Support Our Cause

Donate to our McHenry County PADS Homeless Shelter

At Pioneer Center for Human Services, our Homeless Services are working to make homelessness rare, brief, and nonrecurring, by providing emergency shelter and support services that enable people to overcome homelessness and find pathways home.

Your commitment helps families like Natashia and Michael and their four children, who were facing homelessness when their landlord decided to see the house they were renting. They came to McHenry County PADS when they struggled to find affordable housing. We helped with emergency shelter getting the kids to school, job opportunities for the parents, counseling and connections for finding permanent housing.

Our shelter aims to do the very best we can to make everyone’s story a success, and without community support, it wouldn’t be possible. Because of you, people like Natashia and Michael are able to achieve a fresh start for their family. Thank you for helping them and many others overcome homelessness and begin building a brighter future.

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Thank you for partnering with us as we seek to end homelessness – one person, one family at a time. Your support makes the work we do possible.

• We are a safe, emergency shelter, providing clothing, food, and other critical support.
• PADS offers individualized case management related to housing, support systems, life skills, legal issues, physical/emotional abuse, mental/physical health, and much more.
• We provide hope and community for vulnerable men, women, and children.

IN-KIND DONATIONS

We are grateful to receive in-kind items to help our clients at the shelter. Please review our current WISH LIST (link to PDF download) for our most up to date needs. For large quantity items or specific questions, please contact us 815.344.1230, option 1 and then press option 2 to make sure we can accept items.

Coordinated drop off. Approved donations can only be accepted for drop off at McHenry County PADS located at 1805 S Illinois Rte. 31, in McHenry, Illinois 60050.

If you are interested in organizing a donation drive or fundraising event to support our mission, please contact our Event and Volunteer Coordinator for guidance.

Thank you joining us in the fight to end homelessness. Together, we help people live a dignified life of well-being, independence and inclusion.

Download the McHenry County PADS Wish List!