Hey, it's me. Curiously reporter Adriana Cardona McGigad. It's only mid-November, but Chicagoans have already seen snow.

And it left hundreds of newly arrived migrants struggling to cope with the cold.

There are thousands of asylum seekers sleeping on sidewalks all over the city as temperatures plunge toward freezing.

Many new arrivals are without heavy coats, gloves, boots, and indoor shelter.

Volunteers are bringing winter clothing to the migrants, many of whom are still dressed for summer.

With even colder temperatures just around the corner, a network of service providers,

city workers, churches, and volunteers are trying

to get migrants off the streets and into shelters as soon as possible.

City officials plan to build a tent encampment in Brighton Park on the southwest side,

but while they haven't even started building it, the number of asylum seekers keeps going up.

Now, there are more than 21,000 migrants here from Venezuela and other South American countries.

Nearly 1,500 are staying in police stations, another 400 or so at Aroair Airport, and a little more than 12,000

are in shelters across the city. The city's system is overwhelmed, and waitlist for rent

assistance are long. But on a much smaller scale, some migrants are finding relief through other housing alternatives.

Some Chicago and suburban residents are stepping up and offering a temporary home to the newcomers.

And some curious city listeners wanted to know, what is it like to share a home with a newly

arrived person or family? So we went out and met with several people

who've invited migrants to live with them.

We were learning things from them,

and they were learning things from us.

Even other immigrants who've been here for a long time

were moved after seeing so many people,

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