Lift up your spirit and help uplift neighbors in need across our community during the DuPagePads Wake Up Your Spirit Breakfast! The 23rd annual inspirational breakfast will be held Wednesday, Nov. 5, from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at Abbington Distinctive Banquets. This motivational morning benefits over 300 guests currently in shelter at DuPagePads Interim Housing Center on their path to ending their homelessness, as well as another 200 individuals in supportive housing.
As guests enjoy a warm breakfast, April Redzic, President and CEO, will share updates about DuPagePads’ mission to end homelessness and welcome a client to share how their life has been personally transformed by services made possible through donors’ generous support.
This year’s featured keynote speaker, Angie Walker, is the Homeless Program Manager with the City of Rockford Health & Human Services Department. She oversees all homeless programs for the City of Rockford, including the HUD CoC/ESG programs, Single Point of Entry System for a two-county area, street outreach team, Rapid Rehousing, Mental Health Programs, and Medical Respite.
Under her leadership, Rockford has been confirmed as reaching “functional zero” for both veterans and the chronically homeless. Along with her staff and partners, they are now working diligently to end all homelessness for all in Rockford.
Angie received a Bachelor of Science from Illinois State University and a Master of Public Administration from Capella University.
Tickets and tables are available fat: dupagepads.org/event/wake-up-your-spirit-breakfast-2025.
— DuPagePads