C-U at Home

11/03/2025

Today, I drove one of our participants to Olney, Illinois, home of the White Squirrels. He was finally facing sentencing on a felony charge. He was confident he was going to be sentenced with probation. However, his felony charge was reduced to a misdemeanor and he was sentenced to conditional discharge. The judge told our participant that he got this huge break because of the hard work he has done. Then the judge told me, C-U at Home runs a great program. I'm so proud of our participant, who has genuinely worked hard for this.

11/03/2025

People experiencing homelessness lack a solid support system or social capital. Quite often, they are separated from their families, or they have no family. Worse many people experiencing homelessness have experienced trauma from their families of origin.

Many of our participants haven’t had a birthday celebration or a holiday get together.

At C-U at Home, we celebrate birthdays, celebrating 3 last night. On Thanksgiving, we are having a special meal.

No one is successful without help, we are showing our participants it’s ok to ask for help and be of help.

10/31/2025

Kara and Rebecca, members of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, share a few of the 60 quilts they and other team members made over the past year. Accepting the quilts for CU at Home are Cedar and Alex. Most of the Good Shepherd-made quilts were donated to Lutheran World Relief, which is distributing thousands of them around the globe. The Good Shepherd quilting team reserved 12 quilts for CU at Home, and we are so grateful!

09/29/2025

A huge THANK YOU to our friends at Meijer Store #146

Today, C-U at Home was blessed to receive a generous donation of $5,000 from the amazing Meijer team. Their support will go directly toward helping us continue our mission at C-U at Home--providing pathways to hope and healing and stability.

This gift was made possible through the Meijer Team Gives program, which empowers Meijer employees to come together and select local nonprofits to receive a share of $10,000 in charitable contributions each year. What makes it so special is that team members themselves choose organizations that matter most in their own community—and we are honored to have been chosen!

We are so grateful for community partners like Meijer who live out their commitment to making a difference right here where we live and serve.

09/25/2025

We are so grateful for Prospect Bank and their support of the Backpack Challenge. We are already dreaming about next year on how we can use the event to raise awareness and support to”End Homelessness One Person at a Time.”

Prospect Bank is proud to support C-U at Home and Cedar King's Birthday Backpack Challenge. King set a goal to walk 63 miles during the month of August to raise money and awareness for homelessness in Champaign-Urbana. To date, the challenge has raised over $5,000!

09/17/2025

We are here on the Quad for another couple of hours. Come by and sign up to learn about volunteer opportunities at C-U at Home. And stay tuned for more information on our New Volunteer Orientation on October 9th at 9:30 am at the Champaign Public Library!

09/11/2025

🚗 Looking for a practical way to help?
Join us as a Transportation Volunteer — give rides, lend a hand, make a difference. 💙

Email aleta@cuathome.us
or call 217-819-4569 to get started!

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09/08/2025

💼 Looking for work that matters? Come join the team at C-U at Home!
📅 Open Interviews – Sept 16
📍 309 S. Neil St., Champaign
⏰ 10–2 & 5–7

Flexible shifts • Training provided • Make a difference

Tag a friend who should see this! 🙌

09/05/2025

Looking for work that feels like purpose? Join the team at C-U at Home! Flexible shifts, training provided, and a front-row seat to lives changing. Tag a friend who’d thrive here!