Pioneering a new model to end homelessness
DuPagePads' IHC is the first hotel-to-interim housing conversion in Illinois. Since purchasing the IHC in 2022, we are proud to report an 80% decrease in mental health incidents, a 75% decrease in health incidents, and 136 children registered for school.
When someone believes in you...
...everything can change.
From here to home.
DuPagePads is so much more than just shelter.
No child should sleep in a car.
1/3 of the guests in our Interim Housing Center are children. Most of them are under the age of 5. You can help make a brighter future for them and their families.
A safe place to sleep, a path back to a home.
With the safety and stability of a bed, a meal, four walls and a door, our guests can begin their journey back to housing.

DuPagePads Named Top 100 Finalist for the 24th Annual Chicago Innovation Awards

Out of 315 nominees, DuPagePads of Wheaton has been selected as one of the Top 100 Finalists still in the running for the 24th annual Chicago Innovation Awards. The awards celebrate the most innovative new products and services in the Chicago region across all organization sizes, sectors and industries. 

Each of the Top 100 Finalists is also in the running for the annual “People’s Choice Award,” selected through online balloting.

Community Benefactors

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 a place to call home – DuPagePads 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.