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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


 Interfaith Action of Evanston volunteers set up cots for an overnight shelter at Lake Street Church, one of the city’s faith organizations that allows its space to be used for sheltering unhoused people overnight during periodic winter months.

Interfaith Action looks to expand emergency overnight shelters to yearlong operation

October 17, 2024

Interfaith Action of Evanston provides emergency shelter for 30 homeless adults per night from October through May — but according to Executive Director Susan Murphy, that is still not enough. While...

A group of people holding blue signs for religious organizations gather outside a church.

‘The urgency of now’: Faith leaders, residents raise awareness for winter shelter, remember MLK’s legacy

January 16, 2023

On May 19, 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. preached to Evanston residents at First United Methodist Church about each person’s role in creating a strong community.  “We cannot all be doctors...

A blue sign reads “Walk for Warmth” in white letters and sits on a snowy ground. A rainbow flag is visible in the background.

Interfaith Action’s Walk for Warmth commemorates Martin Luther King Jr.

January 18, 2022

About 500 Evanston residents and members of various religious congregations gathered at First United Methodist Church Monday morning to participate in Walk for Warmth, where community members walked two...

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Melissa Appelt