East Chicago Residents Forced To Relocate After Surprise Lead Contamination

In East Chicago, Indiana, a public housing complex is scheduled for demolition because of lead contamination in the soil. More than a thousand residents are struggling to relocate to new homes.

Here & Now’s Robin Young speaks with community volunteer Juan Fernandez, a former resident of the West Calumet Housing Complex, about providing moving kits to affected families.

If you want to find out more about Fernandez' efforts to help West Calumet Housing Project residents, you can email him at ec4people@gmail.com.

Juan Fernandez, community volunteer and former resident of the West Calumet Housing Complex.