Officially Endorsed by Beth Nabors Powers!
“It is vital that we vote for our values, so I will be endorsing Carina Santa Maria for Village Trustee of Arlington Heights. Carina is an effective advocate for social justice, acceptance, and economic opportunity. She also devotes a significant amount of time and effort working in the community through Shelter, Inc. a local non-profit that service vulnerable populations. Her expertise brings me confidence that she understands how local government works – and how to make it work better. She is approachable and engaged, and genuinely committed to governing well. I believe she will be successful in strengthening our community services, promoting our economic development, enhancing our public safety, and encouraging civic engagement. Please join me in voting for Carina Santa-Maria for Village Trustee.”
Beth Nabors Powers
Recognized Non-Profit Leader & Executive Director of JOURNEYS
Get to know Beth
Beth Nabors Powers has lived in Arlington Heights since 1967. She is married to her husband Jeff and the mother of seven children ages 38 - 22. She is a member of St. James Catholic Church.
For more than three decades, Beth has been a recognized leader in the nonprofit community. Beth started her career serving as a family therapist for women recently reunited with their children after successfully completing residential care for substance abuse. She was later promoted to the director of development at that agency where she successfully ran a multi-million-dollar capital campaign to develop an Equine Therapy Program for substance abusing adolescents. Those experiences led her on a path to being hired to merge two non-profits (NW Suburban PADS and HOPE NOW, Inc.) forming what is now known as JOURNEYS | The Road Home.
For more than 26 years, she has served as the executive director of the organization, helping develop JOURNEYS into a highly regarded and highly successful institution serving individuals and families facing homelessness throughout the northwest suburbs of Cook County.
Most recently, Beth completed a successful $6.2 million capital campaign that built a new, state-of-the-art community building with 42 shelter beds, seven affordable housing units and an enhanced day center offering free counseling and case management services with the focus of feeding, clothing and housing the poor and struggling neighbors among us.
Beth continues to serve, as an alumnus, on a variety of committees at Saint Viator High School. She is a proud member of the Alliance to End Homelessness in Suburban Cook County and of the Supportive Housing Providers Association. Additionally, she is a member of the Arlington Heights Rotary Club, the Palatine Chamber of Commerce and the Schaumburg Business Association.