Did you know that Interfaith Community PADS got a new board President in December 2021? Her name is Jessica Hoffmaster, and she has been a dedicated board member and volunteer for three years. We’d love for you to get to meet her, so recently we spoke to Jessica about her experiences with the ICPADS organization …
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In the past couple months, we have gotten some incredible donations to support our homeless shelter, from community members like you. You may have seen some of our posts about these donations on our Facebook page. So maybe you are wondering – how can I organize a donation drive in my business, workplace, or organization? …
The New Year is a special time of hope and optimism. We celebrate surviving another 365 days in this crazy, chaotic world, and we look forward to a better future. It is estimated that 164 million US adults make New Year’s resolutions each year (about 64.6 percent of the population). They resolve to do things …
As you probably know, Interfaith Community Pads is running a Holiday Giving Campaign right now, through the end of December. Our fundraiser will support our operations through the winter months, including heat, utilities, staffing, food, and supplies. Why is this fundraiser so important to our community? And why should you contribute? Today we would like …
As we mentioned in a recent Facebook post, this year we are celebrating 20 years of work helping the homeless in La Porte County. In that time, we have grown from a volunteer-led program operating out of church basements to a fully-established nonprofit organization run by trained staff with a permanent location. All of our …
ICPADS is a faith-based organization. You’ve probably heard that term before, as many businesses and organizations may describe themselves in a similar manner. But what does ‘faith-based’ really mean? In this article, we are going to look at the term ‘faith-based’ and define what it means to our mission and work. The Term ‘Faith-Based’ The …
Behind the scenes, we at Interfaith Community PADS have been working on a complete website redesign over the past several months. Talk about a big project! Organization, functionality, design, copy…everything has been changed so we can better communicate our work to our community (that’s you!). While we were doing this work, we thought…what about starting …
