In collaboration with the Village of Oak Park and Housing Forward, the Oak Park Homelessness Coalition has developed a winter emergency plan for 2023-2024. This plan includes an Emergency Warming Center at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, which will be open 24/7 when temperatures dip below 5 degrees or during extremely severe weather, as well as daytime warming centers at the Oak Park Library. These centers are intended to provide a warm refuge for people during extreme weather events.

Thanks to Housing Forward, Good Shepherd, Takeout 25, and Village of Oak Park for working with the Oak Park Homelessness Coalition.

Volunteers Needed For Emergency Warming Center

If you are interested in volunteering to assist as a shelter associate, please email Andrea Ramirez at aramirez@a5inc.com. Thank you!

Distribute Resources

If you’ve been looking for a way to help people experiencing homelessness in Oak Park, you can download and distribute shelter information cards or refer people to the EntryPoint website or the Health Connection HUB database.