DuPage PADS fundraiser keeps racing forward
The first joint fundraising effort by Chicago Indoor Racing and DuPage PADS was titled “The Drive for 25” because organizers hoped it would raise $25,000 for the fight against homelessness.
The first joint fundraising effort by Chicago Indoor Racing and DuPage PADS was titled “The Drive for 25” because organizers hoped it would raise $25,000 for the fight against homelessness.
Tickets are now available for the sixth annual Taste of Hope that will be held on Thursday, March 8, 2012 from 5:30pm-9:30pm at Abbington Distinctive Banquets in Glen Ellyn, IL.
Today, just as it has for 25 years, DuPage PADS continues to provide hope for men, women and children who are homeless. Moving beyond providing shelter and meals, DuPage PADS has evolved to provide an array of services which seek to stop the cycle of homelessness in DuPage County.
WHEATON, ILLINOIS – People do amazing things every day to support DuPage and their mission to end homelessness in DuPage County. But once in a while someone will take an extra step—or in this case, many extra steps to help the homeless.
DuPage PADS is proud to announce that Janelle Barcelona has joined DuPage PADS as the Director of Development bringing years of development and major gift experience.
DuPage PADS, committed to end homelessness in DuPage County by restoring lives, is proud to announce its new board officers.
As part of their 25th anniversary celebration, DuPage PADS is having their 7th Annual Run/Walk on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 8 a.m., beginning at 703 W. Liberty in Wheaton. This 5K CARA approved course appeals to serious runners, casual joggers and families alike.
Six-year-old Mariah Mattox lives in a camper and is one of about 1,000 students in Will County who meet the state’s definition of having no permanent address.
Maria Maior’s son is a football-playing, skateboard-riding, Xbox-loving kid whose home reveals all the trappings of domesticity: a cushy sofa, big-screen TV, a framed poster of Brian Urlacher — one of the 12-year-old’s favorite football players. On most evenings, two big dogs curl up on the carpeting.
With the economy pushing more households into financial uncertainty, people who help the homeless are starting to see a rising trend among their clients: two parent families.
It was job loss that triggered Donna’s downhill spiral. Laid off at the end of April after many years in the Naperville business community, she was evicted from her apartment a month later.
Dressed in his full gear, Assistant Fire Chief Richard Mikel bent down to touch his toes a few times so he could stretch before the sprint he was about to take.