DuPagePads Youth Volunteers are Learning while Helping Others There are many health benefits of volunteering, these include a longer life, reduced stress, making you happier, and provide a sense of purpose. There are even more benefts for young people when…
Thank You Volunteers! – National Volunteer Week 2019 National Volunteer Week is here – April 7th-13th! We want to thank our 4,000 volunteers for their dedicated support of our mission to end homelessness. Last year these volunteers donated 68,549 hours…
DuPagePads Celebrates Volunteers in April! National Volunteer Week, April 7th-13th, is too short for DuPagePads to fully celebrate our volunteers. Instead, we are celebrating YOU for the entire month of April! We are excited to celebrate the time and effort…
DuPagePads Strikes Back is a great team-building activity for your company, perfect for spending time with your family and a fun day to get social and do some good with friends. Every team has a goal of $500 funds raised to support DuPagePads’ programs and services.
Islamic Foundation School “Serve their Community” and Early Morning Breakfast for DuPagePads Clients Volunteer Spotlight on Students from Islamic Foundation School Students from the Islamic Foundation School in Villa Park assist at First Church of Lombard, an Interim (Overnight) Housing…
Two Years into Housing … Leslie and Charlie’s Story Keeps Getting Better At the Wake Up Your Spirit Breakfast in November 2017, Leslie shared how DuPagePads Changed Two Lives by helping her family move from a pad on the floor, to a…
DuPagePads Housing Solutions: Housing Now The DuPagePads Housing Now program assists clients who have secured income but face significant debt and cannot save money for a place to live. Compounding this issue, many landlords require a security deposit and first month’s…
During the deep freeze, DuPagePads remained open 24 hours! The frigid weather did not stop the largest provider of homeless services in DuPage County!
Full Press Release Here For Immediate Release January 30, 2019 Contact: Carol Simler President & CEO 630.517.0649 csimler@dupagepads.org DuPagePads remains open 24 hours in deep freeze! WHEATON, IL – This week and especially today, DuPagePads remains open 24…
When temperatures dip into the single digits, our top priority is the safety of the people we serve who are homeless.
December 21st marks the winter solstice and the longest night of the year. On this day, DuPage community members will take time to remember the 6 members of our community who died while experiencing homelessness. This week, DuPage County Board members voted to designate December 21st as National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day.
“We Just Needed a Boost…” -Demetrius’s Story. Recently Demetrius shared his family’s story at our Wake Up Your Spirit Breakfast and moved the audience to a standing ovation. Read about their journey here, in his own words.