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JOLIET, IL — At the corner of Hempstead Place and Washington Street at the border of New Lenox and Joliet, people supported by Trinity Services are benefiting from a range of activities and amenities new or renewed for the Trinity community.
At the beginning of this year, Trinity’s The Branch: Well-Being and Enrichment Center relocated from its former location along U.S. Route 30 in New Lenox to the upper level of 101 Hempstead Place.
The Branch is a unique program designed specifically for young adults with developmental disabilities who have recently graduated from high school. It is a place where they can continue to build upon their skills and explore their interests while socializing, working, volunteering, pursuing their hobbies and actively participating in the community surrounding the program.
The new space for The Branch has an energetic yet relaxing feel, with ample comfortable furniture; space for group activities; a spacious workout room for yoga, Pilates and similar exercises; a music room with instruments; and a full kitchen.
In a portion of the lower level of the building, Trinity will soon relocate its medical clinic, which provides high-quality, basic medical care to the people Trinity serves. The new space will include a welcoming waiting room and multiple exam rooms — including one room for dental exams and cleanings. Medical services include annual physicals, referrals to specialists, routine immunizations and more.
Trinity’s new Technology Enhancing Capabilities (TEC) Lab will encompass another portion of the lower level. The lab will allow people to experiment with assistive technology and discover both high- and low-tech devices to suit their needs. Lab coordinators will work one-to-one with visitors to help them solve problems with the highest-quality, most cost-effective solutions.
Additionally, the Cherry Hill Consulting Group (CHCG) and Trinity’s Career Access Network (CAN) are based in the same building.
The CHCG is led by Art Dykstra, former executive director of Trinity Services, who provides consultation services in areas of organizational culture, person-directed services, quality improvement and leadership to leaders in the nonprofit and for-profit fields.
The CAN helps empower and enable people with disabilities and mental illness to secure community-based employment with competitive earnings and benefits.
“Our new spaces at 101 Hempstead Place help us better meet the diverse needs of the people we support,” Trinity President and CEO Thane Dykstra, Ph.D., said. “The TEC Lab opens new doors for people with disabilities, while the new medical clinic and Branch space provide comfortable environments designed for the services provided.”
For more information on any of these programs, call Trinity Services at (815) 485-6197.
Trinity Services, Inc. is a 68-year-old, nonsectarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to helping children and adults with developmental disabilities and mental illness flourish and live full and abundant lives. Trinity serves more than 3,500 people in more than 30 communities in northeast, central and southwest Illinois. To learn more, visit www.trinity-services.org.