EVANSTON, IL — On March 4, the McGaw YMCA hosted its second Mission Impact Series live panel discussion, “At Home At 1000 Grove.” Community members, friends, and supporters gathered on Zoom to listen to panelists discuss the critical role of the McGaw’s Men’s Residence program and the vision for expanding supportive housing solutions at the YMCA. The live virtual panel discussion featured McGaw YMCA Leadership, Nicole Woodard, Chief Operating Officer; Roland Fouché, MPA, Senior Director of Residence/Housing; Allie Payne, Advancement Committee Member and Board Member; Peter Morris, Finance Committee Member, and former Board Chair; and Jodi Wickersheimer, Chief Development Officer. The Men’s Residence program at McGaw has offered a supportive housing community for men in the heart of Evanston for more than six decades. The panel conversation was a chance to share details about McGaw YMCA’s long-standing role in housing, introduce the faces and experiences of our Resident Members and share plans for enhancing the physical space and the program. According to Monique Parsons, McGaw YMCA President and CEO, “The McGaw Men’s Residence program has gone from just a space and place for men to live, to us really getting to know our men and […]