Joliet Chamber's Council for Working Women Donates to Trinity Services
On Wednesday, September 9, 2026, the Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce & Industry's Council for Working Women made a generous donation to the Trinity Services' The Living Room.
The Living Room is a free alternative to the Emergency Room. It gives individuals in a crisis a safe, calm environment to de-escalate from their mental health stressors. When a guest arrives, they are assessed for risk by a clinician to determine if The Living Room is an appropriate level of care. After this, the guest will speak with a Recovery Support Specialist (RSS), who has lived experience with mental health concerns.
"The Living Room is open to anyone 18 years of age or older, who is experiencing a mental health crisis," said Patty Johnstone, director of the program. "The Living Room connects people with the support and resources they need, free of charge."
The Joliet The Living Room is located at 2000 Glenwood Avenue, Joliet, Illinois, 60435. The offices are on the lower level of the office building. For more information contact Patty Johnstone, Director, Joliet The Living Room Program, at (815) 722-4384, or email Patty at pjohnstone@trinity services.org.
Coming soon - Grundy County The Living Room site. For more information contact Rachel Evans, Director, Grundy County The Living Room program, at (779) 341-5090, or email Rachel at revans@trinityservices.org.
To learn more about the program, go to Living Room .
In the photo, from left to right: Shannon Brown, Patty Johnstone, Rachel Evans, Molly Babyak, and Dee Morrell. Brown, Babyak, and Morrell are from the Council for Working Women.