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Residents Rally To Help Homeless Family in Oak Creek

Greif family traveled to Milwaukee area seeking employment.

The heartbreaking tale of a homeless family of seven living in Oak Creek has attracted an outpouring of support.

WISN-TV had the story of the Greif family, who traveled from South Carolina to try and find a job for Sean Greif, the father of the family. The station reported that they were forced to live in a van until the put them up in a motel for the weekend.

After WISN's report aired, the was flooded with calls from residents asking how they can help.

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Anyone interested in helping should contact the Salvation Army, 8853 S. Howell Ave., at (414) 762-3993.

Click here for more on the Greif family's story and check out this story from JSOnline about a shortage of space at area homeless shelters.

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