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We Provide Comprehensive Services to Support People Experiencing Homelessness and Housing Insecurity

A community based non-profit in Chicago's north and northwest suburbs, JOURNEYS | The Road Home provides shelter and social services to people experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity. 

Homelessness and housing insecurity are on the rise, and the solutions to this growing problem are complex.  
Financial instability now affects a wider segment of our population, extending into the middle class. JOURNEYS has been increasing and diversifying supportive services to provide top to bottom care that fight against this trend for individuals and families in our community. These free services offset costs typically absorbed by hospitals, municipalities, and legal systems.

Everyone deserves a stable place to call home. We're here to help.
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From the desire to continue to complement emergency services with professional coordination of the therapeutic continuum of care, Northwest Suburban PADS, Inc. (created in 1989) and  HOPE NOW, Inc. (created in 1992) decided to explore a merger. Uniting these two agencies made perfect sense administratively and programmatically as both agencies served the same population — the homeless and those at risk of becoming homeless.

​In 1998, HOPE NOW and Northwest Suburban PADS, Inc. made the decision to move their administrative offices and the Hope Center to a shared location. These two agencies operated in donated or rented space until 1999 when Northwest Suburban PADS and HOPE NOW were awarded a Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant that allowed both agencies a permanent location in Palatine, Illinois. This location provided adequate space for The HOPE Center, and the grant provided an opportunity to rehabilitate the facility and expand the current services.

In October of 2001, Northwest Suburban PADS and HOPE NOW legally merged — forming the new agency known as JOURNEYS | The Road Home, a multi-funded, comprehensive housing and shelter service agency. The newly merged agency houses multiple professionally run programs, PADS, The HOPE Center, On-Site Shelter and Pathways Housing Readiness.


Mission Statement

The mission of JOURNEYS | The Road Home is to individually assess and serve the homeless and near homeless, while broadening community awareness and involvement with the homeless.

Vision

JOURNEYS | The Road Home is the nationally recognized agency leading local communities in providing effective, comprehensive services to the homeless and at-risk people.

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Palatine, Illinois 60074
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  • DONATE
    • Food and Household Donations
    • Fund A Cause
    • Wish List
    • Donation Drives
  • Services
    • The HOPE Center
    • PADS Shelters and On-Site Shelter
    • Service Area
  • Volunteer
    • On-Site Shelter Volunteers
    • The HOPE Center Volunteers
    • PADS Shelter Volunteers
  • About
    • Staff Directory
    • Board of Directors
    • Blog
    • Employment Opportunities >
      • Part-Time Driver & Facilities Associate
      • HOPE Center Associate
    • Financial Information
    • Contact
  • GET INVOLVED
    • General Information
    • Young Professionals Board
  • Events
    • Superhero 5K 2025
  • Search