“They’re already in a really, really difficult spot, and having this kind of additional stress and worry about being able to get to and from the hospital, even though we’re five blocks away, because of safety concerns, is just doubling the strain.” -Lisa Mitchell, vice president of the charity
Tré Goins-Phillips : Aug 14, 2020 Faithwire.com
[Faithwire.com] As thousands of looters stormed the streets of downtown Chicago last weekend, a coterie of angry rioters set their sights on a charity house for sick children and their families. (Image: AP Photo-Charles Rex Arbogast /via Faithwire)
WLS-TV reported Monday that a group of looters smashed the doors of the Ronald McDonald House near the Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago.
At the time of the attack, more than 30 children and their families, as well as staff members, were inside the building, a facility owned and operated by the Ronald McDonald House Charities, a nonprofit providing free housing for sick kids and their families as they received medical care.
Lisa Mitchell, vice president of the charity, said they were “very concerned” by the rioting happening just outside the building’s front doors. She told the local news station staff members, parents, and children were “frightened” by the incident…
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