The PADS (Public Action to Deliver Shelter) program, providing overnight shelter for the homeless in NW suburban Cook County from 10/1/2013 to 4/30/2014, will be conducting training and orientation for the 2013-2014 season starting the week of September 2. The training/orientation lasts for 2 hours, and it is held at the Journey’s the Road Home (the parent organization of the PADS Program) office at 1140 E. Northwest Highway in Palatine. There are quite a few training and orientation sessions available during both daytime and weeknight hours from September through February. There are approximately 23 churches in NW suburban Cook County that participate in providing overnight shelter through the PADS program.

For more information about PADS, the web site is www.journeystheroadhome.org and the phone number is 847-963-9163, Hope Center, Ext. 17.

If anyone has questions about being a PADS volunteer, talk to Laura Lampe at church, send her an e-mail, or call her (check at the church for the latest directory). She has been a PADS volunteer since 1992, and would be glad to speak about her experiences.