News

25th Annual Hunger Walk

Volunteers from Nuveen

Fourteen volunteers from Nuveen Investments worked at the Greater Food Depository. Continue…

Board and Staff Working on a Strategic Planning Process

In March the board and staff of H.O.M.E. began working on a strategic planning process being facilitated by Jimmie Alford, Maree Bullock and Emily Lohse-Busch of The Alford Group. Funding for the process was provided by The John R Houlsby Foundation. Continue…

Volunteers from Judaism and Urban Poverty Program

Students from area synagogues came to learn about affordable housing and poverty. Continue…

Pat Crowley House residents tour Whole Foods

On February 1, six of the residents of Pat Crowley House toured the new Whole Foods store at 1551 N Kingsbury Street. Continue…

OdysseyeRe Foundation gives H.O.M.E. $21,000

Last June Jeff McDonald contacted us while doing research on Chicago charities. Continue…

We have vacancies

It's a bit unusual but we have vacancies at all three of our intergenerational living facilities. Continue…

Donor Survey

We are trying in various ways to get better acquainted with our supporters Continue…

GMC-PCMA sponsors another party at the Nathalie Salmon House

It’s good to have friends in high places, especially during tough economic times. H.O.M.E. could not be more delighted with the benefits already reaped from its recent “adoption” by the Greater Midwest Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA), which regularly picks a charity to support for a two-year relationship. Continue…

Whole Foods donates food weekly

H.O.M.E. is the grateful weekly beneficiary of the supermarket chain's amazing generosity since mid-May. Continue…

Important information for elderly renters

Ignatian Volunteer Corps helps H.O.M.E

Ignatian volunteers, all age 50 or better, commit to work two days a week in service to people who are materially poor, September through June, for a year. Dave has been a volunteer with H.O.M.E. for over three years. Continue…

Searching for Alumni

We are hoping to reconnect with past resident assistant's. Continue…

Social Media

We are trying to get our story out into what is now called the social media, this includes Facebook, Facebook Causes, Twitter, Yelp and other such sights. Continue…

Volunteers from Christian Life Church

Five members of the youth group spent three hours working in our warehouse. Continue…

Alternative Spring Break Trip to H.O.M.E.

Seventeen students from Virginia Tech volunteer at H.O.M.E. for two days Continue…

Making People Smile at H.O.M.E.

Catholic Heart WorkCamp helps H.O.M.E.

This Christian based organization in Florida recruits young adults - high school and up-for mission based work across country and world. Continue…

Summer BBQ

On July 21 our good friends from GMC-PCMA hosted another incredible party for all of our residents at Nathalie Salmon House. This time it was a Hawaiian theme Continue…

H.O.M.E. Receives a generous grant from Charter One Foundation

Again this year the Charter One Foundation gave a grant in support of H.O.M.E.'s Upkeep and Repair Program Continue…