South Suburban PADS

South Suburban PADS is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization with a mission to prevent and end homelessness in the south suburbs of Chicago.  Over the past 31 years, we have provided 606,000 nights of shelter and 1.85 million meals to enable 19,414 people to overcome homelessness. In addition to shelter, South Suburban PADS provides pathways home by helping over 400 people to preserve or access affordable rental homes every year. Our work also addresses racial inequality by helping homeless people (90% minority) to obtain apartments and work to achieve better health and economic security. SSPADS is the proud recipient of the 2018 Bank of America Neighborhood Builders Award and the 2019 National Good Neighbor Award.