A Chicago man shares how he's financing and utilizing his property to aid migrant families.

One Chicago man is determined to assist migrant families by offering housing and employment opportunities.

Chris Amatore, the founder and president of Manage Chicago, a management company in the south side of Chicago that specializes in section 8 properties, made the decision to provide shelter for migrant families who were homeless.

Amatore, who has been in the real estate industry for 20 years, shared with Planet Chronicle Digital that he had a lot of units and was filling the vacant ones he planned to move.

Before embarking on this mission, Amatore was not fully aware of the extent to which illegal migrants were entering the city.

He admitted that he had little knowledge of the migrant crisis prior to a month ago.

In early January, Amatore stated that he and his son visited the "landing station" for migrants in Chicago after learning about individuals "eating from garbage cans" and not wearing "jackets."

Amatore shared that they went down with jackets from their closets that were gathering dust and other items, and also brought some food.

The property owner took action after learning that many migrants had no place to go with the impending cold weather, which Amatore recalled was due to be below freezing in Chicago.

He informed Planet Chronicle Digital that he made the decision to accommodate the 54 individuals at the landing station in one of his eight-unit structures.

Amatore stated that he is currently housing nearly 500 migrants across 15 of his buildings. He also mentioned that he had to hire a social worker for his company to assist the migrants residing in his units.

Amatore stated that he has spent over $200,000 on expenses such as beds, pillows, groceries, and utility bills while assisting others.

Amatore was astonished when he visited a shelter in the Pilsen neighborhood and learned that they were housing 2,500 people in an abandoned warehouse, including only women and children.

"Out of the 2,500 people, at least 1,500 were under the age of 10 or 12," he said.

Soon after deciding to aid migrants, Amatore launched the "Saint Christopher Project," which aimed to hire migrants for cleaning up Chicago's streets.

Amatore spent over $13,000 in one day on trash bags and cleaned up the whole Seventh Ward with the help of over 200 migrants, each receiving $120 in cash from Amatore.

Saint Christopher became the name of the project after Amatore learned that the migrants called him this due to his role as the patron saint of travelers.

"These families only desire employment, not free housing or staying in a shelter. They value their dignity and want to work for what they need."

While some people are content with Amatore's work, he has faced criticism from others. He shared with Planet Chronicle Digital that he has received negative feedback for his efforts.

Amatore reveals that he is driven to assist these individuals, particularly the children, "as Jesus would do," despite any opposition.

"Amatore stated, "I have no agenda, I'm not making money on this, and I don't want to. I'm not trying to be self-righteous, but who cares why they're here? Help them. You know? There are people that need help.""