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Tony Martinez, President and CEO of the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation, delivered a check recently in the amount of $10,000.

Holly, the program manager at Sojourner House, learned recently that one of the children living there was about to celebrate her birthday.

Our 27th PADS Emergency Shelter season is off to a strong start, but we need more volunteers!

Andrew had been homeless for more than three years before he became the first resident at Sojourner House. His 72 year life story includes many ‘ups’ and ‘downs', from a business running antique shows...

Upcoming Volunteer Shelter Training Dates: 10/5/2019 Sat 10-11:30 AM 10/16/2019 Weds 7-8:30 PM 11/2/2019 Sat 10-11:30 AM 11/13/2019 Weds 7-8:30 PM 12/7/2019 Sat 10-11:30 AM 12/18/2019 Weds 7-8:30 PM 1...

Are you looking for an opportunity to make a real difference in the community? Do you want to gain new skills and experiences? Are you passionate about empowering in your community?

Check out our Annual Report, an overview of how we're “DOING WHAT IT TAKES” to end homelessness in west suburban Cook County.

New PADS Shelter site to open.

Three important things to share as the new shelter season approaches.

Join us Thursday, Sept. 12th from 10:30am to 12pm for a community dedication.

On Monday, August 12th, Patrick Quinn, artist and PhD researcher, will begin a walk across Illinois to raise funds and awareness for people experiencing homelessness in the state. His approximately 190-mile trek will start on the muddy banks of the Mississippi River in Rock Island, Illinois, and his journey will end a week later in downtown Chicago at Grant Park—a few blocks from Lake Michigan.

Veronica Ciobotaru encountered something new to her when she first opened her Oak Park restaurant—panhandlers.