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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Kaitlin Washburn

South Side Christmas toy drive seeks donations to serve 10,000 kids: ‘We need a miracle on 95th Street’

Toys donated for Wednesday’s Operation Cover Chicago are gathered at Another Chance Church in Roseland. This year will be the 12th holiday toy drive the church has organized, but Pastor Kenyatta Smith is seeking more donations as the price of toys has risen and more children are expected to attend. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

Six years ago, Christina Williams had no idea how she would be able to get her four young kids Christmas gifts.

The five of them were homeless and living in her car in Joliet. So when she heard about a toy drive happening at a Roseland church, she rushed over. But the church had given away all the gifts by the time the family got there.

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