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Stepping Up (DuPage County)
Join Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet for a class that promotes empowerment, prosperity and personal change! Stepping Up is a group that helps participants understand themselves and move toward achieving important personal goals. Poverty is not just a lack of money and material things. Stepping Up participants learn to set…
A Matter of Balance (Peotone)
Do you have concerns about falling? Many older adults experience concerns about falling and restrict their activities. Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet is facilitating A MATTER OF BALANCE, an award-winning program designed to manage falls and increase activity levels. This program emphasizes practical strategies to manage falls. YOU WILL LEARN…
Foster Grandparent Volunteers Needed in Will County
Catholic Charities’ Foster Grandparent Program is seeking volunteers in Will County for the upcoming school year! Foster Grandparents are role models, mentors, and friends to local children with exceptional needs. The program provides a way for volunteers (age 55 and over) to stay active by serving children and youth in…
April 2019 Mobile Food Pantries
The Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet Mobile Food Pantry is a traveling food pantry that delivers nutritious food (meat, produce and nonperishable items) to people in need. Participants are asked to bring bags, laundry baskets, boxes, carts or wagons to transport your food and grocery products through the line and…
Senior Companion Volunteers Needed
Catholic Charities’ Senior Companion Program (SCP) is looking for people 55 years and older who are interested in visiting with another senior who is homebound and living in Kankakee County. The possibilities are endless: have a cup of coffee, take a walk in the yard, go out to lunch, shop,…
Rental Assistance for Veterans Available
Are you a veteran who is struggling to afford rent? The Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Program at Catholic Charities may be able to help. If you are at-risk of becoming homeless, facing eviction, or living in substandard housing, please contact us for help. In DuPage, Grundy, or Kendall…
A Matter of Balance (Morris)
Do you have concerns about falling? Many older adults experience concerns about falling and restrict their activities. A MATTER OF BALANCE is an award-winning program designed to manage falls and increase activity levels. This program emphasizes practical strategies to manage falls. YOU WILL LEARN TO: view falls as controllable set…
Mobile Food Pantries: March 2019
The Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet Mobile Food Pantry is a traveling food pantry that delivers nutritious food (meat, produce and nonperishable items) to people in need. Participants are asked to bring bags, laundry baskets, boxes, carts or wagons to transport your food and grocery products through the line and…
A Matter of Balance: Herscher
Many older adults experience concerns about falling and restrict their activities. Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet is offering A MATTER OF BALANCE, an award-winning program designed to manage falls and increase activity levels. This program emphasizes practical strategies to manage falls. PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN TO: view falls as controllable…
Free Tai Chi Classes in Kankakee
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet is offering FREE Tai Chi classes in Kankakee! If you are age 60 or older, join us for this gentle exercise class designed for all fitness levels. The classes will consist of therapeutic Tai Chi chair exercises, full body stretching, and a basic nine form Tai…
