Celebrating 40 Years of service!
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Cornerstone offers the following to people with disabilities:
customized community employment services - residential supports - school-to-work transition
community integration services - counseling and therapy - packaging and assembly training
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--Seamstress(es) wanted!
We are searching for a seamstress willing to sew 40 holiday aprons for our annual fundraising event. Help finding a new pattern would also be appreciated! Materials provided. Click here to volunteer!
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--Download our "Life is a Beautiful Dance" poster!
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--Here are two additional ways you can support Cornerstone!
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Support us by Making an Online Donation! By contributing $25, $50, $100 or more to Cornerstone, you will help to enrich the lives of over 850 people each day, encouraging independence, choice, and the opportunity to participate in community life.
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Shop for groceries at Dominick's! If you register your "Fresh Values" card with eScrip and enter Cornerstone's Group ID# 500018868, a portion of your purchases will be donated to Cornerstone! Sign up here!
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Our Mission
Cornerstone Services, Inc. provides progressive, comprehensive services for people with disabilities, promoting choice, dignity and the opportunity to live and work in the community.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND VALUES
To guide the agency toward the fulfillment of this mission, Cornerstone Services values
INDIVIDUAL CHOICE, as evidenced by the belief that:
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individuals are treated with dignity and respect. |
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individuals are offered a variety of choices as well as the supports necessary to make informed decisions. |
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service plans developed with (not for) individuals lead to greater independence. |
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service planning should always be driven by the individual served and his/her supporters. |
COMMUNITY INCLUSION, as evidenced by the belief that:
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services are best when offered in typical community settings. |
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services contribute to the ability of individuals to live and work as typical residents of the community. |
AN ADVOCACY ROLE FOR STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS, as evidenced by a commitment to:
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learn and practice the skills necessary to act as advocates and to teach individuals to advocate for themselves. |
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a "team approach" for delivery of services. |
Agency Profile
Since 1969, Cornerstone Services has been an advocate and provider of residential, behavioral health, training, employment, and other services for people with disabilities in the Will County, Ill. area. The agency is a recognized leader in providing community-based support services that enhance independence.
Cornerstone is fully licensed by local, state, and federal agencies and is
accredited by CARF . . . The Rehabilitation Accreditation
Commission. The agency accepts Medicaid and private insurance.
Cornerstone is a member agency of the United Way of Will County. 
Cornerstone Notice of Privacy Practices Will County Continuum of Care Privacy NOTICE HMIS Notice of Privacy Practices - 9/06
President/Chief Executive Officer -- Jim Hogan
Vice-President/Chief Operating Officer -- Don Hespell
Vice-President/Chief Administrative Officer -- Ben Stortz
Vice-President/Chief Development Officer -- Bette Reed
Contact Information
Telephone 815-727-6666
FAX 815-723-1177
Administrative address
Service Locations
Administrative Offices
Residential Services
777 Joyce Road
Joliet, IL 60436
(815) 727-6666
Employment
Services-Career Solutions
Behavioral Health Services
800 Black Road
Joliet, IL 60435
(815) 727-6667
Personal
Enrichment Program (PEP)
134 E. Van Buren Street
Joliet, IL 60432
(815) 727-3627
Community Services
777B Joyce Rd.
Joliet, IL 60436
(815) 741-7607
Industrial
Operations
2401 W. Jefferson Street
Joliet, IL 60435
(815) 773-7113
Impact
Training Center
777B Joyce Rd.
Joliet, IL 60436
(815) 730-4580
since Dec 1, 2006