It’s the end of another successful month of community inclusion for those we serve! Last month logged 624 hours of community inclusion within our programs! August 2017 logs over 1000 hours yet again! Clients have spent many hours outside this month as well as time at the movie theaters, shopping at community stores and exploring…
Thank you to the McHenry County Mental Health Board for their continued support! …and for featuring Pioneer Center on their “Featured Funded Agencies” section of their website. Check it out!
Planning a trip to Great America? Buy your discounted tickets—only $36 each—using the promo code “Pioneer” and Six Flags will donate $5 for every ticket you purchase. (Tickets valid on Sept 29, 30 and Oct 1 only) Download the flyer: Coasters for a Cause Flyer
NOW HIRING! Will Train! As a Direct Support Professional (DSP) with Pioneer Center for Human Services you are making a difference in people’s lives every day. You will be joining a team of compassionate, caring and trustworthy caregivers for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. DSPs assist with all aspects of daily living. If you…
McHenry County PADS, a program of Pioneer Center, has partnered with The Monthly Bank to provide menstrual products for individuals who are homeless and utilizing PADS services. “Women experiencing homelessness face many challenges in their day-to-day lives. While food, shelter, and clothing comes to mind as needs of people experiencing homelessness menstrual products are not…
This past weekend, two Pioneer Center Special Olympics basketball teams won gold at the annual regional basketball tournament. In 2015, Pioneer Center fostered a new commitment to health and fitness by joining Special Olympics with basketball being the very first sport individuals competed in. The team started out with nine players and over the last…
Family Health Partnership Clinic has partnered with McHenry County PADS, a program of Pioneer Center for Human Services, to bring basic healthcare services direct to individuals experiencing homelessness. Every Tuesday from 1:00 to 3:30 pm, a remote clinic opens its doors at the McHenry County PADS Day Center on Kishwaukee Valley Road. Open to any…
Pioneer Center announces that Dan McCaleb has been named Chairman of the Board of Directors. McCaleb replaces Michael Moushey who retired from the Board in December 2016. McCaleb, Executive Editor for Shaw Media, first joined the Pioneer Center board in 2010 when the agency merged with the Youth Service Bureau. Since then he has worked…
The McHenry County Continuum of Care (CoC) for the Homeless will participate in the National Street and Shelter Point-in-Time Count on January 25, 2017. The McHenry County CoC is a group of representatives from area agencies, organizations and businesses that work together to combat homelessness in McHenry County. CoCs are required to conduct a sheltered…
Pioneer Center is proud and excited to announce the appointment of Sam Tenuto and Frank Samuel as Co-CEOs of the McHenry County based agency. “After appointing Sam as interim Chief Executive Officer in December 2015 and hiring Frank as Chief Financial Officer in early 2016, the Board of Directors spent extensive time evaluating current operations,…
