Summer 2024 Groups

 Mercy Home
We once again welcome the girls from Mercy Home. They have come for a retreat this first weekend of camp for over five years. Marc Velasquez is the Director – Milieu Training and Cultural-Spiritual Engagement and has planned these retreats for both his girls' groups and his boys' groups. The boys will be joining us the weekend of July 19-21.
Mercy Home for Boys & Girls is a Catholic organization answering the Gospel call to minister to children and families in need. We have hosted their weekend retreats since 2018.
We are welcoming the girls June 9-11 and the boys July 21-23. They will be using our dorms, dining room, craft house and chapel.
CLICK HERE to learn more about their work.

Puente del Pueblo
Reaching out in friendship and service to residents of the Timber Lake and Main Park Apartments in West Chicago is the mission of Puente del Pueblo. Puente del Pueblo provides opportunities for our Spanish- and English-speaking congregations to express God's grace, love, and justice to people in our neighborhood.
Puente’s goal is to work with the community to foster change that benefits residents’ personal, family, and community lives by providing case management services for families, adult literacy programming, and after-school programming for children and youth—and it is now the largest social service provider in West Chicago

Awesome Life Academy
Awesome Life Academy is dedicated and committed to facilitating programs & services that would empower our clients to achieve a life with the fewest limitations. We will unleash our passion and empower those we serve to improve their quality of life by making meaningful impacts.  Our company vision is focused on promoting self-empowerment and connection to our community. Together with our passionate service providers, generous supporters, and inspired community leaders we will educate, motivate, and support our exceptional participants.

Envision Unlimited
The mission of Envision Unlimited is to provide persons with disabilities or other special needs quality services that promote choice, independence, and inclusion. This summer they are joining us July 1-5th.

York Community Resource Center
York Community Resource Center is a multi-purpose neighborhood resource center serving residents of Villa Park, providing them the opportunity to become all that god intends them to be. Staff are professionally trained to serve each person’s physical, social and spiritual needs. Services are available without preference to all people and where fees apply, based on one’s ability to pay. 

Seton Schools

Seton Catholic Schools is a transformational educational system committed to overcoming social and academic challenges, empowering students, families, and educators to attain tier God-given potential. Seton Catholic Schools provides exceptional Catholic educational opportunities in the classroom and in the community to empower students and positively impact their families and their neighborhoods. Summer 2024 they will be sending two groups to us.

St Gall School 

St. Gall School’s mission is to prepare students to be compassionate models of Christ. We seek to nurture the whole child, foster the leader in each of them, and empower every student to achieve their full potential. 

The Youth and Family Center of McHenry County
The mission of to ensure The Youth and Family Center of McHenry County empowerment and growth for youth and families by partnering with our community to provide direct services and linkage to individuals in McHenry County. We envision a collaborative community that provides equal opportunities, resources, and support to all individuals in McHenry County.