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Corporate Ambassador Program

"Committed to Ending Homelessness"

Ways You Can Be Committed to End Homelessness

- Third Party Event Ideas
  • Casino Night
  • Cookie/Cake Bake Off
  • Corporate Carnival for employees’ families
  • Event at the Arlington Race Track

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  • Golf Outing
  • Happy Hour Event
  • Holiday Party
  • Organize a drive-in movie night
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  • Progressive Dinner- each course at a different place/house
  • Sox/Cub/Boomers game
  • Trivia Tournament
  • Whiskey & Wine Tasting 
  • Wine & Paint Night
- Volunteer Projects for JOURNEYS
  • Come do a hands on project at JOURNEYS
  • Volunteer at one of our agency events
- Invite JOURNEYS employees to your company to host an in-service day and educate your business community regarding homelessness  and how they can become engaged
​- Create an employee giving program where you match donations given to JOURNEYS

Examples of successful events :

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.
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In total, they raised $500 for Journeys shelter! 

About JOURNEYS:

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:
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Board Officers

President | Fernando Egea | IT Program Manager, Capacity Management Business Solutions & Services, Abbott Laboratories


Vice President | John Kenney | Vice President of Design and Construction | The Pizzuti Companies
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Secretary | Norene Rolenitus |
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Licensed Customs Broker
Export-Import Lead | AAR Corporation


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Treasurer | Paul Adamczyk | Retired - Director, Prudential
Board Directors
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Chris Barnes | VP of Mortgage Lending, Guaranteed Rate
Brian Bending | Owner, EVP Business Devt., eDoc Communications
Margaret Brueck | VP of Operations, Hoopis Performance Network
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Anthony Butler | Lieutenant, Hoffman Estates Fire Department
Lorenzo De Leon | Senior Principal, West Monroe Partners
Mark Kilgore | Executive Vice President, Sterling Kilgore
Beth Nabors | Executive Director, JOURNEYS | The Road Home
Brad Rosley | Founder & President, Fortune Financial Group
Caroline Starr | Real Estate Broker, @properties
Christine Svenson | Principal, Svenson Law Offices
Melissa Swartz | Senior Manger, Volunteer Engagement, ISACA
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Stephanie Van Kampen | Sales Operations Associate, Huron Consulting Group

Advisory Committee of the Board

Fr. Corey Brost, C.S.V. | Executive Director, Viator House of Hospitality
Anton Duvall | CFO & SVP, Trulite Glass & Aluminum Solutions
Katie Ford | Head of Global Brands, Twitter
​Steve Griffin | Senior Vice President, Eugene L. Griffin & Associates
Paul Heinze | President, Paul M. Heinze Company
Burt Jensen | Retired Agent, FBI
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Kurt Knuth | Secretary/Treasurer, Knuth Builders, Inc.
Alan Stoeckel | Retired 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

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Palatine, Illinois 60074
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  • Home
  • About
    • Reopening Information
    • Service Area
    • Board of Directors
    • Staff Directory
    • Financial Information
    • Employment Opportunities >
      • Intake Specialist
      • Government Grant Manager
      • Case Manager
    • Blog
    • Privacy Policy
    • Non-Discrimination Policy
    • Contact
  • Services
    • COVID-19
    • HOPE Day Center
    • PADS Shelter Program
    • Pathways Housing Readiness Program
  • GET INVOLVED
    • General Information
    • Donations
    • Fund A Cause for the Holidays
    • Young Professionals Board
    • Organize A Drive or Event
    • Wish List
  • Volunteer
  • News
  • Events
    • Building For Hope
    • Leap Into HOPE
    • Garden of Giving Women's Luncheon
    • Superhero 5K 2023