Heartland to Close Three Chicago Shelters for Unaccompanied Children, Lay Off About 145 Employees

Source WTTW
Original Load Date Feb. 27, 2026, 2:01 p.m.
Last Updated Feb. 27, 2026, 2:01 p.m.
Original URL https://news.wttw.com/2026/02/23/heartland-close-three-chicago-shelters-migrant-children-lay-about-145-employees

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Due to federal funding cuts, the nonprofit Heartland Human Care Services is closing three Chicago shelters that have been used to house unaccompanied minors coming to the U.S. Those cuts come from the U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHH...