A Woman of Substance, Inc.

03/07/2024

My clients!

One might think that Oak Park, with its affluence, might be the unlikeliest place to have people who are unhoused. That would be wrong.

05/29/2019

My daughter is fighting for families by running for State Senator in Pennsylvania. Please share with anyone you know, especially if they are in PA!

01/01/2019

So very proud of the work we are doing at Housing Forward. It takes a village:

We are proud of Holly, who was featured in the "Success Corner" of the Built for Zero Committee Newsletter from the Alliance to End Homelessness in Suburban Cook County. Holly also shared the following client success story:A client in Northlake was living in parks and an abandoned retail space, thou...

07/17/2018

Ending Homelessness

03/08/2018

Housing Forward runs the West Suburban PADS homeless shelters. I have been working with them as their Outreach & Engagement Manager for almost a year now. We are very fortunate to be able to open an additional shelter site for 20 additional folks for the last 6 weeks of the current season in Oak Park. We are looking for some folks to volunteer or create volunteer teams to provide food, serve food or work various shifts to help out. Take a look at the flyer and call us if you can help!

02/20/2017

Need a place to live? Check out this article about Homesharing and the Center of Concern: http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/advertising/primetime/ct-ss-pt-seniors-share-spaces-through-home-sharing-options-20170216dto-story.html

A growing number of homeowners — seniors and others — are renting out their homes or space within their residences to supplement their income.

09/02/2016

Some good advice for all that end up in the hospital but particularly for Seniors!

This new column explains what older adults and their families can do to avoid hospital readmission.

03/11/2016

Maybe it is time for a revolution? What do you think?
https://hbr.org/2016/03/older-women-are-being-forced-out-of-the-workforce?utm_campaign=HBR&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social

It’s harder for them to find jobs, too.

12/01/2015

Take the Positives and let them teach you over and over again!