Thank you volunteers!

As a volunteer driven organization, we depend so much on the dedication and passion of the many individuals and groups who so generously donate their time and talents to Lincoln Park Community Shelter. And though we appreciate their efforts every day, National Volunteer Week is a time that really allows us to reflect and be thankful for these priceless people who make the mission of empowering homeless men and women to make life changes an attainable goal. Our volunteers are fun. They make our job fun. They are passionate, and their passion translates into the effort they put forth.

So to the committee members, meal makers, tutors, track activity teachers and all the other men and women who have become a part of our community, we would like to take this opportunity to say thank you!

What we are grateful for...

Around this time of year, many people start thinking about the things they are grateful for, including LPCS guests and graduates.  When asked what they were thankful or grateful for, here is what a few of them had to say:

"I'm grateful for the guidance and understanding you have given me so that I could move on, and start a new life journey."

“I feel very grateful to be here.  I’m getting my needs met and feel safe.  I know that I will get back on my feet as long as I work this program”.

"Grateful and appreciative too see the wonderful volunteers who cook and serve meals."

"I am doing very well, thanks to your dedicated program and my commitment.  Thank you for giving me the opportunity to better myself grow of a positive attitude toward life."

The staff at LPCS is grateful for the wonderful community we are lucky enough to be based in.  Thank you for your continued support!

THANK YOU Volunteers!

Sunday marks the kickoff to National Volunteer Appreciation Week.  LPCS would like to take this time to thank all of the volunteers who make what we do possible.  Our untiring volunteers put in more than 14,000 hours every year making meals, teaching classes, staying overnight, answering phones, stuffing envelopes, and more!  Whether you volunteer at LPCS or elsewhere, LPCS would like to say THANK YOU volunteers!

International Volunteer Day!

December 5th is International Volunteer Day! LPCS would like to thank all of our volunteers for the work that they do. Everything that volunteers do, from organizing donations to staying overnight, helps make LPCS programs possible. The Lincoln Park Community Shelter was founded by volunteers and to this day is volunteer driven. Thank you LPCS volunteers!

Thanksgiving at LPCS

On this Thanksgiving Day, we here at LPCS would like to offer up thanks to all of our volunteers, board members, and the surrounding community for all that they do for the Lincoln Park Community Shelter and its guests. Every time you make a meal, teach a class, or simply drop off a donation of books or clothes, you are touching someone's life who is need. For that reason, LPCS would like to thank all of our supporters. You make this community what it is.

Thank You

"I did not want to leave on Saturday without thanking you for helping me find my way back. When I first came to LPCS, I didn't know how I'd get back on my feet again, I was not sure witch way to turn or where to go, but somehow you helped me find it.
I learned things I never knew I'd have to learn, but I did, and that has now added something to the way I see life. I truly understand what being homeless is, and how we all affect each other's life.
I didn't expect, that it would take 5 months to complete my journey at LPCS, but again, it did, and I'm grateful for the guidance and understanding you have given me so that I could move on, and start a new life journey.
I'll never forget any of you, or the time I spent here. Thank you, for being in my life, and helping me change my life."
--Peggy, LPCS Graduate

Celebrate Our Volunteers!

National Volunteer Week was created in 1974 when President Richard Nixon signed an executive order to establish the week as an annual celebration of volunteering. Running from April 19-25, 2009, Volunteer Appreciation Week is a way to formally recognize all of the amazing work that volunteers do. LPCS would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers. LPCS has been volunteer led since its inception and we appreciate the continuing support that we recieve each year from volunteers!