A year ago the humanitarian crisis with migrants in Chicago was chaotic.

Families were housed at police stations. People slept on the floor, didn’t have access to showers. Others camped outside.

During that chaos, a new phase in efforts to help migrants emerged when thousands of volunteers formed a mutual aid network to respond to the needs of asylum seekers.

WBEZ’s Adriana Cardona Maguigad spoke with volunteers and has this story.