Fortitude Community Outreach
Serving the Homeless of Kankakee County...From Homeless to Housed
Fortitude is a grassroots nonprofit in Kankakee County that provides emergency shelter (Oct-May), street outreach, transitional housing, and workforce development for the homeless. We serve hundreds of homeless individuals each year with the help of multitudes of volunteers! We operate primarily with the support of our local community.
Emergency Shelter
- The Fortitude Emergency Shelter is open for the 2022-23 Season!
240 S. Dearborn, Kankakee, IL 60901
Open every night except Saturday, doors are open to guests from 6:30p-9p
CURRENT NEEDS:
- Items from our Amazon Wish List (biggest needs: snow boots & PJ pants)
- Shelter Volunteers
- Shelter Meals
- Links at the bottom of this page
- Contact Dawn at dbroers@fortitudecommunityoutreach.org or 815-546-3271 if interested.
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Interested in becoming a trained shelter volunteer?
Kankakee County Homeless Helpline!
July, 2021 Newsletter
March, 2021 Newsletter
December, 2020 Newsletter
Important Links!
Our Mission
Fortitude Community Outreach seeks to cultivate self-sustainability through service to those experiencing homelessness in Kankakee County; meeting them where they are with a holistic approach of supporting physical, social, and spiritual needs, collaborating with community resources, and nurturing contributing members of the community.