Friday, September 18, 2026, | Purdue University Northwest, Westville Campus
Twenty-five years ago, two special women rallied our community to ensure no one had to sleep outside in the elements, and Interfaith PADS was born in 2001. At the time, our PADS program, which rotated through local churches, was the beginning of what would become Nest Community Shelter: a year-round shelter, a cold-weather emergency site serving a neighboring community, and a permanent path home for hundreds of men, women, and families across Northwest Indiana.
Twenty-five years of meals served, a safe place to rest weary heads, doors opened, lives reconnected because of our community, partners, volunteers, and supporters.
We want to celebrate this milestone with you.
The Nest Community Shelter’s 25th Anniversary Gala is an evening of dinner, a program, fundraising, celebrating, dancing, and a community gathering to honor a quarter-century of service and to fuel the next chapter.
- Friday, September 18, 2026
- Purdue University Northwest, Westville Campus
- Dinner, program, and celebration
This gala is more than a fundraiser. It’s a thank-you to every volunteer, donor, partner, and neighbor who built Nest alongside us, and it’s our single most important fundraising event of the year. Every ticket purchased and every sponsorship secured directly funds shelter beds, hot meals, case management, and reconnection services that turn a crisis into a path home.
This evening is for anyone who believes our neighbors deserve dignity, safety, and a way home. Longtime supporters, first-time guests, business leaders, faith communities, families, and friends, we invite you to join us for an event 25 years in the making.
How to Join Us
Reserve your tickets. Individual seats and tables of ten are available now. Bring your people. Tables go quickly.
Become a sponsor. Sponsorship opportunities at every level put your name and values in front of hundreds of community leaders while directly supporting our mission. Multiple tiers are available, from community supporters to presenting sponsors. Email us at communications@nestcommunityshelter.org to learn more, or click the button below.
Twenty-five years ago, this community decided that no neighbor should go without shelter. That decision built Nest. On September 18, we’re asking you to make the same decision for the next twenty-five years.
Save your seat. Sponsor a table. Bring a friend. We can’t wait to celebrate with you.
