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Kumler Outreach Ministries Responds To Vandalism

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Over the weekend a facility providing services to the needy, including a food pantry and prescription medication service, was severely vandalized. 

Police say two girls ages 10 and 12 are the suspects. Sharon Brown, director of Kumler United Methodist Outreach Ministries, says professional cleaners were called on to help take care of the damage, including several broken jars of tomato sauce spread throughout the building. Brown says there's already been an outpouring from the community in donations and offers of support. She spoke with us about it:

 

Rachel Otwell of the Illinois Times is a former NPR Illinois reporter.