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Adult education center opens in Daybreak shelter

June 17, 2018 at 5:30 am CDT

From left: Pam Terrell, director of community services, Catholic Charities; Mayor Bob O’Dekirk, City of Joliet; Michael Trench, executive director, The Community Foundation of Will County; Beth Ann May, town clerk, Joliet Township; Glenn Van Cura, executive director, Catholic Charities; Courtney Suchor, director of Daybreak Center, Catholic Charities

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet, opened an Adult Education Center within Daybreak shelter in Joliet recently.

This project was generously funded by a grant awarded by The Community Foundation of Will County and a donation from Joliet Township.

The new space was created by renovating a 480-square-foot room at the shelter into a dedicated classroom for homeless adults to use for courses and meetings that will help them obtain employment and work toward their goals.

The ribbon-cutting for the Adult Education Center was June 5.

Daybreak Center is the largest homeless shelter in Will County, with a capacity of 120 beds.

For information about Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet, visit catholiccharitiesjoliet.org.