Program locationBrown Chapel AME Church of Joliet1502 Mills Rd.Joliet, IL 60433
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Will County
Joliet
Service, sport and leadership reinforce one another.
Joliet creates structured experiences where youth can practice teamwork, civic identity and life skills with visible support from adults and community partners.
Community affiliate
Explore connected services New community committee in formation
Local leadership translates neighborhood knowledge into programs, partnerships and responsive action.
CAP staff
- Darius CurtisCAP StaffDariusC@ChicagoAreaProject.org
Area supervisorTim BrindisiArea SupervisorTimB@ChicagoAreaProject.org
The local strategy
Focused on what helps people move forward.
The profile connects community priorities to CAP's regional service network without losing the local voice that makes the work relevant.
Youth leadership
Community knowledge helps shape where attention and partnership can matter most.
Positive recreation
Young people and families gain positive experiences, practical support and trusted connections.
Life skills
Affiliates bring partners together around progress that residents can see and feel.
Connected service areasCommunity & Youth ServicesPrevention & Wellness
2025-2026 activities and events
What took place during the year.
This summary comes from CAP's activity list. Participation figures reflect visits across activities and events, not a count of unique people.
What the activity shows
Service learning became practical preparation: youth combined community contribution with culinary instruction, teamwork and positive re-engagement after school breaks.
40Networking31Homework help27Life-skills education
CAP objectives
Goals reflected in local activities.
These were the three most common objective tags in the affiliate's 2025-2026 activities and events.
Life skills & prevention
Youth practice decision-making, conflict resolution, communication, coping, money management and positive recreation.
95 activities and events
Most common local objectiveCollege & career readiness
Young people explore careers, training, financial aid, work experience and the pathways that connect learning to goals.
50 activities and events
One of the community’s top objectivesResident engagement
Residents help assess priorities, shape strategies, recruit volunteers and organize neighborhood action.
45 activities and events
One of the community’s top objectivesOne activity or event may support more than one objective, so these figures should not be added together.
Community resources
Jobs, programs and services in Joliet.
The affiliate's public board includes job postings, youth and family programs, education, health services and local events.
Jobs & trainingYouth opportunitiesHealth & family supportCommunity events
Community partners
Organizations working with this affiliate.
CAP's 2025-2026 partnership list includes organizations that provided space, services, expertise or referrals.
Youth development
Formal MOUJoliet YMCA
Provides swimming lessons and positive recreation for young people.
Education
Formal MOUAfter the Peanut
Builds early literacy, language, math and flexible-thinking skills through STEAM enrichment.
Recent results
Examples from 2025-2026.
These stories describe specific results reported by the affiliate. They are not annual totals.
67+participants
January 2026A day of service moved youth from attendance to ownership
Youth leadership shaped an MLK Day experience combining culinary instruction, teamwork, service-learning and practical life skills.
~50youth athletes
February 2026Structured recreation strengthened protective factors
Hoops for History paired competitive basketball with coaching, conflict resolution, civic reflection and positive adult mentorship.
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