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1. This slide show contains 58 slides and is set on �manual� mode so you can scroll through it at your own pace using the PAGE UP and PAGE DOWN buttons on your keyboard. Enjoy! Providing a Continuum of Services for the Homeless and at Risk in Northwest Suburban Cook County

2. In 2009, Journeys from PADS to HOPE marked 20 years of service to the homeless and those at risk of becoming homeless

3. Journeys� History 1989 Northwest Suburban PADS, Inc. was created to address emergency shelter needs in the northwest suburbs 1992 HOPE NOW, Inc. was created to provide social services 1998 The Board of Directors of both agencies merged them and moved into a shared location 1999 The agencies were awarded a HUD grant to purchase a permanent location in Palatine 2001 Northwest Suburban PADS and HOPE NOW legally merged to form Journeys from PADS to HOPE, a multi-funded, comprehensive service agency

4. Journeys� Mission To individually assess and serve the homeless and near homeless, while broadening community awareness and involvement with the homeless

5. Journeys� Vision To be the nationally recognized agency for leading its local communities in providing effective, comprehensive services to the homeless and at risk

6. Journeys� Board of Directors Burt Jensen, President Robert Arnold, Vice President Allen Schmelter, Treasurer Norene Rolenitus, Secretary Brian Anderson Tom Carroll Nancy Dorsey Ronald Freeman Earl Goldman Steve Griffin Kurt Knuth Senator Matt Murphy Beth Nabors John O�Connor John Simios Kristine Stabler Alan Stoeckel

7. Journeys� Staff EXECUTIVE STAFF Beth Nabors, Executive Director Pat Harrington, Shelter Director Todd Stull, Clinical Director Peggy Dickson, Development Director ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Marika Cantwell, Development Associate Lindsay Rosales, Event Coordinator Jack Callahan, Funding Officer Velma Jackson, Office Manager George Colangelo, Bookkeeper Roger Crabb, Vocational Assistant CLINICAL STAFF Jon Rapp, Mental Health Counselor Tara Thomason, Supportive Housing Counselor Jena Hencin, Case Manager Margaret Suehr, Vocational Coordinator Chris Colangelo, Outreach Specialist SUPPORT STAFF Don Miley, Transportation Coordinator Terry Donlan, Custodial Coordinator Ron Ralls, Custodial Coordinator

8. Journeys Has Strong Community Roots

9. Journeys Has Strong Community Roots

10. Transitioned a record 95 people from the streets and into housing Provided a record number of counseling and shelter services to a record number of clients Added a full-time Outreach Specialist and Supportive Housing Counselor, nearly doubling the number of counseling and prevention services Acquired a second transitional housing building, doubling capacity from 8 to 16

11. Expanded agency�s data technology by converting to HUD�s Homeless Management Information System Secured new funding sources from villages/townships in our service area Increased fundraising and marketing activities which brought in a record number of participants for events Added three new members to the Board of Directors

12. Journeys� Service Area VILLAGES Arlington Heights Barrington Buffalo Grove Des Plaines Elk Grove Village Hanover Park Hoffman Estates Inverness Mt. Prospect Palatine Prospect Heights Rolling Meadows Schaumburg South Barrington Streamwood Wheeling TOWNSHIPS Barrington Elk Grove Hanover Maine Palatine Schaumburg Wheeling

13. Agency Overview Journeys provides a wide variety of services to: the chronically street homeless the recently homeless those at-risk of becoming homeless There is no other agency like Journeys in the northwest suburbs that is all inclusive: All services are free No appointment necessary No waiting list Substance abusers and clients with mental illness are welcome

14. Journeys is a Rapid Re-Housing Agency In 2009, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act which allocated $1.5 billion to homelessness prevention. Under the Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP), Journeys has been awarded rapid re-housing funds to help its clients gain housing stability. This funding was made possible through the assistance of the Cook County Bureau of Community Development and the Alliance to End Homelessness in Suburban Cook County. To qualify for services, clients must meet strict eligibility requirements regarding income, housing status, and financial resources.

15. HOPE Center Program Overview One-stop shop to prevent homelessness and to get people off the street and into housing Provides a wide variety of psychosocial services Open year �round, Mon-Fri, 9am � 4pm 6 full-time licensed/certified clinicians In 2008-2009, the HOPE Center clinical team delivered over 30,000 services to about 660 clients and transitioned 95 persons from homelessness

16. The HOPE Center Provides a Uniquely Diverse Range of Services ? Mental health counseling ? Referrals to pro-bono doctors, dentists, lawyers ? Outreach services ? Case management ? Vocational assistance ? Meals and food pantry ? Housing assistance ? Transportation assistance ? Vouchers for gas, bus, and train ? Health/personal care ? Nursing visits ? Showers ? Laundry facilities ? Lockers ? Clothing Closet ? Voicemail and mailbox ? Bicycles/bicycle repair ? Bedding and tents ? Overnight PADS shelters ? Transitional housing

17. Vocational Assistance Job search and direct job placement with community businesses/partners Skill development Resume design Interviewing skills Computer skills Onsite job training programs

18. Pathways Housing Readiness Program Housing program to help clients stand on their own and re-enter permanent housing Offers affordable housing to 16 Journeys� clients when at full capacity Journeys� clinical staff provides case management including: Budgeting Roommate negotiation Life skills (cooking, cleaning) Stress coping skills Income development

19. Journeys Administers 19 PADS Shelter Sites ARLINGTON HEIGHTS Congregational United Church of Christ First Presbyterian Church First United Methodist Church Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Church Our Saviours Lutheran Church St. James Catholic Church BUFFALO GROVE Kingswood United Methodist Church DES PLAINES St. Marys Catholic Church ELK GROVE Christus Victor Lutheran Church INVERNESS Holy Family Church MT. PROSPECT South Church St. Marks Lutheran Church Trinity United Methodist Church PALATINE All Saints Church Christ Lutheran Church Palatine Presbyterian Church PROSPECT HEIGHTS St. Alphonsus Catholic Church SCHAUMBURG Prince of Peace Lutheran Church SOUTH BARRINGTON Willow Creek Community Church

20. PADS Shelter Program Overview ? 19 emergency overnight shelters in faith- based locations throughout service area ? Seasonal (October 1 � April 30) ? Open every night, 7:00pm-7:00am ? Provides shelter and compassionate understanding ? In the 2008-2009 season, about 400 guests stayed at the PADS sites, generating nearly 16,000 overnight stays and over 47,000 meals served

21. The Amazing Work of the PADS Program Dedicated volunteers are serving an increasing number of guests and meals Guest Visits Meals 2008-09 15,676 47,028 2007-08 13,393 40,179 2006-07 12,149 36,447 2005-06 10,912 32,736

22. Homelessness: A National and Global Problem An estimated 100 million people worldwide are homeless As many as 7.4% of Americans, or 13.5 million people, have experienced homelessness at some time in their lives

23. Homelessness: A National and Global Problem In the U.S., up to 600,000 people are homeless each night Today, with the foreclosure crisis, an estimated 28% of Americans are concerned about becoming homeless

24. The homeless in Chicago� sleep on Wacker Drive and panhandle to bring attention to their situation

25. Who are the Homeless? The homeless make up 40% of Journeys� clients who are: laid off and cannot pay rent/mortgage in debt because of medical catastrophe, divorce, domestic violence elderly or disabled with limited income severely mentally ill which interferes with independence (depression, dementia) substance abusers or have addictive behaviors (alcohol, crack cocaine, heroin, gambling)

26. Who are At Risk? Those at risk of becoming homeless make up 60% of Journeys� clients. They are: single parents, especially females, living paycheck to paycheck extended families - overcrowded elderly with limited income on limited income, not enough for rent receiving disability or social security laid off from job being evicted or foreclosed on

27. The sad association of the homeless is inducting new members every day�

28. Causes�and Answers to Homelessness Lack of affordable housing and eviction/foreclosure Unemployment Poverty Journeys provides transitional housing and emergency shelter Journeys offers vocational counseling Journeys assists clients in applying for public aid

29. Causes�and Answers to Homelessness Substance abuse Mental illness Domestic violence Journeys� experienced clinical staff provide addictions counseling Journeys provides psychological counseling and inpatient referrals when necessary Journeys refers clients to appropriate agencies

30. The Growing Need This year, nearly 50% of clients seen at Journeys were on the brink of homelessness due to foreclosures/evictions The majority of those in foreclosure are ineligible for government assistance because they claimed too much income the previous year Declining wages and cutbacks have put many out of work

31. Journeys Responds Journeys� prevention services help clients set goals and find housing and jobs before they become homeless Journeys is the only local agency that assesses eligibility based on current financial situation Journeys NEVER has a waiting list and responds with immediate assistance to each client based on need

32. The Changing Face of Homelessness ? Many homeless people have jobs Some owned property Many have advanced degrees An increasing number are over 50

33. The Changing Face of Homelessness A Barrington homeowner whose million dollar home was foreclosed An Arlington Heights entrepreneur who lost it all when his business closed

34. The Changing Face of Homelessness A former socialite from Inverness whose mental illness took away her former life A Wall Street stock broker whose alcohol abuse caused him to lose everything A Palatine mother and her children who ended up homeless when her husband, despondent over the loss of his job, killed himself

35. Journeys is Your Neighbor Business/Community/Faith Partners

36. Journeys Partners with Schools ? Service projects for grade school, middle high school, and high school students ? Internship program with DePaul and Roosevelt Universities with students serving their hours at PADS sites

37. Journeys Partners with Local Stores that Donate Food/Supplies Bahama Breeze Costco Deerfield Bakery Dominicks Kentucky Fried Chicken Panera Bread Pizza Hut Red Lobster Starbucks Target

38. Journeys Partners with Northwest Community Hospital to Provide: laundry service for the PADS sites emergency room care prescriptions from Walgreens

39. Journeys partners with Alexian Brothers and Kenneth Young Centerto provide free mental health services for Journeys� clients

40. Journeys partners with Alexian Brothers and Lutheran General Hospital to provide laundry service for the PADS sites

41. Journeys Partners with Friedrichs Funeral Home� �who generously provides free burial service for clients of Journeys

42. Did you know that last year� Journeys transitioned a record 95 clients from homelessness and over 500 clients in the past eight seasons

43. Journeys Transitions theHomeless from the Streets

44. Journeys Provides  Assistance to Families One in 10 clients that Journeys helped move into housing were kids or had kids Journeys focuses on stabilizing families quickly and without red tape

45. Journeys Provides Counseling forSubstance Abuse Over 25% of clients that Journeys helped move into housing were in recovery from substance abuse Journeys provides counseling and referrals to inpatient/outpatient care� reducing incidences of public intoxication and associated behaviors

46. Journeys Provides Counseling for Mental Illness 1 in 5 clients that Journeys helped move into housing had a diagnosed or undiagnosed mental illness Journeys helps clients control mental illness through counseling and medication� drastically reducing the heavy burden on emergency rooms and police stations

47. Journeys Seeks to Rehabilitate Prisoners Those released from prison continue to be underserved Less than 1 in 10 of those clients Journeys helped to move into housing were parolees/on probation Journeys is eager to serve these individuals and has worked hard to develop job leads for them

48. Journeys Provides Vocational Rehabilitation Most of our clients are eager to work, but are victims of economic forces beyond their control The majority of clients that Journeys helped move into housing were working within a few months

49. Journeys Seeks to Re-train the Homeless Journeys helped 5% of clients who moved into housing with educational needs and training Journeys is seeking funding to increase the number of clients who are able to re-enter the workforce

50. Journeys Reunites Families Journeys helped close to 20% of clients who moved into housing to reunite with family and friends

51. Did you know� Journeys� Outreach Specialist brings food and clothing to the most severely mentally ill who live in forest preserves and engages them to come in to the HOPE Center for services

52. What does the future hold? Realistically we cannot make homelessness disappear, but we can: ? Help our clients become contributing members of society ? Continue cooperation/integration with our service communities ? Focus on prevention services for at-risk groups

53. How You Can Support Journeys IN KIND DONATIONS: Check our Wish List on the website for what our clients need MONETARY AND PLANNED GIVING: Make a monetary donation or planned giving such as wills, bequests, life insurance policies, annuities CORPORATE MATCH: Check with your employer to see how you can double your donation to Journeys GOODSEARCH: Every time you use this internet search engine to shop, Journeys gets a % of sales

54. How You Can Support Journeys SHOP AT LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT SUPPORT JOURNEYS: Check our website for grocery stores, restaurants, and other retailers that donate a % of daily sales to Journeys HOLD YOUR OWN FUNDRAISER and donate all or a % of sales to Journeys VOLUNTEER at the PADS sites and HOPE Center

55. HOPE CENTERVOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIESMon-Fri, 9:00-4:00Various shifts available Front Desk Coordinators (intake clients, retrieve files, answer phones) Kitchen Coordinators (heat/serve meals/plan menus) Clothing Closet Coordinators (sort, organize, shelve clothing) Food Pantry Coordinators (stock/organize shelves, assure levels) Volunteer Coordinators (coordinate volunteer schedules/tasks, train volunteers) Community Ambassadors (present Journeys at fairs and community events)

56. Volunteer Opportunities at the PADS Sites Volunteers especially needed for the 11-3 and 3-7 shifts. Youth volunteers must be at least a high school junior/senior. SETUP SHIFT (begins 6:00pm) FIRST SHIFT (6:30-11:00pm) SECOND SHIFT (11:00pm-3:00am) THIRD SHIFT (3:00-7:00am) CLEANUP SHIFT (6:00-7:00am)

57. Volunteer Opportunities in the Development Department Mon-Fri, 7:30-3:30Various shifts available Data Entry: Database or data entry experience. Ongoing need. Mailings: Process bulk mailings. Projects are every 2-3 months and require 2-4 hours to complete. Fundraising Events: Pre-event preparation, onsite coordination, setup, registration, raffles, cleanup.

58. 1140 East Northwest Highway Palatine, IL 60074 (847) 963-9163 Visit our website at www.padstohope.org to learn more about our staff, services, and events