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• Abuse/Neglect of Seniors or Disabled Adults – In Grundy County, call Catholic Charities at 815-933-7791 or the 24-hour adult protective services hotline at 1-866-800-1409.
• Catholic Charities’ Ombudsman Program protects and promotes the rights and quality of life for those who reside in long-term care facilities in Kankakee, Will and Grundy counties. Services are confidential and free. Call 815-932-1921 or 1-800-252-8966.
• “Courage to Quit” Smoking Cessation Program – Offered by Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center, in partnership with the Respiratory Health Association. For information, call 877-737-4636.
• Free Amplified Phones – 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Will-Grundy Center for Independent Living, 2415 W. Jefferson St., Joliet. Bring latest telephone bill and ID card.
• Free Balance Screenings for Active Adults – During the month of July, Silver Cross Professional Building, 1051 Essington Road, Joliet. To schedule an appointment, call 815-300-6580.
• Free Blood Pressure Checks – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Silver Cross Health Center, 12701 W. 143rd St., Homer Glen. Walk-ins welcome. For information, call 708-364 6337.
• Grief Counseling – Available at Joliet Area Community Hospice for anyone of any age experiencing loss due to death of child, parent, sibling, grandparent, relative, friend or pet, regardless of the cause of death. Call Mary Ann Burns at 815-460-3282.
• Illinois Poison Control – 24 hours per day, 365 days per year, including holidays. Call IPC at 1-800-222-1222. For more information, visit illinoispoisoncenter.org.
• Morris Hospital Online Health Risk Assessments – For heart health, peripheral artery disease and stroke. Visit http://ift.tt/1UNnSCH.
• Silver Cross Online Sleep Disorders Assessment – Visit http://ift.tt/1UsluCW.
• Silver Cross Online Stroke Risk Assessment – Visit http://ift.tt/1TAuzce.
• NAMI – Offers information about mental illness conditions, symptoms and treatment at http://ift.tt/2595lJn or through its HelpLine at 815-731-9103.
• Postnatal Physical Therapy Screenings – Silver Cross Health Center, 12701 W. 143rd St., Homer Glen. Free for women six weeks to one year post-delivery. 15-minute exam. Focus on posture, core and pelvic strength. For confidential appointment, call 815-300-6288.
• The Linden Oaks Eating Disorders Program helps adults and adolescents. Visit http://ift.tt/1UsmcQo. For immediate assistance and a free and confidential mental health assessment, call the Linden Oaks 24/7 Help Line at 630-305-5027.
• The Shorewood Lions Club helps any needy person in Troy Township who has a sight or hearing impairment to get glasses, hearing aids and other related equipment, including seeing-eye dogs. The club also will help sight- or hearing-impaired children sign up for Camp Lions in the summer. Contact Jim McDonald at 815-725-0473 or Dimac13@comcast.net.
• VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinic – 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday; and 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday. Joliet CBOC, 1201 Eagle St., Joliet. For information, call 815-740-8100 or visit http://ift.tt/1UNnR1G.
July 12
• Sharing Key Independent Life Skills – 9:30 to 11 a.m.; also July 19; and 1 to 2:30 p.m., July 21, Will-Grundy Center for Independent Living, 2415-A W. Jefferson St., Joliet. Topic changes monthly. For information: 815-729-0162 (phone), 815-729-2085 (TTY), 815-768-2582 (VRS), or visit will-grundycil.org.
• Tai Chi classes – Also July 19. Beginners Tai Chi from 10 to 11 a.m. Advance Tai Chi is 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., Senior Services Center of Will County, 251 N. Center St., Joliet. Call 815-723-9713 or visit http://ift.tt/1Yl7v3a.
• Family Caregiver Support Group – 11 a.m.; also July 19, Easter Seals – Joliet Region, 212 Barney Drive, Joliet. Contact Kathy Miller at 815-931-9693 or kathy21miller@gmail.com.
• “Diabetes and Summer Eating” – 6 to 7 p.m., Morris Hospital, Whitman Assembly Room 1, 150 W. High St., Morris. Registration not required. For information, call 815-705-7367.
• Bipolar Disease Support Group – 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Silver Cross Hospital’s Behavioral Health Services, 1900 Silver Cross Blvd., New Lenox. First-time participants register at 888-660-HEAL (4325) or www.silvercross.org.
• Birthing Center Tours – 7 p.m., Silver Cross Hospital, 1900 Silver Cross Blvd., New Lenox. Call 888-660-HEAL (4325) or visit http://ift.tt/1UskM8B.
• NAMI Family Support Group (Morris) – 7 to 8:30 p.m., Morris Hospital, 150 High St., Morris. Free. Confidential. Facilitated by trained team of family members of individuals living with mental illness. For information, call 815-731-9103 or email info@namiwillgrundy.org.
July 13
• Babysitter’s Training Course – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Morris Hospital, Whitman Assembly Room,150 W. High Street in Morris. 11 and up. $40. Includes lunch. Bring doll. Register at http://ift.tt/1JMDAeQ or call 815-705-7365.
• Hines Mobile Medical Unit – 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Channahon Village Hall, 24555 S. Navajo Drive, Channahon. For information, call Ken Buck at 815-941-3152.
• Memory Lane Social – 10:30 to noon, Mokena Community Public Library District 11327 W. 195th St., Mokena. For people with Alzheimer’s (or other dementias) along with their caregivers. Contact Tracy Domzalski at tdomzalski@mokena.lib.il.us or 708-479-9663.
• Stroke Support Group – 4 to 5 p.m. at Silver Cross Hospital, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Inpatient Unit Dining Room, 1900 Silver Cross Blvd., New Lenox. First-time participants register at 888-660-HEAL (4325) or www.silvercross.org.
• Obesity and Your Health: Is Weight Loss Surgery Right for You? – 5:45 p.m. BMI Surgery, Silver Cross Hospital Pavilion A, Suite 260, 1890 Silver Cross Blvd., New Lenox. Drs. Christopher Joyce and Brian Lahmann, gastric bypass surgeons, will offer a free informational session. Register at 888-660-4325 or www.silvercross.org.
• Brain Injury Support Group – 6 p.m., Easter Seals Joliet Region, 212 Barney Drive, Joliet. Contact Kathy Miller at 815-931-9693 or kathy21miller@gmail.com.
July 14
• Heart Failure Support Group – 10 to 11 a.m., Morris Hospital, Whitman Assembly Room 2, 150 W. High Street, Morris. Facilitator: Pat Cravens, registered nurse and cardiovascular clinical educator. For information, call 815-705-7832.
“I Can Cope” Cancer Support Group – 1 to 3 p.m., Radiation Therapy Center of Morris Hospital, 1600 West U.S. Route 6 in Morris. For any type of cancer. Register at http://ift.tt/1IaB0ZX or call 815-364-8915
• Caregiver Support Group – 6:30 p.m., Timbers of Shorewood, 1100 N. River Road, Shorewood. Free and open to the public. For information, call 815-609-0669 or visit http://ift.tt/1lOSIsG.
• Nurturing Mom – 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Offered by Edward Hospital, Naperville. Weekly group for new or expectant moms who are experiencing emotional lows. Led by a licensed clinical psychologist and a therapist with extensive backgrounds in postpartum depression. For information, call 630-527-3957 or630-527-6363.
• Baby Bereavement Support Group – 7 to 8 p.m., Silver Cross Hospital’s Conference Center, 1890 Silver Cross Blvd., Pavilion A, New Lenox. First-time participants register at http://ift.tt/29vD0mnor 888-660-HEAL (4325).
July 15
• Free Scoliosis Screenings – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Silver Cross Health Center, 2701 W. 143rd St., Homer Glen. Offered by Dr. Anthony Rinella, spine surgeon. For children and adults. Register at 877-694-7722.
• Get Fit Where You Sit – 10 to 11 a.m., Mokena Community Public Library District, 11327 W. 195th St., Mokena. Chair yoga for seniors. Free. Contact Tracy Domzalski at tdomzalski@mokena.lib.il.us or 708-479-9663
• Blood Drive – 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.,Louis Joliet Mall, Carson’s Court, 3340 Mall Loop Drive, Joliet. Walk-ins welcome,. Register at http://bit.ly/1msPrxP. For information, visit http://rdcrss.org/1rqMXZM.
July 16
• Birthing Center Tours – 1:30 p.m.; also 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday, Silver Cross Hospital, 1900 Silver Cross Blvd., New Lenox. Call 888-660-HEAL (4325) or visit http://ift.tt/1UskXAJr.
July 17
• NAMI Connection Support Group – 6 p.m., Presence St. Joseph Medical Center, LDRP Classroom, 222 Madison St., Joliet. For adults living with mental illness. Free. Contact NAMI Will Grundy at 815-731-9103 or info@namiwillgrundy.org.
• NAMI Family Support Group (Joliet) – 6 p.m., Presence St. Joseph Medical Center, LDRP Classroom, 222 Madison St., Joliet. Free. Facilitated by trained team of family members of individuals living with mental illness. For more information, call 815-731-9103 or email info@namiwillgrundy.org.
July 18
• “Hoarding and Self-Neglect of Seniors” – 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., Senior Services Center of Will County, 251 N. Center St., Joliet. Call 815-723-9713 or visit http://ift.tt/1Yl7v3a.
• Hines Mobile Medical Unit – 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., American Legion, 1752 East Division St., Diamond. For information, call Ken Buck at 815-941-3152.
• Yoga for Cancer Classes – Noon, Silver Cross Hospital Conference Center, New Lenox. Bring yoga mat or blanket, and water bottle. $10. Registration required at www.silvercross.org or 1-888-660-HEAL (4325).
• Mended Hearts – 2 p.m., Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center, 333 N. Madison St., Joliet. Support group for heart patients. For information, call Margaret Downey at 815-725-7133, ext. 7847.
• Heartland Blood Center Blood Mobile – 2:30 to 7 p.m., Romeoville Recreation Center Parking Lot, 900 W. Romeo Road, Romeoville. Walk-ins welcome.
• Tai Chi – 2:30 p.m., Timbers of Shorewood retirement community, 1100 N. River Road, Shorewood. Free and open to the public. For information, call 815-609-0669 or visit http://ift.tt/1lOSIsG.
• Christian Bereavement Support Group – 6 p.m., St. Patrick Catholic Church, Colombo room, 710 W. Marion St., Joliet. Prayer and support. For information, call 815-727-4746.
• “Hot Topics” registration deadline – Event is 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Senior Services Center of Will County, 251 N. Center St., Joliet. Tips on being safe in the summer months. Call 815-723-9713 or visit http://ift.tt/1Yl7v3a.
July 19
• Blood Drive – 12:30 to 4:30 p.m., Morris Hospital, Whitman Assembly Room 1, 150 W. High St., Morris. Walk-ins welcome. To make an appointment, call 815-705-7370 or visit www.heartlandbc.org.
• Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer (SPOHNC) – 2 to 3 p.m., Radiation Therapy Center of Morris Hospital, 1600 West U.S. Route 6 in Morris. For information, call 815-364-8915.
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