From Shelter to Studio Apartment | Sioux City News

Sioux City News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 3, 2026 · 1m

After nine months at Sioux City’s Warming Shelter, the Polks — a senior couple once displaced — have landed their own studio apartment at Amera Senior Living, marking a triumphant step toward independence. The shelter’s support, combined with their tireless efforts to find work and navigate disability claims, made this transition possible. Amera is welcoming three households total, each helped through referrals, with even small gestures like waived fees making a big difference. The Polks, though sentimental about leaving the shelter, embrace this fresh start — and now they’re asking the…