The Haven’s General Manager speaks with Mattoon Kiwanis | Local
MATTOON — Chris Davis, executive director of The Haven, was the guest speaker at a recent meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Mattoon.
The Haven, located at 1812 Western Ave. in Mattoon, and its staff and volunteers provide shelter, food and services to those in need, and work to advocate for homeless people and educate the community about homelessness. The Haven staff strive to provide our clients with the tools and encouragement to make the right choices to empower them to succeed.
The Haven began in 2003 as Mattoon Area PADS, which stands for Public Action to Deliver Shelter. In 2018 Mattoon Area PADS moved to a new building at the current location and changed its name to The Haven. The new facility allows the organization to accommodate families with children, provides more privacy for guests and, unlike the previous shelter, has the space to provide daytime shelter for clients.
For more information about The Haven, you can check out the organization’s website.
For more information about the Kiwanis club, visit www.mattoonkiwanis.com.
Charleston Locations in 12 Historical Photos
Wilb Walker Supermarket
1988: Dyalene Haworth demonstrates the ease of use of the EZ Shopper grocery cart at the Wilb Walker supermarket.
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Square
1980: Charleston Square.
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North Park House before renovation
1986: Jean Carpenter of Charleston received a grant to repair his house. A $350,000 grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs will be used to renovate approximately 40 homes in the North Park neighborhood.
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North Park house after renovation
1986: Jean Carpenter on the porch of the house after the renovations.
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from the mother
1988: At Mother’s in Charleston, Grandmother winks at customers who come to wet their whistle. Mothers is a tavern known to almost every student at Eastern Illinois University.
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hotel fire
1931: The Jefferies Building was gutted by fire late Tuesday evening. On the left is the Winters clothing store with the Charleston Hotel office next door to the north, then a vacant room recently vacated by Huckleberry Jewelery, with the Rogers Pharmacy on the corner.
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Golf field
1986: Pat Kaiser plans to open his nine-hole golf course by Memorial Day weekend if Mother Nature cooperates.
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Eastern Illinois Artists Guild
1941: A permanent exhibit of the work of Paul Turner Sargent was opened by the Artists Guild of Eastern Illinois at 809 Jack St. Built in 1831 by Dr. Aaron Ferguson, it is said to be the oldest Charleston home.
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Downtown
1986: Downtown Charleston was designated as part of that city’s tax increase funding district in so-called rundown areas of their cities.
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Coles County National Bank
1992: Coles County National Bank is declared insolvent and sold to Eagle Bank and Trust Co. The Missouri-based trust company has banks in three other Illinois cities, Sparta, Nashville and Highland.
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charleston square
1978: The Osco Drug and Eisner grocery store will soon open in Charleston Plaza Mall. The two stores will occupy 40,000 square feet in the center. A 2,000 square foot Radio Shack store is already open. Another 2,000 square foot store will be occupied by the Book Emporium which will open later this year. A total of 9,000 square feet remains for rent in the center.
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Celotex Corp.
1971: Annual production estimates for Celotex Corp.’s new plant. north of Charleston are about 130 million square feet of insulated panels.
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