Capital Campaign for Cicero Avenue Transitional Shelter Kicks Off

A sneak peak at WJW's latest project with BEDS Plus.

Mary recently attended a fundraising event for one of our on the boards projects, the Cicero Avenue Transitional Shelter (CATS) in Chicago's Ashburn neighborhood. This project involves the renovation of a former motel, transforming it into a fixed site transitional shelter that can house 90 residents. It is one of several collaborations WJW has done with BEDS Plus, a homeless services provider in southwest suburban Cook County.

The event, held at the offices of Valentine Austriaco & Bueschel, P.C, had a great turnout with attendees from the public and private sectors showing their support for the project. Tina Rounds, Executive Director of Beds Plus, gave remarks and shared about the impact this shelter would provide for unhoused people in the southwestern part of Chicago and surrounding suburbs.

For more information about the CATS project, see the description from Beds Plus.