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Question of the Day By ARIELLE ZIONTS - Associated Press - Saturday, January 16, 2021
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - For nearly three months, Camp Mniluzahan has been providing shelter, warm meals and a sense of community for Rapid City’s homeless population.
“We’re just relatives taking care of relatives,” volunteer Sunny Red Bear said during a tour of the camp. “It is amazing to see the people create a sense of community here, sisterhood and brotherhood, it’s just like a family.”
Many of the camp residents became homeless after going through something traumatic and losing love for themselves and from others, said volunteer Hermus Bettelyoun.