{"id":94929,"date":"2021-02-16T10:40:27","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T16:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=94929"},"modified":"2021-02-16T10:41:05","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T16:41:05","slug":"readi-chicago-and-other-organizations-join-together-to-give-back-to-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/readi-chicago-and-other-organizations-join-together-to-give-back-to-community\/","title":{"rendered":"READI Chicago and other organizations join together to give back to community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Rodricka Taylor<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartlandalliance.org\/readi\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">READI Chicago<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, an organization with programs to counter gun violence, partners with <a href=\"https:\/\/trinagodispleased.com\">\u201cGod Is Pleased\u201d Outreach<\/a> to distribute food, water, and clothes to the homeless and others in need every third Saturday, with upcoming events scheduled for Feb.20, March 20, and April 17 at 63rd Street and S. Vernon Avenue in Chicago. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">READI Chicago and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saltandlightcoalition.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Salt and Light Coalition<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, another volunteer group for the Saturday event, also help those dealing with sex trafficking.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Help Homeless PKG\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/511280985?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Rodricka Taylor is a video and broadcast reporter at Medill. 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