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On Sunday, March 19 at 8:30 a.m., join the Oak Park River-Forest Community Foundation in their first annual Share The Warmth Relay Race! Share The Warmth was inspired by a great Oak Park & River...
At the 19th Annual Have-a-Heart Gala, our guests heard from Latasha about how she and her children became homeless. Here is their story.
This year, marks Housing Forward's 25th anniversary, and in celebrating that milestone, we became the leading provider of Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) in suburban Cook County. With your support, we continue to provide housing to hundreds of individuals and offer a full continuum of programs and services designed to prevent and resolve homelessness in our community.
Listen to an interview with our Executive Director, Lynda Schueler, from 670 The Score. Lynda discusses our work and 25 year mission to end and prevent homelessness in our community.
Alan Goldberg began volunteering in 2015 after retiring as an attorney with the Office of the State Appellate Defender for almost forty years. Alan learned about Housing Forward like many Oak Park community residents, as the PADS shelter program was hosted by his synagogue as one of the rotating shelter sites. After attending a benefit concert on behalf of Prevail...
PADS shelter is in need of additional volunteers for the following shifts and food coverage. Please see Tonisha Daniel, tdaniel@housingforward.org , (708) 338-1724 ext.220 to sign up. 5th Wednesday breakfast provider at Grace Episcopal, 924 W. Lake Street, Oak Park. Site capacity is generally 60 clients. Next scheduled date is Wednesday, March...
Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers who assisted throughout the Christmas and New Year holidays. Our Holiday Gift Program was another success as we were able to serve 63 families this year. Thank you to those who donated warm coats, brought in presents, provided festive decorations, served a hearty meal and went above and beyond in ushering...
On Wednesday night, Housing Forward staff and volunteers worked with the Alliance to End Homelessness in Suburban Cook County for the bi-annual Point in Time (PIT) Count, otherwise known as a street count of unsheltered homeless persons.
Thursday is for giving thanks, Friday and Monday are for getting deals, and Tuesday is for giving back. Housing Forward is proud to be a part of ‪#GivingTuesday‬, a global effort to celebrate generosity. Be it a donation of time, talent or money, every bit counts. Please consider joining us in our mission to transition our neighbors from housing crisis to housing stability.
This week, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released its annual Point-in-Time count results, reporting steady reductions in homelessness between 2010 and 2016. A more detailed...
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...
On Saturday, November 19, River Forest Kitchen, at 349 Ashland Ave., will once again host their annual Thanksgiving Market on Saturday, November 19th from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.Continuing its annual...