The New Day Drop In Center is located in the Fire Station building adjacent to the MorningStar Mission shelter and cafeteria at 360 E. Washington St in Joliet. This center is open to women, children and men who are homeless and or low income. The Mission of the New Day drop in center is to provide daily services to individuals that preserves their human dignity and promotes a positive direction in the lives of the guests, as well as a safe place to be during the day. Located on the main floor of the building, the Drop In Center has Christian books and magazines for participants to read and enjoy during the day. Educational and Christian movies are shown to any interested participants.
The New Day Center has a Computer Learning Center to give homeless and low income people access to computers, email, telephones, word processing, a copier, an address to receive mail, referral services to community resources and case management to provide advocacy services.
The hours of operation for both the Drop In Center and the Computer Lab are 8:00am to 12:00pm, and 1:00pm to 5:00pm daily.
In addition to the Computer Learning Center, the New Day Center provides assistance with the following areas:
* Individualized Resume’ Development which can include writing, typing, editing, and printing of resumes, assistance with online job searching, online application assistance, Interviewing skills, and Job Development with the help of Will County’s Job Force Development Council, IDES and Illinois Skills Match.
* Individual education and assistance to learn how to navigate the internet and access information and email.
* Adult Daily Living Skills including use of showers and washing machines and dryers.
* Substance abuse education and counseling
* Housing information and assistance with applications and local rental units. Specialized intakes are utilized for homeless individuals with disabilities and veterans
* Medical and social referral assistance to community medical facilities and social service agencies in the area. |
