>> Well, >> for the last 2 months, many Chicagoans have taken it upon themselves to protect their communities from the rise in federal immigration enforcement in the city.

There have been whistle workshops aimed at mobilizing in safeguarding neighborhoods.

And as our Joanna Hernandez reports, there are dedicated volunteers who initiated a program to walk kids to school.

>> So we're going to pick up Daniel first.

Then are next up is Rebecca Meat.

Alyssa made she's one of the Volunteers for an initiative called The Walking School Bus.

>> I'm gonna go ahead and message.

>> The chad just so that way.

Just because mom knows that we're on the way should get dressed up with the snow.

>> Runs one of the daily walking grounds for an elementary school in Albany Park, stepping in to help parents who are free to leave their home to take their kids to school.

The parents we spoke with asked us not to identify the school because of concerns of ongoing immigration enforcement.

You talked about there being different route.

How many kids do you think in all are being picked I think at least 80, if not closer to 100, but it depends day by day.

>> Despite Chicago's first winter storm of the season, we get to experience.

first snow of them dedicated to providing are making sure these children arrive at school safely.

The moment that the raids started happening and people started getting pulled off the street.

You could just see it.

You can see less students.

Plus families, less vendors.

And it really did change.

It just became a relief.

response, parents, educators and neighbors decided to step up.

>> It has been a lot to get this under way and like up and running.

But I've had so many staff members, so many community members step in and help like how can I help you with the apps?

How can I help you with scheduling?

How can I help you with the route?

>> Teacher don't say he Mina says the walking School bus gives kids some sense of normalcy with getting them to know volunteers.

I've started to see.

>> All of these students show up in a lot of their conversation at school is like just living in the community goes, don't know school.

I miss Maggie knows what littles little used to start and we start with and noticing kind of not even realizing the distraction that was created and what we're trying to close off for them.

It's a growing movement among Chicago residents.

>> Taking action to resist and protect their communities for Midway blitz, operations.

>> It is really very heartening to see just how much we will all show up to to be a part of making sure that all of our kids are safe, that all of our people are safe.

>> May says volunteering her time is the right thing to do you could kind sense to kick the here of some of the kids alike.

Will I come home to an empty house and we still have to.

We still to sit with that and know that that is a reality.

But at least they are getting one bright simple spot every for Chicago.

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