12/4/24
Today, our guest speaker was Andrew Malek, Associate Development Officer with Outreach (formerly Outreach Community Ministries). Website: https://weareoutreach.org/about-us/
Outreach was the first organization in DuPage County to introduce a neighborhood-based model for vulnerable communities. Their Neighborhood Resource Centers are dedicated community hubs providing essential wrap-around community support services to individuals and families in need. With locations in Carol Stream, Lombard, Oakbrook Terrace, Warrenville, West Chicago, Wheaton, Outreach has come a long way since its founding in 1982. Services include:
- Youth Development Programs: Nurture growth and academic success of students through mentorship, life skills training, faith development, recreation, and community services.
- Family Stabilization: Help families overcome financial crises and achieve long-term stability through case management and counseling.
- Transitional Housing: A transitional housing program for single, formerly unhoused mothers, Jubilee Village serves single mothers between the ages of 18-24 and their child. The program addresses the myriad needs of its residents, many of whom come with histories of family discord and domestic violence, and without financial resources or job skills.
- Employment Training: This is a job training program designed to empower young adults (18-29 years of age) to pursue their employment and career goals. They can do this through paid work opportunities, coaching, supportive case management, and career exploration.
- Counseling: Professionally trained therapists provide individual, couples and family counseling for emotional distress, family conflicts or parenting concerns, problems for children, couples’ relationships, Individual or family adjustment following divorce or remarriage, and support in the midst of major life decisions or transitions
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Wheaton, IL 60187
United States of America