Donna Reed, Program Director - Will, Grundy & Kendall Counties
Pamela Terrell, Program Director - DuPage County
Greg Harris, Program Supervisor - Kankakee, Iroquois, and Ford Counties
Serving Will, Grundy, DuPage, Kendall, Kankakee, Ford and Iroquois Counties

A home, a job, an income.  Sometimes we take these things for granted until they are lost.
And when they are gone, it is usually the result of a crisis.

• Emergency Services/Homelessness Prevention
  In Will County, call 815.774.4663
  In DuPage County, call 630.495.8008
  In Kankakee, Ford & Iroquois Counties, call 815.933.7791
  Providing food and travel vouchers; clothing and furniture vouchers; financial assistance for prescriptions; and rent/mortgage assistance, and information and referral to other community resources.

• DAYBREAK Center
  For more information, call 815.774.HOME (4663)
  Providing emergency housing, food, supportive servicesand case management to individuals and families 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. more info

• Transitional Housing
  In DuPage County, call  630.495.8008
  In Kankakee County, call 815.933.7791
  In Will, Grundy & Kendall Counties, call  815.774.4663
  Providing housing and supportive services to homeless families and their children while they work toward permanent housing and a quality of life that supports their needs.  The program represents a unique partnership which joins the participating family with the professional case management services of Catholic Charities and the loving support of local churches or community groups.

• Permanent Supportive Housing and Other Housing Alternatives
  In DuPage County, call 630.495.8008
  Serving five homeless families with children, in which one or more family members experiences mental illness, substance abuse, or emotional/behavioral impairments that limit their ability to live independently.  Families live in scattered site apartments throughout DuPage County.  Services provided include independent living skills, access to vocational skills training, behavioral health services and case management.

• Catholic Charities Hope House
  For more information, call 630.941.8681
  Serving DuPage County
  Offering temporary shelter and support for DuPage County families who are situationally homeless.  Residents are required to secure employment, save money toward permanent housing and share in daily responsibilities at the shelter.  Residents also receive intensive case management services, counseling, money management training and support as they work toward independence. 

• Hispanic Ministry
  For more information call Marcia L. Brown-Medina 815.933.7791
  www.dioceseofjoliet.org/ohm
  Serving Kankakee, Ford and Iroquois Counties
  An outreach of the Hispanic Ministry Office of the Diocese of Joliet, working in cooperation with Catholic Charities.  A full-time bilingual social worker is available to serve and advocate with the Hispanic/ Latino community.