Wednesday, February 8, 2012
United Way of Kankakee County works to nurture children and youths, strengthening families and individuals, developing self-sufficiency, fostering health and wellness and building strong communities.
P.O. Box 1286
Kankakee, IL 60901
(815) 932-7476
(815) 932-7506
info@MyUnitedWay.org
www.MyUnitedWay.org
Individual agencies supported by United Way:
American Red Cross of Kankakee County
20 Heritage Drive
Bourbonnais , IL 60914
(8150 933-2286
Fax: (815) 933-2677
Steve Bell
info@kankakeecountyredcross.org
www.kankakeeredcross.org
Provides disaster relief; assists military personnel and their families with communication and financial emergencies; teaches courses in CPR, AED, First Aid, HIV/AIDS, Water Safety and Baby-sitting; and provides a safe blood supply for the county.
Boy Scouts, Rainbow Council
2600 N. Winterbottom Road
Morris, IL 60450
(815) 942-4450
Fax: (815) 942-6716
Steve Miller
Slmiller@bsamail.org
www.rcscouts.org
A youth program for boys, grades 1 through 12 and a Venturing program, including girls ages 14-21. Designed to instill values in young people and prepare them to make ethical choices. Scouting emphasizes outdoor experiences and self-achievement through career exploration while learning in the merit badge program.
Catholic Charities
270 N. Schuyler Ave.
Kankakee, IL 60901
815-933-7791
Fax: 815-932-3030
Greg Harris
gharris@cc-doj.org
www.cc-doj.org
Catholic Charities sevres people of all faiths and beliefs providing information, support services and case management to low-income seniors; money management program and volunteer opportunities for seniors; emergency assistance and homelessness prevention; transitional housing for families; foster care and aodoption; services for women facing unplanned preganancy; and services for Spanish speaking persons and families.
Center of Hope
895 S. Washington
Kankakee, IL 60901
(815) 937-4277
Fax: (815) -933-7396
Renita Williams
centerofhope@collegechurch.org
A client-choice food pantry. Kankakee County where low-income families select food items on a weekly basis. The center assists individuals who are working toward a solution to their challenges by providing donated vehicles and financial assistance for medicine. Other assistance includes clothing and some donated home furnishings. Caring volunteers also give smiles, hugs, listening ears, encouraging words, and prayers.
Child Network
401 N. Wall St, Suite LL107
Kankakee, IL 60901
(815) 936-7372
Fax: (815) 936-9829
Linda Bishop
cnedlbishop@sbcglobal.net
childnetwork@sbcglobal.net
Child Network works to improve the response to child sexual and physical abuse and to advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children in the court system. The Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) coordinated law enforcement, state's attorney, and DCFS for the Forensic Interview and provides advocacy services for the victims and their families, while demanding accountability for the crime of sexual abuse. CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) is a volunteer-based-program that advocates for the best interests of abused in the court. The program helps children find
permanency in their living situation and is dedicated to serve as the child’s voice in court.
Child Care Resource & Referral
801 N. Larkin Avenue, Suite 202
Joliet, IL 60435
(815) 741-1163
Fax: (815) 741-1170
Chris Bzdon
cbzdon@childcarehelp.com
www.childcarehelp.com
Referrals, options, quality indicators, and access to financial assistance to parents seeking childcare. Resources
on starting a child care business, training opportunities, technical assistance and scholarships.
Easter Seals
22 Heritage Drive, Suite 108
Bourbonnais, IL 60914
(815) 932-0623
Fax: (815) 928-7334
Debra Condotti
dcondotti@joliet.easterseals.com
www.joliet.easterseals.org
Provides pediatric physical therapy, aquatic therapy, seating and mobility clinic, therapeutic horseback riding, adaptive martial arts, speech therapy, information and referral, camperships, foster adoptive services and loans equipment. Services are provided at 22 heritage Drive, at the Kankakee YMCA pool, in family homes, at Sunrise Stables and at our camp in Hudson, Ill.
Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana
1551 Spencer
Joliet, IL 60433
(815) 723-3449
Fax: (815) 723-3479
Monica Woodson
mwoodson@girlscoutsgcnwi.org
info@girlscoutsgcnwi.org
www.girlscoutsgcnwi.org
A values-centered movement that gives girls from all segments of American life a chance to develop their potential, to make friends, and to become a vital part of their community.
Good Shepherd Manor
P.O. Box 260
Momence, IL 60954
(815) 472-3700
Fax: (815) 472-6086
Bruce Fitzpatrick
www.acarmack@goodshepherdmanor.org
www.goodshepherdmanor.org
Proiding high-quality, compassionate care for men with developmental disabilities since 1971. Services include residential, day programs, vocational and nursing..
Harbor House
P.O. 1824
Kankakee, IL 60901
(815) 932-5814
Fax: (815) 935-3551
24-Hour Crisis Hotline:
(815) 932-5800
Robin Savage
harbor@harborhousedv.org
Offers emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse. Also offers 24-hour crisis hotline, adult & child individual and group counseling, court advocacy, victim advocacy and referrals, domestic violence education classes, transitional housing, community education and an Abuser Education Program. All victim services are free.
Helen Wheeler Center
275 E. Court St., Suite 102
Kankakee, IL 60901
(815) 939-3543
Fax: (815) 939-3557
Jackie Haas
hwc@keynet.net
Provides outpatient and home-based psychiatric services. Services are provided on a sliding fee scale to children, adolescents, and adults.
Hospice of Kankakee Valley, Inc.
482 Main Street NW
Bourbonnais, IL 60914
(815) 936-3370
Fax: (815) 936-3375
24-Hour Patient ph. number:
(815) 939-4141
24-Hour Patient fax number:
(815) -939-1501
Dotty Lagesse
tnoe@HKVcares.org
www.HKVcares.org
Provides compassionate physical, emotional, spiritual, and social support for persons living with terminal illness and their families: comprehensive comfort care, bereavement follow-up,equipment, medications, supplies, nursing, social services, and volunteer support. Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance are supplemented by community contributions.
John R. Tate Advocacy Center
850 North Hobbie
Kankakee, IL 60901
(815) 933-0469
Fax: (815) 936-3616
Julie Herscher
senior@keynet.net
Provides advocacy and support to all victims of violent crime, in addition to assistance with crime victims compensation claims. Also offered are: emergency food and shelter for the homeless, conflict resolution through mediation, court monitoring services, and parenting classes for divorcees.
Kankakee County Center Against Sexual Assault
1440 W. Court St.
Kankakee, IL 60901
(815) 932-7273
Fax: (815) 932-7298
24-Hour Crisis Hotline:
(815) 932-3322
Susan Wynn Bence
director@kc-casa.org
www.kc-casa.org
Provides 24-hour crisis hotline for victims of sexual assault, an advocate at the hospital for family and victim, 10 free counseling sessions for adult
rape victims, free counseling for child clients, courtroom advocacy and community education.
Kankakee County Community Services, Inc.
657 E. Court St. 2nd Floor, Suite 207
Kankakee, IL 60901
(815) 933-7883
Fax: (815) 933-0635
Vincent Clark and Donna Sample
vclark@kccsi-cap.org
www.kccsi-cap.org
Works to alleviate the effects of poverty on families and individuals in Kankakee County. Human Services programs include rental, shelter, water, and mortgage assistance, affordable housing, certified renters, college scholarships, computer training, small business loans, and information and referral. The Energy component provides assistance with heating and electric bills, emergency furnace repair and replacement for homeowners, and weatherization. The Senior Nutrition program combats loneliness and isolation, and promotes independence for older people. Meals are provided in dining rooms and delivered to isolated homebound seniors.
Kankakee County Training Center
333 S. Schuyler Ave.
Bradley, IL 60915
(815) 932-4022
Fax: (815) 932-2131
Steve Mitchell
smitchell@kctc-org.com
www.kctc-org.com
Operates a not-for-profit organization, which provides adults with developmental disabilities the opportunity to acquire skills necessary to become more productive, contributing members of their communities.
KCC-ALIVE
100 College Drive
Kankakee, IL 60901
(815) 802-8307
Fax: (815) 802-8101
Denise Burklow
dburklow@kankakee.edu
The Community Literacy Program provides individual and small group tutoring to improve the literacy skills of adults 16 and older who are not enrolled in school. Services are free for the individual. The Baby TALK program introduces the importance of early literacy to parents of newborns at local hospitals.
Options Center for Independent Living
22 Heritage Dr., Suite 107
Bourbonnais, IL 60914
(815) 936-0100 (voice)
(815) 936-0132 (TTY)
Fax: 815-936-0117
Kathy Petersen
optionscil@optionscil.com
www.optionscil.com
Maximizes independence of people of all ages with any type of disability; provides information and referral, peer counseling, advocacy, and independent living skills training; amplified phone and TTY distribution for people who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, or who have speech impairments; disability benefits assistance; general support groups as well as specific support groups for people with vision impairments and people who are hard of hearing; youth advocacy and youth mentoring services; and interpreter referrals; personal assistant training and referral; community reintegration services; older blind program; and loans of assistive equipment; and fair housing and accessibility technical assistance.
Prairie State Legal Services
191 S. Chicago
Kankakee, IL 60901
(815) 935-2750
Fax: (815) 935-0906
Kathy Fuhrmann
kankakee@pslegal.org
www.pslegal.org
Provides legal advice, representation and education to low-income persons and senior citizens who require assistance to meet their basic human needs.
The Salvation Army
P.O. Box 1764
Kankakee, IL 60901
(815) 933-8421
Fax: (815) 933-4142
Majors Jerry and Vangie O’Neil
24-hour programs providing emergency shelter and Drop Inn Center for homeless. Serves youths and adults through food pantry, Thrift Store, feeding program, church, and character building activities.
United Cerebral Palsy of Illinois Prairieland
311 S. Reed St.
Joliet, IL 60436
(815) 744-3500
Fax (815) 744-3504
Samuel Mancuso
samucp@aol.com
Stephanie Bergner
stephanieb@ucpilprairieland.org
Provides education, therapy, recreation, prevocational, self-care training, counseling, in-home respite, residential housing, and other support services to developmentally disabled children, adults, and their families.
YMCA
1075 N. Kennedy Dr.
Kankakee, IL 60901
(815) 933-1741
Fax: (815) 933-5562
Dirk Langfoss (ext.211)
dlangfoss@k3ymca.org
Lynn Zugenbuehler
lzugenbuehler$k3ymca.org
http://k3ymca.org/
Serves all people regardless of age, gender, race or religion through programs in international work, outreach and extension, health enhancement, family services, camping, sports and recreation, leadership development and aquatics
YWCA
1086 E. Court St.
Kankakee, IL 60901
(815) 933-4516
Fax: (815) 935-0015
Sandra Knight
ywcakank@keynet.net
Seeks to meet the needs of the community through core programs in family life, community and leadership, health promotions, empowerment, and youth development. A major emphasis is to provide DCFS-licensed child care services for children above 6 weeks to 15 years, Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to midnight. Subsidies are available for income-eligible working families.
YWCA is dedeicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.
A major emphasis of the YWCA Kankakee is to provide DCFS licensed child care services for children aged 6 weeks to 13 years. This service is available Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to midnight. Subisides are available for income-eligible working families. The YWCA Kankakee hosts a Preschool for All classroom for 3 to 5 year olds in addition to providing financial literacy programming for adults.