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Stepping Up (virtual class)
Join Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet, for a FREE virtual class promoting empowerment, peace, and coping with life during difficult seasons. Meeting virtually on Tuesdays for eight weeks starting January 31st, 10:00–11:30 AM. More than ever, we need to take care of ourselves and keep moving in a positive direction….
Mobile Food Pantry: January/February 2023 Schedule
The Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet Mobile Food Pantry delivers healthy food to people in need. All Mobile Food Pantries use a drive thru to distribute food. Please clear space in your trunk or backseat so volunteers can load boxes of food directly into your vehicle. Rain, snow or shine!…
First Look for Charity at the Chicago Auto Show
Tickets are now available to join Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet and 17 other local charities at First Look for Charity at the Chicago Auto Show! This year, we are excited to announce the return of our hospitality suite! To learn more about this fabulous event and/or to purchase tickets,…
Telephone Reassurance Program: Intergenerational Project
We are looking for adults from Kankakee, Grundy, and Will counties 60+ who areinterested in receiving friendly phone calls from a Lewis University student!The program will run from January – April 2023, with the option to stay in the program after that.Benefits Include: *Connect from the comfort of home*Build stronger…
Donate to Catholic Charities’ Holiday Appeal
Merry Christmas! Let us welcome the sense of hope and joy that accompanies this sacred season, rich with traditions meant to draw us closer to Christ and each other. I pray that you will remember the most vulnerable among us as you prepare for Christmas this year. At Catholic Charities,…
The Gift of Christmas 2022
Merry Christmas! We believe that every individual/family should enjoy a bright Christmas regardless of circumstances. It’s our goal to ensure that each of our clients has something special on Christmas morning. When we receive holiday wish lists from our clients, the items requested are always very simple. A mother who…
Amazon Christmas Wish Lists
One way to help the clients of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet at Christmas is through one of our Amazon Wish Lists! The items purchased on these lists are sent directly to our offices for distribution to our clients in-need. These are items specifically needed by those we serve. Thank…
United Way Community Impact Grant Funding (Kankakee and Iroquois Counties)
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet recently received Community Impact funding from the United Way of Kankakee and Iroquois Counties for the Agency’s Back to School Fair, Horizons Joint Transitional Housing, Homeless Prevention, Money Management Program, Long Term Care Ombudsman Program, Healthy Aging Community Based Programing, and Home Delivered Meals. This…
All Souls’ Day
As we approach All Souls’ Day (November 2nd), I am reminded of the fragility of life. All Souls’ Day isa day of prayer for the faithful departed. Please consider honoring the spirit of a loved one by making agift to Catholic Charities in memory of someone special this All Souls’…
Nutrition Program: Home Delivered Meals (Notification of Bidding)
TO: Potential BiddersFROM: Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet (Catholic Charities) Nutrition Program.DATE RELEASED: September 19, 2022 Catholic Charities’ Nutrition Program is pleased to announce the opening of the bid process for a local caterer for the Home Delivered Meals program as specified on pages 2 through 22.Notification of BiddingHome Delivered…
