From Illinois-The Freeport Area Church Cooperative announced two weeks ago that a new project would make possible a permanent housing solution for homeless veterans in Freeport.
Offering six newly renovated apartments, Hero House, at 218 W. Clark St., promises to fulfill dreams of FACC and veterans service organizations to serve a population that is often lost in the mainstream.
Helping this vision to materialize through significant funding, Grace Episcopal Church of Freeport continues a tradition of generosity that has been touching the lives of those in need for decades. A founding member of FACC in the 1970s, Grace Church was soon instrumental in beginning the ministry called PADS (Public Action to Deliver Shelter), under the guiding light of Deacon Ron Russell and other determined individuals.
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