Evergreen Program Update

The Evergreen Program pilot concluded on May 30, 2026.

ReferralGPS is no longer accepting new Evergreen referrals.

Schools, organizations, and families seeking support for students experiencing housing insecurity should contact their Regional McKinney-Vento Liaison regarding currently available resources and support options.

Regional McKinney-Vento Liaisons

County / Region Liaison Email
DuPage County Heather Britton hbritton@dupageroe.org
Grundy County Rhonda Redgate-Offhaus rhondaglapoint@yahoo.com
Kane County Jeff Aranowski jaranowski@kaneroe.org
Lake County Jim Menzer james.menzer@gmail.com
Lake County Matt Tabar m.tabar@sbcglobal.net
McHenry County Diana Hartmann DKHartmann@mchenrycountyil.gov
North Cook County Thomas Bookler tbookler@ncisc.org
South Cook County Thomas Porter tporter@s-cook.org
West Cook County Jimmy Pawola jpawola@west40.org
Will County Jaelin Werner jwerner@willroe.org

Existing ReferralGPS Partners

If your school, district, township, county, or organization currently partners with ReferralGPS through another program or service, our team may still be able to assist students and families with accessing mental health care.

For additional information, please contact hello@referralgps.com.

We are grateful to the schools, clinicians, community partners, and families who participated in the Evergreen Program and helped connect students experiencing housing insecurity to mental health treatment and support services throughout the region.