This weekend, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson participated in several community events and activities across the city. On Saturday, he joined the “Pack the Place in Purple” homelessness awareness walk in Garfield Park. The event was organized by Deborah’s Place, which is recognized as Chicago’s largest provider of permanent supportive housing for unaccompanied women. The walk marked both the start of Homeless Awareness Month and celebrated Deborah’s Place’s 40th anniversary.

“Today we are not only coming together to walk to raise awareness about homelessness in Chicago, we are coming together to show our support and love for each other,” said Mayor Brandon Johnson prior to the walk. “It is quite fitting that today is the first day of Homelessness Awareness Month because homelessness is not

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