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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Kaitlin Washburn

New center will provide housing, support for veterans in the Austin neighborhood

This abandoned building in the 4900 block of West Chicago Avenue will soon be renovated into the Arthur Lockhart Resource Institute’s Veteran Wellness Center, which will house and assist veterans in need in Chicago’s Austin and West Garfield Park neighborhoods. | Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times

A state grant will help create a new facility to house and support veterans in the Austin neighborhood, but organizers for the project say they need more funds to complete it.

The Arthur Lockhart Resource Institute and Healing Temple Church announced Friday the creation of the Veteran Wellness Center, which will have six apartments for veterans and their families. The facility will also provide physical therapy and mental health services — all free for veterans in need.

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