Our Mission Catholic Charities fulfills the Church’s role in the mission of charity to anyone in need by providing compassionate, competent and professional services that strengthen and support individuals, families and communities based on the value and dignity of human life. Some Catholic Charities services benefit from United Way funding. © 2013 Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago Catholic Charities: All about help and just about everywhere. Catholic Charities began in 1917, when During the “War on Poverty” years A Mission Rooted in Catholic a group of Catholic businessmen of the 1960s, the agency began to Social Teaching: We Serve Everyone petitioned Cardinal Mundelein provide Head Start services. In the Regardless of Faith. to create a central Catholic charity 1980s Catholic Charities became one Catholic Charities fulfills the Church’s in Chicago to relieve the burden of the largest providers of foster care role in the mission of charity to anyone on Catholic parishes, which were and other child welfare services in the in need by providing compassionate, struggling to meet the needs of the area. competent and professional services poor in their communities. World War that strengthen and support I had just ended, the Spanish Influenza Through the 1990s and into the individuals, families and communities Epidemic was sweeping the globe, 21st century, the agency grew its based on the value and dignity of and immigrants were arriving daily in programming for seniors, and built human life. In order to remain faithful a city growing by leaps and bounds. many affordable residences for this to our mission, Catholic Charities is The organization was chartered in population. At the same time, Catholic guided by these core values: Respect, January 1918, and Cardinal Mundelein Charities partnered with state and Compassion, Competence and addressed the 200 board members at federal programs on a new model for Stewardship. their first annual meeting in April of distributing food and social services the following year. He reported on the through Women, Infants and Children Our mission and values are based on agency’s immediate success in raising (WIC) centers in Chicago. Along the firm foundation of Catholic Social funds and serving the poor: with the new initiatives, the agency Teaching, a collection of themes continued to provide emergency developed in papal and other writings “During the past 12 months, 50,000 assistance, counseling, addiction over the course of the Church’s history. people in this city and diocese have services, and employment and These themes include the belief that contributed their money, their time training. human life is sacred; that all humans and their services that we might have inherent dignity, rights and efficiently carry out these works of Today, Catholic Charities of the responsibilities; that social structures mercy, that we might feed the hungry, Archdiocese of Chicago is one of the like marriage and the family must be nurse the sick, protect the orphan, largest private, non-profit social service supported; that the needs of the poor shelter the homeless and help the agencies in the Midwest, annually and vulnerable must be met; and that poor in our midst.” assisting more than one million we must be responsible stewards of people, without regard to religious, God’s creation. Changing Over Time with the Needs ethnic or economic background. We of the Poor offer more than 157 programs at Far from limiting our focus, our During the Great Depression, Catholic 162 locations across Cook and Lake Catholic identity and values enable Charities was a key partner in a city- counties. Our programs are organized us to truly be “universal,” which is wide effort to aid families struggling into five service areas which cover what “catholic” really means. The to survive prolonged unemployment. human needs from “cradle to grave” tenets of Catholic Social Teaching call Along with helping people access and every point in between. And, 92 us to serve everyone, regardless of private and public “relief” programs, cents of every dollar we raise goes their belief or background, and to the agency became well-known for directly to our programs. employ anyone, not just Catholics, feeding the hungry and caring for who commits to our mission. Christ orphans and children of unwed Often people in need are facing reached out to people of all faiths, mothers, as well as the mothers multiple challenges and need a holistic and Catholic Charities does the same, themselves. By 1945, a group of 48 approach to reach stability. Our broad with the goal of transforming lives for individual program sites fell under the range of programming, professional the better. auspices of Catholic Charities. staff, and scores of dedicated volunteers allow us to reach out and Over the latter half of the 20th century, embrace many of the area’s poor and Catholic Charities grew and changed to walk with them for as long as they to reflect societal needs and trends. need us, with the goal of helping them become as self-sufficient as possible. Some Catholic Charities services benefit from United Way funding. © 2013 Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago catholic charities of the archdiocese of chicago - service directory catholic charities of the archdiocese of chicago - service directory Central Information and Referral The Central Information and Referral Network is a point of entry for clients and those interceding on their behalf for information, case assessment, emergency assistance, advocacy, linkage and/or referral to appropriate Catholic Charities programs or external community resources. Services are available to Spanish-speaking callers. There is also an intake phone number listed for each program in this directory. Please feel free to call that number to access the services the program provides. Cook County: (312) 655-7700 Lake County: (847) 782-4000 Main Locations by Region Information and referral services are provided at six locations throughout Cook and Lake counties. City of Chicago 4. South Regional Services 1. Near North 16100 Seton Drive St. Vincent Center South Holland, IL 60473 721 N. LaSalle Street (708) 333-8379 6 Chicago, IL 60654 (312) 655-7700 5. Southwest Regional Services 7000 W. 111th Street, Suite 101 Suburban Cook County Worth, IL 60482 2. North/Northwest (708) 430-0428 Regional Services Family Service Center Lake County 2 1717 Rand Road 6. Cardinal Bernardin Center Des Plaines, IL 60016 671 S. Lewis (847) 376-2100 Waukegan, IL 60085 1 (847) 782-4000 3 3. West Regional Services 1400 S. Austin Cicero, IL 60804 (708) 222-1491 5 4 4 for updated information visit: www.catholiccharities.net catholic charities of the archdiocese of chicago - service directory catholic charities of the archdiocese of chicago - service directory Service Categories For an alphabetical list of programs, please refer to the index at the back of the directory. Adoption 6 Child Development 7 Children/Youth/Families Abuse or Neglect 7 Child Welfare Residential Programs 8 Counseling 9 Developmental Disabilities: Residential Care 10 Domestic Violence 10 Emergency Assistance 10 Employment/Job Training 13 Family Strengthening 15 Health Care 15 HIV/AIDS Services 15 Homelessness Services 16 Housing for Persons with Physical Disabilities 18 Immigration and Naturalization Services 19 Independent Housing for Retired Priests 25 Legal Services 20 Maternity/Pregnancy 20 Nutrition 21 Refugee Resettlement Services 24 School-Based Services 24 Senior Affordable Housing 24 Senior Case Management 25 Senior Community-Based Services 26 Senior Supportive Living 28 Skilled Nursing Facility 28 Substance Abuse 29 Veterans Services 29 Agency Organizational Chart and Administration Departments 31 for updated information visit: www.catholiccharities.net 5 catholic charities of the archdiocese of chicago - service directory catholic charities of the archdiocese of chicago - service directory Programs Adoption POST-ADOPTION SERVICES Post-Adoption & Registry Services COOK COUNTY ADOPTION SERVICES 651 W. Lake Street, Chicago, IL 60661 651 W. Lake Street, Chicago, IL 60661 Intake: (312) 655-7088 Individuals looking to adopt, call: Phone: (312) 655-7086 Mutual consent Adoption Registry Services are Phone: (312) 655-7070 (Spanish) available to all members of the adoption circle: birth Phone: (312) 655-7084 (Polish) parents, adoptees, and adoptive families. Services Individuals looking to place a child for adoption may call include membership in the Adoption Guild, facilitating (312) 454-1717 or (800) CARE-002 connections between birth parents and adoptive families, E-mail: [email protected] non-identifying background information, searches, and reunions. Ongoing counseling, support groups and LAKE COUNTY ADOPTION SERVICES educational opportunities are provided along with linkages 671 S. Lewis, Waukegan, IL 60085 to community resources. Through the membership in the Intake: (847) 782-4222 Adoption Guild, adoptive families receive a quarterly newsletter, and are apprised of opportunities to celebrate Domestic Adoption Program and support family life through educational, social and Provides placement of infants whose birth parent(s) have religious events. chosen to make a plan of adoption. Also able to provide services to families pursuing an agency-assisted or Adoption/Subsidized Guardianship interstate adoptive placement. Pre-adoption counseling, Preservation Services adoption preparation, adoption study, licensing, pre- Intake: (312) 655-8357 placement and