Northwest Compass, Inc.

Hard work and big smiles! Team cleaning mission accomplished at one of the apartments in our permanent supportive program as the client moved into a new place.

Our office is still closed. Apologies for the inconvenience!
Limited services are available via email only.

Hello September, with its days filled with the warmth of summer and glimpses of autumn!

On behalf of everyone at Northwest Compass, we want to take a moment to express our gratitude for your continued support and trust in our team and mission!
Labor Day is a time to honor the hard work and dedication that drive our communities and businesses forward. We hope you enjoy a well-deserved break and have the chance to relax and have fun with family and friends!
Have a wonderful weekend!

We were happy to participate in the 5th annual Community Fair during Wheeling High School Open House, connecting students, staff, parents, and the broader community. Jim had a great opportunity to share information about our services, establish new connections, and reconnect with other community partners. Thank you, Svetlana Fastovskaya, for the invitation!

Our team is having a productive week, offering services to our clients in the permanent supportive program. We have moved one client to a new apartment with improved amenities and proximity to shopping, delivered new beds and side tables to another, and interacted with a client who will soon be housed! Excellent work, team! 👏

Our first Ask A Nurse event was a great opportunity to provide valuable service to our clients and start a new cross-sector collaboration with Rand Medical Center. Their team was very attentive and courteous and we would love to have them back! Special thank you for offering free service to help build healthier community!
And was so sweet to witness one of our Pilipino volunteer sharing a special bond with the nurses! Together we are always better!

Northwest Compass is closed for parking lot repair from August 26th to August 30th, 2024, with limited service available via email.

Happy birthday to our sweet Nicolette🎉💗 We had a great time celebrating her birthday with delicious food from The Southern Kitchen and a scrumptious surprise birthday treat!

Another outreach blitz with Metra team at Mount Prospect’ train station. We are excited for the opportunity to share information to both commuters and unsheltered individuals on the comprehensive services we provide to help them navigate through crisis and achieve stability.
We are grateful to tag along with Tony Mills - Public Safety Officer for providing education on Metra railroad safety and truly honored to collaborate with Milina Wilson, Metra Police Social worker on the first ever and now second blitz in all of the Metra routes! An initiative that will become another very valuable tool for serving our communities!

We are excited to welcome Julia Fergus to our team! Julia is recent graduate of DePaul University 🎓 with a Bachelor’s degree in Political science and minor in English Literature and in September she will start pursuing her Master’s Degree. She is fascinated with different systems of law and passionate advocate for human rights! Welcome to our Youth Program team!

We are privileged to help those who served our country! 🇺🇸Thank you for your kind words!💗

Our front entrance is temporarily closed. The concrete project is underway.

Good morning ☀️ dream chasers!

We are thankful to RubinBrown, one of the nation’s leading accounting and professional consulting firm for hosting an employee kit packing event and donating 660 items - reusable tote bags, key chains ⛓️ and scarves 🧣 to us! Special thanks to KayLynn Harris and Andrew Cardellini from United Way for making this connection!

We were excited to welcome Eman Ibrahim, Joy Guinday and Sheila Delizo from Rand Medical Center and delighted about our newly launched partnership!Their dedication to fostering strong relationships with local organizations aligns with our mission and we are proud to work alongside!
Let’s build a healthier, stronger community together! 💫

Last week, we had two Bittersweet Farewell celebrations for Daniela and Reina, who are starting their careers as school social workers and will be greatly missed. We wish them all the best!

Monday morning starts with smiles and heavy lifting! Our volunteers and team members are simply the best! Special thanks to Greater Chicago Food Depository for helping us fight hunger and bringing people together!

SHOUT OUT to our Youth Professional Board for organizing our Bingo Night! The fun us just about to begin! 💫

Join us tonight for an fun-filled bingo evening at ://m.facebook.com/MtProspectGC ⛳️Clubhouse(Outdoor Tent), fantastic raffle prizes, light appetizers, good company and appreciating the beautiful evening while making a difference for our neighbors who are struggling with food and housing insecurity and homelessness. Tickets are available at the door or on Eventbrite.

Our heartfelt thank you to all who came to donate blood today!
Your gift of life is greatly appreciated!
📸 Some of the blood 🩸 donors

You Can Make An Impact. Donate Blood 🩸 today until 1pm at Northwest Compass.

We were honored to teamed up with Metra
team members for an outreach blitz early morning this week at Arlington Heights’ train station. We offered information to commuters and unsheltered individuals, with the goal of helping those facing housing and food insecurity and homelessness navigate crisis and achieve stability. Special thanks to Milina Wilson, Metra Police Social worker to spearheading the initiative and Tony Mills - Public Safety Officer for providing education on Metra railroad safety!
Collaboration in action!

What a wonderful surprise to see one of our former interns yesterday! Ayed stopped by and we were delighted to see him! As an Army veteran and skilled professional his career in DHS is flourishing and we couldn’t be more proud of his accomplishments!
It was truly beautiful to hear “You are a blink of time in my life but you left a huge impact on me!” 🥹

The rainy day 🌧️ cannot stop us! It started with the aroma of fresh herbs 🌿 and the sound of children laughing! 💗

Counting the days!
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Enjoy your weekend! ☀️

is so excited to announce and congratulate Ed Thommes! We are so grateful for all he does and love having him on our team!
Serve Illinois' December Volunteer
Spotlight is well deserved! 👏✨👏
CONGRATULATIONS!

Please join us in congratulating Ed Thommes as December's Volunteer Spotlight! Ed was nominated by Alison Pittas, who provided the following:

"Ed Thommes is the Volunteer Coordinator and Giving Back Volunteer for Northwest Compass, Inc.. Northwest Compass, Inc. is a non-profit organization serving the homeless and housing insecure in the Northwest Suburbs of Cook County. Ed has become an invaluable member of our volunteer team by selecting the right volunteers for the job! We are a service enterprise organization that utilizes volunteers to staff nearly half of our workforce. This is no small task and Ed has been extremely successful in recruiting, training, and overseeing our volunteers. He allocates volunteers to various roles and projects based on their skills and experience. From front desk intake personnel to food pantry help, and even gardening and maintenance projects.

Ed has gone above and beyond reaching outside of his roles and responsibilities. He has been integral in working with vendors to find us a new conveyor belt for our food pantry which needs replacement. The conveyor belt brings heavy boxes of food down a flight of stairs where our food pantry is located. This device is crucial to keeping our food pantry open and it was unfortunately breaking down. Ed stepped in to ensure we found the proper replacement and installation at a reasonable cost. We are nominating Ed because the success of all of our volunteers is in large part due to Ed!"