Social Services

Listed below are some of the available services in Will County. To view a more complete list or for more information, contact the United Way of Will County at (815) 723-2500 or visit their website at www.unitedwaywillcounty.org.

Agency Name	Services Provided
*United Way of Will County*	United Way of Will County works with local volunteers to identify and solve critical issues faced by many Will County residents. 815-723-2500 54 N. Ottawa Street Suite 300 Joliet, IL 60432 Fax: 815-723-2814 unitedwaywillcounty@yahoo.com
*Crisis Line of Will County*	24 hours a day, 7 days a week, comprehensive suicide prevention hotline, information, referral and "Sunshine" calls. Services are available for the hearing impaired. (815) 722-3344; non-emergency (815) 744-5280
*Catholic Charities*	Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet, translates God's reconciling love into professional human services. The agency works closely with the Will County community to provide foster care, adoption, assistance to women facing unplanned pregnancies, counseling, Head Start and childcare programs, and senior volunteer programs such as the Foster Grandparent Program, Senior Companion Program and the Retired and Senior Volunteer program. In addition Catholic Charities operates Daybreak Shelter which provides shelter for the homeless as well as emergency financial assistance with basic needs such as food, clothing and rent or mortgage assistance. Daybreak's Transitional Housing Program also provides housing for single mothers and their children while they work towards permanent housing and employment. Catholic Charities Diocese of Joliet 203 North Ottawa Street Joliet, IL 60432 (815)-723-3405 www.cc-doj.org
*Community Service Council of Northern Will County*	Provides family, marital, and individual services. (815) 886-5000; (630) 759-9494 website: http://www.thecsc.org/
*The Salvation Army*	Provides food, disaster relief services, financial assistance, and counseling. (815) 726-4834
*Will County Center for Community Concerns*	Help with utility bills for those needing assistance. (815) 722-0722
*Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center*	Child welfare agency offering comprehensive services to youth
*Guardian Angel Community Services*	GACS provides services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse.
*Senior Services Center of Will County*	(815) 723-9713 or seniorservices@agingspecialists.org
*American Red Cross of Greater Chicago*	The American Red Cross of Greater Chicago provides relief to victims of single-family emergencies and community, national and international disasters; and helps people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies. www.chicagoredcross.org
*Riverside Resolve Center*	Provides a full range of Drug and Alcohol Counseling for adults and adolescents. Includes outpatient group, individual and family counseling, aftercare counseling, long term residential treatment for adolescent males. Also provide a full range of DUI services and educational programs for school, corporate and community groups. Also provide medically supervised detox in a hospital setting if needed. All evaluations are conducted free of charge. Accept Medicade, Medicare, Private insurance, sliding fee scale and grant money available for low income families. For information or an evaluation contact Central Intake at (815) 468-3241. Main Campus: 411 W. Division St. Manteno, IL 60950 Monee Campus: 25711 S. Egyptian Trail Monee, IL 60449 Kankakee Campus: 1905 W. Court St. Kankakee, IL 60901
*Big Brothers Big Sisters of Will & Grundy Counties*	Grundy Counties Helping children (age 7-13) reach their potential through community and site-based, one-to-one, mentoring relationships. Phone: 815-725-4324 Website: www.bbbswillgrundy.org
*Court Appointed Special Advocates of Will County* CASA	CASA recruits, trains and supervises volunteers to be court advocates for abused and neglected children. CASA volunteers are the child's voice in court. 3200 W McDonough St. Joliet IL 60431 (815) 730-7072 website: www.willcountyillinois.com/casa
*Will County Children's Advocacy Center*	Serving Will and Grundy Counties: Provide victim sensitive interviews for child victims of sexual abuse and severe physical abuse; other services include counseling, medical evaluations, community resource/referral and bilingual services. Phone: 815-774-4565 Website: www.willcountychildadvocacy.com