Thank you to the board of directors and staff of the Oak Park River Forest Community Foundation, for hosting the 2016 grantees last Thursday at the 19th Century Club for their annual Thanksgiving in October event. We are grateful to their support of Housing Forward's Prevail Employment Readiness program that facilitates at-risk and homeless individuals (re)entry into the workforce through employment preparation training, career services, transportation and basic needs assistance, employer outreach, referrals to training and education, and job placement and retention services.
If you visited our RISE Center, Sojourner House, or our former PADS shelters in recent years, you might have met Chad. But depending on which year you met Chad, he might have worn a different hat than...
During the recent bitter cold 18 unsheltered individuals had a place to stay, three meals, and for those who wished—a chance to meet with a case manager. This was possible because many caring people...
Exactly one year ago today, September 5, 2019, Housing Forward unveiled Sojourner House, its next step toward ending homelessness. Based in Oak Park, this interim housing and medical respite program...
