Ways You Can Be Committed to End Homelessness
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- Third Party Event Ideas
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- Volunteer Projects for JOURNEYS
- Create an employee giving program where you match donations given to JOURNEYS
- Come do a hands on project at JOURNEYS
- Volunteer at one of our agency events
- Create an employee giving program where you match donations given to JOURNEYS
Examples of successful events :
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The rock-star team at Nestle Health Sciences in Buffalo Grove hosted a bake sale over the course of 5 days in their office building. The team baked and gave away cookies in the shape of socks and underwear with each baked good purchase. Throughout the bake sale, employees collected new socks and underwear to be donated.
As a team, they collected 524 pairs of socks and underwear and a total of $1,678.82 for JOURNEYS! |
CellTrak Technologies held a team building activity this past summer where 10 teams of employees worked together to construct 10 bikes using bike parts.
This activity encouraged employees to work together to problem solve, while contributing toward a solution for the transportation problem. At the end of the day, employees built and donated 10 brand new bikes for clients. |
In honor of Prescient Solutions' 20 year anniversary, they did the “Prescient 20 for 20 Challenge” and challenged employees to do 20 push-ups for 20 days.
The executive team committed to a per push-up donation for those participating in the challenge. Employees videoed their push-ups each day and posted them to a private company video channel. It was a fun way to encourage physical activity, raise money for a good cause and get creative with some fun video posts for others to see. In total, they raised $500 for Journeys shelter! |
About JOURNEYS:
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JOURNEYS | The Road Home is a non-profit agency that provides both shelter and social services to the homeless and those at risk of becoming homeless in 37 towns in north/northwest suburban Cook County. The mission of JOURNEYS is to individually assess and serve its clients, while broadening community awareness and involvement. The agency consists of the PADS Shelter Program, the HOPE Center Supportive Services Program, and the Pathways Housing Readiness Program focusing on intervention and assistance for those in need. In partnership with 18 faith-based emergency shelter sites JOURNEYS provides dinner and a safe, warm place to sleep from October 1st through April 30th. Year round, the clinical staff at the HOPE Center provide a wide array of services all geared to helping our clients achieve independence.
The face of homelessness has changed. Financial instability now affects a wider segment of our population, extending into the middle class and even beyond. Our goal is to not only serve the needs of these people, but the community as a whole as our efforts provide services for free, and in turn, offset costs typically absorbed by hospitals, municipalities, and legal systems. |
A snapshot into JOURNEYS:
Video & Production by Post Meridian Media Design and Production
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Board Officers
President | Fernando Egea | IT Program Manager, Capacity Management Business Solutions & Services, Abbott Laboratories Outgoing President | Burt Jensen | Retired Agent, FBI Vice President | John Kenney | Vice President of Design and Construction | The Pizzuti Companies Secretary/Treasurer | Norene Rolenitus | Regulatory Compliance Manager, BDP International |
Board Directors
Chris Barnes | Vice President of Mortgage Lending, Guaranteed Rate Margaret Brueck | Vice President of Operations, Hoopis Performance Network Lorenzo De Leon | Senior Principal, Trexin Consulting Anton Duvall | CFO Building Technologies Divisions, Siemens Americas Kurt Knuth | Secretary/Treasurer, Knuth Builders, Inc. Beth Nabors | Executive Director, JOURNEYS | The Road Home Shari Rabin | Paralegal, Jeffrey A. Rabin & Associates, Ltd. Caroline Starr | Real Estate Broker, Coldwell Banker Christine Svenson | Principal, Svenson Law Offices Melissa Swartz | Volunteer Engagement Manager, ISACA Advisory Committee of the Board Fr. Corey Brost, Chairman | Past President, St. Viator High School Katie Ford | Chief Client Officer, Amobee Steve Griffin | Senior Vice President, Eugene L. Griffin & Associates Paul Heinze | President, Paul M. Heinze Company Alan Stoeckel | Chief of Police, Palatine Police Department |
In the News
Journeys in Palatine faces funding cuts, Daily Herald Clip on YouTube
Palatine homeless agency faces uncertainty as a result of federal funding cuts By Doug T. Graham, Daily Herald
HUD slashes funding for Homeless Support Services in Palatine By Bill Pohlman, Palatine Patch
Palatine homeless agency faces uncertainty as a result of federal funding cuts By Doug T. Graham, Daily Herald
HUD slashes funding for Homeless Support Services in Palatine By Bill Pohlman, Palatine Patch
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