Community Services

~Serving Will, Grundy, DuPage, Kendall, Kankakee, Ford & Iroquois Counties

Pam Kostecki, Division Director of Community Services
    Pamela Terrell, Program Director - DuPage County
    Greg Harris, Program Supervisor - Kankakee, Iroquois, and Ford Counties
    Tony Mravle, Program Director - Daybreak Center serving Will and Kendall Counties
    Pam Kostecki, Division Director - Grundy County

• Emergency Services/Homelessness Prevention
  In Will County, call 815.774.4663
  In DuPage County, call 630.495.8008
  In Grundy/Kendall Counties, call 815.941.2560
  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 County, 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
  In Will County, call 815.774.4663
  Serving individuals and/or families with children, in which one or more family members experiences a disability that seriously limits their ability to function independently in the community. Households reside in affordable, safe, scattered site apartments throughout the County. Services provided include case management, independent living skills training, access to employment support, budgeting, money management, financial literacy training, parent training, behavioral health services, specialized counseling, Out of Poverty classes, and other services as needed to maximize their independence as well as to improve their quality of life.
  
  
• 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.