To celebrate its 7th Anniversary, Chicago-based SOCIALDEVIANT is mobilizing its staff to support Random Acts of Kindness Week, which officially...
H.O.M.E. welcomes Chicago ad agency SOCIALDEVIANT during Random Acts of Kindness week
Associates Board Member Spotlight: Lindsey Carden
H.O.M.E.'s Assocaites Board (YPB) is a group of emerging leaders who are dedicated to H.O.M.E.'s mission. They come together to support our...
Senior outing and volunteers at Nathalie Salmon House
Last Wednesday and Thursday, a volunteer group from Southwood Lutheran Church in Lincoln, Nebraska, came to Nathalie Salmon House (NSH) and helped...
Youth group volunteer week
Last week from Monday to Friday, a large volunteer youth group of about 31 members of the Monroe Congregational Church came all the way from...
Volunteer gardeners at Pat Crowley House
On a hot Sunday morning at 10am, Vaishali with her friends Shivangi and Swati came to Pat Crowley House to take on the garden and make it more...
Loyola Nurses, Guest Chefs and Garfield Park Outing
Starting last Friday, a new group of the Loyola nursing students returned for their weekly visits to to Pat Crowley House and Nathalie Salmon House
Our handyman at Pat Crowley House
What would we do without Kornel? He is a donor and valued friend of H.O.M.E. who has become an indispensable, trusted handyman for our Good Life...
Guest chefs and substitute cooks at Pat Crowley House
It was once again a busy week full of volunteers for the Good Life residents. The seniors at Pat Crowley House were glad to have Lisa again, the...
Huron helps H.O.M.E.
It was busy on Friday morning at Pat Crowley House (PCH) when the seniors' rooms were invaded by around 15 volunteers from the Huron Consulting...
Search, Inc. volunteers at Pat Crowley House
On Tuesday, we were happy to have the Search, Inc. volunteer group come again to Pat Crowley House. Search, Inc. helps mentally disabled people by...
The impact of volunteers
Last Saturday, the basement at Pat Crowley House underwent drastic changes, it was cleared of a lot of junk and cleaned. This task would have not...
St. Patrick's Day at Pat Crowley House
On Friday, it was that time of the year again when the dinner table at Pat Crowley House turns green. St. Patrick's Day had come and Jim, one of...
Guest chef and personal trainer at Pat Crowley House
There's this saying, "You are what you eat." So we were glad that for dinner on Sunday, our valued and among the residents well-known guest chef...
A busy Valentine's Day
Many people celebrate Valentine's Day as a day of love and friendship. At the Good Life Senior Residence Pat Crowley House (PCH), it was more like...
A week at Pat Crowley House
The weekend was coming closer and the senior residents at Pat Crowley House (PCH) were looking forward to having Anna as a guest chef for dinner...
Search, Inc. Volunteers at Nathalie Salmon House
Search, Inc. is a community-based nonprofit organization dedicated to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, helping them ...
Good Life senior residents get entertained
Tuesday was a special day for the Good Life senior residents at the Nathalie Salmon House. At around 2:00 pm, Emily came, brought her guitar and...
How volunteers help us out
H.O.M.E. would not be H.O.M.E. without the help of many volunteers. On Saturday, the Good Life senior residents at Nathalie Salmon House enjoyed a...
Another winter week at the Good Life Senior Residences
Christmas is coming! A time full of love and giving! The latter is celebrated at the Good Life Senior Residences in the form of a gift exchange....
Weatherization with Westside Heath Authority and more
Westside Health Authority (WHA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated "to the health and well being of the residents of the Austin and Westside...
The Willow Creek volunteers, Halloween and the Oriental Institute
The Weatherization Program has already begun. On October 22, we had a group of 16 volunteers coming, ready to insulate four homes for low-income...
13th Annual Team Heat event with Peoples Gas
Approximately 100 employee and student volunteers participated in Peoples Gas’ 13th annual Team H.E.A.T. to help prepare seniors’ homes for winter
Seniors in Cubs fever
The seniors at Pat Crowley House are big Cubs fans. So it's inevitable to talk every evening at dinner about how the Cubs are doing, when they...