Our Impact - 2011

Emergency & Transitional Shelters 

  • 436 adults and 11 children received 11,484 nights of emergency shelter and 34,452 meals between September and May.
  • 25 persons in the summer transitional shelter received 716 nights of shelter and 2,148 meals. They participated in twice-weekly life skills groups and weekly case management, and six obtained permanent housing via this program.
  • 1,000 volunteers, congregations and community groups staffed the shelter for 333 nights, giving almost 36,000 hours of donated time and $311,963 of in-kind support.

Supportive Services

  • 315 individuals received assistance through the Support Center.
  • 180 of them participated in case management in the Support Center; an additional 21 received case management in the shelter.
  • 209 engaged in medical, mental health or substance abuse services.
  • Supportive Services staff helped 72 individuals secure housing.
  • 76 people increased their income by obtaining benefits and/or securing employment.

Supportive Housing

Transitional Housing
  • 74 individuals in 32 households received 10,346 nights of Transitional Housing.
  • 100% of the households that exited the program in 2011 secured permanent housing.
  • 71% of those households increased their income.
Permanent Supportive Housing
  • Ten individuals in 10 households received 3,160 days/nights of Permanent Housing.
Interim Housing
  • Fourteen individuals received 1,546 nights of housing. Nine "graduated" to permanent housing and six increased their income an average of $600 per month.
Rapid Re-Housing
  • 66 individuals (34 of them children) in 27 households received 5,673 nights of housing. The average monthly increase in income of those who exited the program was $178; 77% of these participants moved directly into permanent housing.

Employment Readiness

  • 39 shelter guests secured employment with the help of PADS' case managers.
  • 29 individuals (85% of total participants) graduated from four Career Passport classes. 41% were placed in jobs and the remainder have moved into permanent supportive housing for persons with special needs or are actively engaged in a job search.

Homeless Prevention

  • 351 individuals - 171 of them children - in 146 households were prevented from becoming homeless, receiving a total of $164,863 in homeless prevention assistance.
  • This was a 20% increase over the amount provided in 2010, which was a 70% increase over 2009 prevention assistance from West Suburban PADS.