PADS

What is the Issue?
Governor Rauner’s FY16 proposed budget would cut supportive housing services by $12.7 million. This would devastate the community safety net in Illinois.

Why Does it Matter?
Homelessness causes illnesses and makes existing mental and physical illness worse, leading to expensive treatment and medical services.
Supportive Housing improves physical and mental health, which reduces the need for these services, particularly expensive inpatient mental healthcare and hospitalization.
More affordable than housing in state hospitals, prisons or nursing homes:
Supportive Housing is an investment – not an expense.

What is the Solution?
We can’t cut ourselves out of the fiscal crisis. A revenue solution is needed to balance the budget and protect services that save lives and save money.

How Can I Help?
The budget is still being debated in the legislature and there is still time to voice your support for these programs. Click here for links to contact Gov. Rauner and your state legislators or stop by the parlor on Sunday morning to sign a petition.

Supportive Housing ends homelessness.
Together, our many voices will send a single strong message to our legislators.

Thank you to everyone who is helping out with PADS this year on both our Fishes and Loaves teams! We are just 3 positions away from being complete! We still need a female for the 11P-3A shift and one person to fill in just for November. We also need someone to help with 3A-7A for November only. Your continued support of this important mission is so appreciated by the less fortunate in our community!

There are still openings for our Fishes team beginning Tuesday, November 6 for both workers and food. Fishes serve PADS the first Tuesdays in November, January, March and May.

Volunteers Needed:

• 11:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. - Female Volunteer
• 5:30 a.m. to 7 a.m. - 1 person to prepare and serve breakfast
• 6:00 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. - 2 people to clean up

Food Items Needed:

• Tetrazzini Casserole (recipe available) - Need 1
• Salad - 15 servings and 2 bottles of dressing
• Fruit - 10 servings (melon, oranges, grapes, bananas - no apples) - Need 2

If you are able to volunteer, please contact Scott and Renie Curry.

PADS is in need of a morning crew supervisor for the first Wed morning of the month. This is a once a month (or every other month, if 2 people come forward) 2-3 hour commitment from 5AM to 8AM Training is available. Contact Diane at diane@dgfumc.org if you are interested.