chicago to help them get through the brutal cold. The packages included food, daily supplies, towels and hygiene products for females as well.<\/p>\n<p>Ali Khan, the group founder and president, packed up with his volunteers in their tiny office in Uptown and drove around the city to look for tents at various locations, such as the highway underpasses.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Most of us are from countries which are not very developed. 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