Dream Center Peoria

A plan to reimburse the nonprofit group Lula for its costs to house unsheltered individuals in a local motel took an unexpected turn Tuesday night when Peoria Mayor Rita Ali proposed increasing the amount eight-fold.

Dream Center Peoria is looking to expand it shelter operations with help from a six-figure grant from the City of Peoria.

Dream Center Peoria is looking to establish a new service for teen mothers in Tazewell County.

The dangerously hot temperatures gripping the Peoria area this week are driving increased need in a Peoria emergency shelter.

The program, known as the Bicycle Empowerment Program, was conceptualized and developed by Beiser. It is delivered through Bike Peoria, the Bike Peoria Co-Op and the Dream Center.

A state tax holiday may not be enough to make school supplies affordable for Peoria families, so some local organizations are stepping up to help.

After the COVID-19 eviction moratorium ended last year, cases of homelessness went up in Peoria. With summer weather now hitting Illinois, homelessness cases are predicted to keep rising. The Dream Center in Peoria is a faith-based nonprofit that sees the home insecurity issues caused by poverty and is supporting families facing housing insecurity.

Earlier this summer, Banu Hatfield learned four men experiencing homelessness had been staying in the neighborhood near the Zion Coffee Bar she co-owns…

About 20 middle-school aged kids celebrated as the last backpack made its way down their assembly line into the pile of stuffed backpacks. That backpack,…

A local Congressman is hoping to bring awareness to a Peoria charity’s work. Republican Aaron Schock Wednesday toured the Dream Center, and got an update…