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  • 100% graduates maintained permanent housing
  • 92% graduates maintained stable employment
  • 63% graduates had not increased their debt

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2010 Program Statistics

January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010

Families served: 101

Number of adults served: 103

Number of children served: 159

Number of calls from persons in a housing crisis: 1301 - 15% increase from 2008

Number of housing nights provided: 70,563

Number of apartments in the Transitional Housing Program: 75

Location of Transitional Housing Program buildings: Addison, Carol Stream, Glendale Heights, Glen Ellyn, Naperville, Westmont, and Woodridge

Condominiums in Shared Home Equity program: 18

Location of condominium buildings: Lombard, Naperville, and Westmont

Number of clients that received employment counseling: 51

Number of clients that completed skill assessment testing with Career Vision: 18

Number of clients that received employment training at LDS: 16

Number of clients that were hired for new positions: 32

Number clients that received college degrees: 6

Number of clients that received professional certifications or graduated from vocational training: 6

Number of clients that enrolled in college: 27

Number of children in tutoring program: 52

Number of certified tutors: 21

Number of children that received Early Childhood Assessments: 2

Number of $1,000 scholarships given to college-bound students: 9

Number of children that received scholarships to attend summer camp: 30

Number of volunteer mentors: 329

Number of Learning Resource volunteers: 33

Learning Resource Center and Tutoring Center Locations: Addison, Glen Ellyn, Glendale Heights, Naperville, Westmont, and Woodridge