The Barrington Area United Way recently awarded Catholic Charities a total of $13,000 for senior services and transitional housing in the Northwest suburbs. $6,000 will assist older adults to remain independent by providing a range of programs that address their physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. $7,000 will support the New Hope Apartments program that moves families from homelessness into financial self-sufficiency.

“Thanks to this funding from the Barrington Area United Way, seniors will continue to enjoy valuable resources that the Catholic Charities Senior Service division provides,” said Mary Insprucker, Catholic Charities’ Northwest Regional Director. “This award will also enable the families in our New Hope Apartments program to be better served.”

For more information about the Barrington Area United Way, please visit: www.bauw.org.

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago is one of the largest private, not-for-profit social service agencies in the Midwest, annually assisting 1.1 million persons in Cook and Lake counties without regard to religious, ethnic or economic background. Catholic Charities fulfills the Church's role in the mission of charity by providing compassionate, competent, professional services that strengthen and support individuals, families and communities.