Our Services
San Jose Obrero Mission is a haven for women and children or men in crisis as they strive to secure permanent housing and improve their lives for the long-term. Our individualized approach equips clients with the tools needed to gain lasting independence. By providing safe, interim housing, vocational training and job placement assistance, life skills training and basic nutritional, clothing, medical and hygienic support, SJOM gives its clients the tools to stay off the streets for good. Participants are empowered to take charge of their lives, gain permanent housing and gain lasting independence.
When clients walk through the doors of SJOM, they enter a secure, nurturing environment. In cooperation with staff members, participants help develop plans that serve as their roadmaps to gain lasting independence. Once clients leave the program, they receive six months of post-residential assistance. SJOM was founded in 1981 as an emergency shelter in response to the growing homelessness in the community. It has evolved from a single-purpose shelter for homeless men into a 120-day residential program serving women and children and men in Chicago’s Pilsen and Little Village neighborhoods.Since 2011, we served 304 individuals. SJOM’s services are offered on a non-discriminatory basis to individuals and families of all races, religions, sexual orientation and nationalities.
All services offered by SJOM are within a secured, community setting. For the duration of a… Continue
Case Management: Participants are paired with one of SJOM’s supportive services staff… Continue
Many of the men who enter SJOM are under great amounts of stress. Whether their current… Continue
Many of the SJOM’s participants come to our facilities facing numerous health concerns. Some… Continue