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Akron's Tent City Offering Assistance To The Homeless

Phil Masturzo

There are roughly two dozen shelters offering assistance to homeless people in greater Akron.

They provide aid as they can, while following regulations long established by governments, or by operational headquarters – which is often far from the people they're trying to help.

But one place is different, rules were established and the place is operated by people who by and large live hidden lives in a

There are roughly two dozen shelters offering assistance to homeless people in greater Akron.

They provide aid as they can, while following regulations long established by governments, or by operational headquarters – which is often far from the people they're trying to help.

But one place is different, rules were established and the place is operated by people who by and large live hidden lives in a tent city on the rubber city's east end.