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Kendall PADS closes for good, transfers funds to health department

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After several years of providing meals, shelter, and social services to the area’s unhoused community, Kendall County PADS has decided to dissolve the nonprofit homeless support organization. Citing concerns overRead More

Since 2010, PADS had been providing nutritious meals and overnight housing at seven shelters...

Kendall County PADS keeps shelters closed but vows to continue helping unhoused community

By Tom Siebert Assistant Director for Community Relations Public Action to Deliver Shelter (PADS) of Kendall County For the second straight year, the Kendall County PADS board decided to keepRead More

Since 2010, Kendall County PADS has been providing nutritious meals and safe, temporary housing at seven makeshift shelters from mid-October through mid-April.

Pandemic pushes Kendall County PADS to keep temporary homeless shelters shuttered

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By Tom Siebert Assistant Director for Community Relations Public Action to Deliver Shelter (PADS) of Kendall County YORKVILLE, Ill., Sept. 14, 2020 — The continuing COVID-19 health threat has forcedRead More

Volunteers responded to the shutdown with a mix of emotions...

Coronavirus forces Kendall County PADS to close shelters but not hearts to homeless

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By Tom SiebertYORKVILLE, Ill., March 23, 2020 — The rapidly spreading coronavirus pandemic forced Kendall County PADS to abruptly cut short its tenth shelter season by about one month, butRead More

She expressed her profound appreciation to all those who have volunteered, donated, or contributed in some way to PADS...

Anne Engelhardt stepping down from leadership of Kendall County PADS with gratitude, graciousness

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By Tom Siebert YORKVILLE, Ill., Oct. 15, 2019 —The first guest of Kendall County PADS was a 34-year-old recovering alcoholic and single mother of four. That was on the eveningRead More

During the colder months of the calendar, 630 volunteers are needed to operate seven temporary shelter sites...

PADS of Kendall County facing challenges recruiting volunteers as shelter season looms 

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By Tom Siebert YORKVILLE, Ill., Sept. 20, 2019 — Famed psychiatrist Karl Menninger was once asked what his prescription was for someone who felt they were about to experience aRead More

The film focuses on an eclectic group of about 100 homeless citizens who occupy the main Cincinnati library after closing hours...

New movie ‘The Public’ mirrors the harsh realities of homelessness in Kendall County

"The Public" Kendall County PADS
By Tom SiebertKENDALL COUNTY, Ill., April 20, 2019 – For the past four years, I have had the high but humbling privilege of writing about the area’s homeless community andRead More

The homeless receive a lot of attention during the holidays...

Kandall County community poured out heart, help to PADS guests throughout harsh winter

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By Tom SiebertAssistant Director for Community RelationsPublic Action to Deliver Shelter (PADS) of Kendall County Last December the weather in the Chicago area was relatively mild, with daytime temperatures soaringRead More