Summer 2025 Groups
Mercy Home
We once again welcome Mercy Home. Marc Velasquez is the Director and has planned these retreats each summer. Mercy Home for Boys & Girls is a Catholic organization answering the Gospel call to minister to children and families in need. We have hosted their weekend retreats since 2018.
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Puente del Pueblo
Reaching out in friendship and service to residents of the Timber Lake and Main Park Apartments in West Chicago is the mission of Puente del Pueblo. Puente del Pueblo provides opportunities for our Spanish- and English-speaking congregations to express God's grace, love, and justice to people in our neighborhood.
Puente’s goal is to work with the community to foster change that benefits residents’ personal, family, and community lives by providing case management services for families, adult literacy programming, and after-school programming for children and youth—and it is now the largest social service provider in West Chicago
Awesome Life Academy
Awesome Life Academy is dedicated and committed to facilitating programs & services that would empower our clients to achieve a life with the fewest limitations. We will unleash our passion and empower those we serve to improve their quality of life by making meaningful impacts. Our company vision is focused on promoting self-empowerment and connection to our community. Together with our passionate service providers, generous supporters, and inspired community leaders we will educate, motivate, and support our exceptional participants.
Envision Unlimited
The mission of Envision Unlimited is to provide persons with disabilities or other special needs quality services that promote choice, independence, and inclusion. This summer they are joining us June 30th - July 3rd.
York Community Resource Center
York Community Resource Center is a multi-purpose neighborhood resource center serving residents of Villa Park, providing them the opportunity to become all that god intends them to be. Staff are professionally trained to serve each person’s physical, social and spiritual needs. Services are available without preference to all people and where fees apply, based on one’s ability to pay.
Seton Schools
Seton Catholic Schools is a transformational educational system committed to overcoming social and academic challenges, empowering students, families, and educators to attain tier God-given potential. Seton Catholic Schools provides exceptional Catholic educational opportunities in the classroom and in the community to empower students and positively impact their families and their neighborhoods. Summer 2025 they will be sending two groups to us.
St Gall School
St. Gall School’s mission is to prepare students to be compassionate models of Christ. We seek to nurture the whole child, foster the leader in each of them, and empower every student to achieve their full potential.
The Youth and Family Center of McHenry County
The mission of to ensure The Youth and Family Center of McHenry County empowerment and growth for youth and families by partnering with our community to provide direct services and linkage to individuals in McHenry County. We envision a collaborative community that provides equal opportunities, resources, and support to all individuals in McHenry County. We are looking forward to hosting their teens and having families up for a few “Days at the Lake” this summer.
From their website: “Our goal is to help individuals who are facing homelessness or are currently homeless.” We are thrilled to welcome families from Hesed House to our beautiful camp for a few fun days of swimming and relaxation. This is a new partnership for us this summer.