Our mission is to restore hope and provide opportunities
for people to become all that God intends them to be.
Sites
Outreach operates neighborhood resource, counseling, transitional housing and employment training centers. Our sites are:
Services
Community services vary by site and are developed in response to local needs and resources.
Family stabilization services include counseling, case management, youth-in-crisis intervention and older adult services.
Youth development services include after-school and summer academic programs (1st-12th grade), tutoring, mentoring (ages 11-17), college prep and scholarships.
In addition, Outreach offers transitional housing, job training and community development.
Social Enterprises
Outreach’s social enterprises represent the best in Kingdom stewardship. They focus on recycling or re-purposing material resources received as donations, resold at a fair price to generate support for Outreach’s local ministries. Resale centers include:
- Jubilee Furniture (Carol Stream)
- Discoveries Resale (Warrenville)
- Jubilee Cars
- Twice is Nice (Carol Stream, operated by College Church)
Girl Scouts Donate Books for Birthdays
As part of their Take Action Project, Girl Scout Troops 55627 and 50038 raised money through cookie sales in order to donate children's books to the Books for Birthdays program. "Our girls love to read
Another Successful MLK Day Celebration
About 150 people gathered for the 21st Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration at the Wheaton Christian Center. The event featured an inspirational tribute by the Wheaton College Gospel Choir, as well as
2020 OCC Spring Dinner
Join us for the 34th annual Spring Dinner benefitting Outreach Community Center in Carol Stream on Thursday, March 19.
WYFS Fall Dinner
We hope you were inspired by hearing about the transformative impact of Warrenville Youth & Family Services in our community.
2019 Hearts of Grace Women’s Luncheon
This inspiring afternoon supports the Hearts of Grace mission, helping vulnerable women and children through gifts, prayer, and acts of service.
Therapy Dog Visits York Summer Program
York Community Resource Center welcomed Aimee Maas, Outreach Community Counseling Center (OCCC) animal assisted therapist, and her therapy dog, Paddington, to its summer youth program on July 8.