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Erica Smith, executive director at Helping Hands Springfield, joins Bea Bonner to discuss the organization's belief that to address homelessness, it has…
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A pandemic, a civil rights uprising, economic turmoil, an historic election – this year has brought many hardships. It has made the inequalities and…
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On Wednesday, Erica Smith, the executive director of Helping Hands of Springfield, had a tough decision to make.Washington Street Mission, which offers…
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As the number of new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois continues to rise - as of Tuesday afternoon, 19 people have contracted the disease - social service…
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Helping Hands of Springfield announced Thursday the non-profit is ending its effort to open a shelter and medical clinic for the city’s homeless. The…
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The fate of a proposed medical clinic and emergency shelter to serve Springfield’s homeless and low-income residents is in doubt. Mayor Jim Langfelder is…
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Springfield’s Planning and Zoning Commission will soon consider the location of a new Center for Health and Housing. The center would provide emergency…