Archive for Will County
Mobile Food Pantry: 4/18/18 (Bolingbrook)
Mobile Food Pantries take place regardless of the weather. We’ll see you snow, rain, or shine! Please bring a bag, basket, or box to transport your food. Catholic Charities will be present to provide information about programs and services that they provide in addition to the Mobile Food Pantry You…
A Matter of Balance: Will County
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 goals for increasing activity make changes…
Foster Grandparent Volunteers Needed (Will County)
Catholic Charities’ Foster Grandparent Program is seeking volunteers in Will County! 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 their communities. Sharing your time…
Foster Grandparent Volunteers Needed in Will County
Our Foster Grandparent Program offers older adults an opportunity to help children in your community develop academic and life skills that are critical to their development and future successes. Sharing your time and experience can help children learn how to read, prepare younger students for school readiness, tackle tough subjects…
Christmas Giving Opportunities in Will County
Catholic Charities’ Daybreak Center is a homeless shelter that serves low income individuals and families in the Will County area. We provide housing and emergency shelter for men, women, and children coming from all religious and ethnic backgrounds. We are available for those in need 24 hours per day, 365…
Volunteers needed at Lockport donation center
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet is currently seeking volunteers to help on a regular basis at their donation center, The Giving Tree (3016 S. State St. in Lockport). Volunteers are needed to help receive, sort, and hang clothes in the center, which provides clothing and household items free of cost…
Back to School Celebration for Good Shepherd Head Start
It’s a back to school celebration with enrollment opportunities at Good Shepherd Head Start, 151 E. Briarcliff Road in Bolingbrook, on Saturday, August 26 from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM. Enjoy food, games, music, and fun give-aways. Head Start is currently enrolling children from six weeks to five years-old. Learn…
Book donations needed for Will County Back to School Fair!
Our Will County Back to School Fair is in great need of new and gently used books for children between preschool and high school. Can you help? Please take all donations to Joliet Catholic Academy (1200 N. Larkin Ave.) on Monday, 7/31, between 9:00 am and 11:00 am. Questions? Contact…
Volunteers Needed in Will, Kankakee, Grundy, & Iroquois Counties!
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 Will, Kankakee, Grundy, or Iroquois County. The possibilities are endless: have a cup of coffee, take a walk in the yard, go…
Rental Assistance Available in Will County
Catholic Charities’ Daybreak Center currently has funds available for rent assistance. • Income guidelines may apply. • For more information, please call Catholic Charities’ Daybreak Center and ask for the rent assistance procedure line. We also provide assistance Emergency Services, including: • Emergency food boxes. • Vouchers for food, clothing,…
