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The Lake County Haven empowers homeless women and their children to achieve permanent, independent living.

Fall 2019

Haven News

Mental health is an important component of everyone’s well-being. Depression, anxiety and other emotional conditions, if left untreated, can affect nearly every aspect of your life. They can even prevent you from fulfilling the daily responsibilities necessary for independent living.

Many of the women who seek help at Lake County Haven suffer from some form of mental illness: depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, or eating disorders, to name a few. Last year 80% of LCH’s residents reported at least one mental illness.

People suffering from mental health concerns generally remain homeless for longer periods of time. They tend to lose contact with family and friends, limiting their social support during this very difficult time. Relationships are hard to maintain if you are too afraid to reach out to others.

Depression and anxiety also create barriers to employment. It’s impossible

to keep a job if you are too depressed to get out of bed in the morning.

The importance of programs like Lake County Haven that provide intensive, person-focused interventions is clear. Staff at the Haven work alongside our residents to ensure that they are receiving adequate treatment for any conditions that may be limiting their ability to live independently. Not only do our residents learn about finding a job, saving money, and managing debt, but they also learn how to identify and manage their emotions, resolve conflicts, and live a life free from abuse.

From Hopeless to Hopeful:Mental Illness and Homelessness

“My depression didn’t go away. My days spent at The Haven were in pain. I had to learn how to work through the emotions of sadness and anger. Most importantly, I had to find hope.”

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doing things on her own. But she had a hard time finding a permanent job. She was good at finding odd-jobs here and there and did what she could to provide for herself and Rachel. In fact, she often set out very early in the morning, leaving Rachel to get herself to school. All the moving around, uncertainty, and stress was building up inside Rachel. She became depressed. She stopped going to school. When school tried to check in on her, they were no longer at that address. Rachel and her mom were often at odds with one another. They were lost—emotionally, geographically, and as a family. Seeing how Rachel was being affected by their situation, Karen realized they needed help and she reached out to the Haven.

The Path Ahead

Once here, things began to turn

around. Karen got help finding a permanent job. Rachel had a place to truly call “home”. She started going to school again and had friends to talk to and hang out with after class. Both Karen and Rachel received counseling to help them heal and begin rebuilding their family. “The Haven believed in me when I didn’t believe in myself…sometimes you have to let other people be positive for you when you can’t do it yourself.”

Lake County Haven helps women and children find a path out of homelessness. Each and every day, our residents work to rebuild their lives. For many, it is a constant uphill struggle. Here is...One Woman’s Journey.

RACHELA Bump in the Road

Rachel didn’t want to move—again. This was the fifth place she had stayed in just as many weeks. At 14 years old, all she wanted to do was hang out with her friends, go to the movies, maybe even gather up the courage to talk to the cute boy in her math class. Instead, her free time was spent following her mom from place to place, hoping for a decent meal and a safe place to sleep for the night.

Stopping for Directions

Rachel’s mom, Karen, was smart and resourceful. She prided herself on

One Woman’s Journey

Yes! I want to help women and children find a path out of homelessness.I’d like to make a monthly recurring gift of: $10.00 $25.00 $50.00 $100.00 $ ____________

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Thank you to all of our friends and neighbors who have helped the homeless women and children in our community find a place to call “home”. The names listed below are those whose Adopt-a-Night contribution was received between 2/1/19 and 6/30/19.

There are many more nights available! Please call Kate at 847-680-1901 to find out more.

To see the full calendar, please visit us at www.LakeCountyHaven.org.

THANK YOU to Our Current ADOPT-A-NIGHT SPONSORS2/12/2019 Barbara Higgins3/3/2019 Ty Liles3/6/2019 The Bensman Group3/12/2019 Barbara Higgins3/16/2019 Laura & Kris Hoult3/18/2019 Mr. & Mrs. Handler3/27/2019 Happy Birthday Liz Williams3/28/2019 Ladies of Tantara4/5/2019 Heritage Church 2019 Bloom Conference4/6/2019 In Memory of Marie & Lois4/7/2019 Marcia & Ed Moore4/10/2019 Barbara Higgins4/20/2019 Heritage Church 2019 Bloom Conference5/2/2019 Laura & Kris Hoult5/3/2019 Heritage Church 2019 Bloom Conference5/4/2019 In Memory of Linda Andrews5/5/2019 The Traveling Yogi & F2D Community5/10/2019 Mary & Dennis Mudd5/11/2019 Barbara Higgins5/20/2019 Heritage Church 2019 Bloom Conference5/22/2019 Peg Bradley5/24/2019 In Memory of Cecilia A. Daly5/30/2019 OB-GYNE Associates of Libertyville6/1/2019 Ladies of Tantara6/2/2019 Heritage Church 2019 Bloom Conference6/5/2019 In Memory of Jack Lipson6/10/2019 Barbara Higgins6/17/2019 Lynn Morrissey & Joe Salvatore6/18/2019 Anonymous6/19/2019 Heritage Church 2019 Bloom Conference6/21/2019 In Memory of Myrtle Besser6/30/2019 Kathy & Phil Hajduk7/1/2019 In Memory of Jack Besser7/2/2019 Heritage Church 2019 Bloom Conference7/2/2019 In Memory of Emil A. Blazina7/5/2019 Mr. & Mrs. Handler7/6/2019 In Honor of the Birthday of The Dalai Lama7/6/2019 In Honor of Inge Rendall

7/7/2019 WoodmenLife Chapter 2807/10/2019 Patrice Maloney-Knauff7/17/2019 Heritage Church 2019 Bloom Conference7/21/2019 United Protestant Church of Grayslake7/23/2019 Steven & Mari Johnson7/24/2019 Canon Medical Research Institute7/25/2019 Canon Medical Research Institute7/26/2019 Canon Medical Research Institute7/27/2019 Canon Medical Research Institute7/28/2019 Canon Medical Research Institute7/29/2019 Canon Medical Research Institute7/30/2019 Canon Medical Research Institute8/2/2019 Heritage Church 2019 Bloom Conference8/6/2019 In Memory of Joe Totoni8/9/2019 The Renders8/10/2019 WoodmenLife Chapter 2808/14/2019 In Memory of Robin Whitespear8/15/2019 Heritage Church 2019 Bloom Conference8/18/2019 United Protestant Church of Grayslake9/4/2019 Heritage Church 2019 Bloom Conference9/9/2019 Ladies of Tantara9/15/2019 United Protestant Church of Grayslake9/18/2019 Heritage Church 2019 Bloom Conference9/19/2019 WoodmenLife Chapter 2809/23/2019 Peace & Love10/3/2019 Kathy & Phil Hajduk10/6/2019 Heritage Church 2019 Bloom Conference10/7/2019 WoodmenLife Chapter 28010/14/2019 The McGrory Family10/15/2019 Heritage Church 2019 Bloom Conference

10/20/2019 United Protestant Church of Grayslake10/28/2019 In Memory of Helen M. Blazina10/30/2019 In Memory of Jennifer J. Munao11/3/2019 Heritage Church 2019 Bloom Conference11/17/2019 United Protestant Church of Grayslake11/20/2019 Heritage Church 2019 Bloom Conference11/28/2019 Anonymous11/29/2019 In Honor of Audrey & David Johnson’s 50th Wedding Anniversary12/5/2019 Heritage Church 2019 Bloom Conference12/12/2019 Canon Medical Research Institute12/13/2019 Canon Medical Research Institute12/14/2019 Canon Medical Research Institute12/15/2019 Canon Medical Research Institute12/15/2019 United Protestant Church of Grayslake12/16/2019 Canon Medical Research Institute12/17/2019 Canon Medical Research Institute12/18/2019 Canon Medical Research Institute

Adopt a Night!

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On Saturday, May 18, Lake County Haven hosted our 2019 Spring Fundraiser, “Nashville Rocks the Haven,” at Austin’s Fuel Room in Libertyville. This sold out event was definitely the highlight of our year!

This year’s event featured the country-rock band, Levon! Guests enjoyed listening to the band, bidding on live and silent auction items, and dancing the night away!

Nashville Rocks

Levon posing with much of our 2019 Gala Committee: Samantha Newman, Donna Barnett, Susan Mayfield, Tacy Borgman, Lorraine Pritchard, Julie Neumann & Ken Neumann. Not pictured: Kathy Freese, Michele Hallee, Angela LaVista, Debbie Simmons

The Haven

We are so grateful to our Corporate Partners, who support our residents and programs year-round. We were so glad to celebrate this night with you!

Corporate Partners

AbbottAbbvieAdvocate Condell Medical CenterBCUFirst Midwest BankGreat Lakes Credit UnionHollister IncorporatedHorizon TherapeuticsLake Forest Bank & TrustLibertyville Bank & TrustlululemonSynergy FlavorsSysmex AmericaUtopia Global

A very special thank you to our amazing in-kind donors who offered so much support to this year’s event, especially all the local corporations and small businesses that donated wonderful items and experiences to our live and silent auctions.

Lake County Haven is grateful to have your wonderful, continued support. Thank you!

Of course, none of this would have been possible without the support of our event benefactors.

Event Benefactors

Matt & Jane DudleyForest BooteryMartin John LandscapingMobile Therapy CenterMowery & Schoenfeld, LLCNeumann’s Cigars & MoreGreg & Lorraine PritchardShur-Way Moving & Cartage Co.

We would like to extend sincerest thanks to our incredible event committee: Donna Barnett, Samantha Newman, Lorraine Pritchard, Tacy Borgman, Kathy Freese, Michele Hallee, Angela LaVista, Susan Mayfield, Julie Neumann, Ken Neumann, and Debbie Simmons.

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Haven HappeningsMaking our shelter into a home would be impossible if not for the efforts of our many volunteers and in-kind donors. This issue encompasses donations received between 1/1/19 and 6/30/19. Thank you to all our generous donors!

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Betsy GraupeJenny GrazianoStacie HalleyJill HancockJenifer HanssonShaya HarrisMary HillMegan HoerlHeidi & Olivia HumeKaty HutchingsGwen JanzenAlex JohnsonJennifer JohnsonKristi KamenCheryl KnippenbergTraci KoganPam KompareLori LaughlinCarolyn LewisLinda LippmanMaggie LoschMatthew LucanskyPatrick LucanskyKrystle MartinSteve MartinCarol MartoranoJenny MayerMichael Mazza

Amy McFarlandJohn McLaughlinJamie MeshbergerSusan MilanakDavid MockThe Mundelein HenningsMYC of St. Joseph LibertyvilleNancy NozickaCindy OcampoAngel O’RourkeThe Pacholski FamilyEsther ParkCyndi PetersSophia PhillipsMeredith PlattTim PlummerBev QuinnAmy QuintanaAnna RasmussenLaura RaykiewiczWendy ReimanPatty RenzCindy Rigali LundLisa RobertsKate RobinsonAmy Rootberg

Lisa RuckerEmily ScarboroughNancy ScarpelliRose SchambergerJean SchoeningAmanda SeibertDawn SinclairCharisse SmithVanessa StalterHeidi SternMichelle StoneEmily SummersDelilah SwartwoodRachel TrachtmanAmani VaswaniKrisha Vaswani

Jessica VaughnRebecca WalkerAnna WesolikDeborah WheatleyThe Whitman FamilyJill WiegelMegan WileyKirsten WillisJody WolfeSamantha WorthingtonMary Anne YessianKathryn YoungTrinity YouthKathy Zimmerman

We are so grateful to our friends and partners from BCU for spending an evening at our shelter making a delicious dinner for our residents! The entire house smelled wonderful and your spring decorations were so beautiful. Thank you for bringing your laughter, joy, and song to our home.

Thank you to Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Koenig Rubloff Libertyville for conducting a Week of Kindness Drive for wishlist items for our shelter. We are very grateful for everything! What an amazing office of community-minded individuals.

We want to thank Vernon Hills High School for organizing a wish list drive for our residents!

Thank you Shelly Dodds Ayers for the 133 brand new bras! We appreciate your “support”!

Thank you so much to Corporate Partner Sysmex America who spent their afternoon cooking a fabulous meal for our residents! You truly made our residents’ evening complete with a beautiful tablescape, words of kindness and encouragement, delicious home-cooked meal, and gorgeous hand-made earrings.

Thank you to Beachwaver for donating all of the hair products! Our ladies loved them!

Thank you St. Joseph’s Church for donating numerous items from our wish list during your Lenten Almsgiving Project!

Thank you to the Libertyville Junior Women’s Club for supporting the Haven in the month of April! We appreciate all the items you donated and meals!

We are so grateful to our volunteers who have provided sack lunches to the residents in our program. These are the perfect on-the-go nutrition for our women and children as they head out to work and school!

Julie AckermanTerry AikenAnuradha AnandKate & Ryan AndersonBarrington Service LeagueMallory BiddleRhonnie BogenschutzMegan BorchersBecky BurmeisterTaylor ButeraAthena CamposRebecca CohenRenee CohenDina DemetrioWendy DomanicoCecelia DominguezBeth DostalKatie DuClos

Vikki DutraElisabeth EllisAnthony FiorelliRita FischerLisa FisherMonica GablerThe Gaiden FamilyAnn GallagherCheryl Geary & Tara HancockCarrie GiddingsKathy GilleranCarolyn GilsteadGirl Scout Troop 40533Go Beyond BarringtonSherrie GoldsteinLinda Grandolfo

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Haven Happenings, continued

Thank you to Athletico Physical Therapy in Lake Forest for donating perishable food and conducting a wish list drive, we appreciate you!

Thank you to our volunteers who have provided delicious dinners to our shelter residents. We have a lot of mouths to feed and are so thankful to you for making sure that nobody in our program has to go hungry any longer.

Patrick AmesRaquel AntilleraHolly AronoffVictoria Blair RhemrevFelicia CalamariMegan CarneyMarisol CastanedaCity BBQ Vernon HillsValorie CruseyJohn EdwardsAmy EliasonRicky EscamillaCara FamighetteAnthony FiorelliRita FischerCheryl FitzpatrickJames FrankeThe Gaiden FamilyVeronica GalarzaCarrie GiddingsEileen Glynn-TuckerGo Beyond BarringtonJennifer GrazianoKaren GriffinJennifer HeidKristi HelmerMegan HoerlJames HooverHeidi & Olivia Hume

IBJI Rehab LibertyvilleKristi JaloveGwen JanzenMeghan JensenJennifer JohnsonAmy KennaBetsy KimClare KluckApril KootThe Kopka FamilySharon KordikMaggie KutsunisMartha KymesYesenia LebronBrad & Jenny LindstromSheri LippmanYvonne LoveladyDena MahrenholzPrethi ManivasagamSteven MartinJoey MassarelliMeranda MayMelissa McGroryJohn McLaughlinStephanie McLaughlin

Jean MedinaJoAnne MessingerMelody MindelliThe Moran FamilyThe Mundelein HenningsJessica NiskanenMelissa OlsonAngel O’RourkePaula PahlkeSunita PandaCindy PanozzoSubhra PatiLindsey PearlmanRoberta PfeifferBev QuinnMarisol RasmussenLori ReichPatty RenzDenise S

Jay SJamie SchaeferRose SchambergerPenny SchneiderAmanda SeibertDawn & Alyssa SinclairGeetha SivasubramanianAlyse StoneGayle TavaresTroop 40334Jessica VaughnChristian VillarrealAllyson Voller-WollnerKristen WiensLori WilkCaroline WilsonErin Witts

We want to thank ALC Medspa for all of the toiletries and cleaning supplies you collected and donated to our shelter residents!

Thank you to Ansel for creating personal care packages for our residents! They felt extra loved!

Much thanks to everyone who donated bicycles and helmets for our residents this summer! Our residents were so grateful for your generosity.

JoAnne CelbaCarrie DyerJan HMelissa Phillips

Connie PurcellWendy RohlwingGwenn StempienJamie Topolski

Thank you to USDTI for organizing a drive! We are so thankful for all the food you donated!

Thank you to Libertyville High School NHS for organizing a wish list drive for our residents!

Much thanks to the Mundelein High School Theatre Club for making and donating multiple frozen lasagnas, wish list items and raising funds!

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We want to thank Go Beyond Barrington for raising $10,000 for Lake County Haven! We were blown away by your generosity! Thank you!

Thank you to Kieffer for organizing a company-wide wish list drive! We are so thankful!

Special thank you to Project Hope of St. Anne Catholic Church for the many wish list items and job searching supplies!

We are grateful for our volunteers who brave the lines at the grocery store to provide fresh groceries and produce for our shelter residents. Without a car, it can be tough to stock up on those everyday essentials. Thank you so much!

Rhonnie BogenschutzApril ByunMolly CoeNancy DevroyAnthony FiorelliIrene ForteGirl Scout Troope #41551Marie GrimaldiSarah GroenendalJill HancockSue HoglundDonna JohnsonJennifer JohnsonAmy KennaAmanda Koelsch

LCIS Pageant QueensM LeeCami LiebermanStephanie McLaughlinMackenzie MeinckeMYC of St. Joseph LibertyvillePatty RenzAmy RootbergNancy ScarpelliLiz SchulerKristen Wick

Thank you to USG Corporation for all of the plate sets and wish list items you collected and donated to the Haven! The graduating residents appreciate their new plate sets!

Thank you so much to our amazing friends and neighbors who have donated wish list items, clothing, and personal care items to our residents:

ALC MedspaJanet AlonsoStacy Ansell

Laurie BarbiniThe Beachwaver Co.Jillian BergmanRenee BernheimerMelinda BetzSarah BoyleBecky BredehoffAngela BrooksLori BrownMargaret BrownGari BuerginBuffalo Grove Garden ClubCalamari FamilyLisa CarlErin CarrNatalie ChalmersMolly CoeRenee CohenTaylor ColonE. ColumbusEmilie CorreaCPG.IOThe Dailey MethodDena DennanRenee DevedjianShelly Dodds AyersWendy & Chuck DomanicoMelinda Lou DonelanSusie DuttgeState Rep Mary Edly-AllenDina EppersonAshley FarmerFederated Church of WaucondaCynthia GalisdorferElizabeth GentileGrace Lutheran ChurchMarie GrimaldiJohn HeinzHeritage Turqouise Table ClubKaren HinrichsenZachary HuffmanAllison HughesImmanuel Church MopsI-WONJohn Powers SchoolJayne KellyKiefferCheryl KingChristina KozaLake Villa United Methodist ChurchNikki LarsenJacqueline LeggSharon LewanLibertyville High School NHS

Libertyville Junior Women’s ClubNick & Alice LuccaKaarn LuceMeranda MayTeal McCartneyCathy McKinnonMundelein High School Theatre Michelle NewmanNoggin SalonBettina O’ConnellPark Avenue Dental ProfessionalsLibby PettettAlison ProjanskyJessica RedmerskiMelissa ReiffMelissa RiederLinda RomansicJenny RossSaint Anne Catholic ChurchDani SalabanTami SchafeunakJulie SchawelSchuler FamilyLinda ScottSherri SilbergGeetha SivasubramanianCaren SkarzynskiCharlotte StillerSt. Joesph’s ChurchHeidi SternTemple Chai Women’s GroupThrivent Financial – Kathe SwansonAriane TinettiMichaela TowneTrans UnionTrinity Lutheran ChurchTroop 45701USDTIUSG CorporationVernon Hills High SchoolVW CreditAlexa WaheedChristine WatsonWauconda Woman’s ClubKhris WeddellCaroline WilsonWoman Northshore Congregation Israel in GlencoeChristine ZhangKristie Zunker

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REAL WOMEN. REAL RESULTS.Your support makes it possible for our residents to get the guidance and support they need to make life-saving changes for themselves and their families. Here are just a few of the amazing accomplishments your support made possible so far in 2019:

79%of our residents

graduated to safe, stable, independent living!

74%of our residentsincreased their

household income!

of our residentssaved money to start a

nest egg for their familes!

89%