Will County Center for Community Concerns
Michelle Allen currently serves as the Executive Director at Will County Center for Community Concerns since November 2024. Prior to this role, Michelle was the Vice President and Chief Development Officer at Cornerstone Services from January 2015 to November 2024, where responsibilities included securing funding through grant writing and supervising various development team members. Michelle's earlier experience includes roles as a Regional Contract & Compliance Specialist at Presence Health and a Lead Director/CDBG & HOME Program Manager at Will County Community Development. Additionally, Michelle worked as a paralegal at Goldberg Weisman Cairo. Academic background includes a Bachelor's Degree in Pre Law from DePaul University and an Associate of Arts in Business Administration from Joliet Junior College.
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Will County Center for Community Concerns
The mission of the Will County Center for Community Concerns is to assist and enable low and moderate income individuals to obtain the opportunities needed to prepare themselves for self-sufficiency. We are a 501 (c)(3) charitable organization dedicated to addressing the needs in the community by providing the following programs and services: • Community Service Block Grant • LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program) • IHWAP (Illinois Home Weatherization Assistance Program) • WCCCC is a HUD-certified Housing Counseling agency Will County Center for Community Concerns is one of 36 Community Action Agencies which together serve the entire state of Illinois, and a member of the national organization, Community Action Partnership. The promise of community action is “Helping People / Changing Lives”, and carries out its mission through a variety of means including: • Community-wide assessments of needs and strengths • Comprehensive anti-poverty plans and strategies • Provision of a broad range of direct services • Mobilization of financial and non-financial resources • Advocacy on behalf of low-income people and • Partnerships with other community-based organizations to eliminate poverty