WEATHERWATCH
Champaign approves low-barrier, year-round homeless shelter
by Marlena Lang
Seal of the Champaign City Council. (WCCU File Photo)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCCU) —

In an 8-0 vote Tuesday night, the Champaign City Council approved the creation of a low-barrier homeless shelter at 119 E. University Ave. in Champaign. The Champaign City Council will be working with the city's Township on the project. This will be Champaign's first all-year-round shelter, helping those who are most vulnerable in the community.

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"This is great news because we were scared to death that some of our people were gonna be left behind and stay out in the winter again," said Dan Davies, who is the founder of Canteen Run.

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