Programs Overview
Spiritual Enrichment
Staff Chaplains, and spiritual volunteers serve the inmates of the DuPage County Correctional Facility by providing spiritual/emotional support and innovative programming.
Spiritual programming provides a crucial component to well-being, personal growth and transformation. An important goal in providing spiritual interventions is to equip, prepare and encourage ongoing spiritual growth upon returning to the community.
Addiction Recovery
More than 70% of our inmates are incarcerated as a result of their addiction. JUST Addiction Staff and volunteers offer a wide variety of individual counseling, addiction education, and self-help groups.
JUST Certified Addictions Counselors also provide individual addiction counseling to develop behavioral goals, learn coping skills, and build a sober/healthy support network.
Education & Vocational
Educational opportunities offered provide academic, professional and personal growth through such classes as GED, ESL, Horticulture, Decision Making, Anger Management, Job Readiness, Life Skills and Parenting. Vocational training includes Welding, Custodial Maintenance and Construction Trades to better prepare the incarcerated population for the workforce.
Reentry and Life Skills
The staff of JUST provides a range of social services to address inmates’ most basic and practical needs.
Here are some of the ways we provide social services to inmates in the DuPage County:
