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Our Vision…
To end homelessness in McHenry County one person at a time.
Our Mission…
To reconnect homeless men, women, and children with the community by providing emergency, transitional, and preventive services and to raise public understanding regarding homelessness in McHenry County.
Adopt A Bed
Your donation will help support our shelters 34 beds of emergency and transitional shelter.
These beds provide a warm safe environment for over 150 people
PADS is experiencing a higher than average nightly guest average this year, your donation will help us to continue to provide on-going shelter!
Adopt A Bed
The adopt a bed program is available year round.
Everyone can Adopt a Bed here are a few ideas of what you can do; Take up an office collection, get together with a group of friends, ask your company to match a portion of your donation, get your club or group to donate.
For more information about the program click on the brochure link on the bottom of this page.Sign up today don’t delay, people’s lives are counting on us!
Thank you to: John Fuhler – Fuhler Properties located at 101 N. Main Street, Crystal Lake for ADOPTING A BED!
Irv LeCouque and Family
Thank you to: McHenry Noon Rotary for Adopting a Bed!
The Adopt-A-Bed program is designed for donors who would like to help the homeless men,women and children get the help they need to change their life.
Our Adopt-A-Bed Program provides families and individuals with the basic necessities of a safe, supportive and warm place to sleep at night while actively pursuing and working towards becoming self-reliant and self-supporting citizens. With your support, we can continue the work of assisting the poor and the needy. Please consider adopting a bed and giving a family or individual in need the gift of peace and security.
Our goal is to raise $85,000.00 to provide emergency shelter and transitional housing to more than 150 people who cannot qualify for County Support and/or have no ability to pay through family, friends or personal means.
The PADS Program, which is a Program of the Pioneer Center for Human Services, is a 501C non-profit organization totally devoted to providing assistance in successfully delivering shelter, food and supportive services to those in need within McHenry County, Illinois.
Click the link below for a printable brochure about the program.
Adopt_A_Bed_Brochure.pdf
If you would like to donate on-line please click here Donations
If you would like more information, please contact Christin Kruse at: 815-759-7114 or email [email protected]