St. Coletta’s of Illinois Serving the greater Chicago area from a home base in Tinley Park, Illinois, the St. Coletta’s of Illinois non-profit community organization has been helping individuals with special needs lead more independent lives for over 60 years. Started in 1949, St. Coletta’s now spans across 27 residential facilities, several on-the- job training sites, and the Lt. Joseph P . Kennedy Jr. School in Tinley Park. They employ 325 people and assist over 400 developmentally disabled people and their families through their programs. Humble BeginningsSt. Coletta’s humble beginnings started with an equally humble financial system. “The organization had no real accounting system from when the organization started” Says Annette Skafgaard, CPA and Director of Finance for St. Coletta’s.

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