• When someone
    believes in you,
  • everything
    can change.
  • DuPagePads is so much more than a pad on the floor.
    From here to home.
  • DuPagePads is an advocate for those who cannot advocate for themselves.
    Success starts with Housing.
    This is not a forever life.
  • Ending homelessness one journey at a time.
    This is a time in their life.
    Not their whole life.
  • DuPagePads works with real people who want to help themselves.
    Homelessness is not a choice.
    What if you have no bootstraps?
  • It’s about the journey from dependency to self-sufficiency.
    Not the shelter.

The Solution to End Homelessness.

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DuPagePads is so much more than a pad on the floor.

DuPagePads is about the journey home.


It’s about the journey from dependency to self-sufficiency.

Not the shelter.
Not the nights spent in a car, in a motel room or on the street. DuPagePads is a journey that begins with an extended hand, an affirming voice, and a trusting soul that will advocate undividedly for each individual.
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The solution to end homelessness. Starts with housing.

The solution to end homelessness is more complex than providing individuals with food and shelter. Founded in 1985, DuPagePads is the largest provider of interim and permanent housing, coupled with support services in order to help individuals work toward becoming self-sufficient. These vital support services enable the individuals we help to receive case management and life coaching, employment support such as GED courses and job coaching, as well as engagement with employers—effectively stopping the cycle of homelessness.

DuPagePads IS the solution to end homelessness—because when someone believes in you, everything can change.