social services and community organizations guide
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Social Services A guide to social services and community organizations in the 7th District
Senator Heather Steans Illinois State Senator 7th District
Heather Steans
DISTRICT OFFICE 5533 N. Broadway Chicago, IL 60640
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A Just Harvest (Food/Food Pantries) 7649 N. Paulina St. Chicago, IL 60626 Tel: 773-262-2297 Contact: David Crawford [email protected] ajustharvest.org A Just Harvest’s mission is to fight poverty and hunger in the Rogers Park and greater Chicago community by providing nutritious meals daily while cultivating community and economic development and organizing across racial, cultural and socioeconomic lines in order to create a more just society. Programs: On-Site Food Distribution: On the third Monday of each month our clients are able to receive up to 40lbs. of food from the hours of 9:30am-1pm. This program will take place at our N. Paulina address and should be confirmed the Friday before distribution to make sure that no last minute scheduling changes have been made. We recommend that those who will be attending the food distribution program bring either boxes or alternative ways of transporting any received food items. Community Meal Service: Every Monday through Sunday a daily evening meal service will be provided to those in need of a hot meal. During the week the hours will be from 5:30-6:30pm and on the weekends the time will be from 5-6pm. Free Lunch Programs: Because some children come from families who cannot afford the cost of living and therefore must sacrifice what they can to survive, our organization is here to make sure that every child that needs a hot lunch meal receives one. We also run a lunch program during the summer when school is not in session from June-August. We also provide hot lunches to children during long holiday and spring breaks. Please contact us either online or over the phone to receive a schedule. After School Snack Programs: Our organization provides two opportunities for children to receive after school snacks. Monday through Friday we provide after school snacks at the Gale Community Academy and the Starfish Learning Center located in the Howard Area.
After School Matters (Youth/Teens) 66 E. Randolph Street Chicago, Illinois 60601 (Main Office) Tel: 312-742-4182 Fax: 312-744-0862 Contact: Michael Crowley [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.afterschoolmatters.org After School Matters programs advance from drop-in club activities to skill-building apprenticeships or paid internships along a ladder of opportunity. Albany Park Community Center (Family, Mental Health Counseling, Youth/Teens) 1945 W Wilson Ave. Chicago, IL 60640. Suite 3000 Tel: 773-583-5111 Fax: 773-345-0512 http://www.apccchgo.org/ Albany Park Community Center (APCC) is a non-profit, community-based organization located on Chicago’s northwest side. Alternatives, Inc. (Youth/Teens) 4730 N. Sheridan Road Chicago, IL 60640 Tel: 773-506-7474 Fax: 773- 506-9420 Email: [email protected] http://alternativesyouth.org Alternatives, Inc. is focused on leadership development, prevention of violence and substance abuse, academic enrichment and counseling in youth populations. Anixter Center (Disabilities) 2001 N. Clybourn Ave., 3rd Floor Chicago, IL 60614 Tel: 773-973-7900 Fax: 773-973-5268 Email: [email protected] www.anixter.org To enhance the ability of individuals living with or at risk of disabilities to live, learn, play, and work in the community.
Apna Ghar (Immigrants, Legal Aid, Women, Youth/Teens) 4350 N. Broadway, Second Floor Chicago, IL 60640 Tel: 773-883-4663 Fax: 773-334-0963 Crisis Line (Illinois): 1-773-334-4663 (Out of State): 1-800-717-0757 www.apnaghar.org Apna Ghar (Our Home) provides holistic services and conducts advocacy across immigrant communities to end gender violence. Apna Ghar empowers women to be self-sufficient by a full spectrum of services from education to emergency housing to counseling and legal services. Asian Human Services (Health, HIV/AIDS, Immigrants, Women) 4753 N. Broadway Suite 700 Chicago, IL 60640-4995 Tel: 773-728-2235 Contact: Pam Pather-Brunton [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.ahschicago.org Asian Human Services exists to provide quality, compassionate, and culturally competent services in over 28 languages to low-income Asian-American and immigrant and refugee communities in metropolitan Chicago. Assyrian National Council of Illinois (Immigrants) 2450 W. Peterson Chicago, IL 60659 Tel: 773-262-5589 Fax: 773-262-0828 http://www.ancil.org/ The Assyrian National Council of Illinois (ANCI) was established as a non-profit, community based organization in 1986 to respond to the urgent needs of Assyrian immigrants. The Assyrian National Council of Illinois provides а wide variety of charitable, humanitarian services and programs. For more information, visit our services section. The Belle Center (Disabilities, Youth) 1754 W. Wilson Avenue Chicago, IL 60640 Tel: 773-878-7868 Fax: (773) 878-7869 https://lifecenter.ric.org/index.php?tray=content&tid=top314&cid=3796
The Belle Center is a non-profit organization which supports the interests of children with disabilities and their families. A variety of services are offered through four different programs: Community Outreach Family Support Inclusion Education Policy and Advocacy Between Friends (Legal Aid, Women, Youth/Teens) P.O. Box 608548 Chicago, IL 60660 Tel: 773-274-5232 Fax: 773-262-2543 www.betweenfriendschicago.org A non-profit agency dedicated to breaking the cycle of domestic violence and abuse by providing education, support, counseling and advocacy services. Bosnian Herzegovinian American Community Center (Family, Immigrants) 1016 W. Argyle Street Chicago, IL 60640 Tel: 773-989-4381 https://www.facebook.com/BHACCchicago Bosnian Herzegovinian American Community Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to addressing the cultural, educational, and social needs of Bosnian Americans living in Chicago, Illinois. Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago (Youth/Teens) 4835 N. Sheridan Road Chicago, IL 60640 Tel: 773-271-8400 http://www.bgcc.org/
Boys & Girls Clubs provide a safe environment for young people to have fun and learn. Each Club is supervised by caring and trained professionals who engage kids in more than 200 activities each year. We offer a comprehensive array of programs that are valued at $500 per child each year. However, our annual membership fee is just $20 because we want every child to be able to join a Club. Once a child is a member he or she can use that membership at any Club nationwide.
Cambodian Association of Illinois (Family, Immigrants, Seniors) 2831 W. Lawrence Avenue Chicago, IL 60625 Tel: 773-878-7090 Fax: 773-878-5299 Contact: Kaoru Watanabe 773-878-7090 x216 http://www.cai-nationalmuseum.org/ Cambodian Association of Illinois enables refugees and immigrants from Cambodia residing in Illinois, including those in metropolitan Chicago, to become self-sufficient, productive participants in American society while preserving and enhancing their cultural heritage and community. Care For Real/Edgewater Food Pantry (Food/Food Pantries) 5341 N Sheridan Road Chicago, IL 60640 Tel: 773-769-6182 Contact: Lyle Allen [email protected] www.careforreal.org The Care for Real Program of the Edgewater Food Pantry serves as a food safety net for the Edgewater community. Care For Real’s goal is to provide food, clothing and referral services to the Edgewater community. Casa Central (Family, Immigrants, Seniors, Youth/Teens) 1343 N. California Avenue Chicago, IL 60622 Tel: 773-645-2300 Fax: 773-645-2475 Contact: Diana Bautista [email protected] www.casacentral.org Casa Central is now the largest Hispanic social service agency in Chicago, providing programs for all ages. Catholic Charities (Family, Health, Legal Aid, Seniors, Women, Youth/Teens) St. Vincent Center: 721 N. LaSalle Chicago, IL 60610 Tel: 312-655-7700 Fax: 312-948-6974 www.catholiccharities.net
Whether they are young or old, hungry or addicted, homeless or friendless, Catholic Charities walks with its clients, bringing them help and hope. With 158 programs at 160 locations throughout Cook and Lake counties, we serve virtually every neighborhood and parish in the Chicagoland area. For 90 years, Catholic Charities has empowered families and individuals of all races and religious backgrounds to realize their full potential. Last year we touched the lives of more than 1.1 million people. Our broad spectrum of services helps people from the point of conception through the last stages of their lives. We keep mothers and their babies well-fed, prepare children in low-income families for school, keep youth in school and out of gangs, counsel and give job training to adults with economic troubles, provide affordable housing for seniors, and organize in-home care services for seniors who need help caring for themselves. Centro Romero (Health, Immigrants, Women, Youth/Teens) 6216 N. Clark Street Chicago, IL 60660 Tel: 773-508-5300 Fax: 773-508-5399 www.centroromero.org For over 30 years, Centro Romero has been a community-based organization that serves the refugee immigrant population on the northeast side of Chicago. Our interrelated programs include the Youth Learning and Leadership Program, Family Services (encapsulating the Domestic Violence Prevention Program, the Public Benefits Program, and the New Americans Initiative), Adult Education, and Legal Services. These are essential services that support healthy personal and social development of participants. Our long-term organizational goal is to bridge a disenfranchised community of immigrants and refugees into mainstream American society as well as improving their opportunity for upward social mobility. Long-term sustainable growth of our target population will only be achieved through education, leadership development, advocacy, and service; we accordingly focus our energy on these related initiatives. Chicago Religious Leadership Network on Latin America (Advocacy, Immigrants/Refugees) 4750 N. Sheridan Road #429 Chicago, IL 60640 Tel: 773-293-3680 Contact: Sharon Hunter-Smith [email protected] http://crln.org/
Formed out of compassion for and commitment to refugees fleeing the violence of Latin America, works to make Latin America a sanctuary for its own people and to stand in solidarity with those oppressed by poverty, violence, and exclusion. Chicago Uptown Ministry (Family, Health, Immigrants) 4720 N. Sheridan Road Chicago, IL 60640 Tel: 773-271-3760 Fax: 773-271-8146 http://www.lcfs.org/uptownministry Chicago Uptown Ministry, a program of Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois created a special niche for itself, in a community well known for its large homeless population, as a faith based safe haven that facilitated and supported the passage of individuals from the fringes of society into the mainstream. Chicago Women AIDS Project (HIV/AIDS, Women) 6363 N. Broadway Street Chicago, IL 60660 Tel: 773-226-5566 F: 773-262-5578 Email: [email protected] http://cwapchicago.org/ CWAP’s mission is to empower transgender and cisgender women to take control of their own health and to live as fully and as productively as possible. CWAP provides prevention education, advocacy and support for women at risk or living with HIV. Chinese Mutual Aid Association (CMAA) (Family, Immigrants) 1016 W. Argyle Street Chicago, IL 60640 Tel: 773-784-2900 Fax: 773-784-2984 Email: [email protected] http://www.chinesemutualaid.org Chinese Mutual Aid Association (CMAA) is a community-based 501(c)3 social services agency that serves low-income immigrants, refugees, people from all socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds, all generations from youth to seniors, and people of all abilities.
Christopher House (Family, Youth/Teens) Uptown Family Resource Center 4701 N. Winthrop Avenue Chicago, IL 60640 Tel: 773-769-4540 F: 773-769-6362 www.christopherhouse.org Christopher House is a catalyst to create thriving families by strengthening and empowering children and parents. Christopher House provides a web of support that helps families become self-sufficient and allows communities to become stronger. We help children through programs that enhance their cognitive, social, physical, and emotional development that allows them to succeed in the classroom and in life. We work with their parents to provide educational, financial, and emotional support to help them to build strong families. CJE SeniorLife (Health, Seniors) 3003 W. Touhy Avenue Chicago, IL 60645 Tel: 773-508-1000 Fax: 773-508-1028 Email: [email protected] www.cje.net The mission of CJE SeniorLife is to facilitate independence of older adults and to enhance quality of life by advocating on their behalf and by offering programs and services throughout the continuum of care for individuals, families and the community. Community Counseling Centers of Chicago (C4) (Family, Health, Women, Youth/Teens) 4740 N. Clark Street Chicago, IL 60640 Tel: 773-769-0205 Contact: Chris Carroll [email protected] www.c4chicago.org Helps individuals and families who are struggling with mental illness, emotional trauma, substance abuse and the aftermath of sexual assault heal and improve their lives. Most services are offered bi-lingual in Spanish, and the Community Counseling Centers of Chicago accepts Medicaid. Fees are determined on a sliding scale based on income.
Cornerstone Community Outreach (Housing/Homeless, Youth/Teens) 4628 N. Clifton Avenue Chicago, IL 60640 Tel: 773-271-8163 Fax: 773.303-0116 www.ccolife.org Cornerstone Community Outreach (CCO), a Illinois not-for-profit organization, was founded in 1989 to raise the quality of life for low-income residents in the Uptown area of Chicago. And over the last twenty-four years, CCO’s programs have expanded to serve nearly 500 men, women and children daily. With Cornerstone’s help these families and individuals can begin to build a new life, one step at a time. Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago (Family, Immigrants) 1730 W. Greenleaf Avenue Chicago, IL 60626 Tel: 773-508-0303 Fax:773-508-0309 Contact: Aberash Yigzaw [email protected] www.ecachicago.org The Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago is a non-profit, charitable organization committed to serving the cultural, psychological and socio-economic needs of refugees and immigrants, including Ethiopian and other African, Asian, Middle Eastern and Eastern European refugees, in and around metropolitan Chicago. The Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago assists in the promotion of personal growth, financial stability, positive family and community relations and community empowerment. Family Matters (Family, Youth/Teens) 7731 N. Marshfield Chicago, IL 60626 Tel: 773-465-6011 www.familymatterschicago.org Family Matters is a family-centered organization in the North of Howard neighborhood that seeks to be a catalyst for change by building and strengthening the community with programs that support personal growth and leadership.
Felines & Canines (Animals) 6379 N. Paulina Street Chicago, IL 60660 PO Box 60616 Chicago, IL 60660 Tel: 773-465-4132 Contact: Abby Smith [email protected] www.felinesinc.org A licensed cage-less, no-kill cat shelter located on Chicago’s North Side. Felines, Inc. offers volunteer and event planning opportunities as well as cat adoption. Friedman Place (Disabilities) 5527 N. Maplewood Chicago, IL 60625 Tel: 773-989-9800 Fax: 773-989-4889 Contact: Alexander Brown [email protected] www.friedmanplace.org Friedman Place is a non-profit Supportive Living Community for blind and visually impaired adults in Chicago. The building has been designed with the needs of the blind and visually impaired in mind. Each resident has a private studio or one-bedroom apartment, with a kitchenette and bathroom. A full range of services and activities is provided so that residents’ days are healthy, dignified, and stimulating. Guide dogs are welcome. Haitian American Community Association (Family, Immigrants) 1637 W. Morse Avenue Chicago, IL 60626 Tel: 773-764-2209 Fax: 773-764-2669 www.hacachicago.com The Haitian American Community Association strives to provide comprehensive support to the Haitian community and other ethnic groups in the greater Chicago area.
Hamdard Healthcare (Family, Health, Immigrants) 1542 W. Devon Avenue Chicago, IL 60660 Tel: 773-465-4600 Fax: 773-465-4666 Crisis Line: 1-866-305-3933 Contact: Kim Karwacki [email protected] www.hamdardcenter.org Hamdard Healthcare services is a not-for-profit health and social service agency. Hamdard’s philosophy is to meet the needs of the underserved through its comprehensive service model by providing culturally-sensitive and linguistically-appropriate services to families. Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights (Family, Health, Immigrants, Legal Aid, Mental Health, Youth/Teens) 208 S. LaSalle Street, Suite 1300 Chicago, IL 60604 (Main Office) Tel: 312-660-1300 Fax: 312-660-1500 www.heartlandalliance.org Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights champions the human rights and improves the lives of men, women, and children who are threatened by poverty or danger. For more than 100 years we have been providing solutions—both through services and policy—that move individuals from crisis to stability and on to success. Programs: CONSULTING AND TRAINING: Includes cross-cultural interpreting and translation services, Enlaces América to coordinate leadership development within immigrant communities, the Heartland Training Center for Human Service Excellence, the Mid-America Institute on Poverty, and an array of inter-connected and culturally competent health, legal, and resettlement services. EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION: Includes a culinary training program, El Centro de Educación y Cultura to provide adult basic education classes for immigrants in English and Spanish, the International Children’s Center, the International Refugee Center, and the Kosovar Community Center. HIV/AIDS: Includes a community health center, Every Positive Change, FirstStep, Health Care for the Homeless, Rafael Center Uptown, Spang Center
for Oral Health Uptown, Syringe Exchange, and transitional living for the chemically dependent. HOUSING AND HOMELESS OUTREACH: Includes an assertive community treatment, assisted permanent housing, permanent housing for people who are homeless with short-term supportive services, the Families Building Community program, homeless prevention, the HOPE Center (outreach and drop-in center for individuals who are homeless, not connected with any supportive services, and who have a substance use disorder), housing relocation for non-elderly disabled, and interim housing facilities. IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES: Provides legal assistance, housing and resettlement assistance, education and language programs, and health services for immigrants and refugees. YOUTH: Includes the Families Building Community program; the International Children’s Center’s residential program for children who have entered the U.S. without parents or documentation; international family, adolescent, and child enhancement services; the Family Services Program at the International Refugee Center; and a women’s program. Heartland Health Centers (Family, Health, Housing, Mental Health) HHC seeks to improve the well-being of the community by providing accessible, high-quality healthcare. NOTE: At this time, dental services for patients 20 or older are available only for current HHC patients receiving primary care services at one of HHC’s health center locations. If you feel that you need dental services, please talk to your primary care provider. NOTE: At this time, psychiatric services are available only for current HHC patients receiving primary care services at HHC. If you feel that you need psychiatric services, please talk to your primary care provider. Rogers Park Health Center: 2200 West Touhy Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60645 Phone: (773) 751-1875 SERVICES: Women’s health, pediatrics, primary care, nutrition, dental screening for ages 0-4
Devon Health Center: 1300 West Devon Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60660 Phone: 773-751-7850 SERVICES: Primary care, women’s health, pediatrics, dental screening for ages 0-4, nutrition, evening hours, Saturday hours Wilson Health Center 845 West Wilson Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60640 Phone: 773-506-4283 SERVICES: Primary care, women’s health, pediatrics, dental screening for ages 0-4, nutrition Lincoln Square Health Center 2645 West Lawrence Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60625 Phone: 773-275-1680 SERVICES: Primary care, women’s health, pediatrics, dental screening for ages 0-4, nutrition, evening hours, Saturday hours Heartland Health Outreach (Family, Health, Housing/Homeless, Mental Health, Youth/Teens) Health Centers: Uptown Health Center 1015 West Lawrence Avenue Chicago, IL 60640 For Appointments: 773-275-2586 Fax: 773-275-3689 James West Health Center 22 North Sangamon Street Chicago, IL 60607 For Appointments: 312-660-1775 Fax: 312-850-1257 http://www.heartlandhealthoutreach.org/
Heartland Health Outreach’s mission is to transform healthcare for the most vulnerable—particularly people experiencing homelessness, mental illness or addictions, or struggling with multiple chronic illnesses—improving health for all and the well-being of our community. Programs: DENTAL: Provides services including fillings, cleanings, comprehensive exams and x-rays, simple and deep cleanings covered for pregnant participants with Medicaid, specialist referrals through a network of providers, and treatment for people who are HIV positive. To schedule an appointment, call 773-751-1713. For general information: Kishore Shetty, DDS, 773-751-1732 MEDICAL: HHO provides comprehensive, integrated care, coordinating health center services with housing, nutrition, mental health, addictions and case management services offered by other departments to holistically meet participants’ needs. The HHO provides comprehensive primary care services, including: family medicine, HIV specialty care, medical case management, prenatal care, medical interpretation, internal medicine, laboratory and prescription services, benefits and entitlement assistance, medication assistance, and referrals to specialists. MENTAL HEALTH: HHO’s mental health services include counseling for individuals and groups, addiction services, trauma and post-trauma counseling and in-network provider referrals. These services are provided in a variety of settings to address diverse populations and illnesses. These include participant homes, HHO health centers, the Resource Center, and on the streets and in shelters. COMMUNITY HOUSING: HHO leases more than 350 apartments across the city, providing supportive housing to participants who are homeless or on the verge of homelessness. Housing services target people who are homeless and severely mentally ill or addicted, individuals with chronic illnesses, including HIV, and people in treatment for tuberculosis. Participants are expected to pay 30 percent of their income in rent. For general information contact Tina White at 773-751-4103. OUTREACH: The outreach team reaches out to people on the streets, in cars, in shelters, and other community spaces to help link them to permanently housing and healthcare. Contact Chris Robinson for general information at 773-751-4184. FOOD AND NUTRITION: HHO provides food distribution and meals for low-income people living with HIV/AIDS through the Vital Bridges program. HHO
also provides nutritious counseling and education services for diverse populations including people living with HIV, homeless people, participants in the health center, and participants in the Refugee Health Program. Contact Laura Samnadda for general information at 773-826-7066. Housing Opportunities and Maintenance for the Elderly (H.O.M.E.) (Housing, Seniors) 1419 W. Carroll Avenue, Floor 2 Chicago, IL 60607 Tel: 773-921-3200 Fax: 773-921-1332 Contact: Kevin Horan-Bussey [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] www.homeseniors.org Committed to improving the quality of life for Chicago’s low-income elderly, Housing Opportunities and Maintenance for the Elderly (H.O.M.E.) helps seniors remain independent and part of their community by offering opportunities for intergenerational living and by providing a variety of citywide support services. Housing Opportunities for Women (Housing/Homeless, Women, Youth/Teens) 1607 W. Howard Street, Second Floor Chicago, IL 60626 Tel: 773-465-5770 Fax: 773-465-5771 Contact: Dan Summins [email protected] http://www.how-inc.org/ Empowering women, children and families to break the cycle of poverty and homelessness. Howard Area Community Center (Youth/Teens) 7648 N. Paulina Street Chicago, IL 60626 Tel: 773-262-6622 Fax; 773-262-6645 Contact: Towana Horne [email protected] www.howardarea.org
The mission of the Howard Area Community Center is to assist low-income individuals and families in Rogers Park and adjacent communities to stabilize
their lives and to develop the social skills necessary to become effective community members. Indo-American Center (Family, Immigrants, Legal Aid) 6328 N. California Avenue Chicago, IL 60659 Tel: 773-973-4444 Fax: 773-973-0157 www.indoamerican.org
The Indo American Center (IAC) addresses the needs of South Asian immigrants as well as people from more than twenty nations the world over. IAC provides services that facilitate their adjustment, integration, and friendship with the wider society, nurture their sense of community, and foster appreciation for the diversity of culture and heritage. Inspiration Corporation (Housing/Homeless) 4554 N. Broadway, Suite 207 Chicago, IL 60640 Tel: 773-878-0981 Fax: 773-878-3114 www.inspirationcorp.org
In an atmosphere of dignity and respect, Inspiration Corporation helps people who are affected by homelessness and poverty to improve their lives and increase self-sufficiency through the provision of social services, employment training and placement, and housing. Iraqi Mutual Aid Society (Immigrants/Refugees) 2600 W. Peterson Avenue, Suite 100 Chicago, IL 60659 Tel: 773-409-4597 Contact: Baida Alruobaiai [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.iraqimutualaid.org The Iraqi Mutual Aid Society fosters the well-being and self-sufficiency of Iraqi refugees and immigrants in the United States through easing their transition to life in America; forging connections between Iraqi and American society; and facilitating the preservation and exchange of Iraqi culture. Japanese American Citizens League, Chicago Chapter (Immigrants, Legal Aid, Youth/Teens) 5415 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60640 Tel: 773-728-7171 Fax: 773-728-7231 www.jaclchicago.org Jewish Child & Family Services/Jewish Vocational Service
(Disabilities, Family, Mental Health, Youth/Teens) Chicago-Downtown: 216 W. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 800 Chicago, IL 60606 Tel: 312-357-4800 Fax: 312-855-3754 Chicago-West Rogers Park/Peterson Park: 3525 W. Peterson Ave., Suite 400, Chicago, IL 60659 Intake and Inquiries: 855-275-5237 Reception: 773-866-5035 www.jcfs.org, www.jvschicago.org Jewish Child & Family Services provides vital, individualized, results-driven, therapeutic and supportive services for thousands of children, adults and families of all backgrounds each year, facing challenges with life transitions, mental health, developmental/intellectual disability and basic human need. Korean American Community Services (Family, Immigrants, Legal Aid, Seniors) 4300 N. California Avenue Chicago, IL 60618 Tel: 773-583-5501 Fax: 773-583-7009 www.kacschgo.org Our mission at Korean American Community Services is to celebrate our ethnicity and to empower all members of the community by providing educational, legal, health and social services. Lakeside Community Development Corporation (Housing) 6636 N. Clark Street Chicago, IL Tel: 773-381-5253 Fax: 773-262-9402 www.lakesidecdc.org The Lakeside Community Development Corporation is an organization that tries to provide ample resources in helping those from low-income backgrounds find suitable housing situations. Lakeview Pantry (Food/Food Pantries) 3831 N. Broadway
Chicago, IL 60613 Tel: 773-525-1777 http://lakeviewpantry.org
A non-profit organization with the mission of eliminating hunger and poverty in our community by providing food to fill the basic needs of hungry people, increasing the independence of our clients through self-help initiatives and other innovative programs, and raising awareness of hunger and poverty and working toward solutions to eliminate them. LEEDA Services of Illinois, Inc. (Disabilities, Family, Health, Youth/Teens) 1607 W. Howard, 4th floor Chicago, IL 60626 Tel: 773-274-9760 Contact: Ted Anderson [email protected] http://www.leedaservices.org Case management provided for children only; child and family support program (respite services for children). On days when schools are closed, respite centers for children are operated. Residential Services/CILA for adults with developmental disabilities. Lincoln Park Community Shelter (Housing/Homeless) Service Location: 600 W. Fullerton Parkway Chicago, IL 60614 Mail for Guests: 638 W Deming Place Chicago, IL 60614 Tel: 773-549-6111 Fax: 773-549-1767 Email: [email protected]
www.lpcsonline.org
The Lincoln Park Community Shelter brings communities together to empower homeless men and women to make and sustain life changes. Mercy Housing (Disabilities, Family, Housing/Homeless, Seniors) 4946 N Sheridan Rd Chicago, IL 60640 Tel: 773-409-4634 Contact: Mark Angelini [email protected]
https://www.mercyhousing.org/ Mercy Housing provides affordable housing and supportive services for low income families, seniors, and people with special needs. Neumann Family Services (Disabilities, Mental Health) 5547 N. Ravenswood Chicago, IL 60640 Tel: 773-769-4313 Fax: 773-769-1476 Contact: Sheila Grant [email protected] www.neumannfamilyservices.org The mission of Neumann Family Services is to integrate people with disabilities and other life issues into the community and enrich their quality of life with choice and independence. The Night Ministry (Health, Homeless, Youth/Teens) 4711 N. Ravenswood Avenue Chicago, IL 60640-4407 Tel: 773-784-9000 Fax: 773-784-5865 Email: [email protected] www.thenightministry.org
The Night Ministry is a Chicago-based organization that works to offer housing, health care and human connection to members of the Chicago community struggling with poverty or homelessness. With an open heart and an open mind, we accept people as they are and work to address their immediate needs while affirming their sense of humanity. Northside Community Development Corporation (Housing) 1530 W Morse Avenue Chicago, IL 60626 Tel: 773-262-2290 www.northsidecdc.org As a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, our mission is to foster community development and create and preserve affordable and diverse housing opportunities in Chicago through education, training, advocacy and development.
Northside Community Resources (Immigrants/Refugees, Housing, Seniors, Youth) 1530 W. Morse Avenue Chicago, IL Tel: 773-338-7722 www.northsidecommunityresources.org Northside Workforce Center (Employment) Dynamic Educational Systems, Inc. 5060 N. Broadway Street, Suite 690 Chicago, IL 60640 Tel: 773-334-4747 ext. 222 Contact: Renee Francis [email protected] http://www.workforceboard.org/, www.exodyne.com The Northside Workforce Center can help people who are looking for a job, under-employed, or in need of job training services. They have resources to help people with their career paths. Pan-African Association (Immigrants/Refugees) 6163 N. Broadway Street Chicago, IL 60660 Phone: 773-381-9723 Fax: 773-381-9727 [email protected]; [email protected] panafricanassociation.org Our mission is to serve, empower, and promote the integration of refugees, asylees, and immigrants from Africa and around the world. The People’s Music School (Recreation) 931 W. Eastwood Chicago, Il 60640 Tel: 773-784-7032 Fax: 773-784-7134 Contact: Carolyn Sybesma [email protected] www.peoplesmusicschool.org
The People’s Music School creates a world of harmony, creativity, and passion by fostering the universal language of music through free instruction and performances. The School offers instruction in many different instruments to hundreds of students each year and dozens of concerts to the community.
Red Door Animal Shelter (Animals) 2410 W. Lunt Avenue Chicago, IL 60645 Tel: 773-764-2242 www.reddoorshelter.org
Red Door Animal Shelter is a no-kill shelter committed to helping animals in need. Its primary focus is on the rescue, shelter, and adoption of cats, dogs, and rabbits. RefugeeOne (Family, Immigrants/Refugees, Legal Aid/Advocacy, Seniors, Women, Youth/Teens) 4753 N. Broadway, Suite 401 Chicago, IL 60640 Tel: 773-989-5647 Fax: 773-989-0484 Email: [email protected] www.refugeeone.org We create opportunity for refugees fleeing war, terror, and persecution to build new lives of safety, dignity, and self-reliance. Sarah's Circle (Women) 4838 N. Sheridan Road Chicago, IL 60640 Tel: 773-728-1991 www.sarahs-circle.org
Sarah’s Circle is a refuge for women who are homeless or in need of a safe space. By providing life necessities, housing, case management, clinical and social services, we encourage women to empower themselves by rebuilding both emotionally and physically; realizing their unique potential. The Single Room Housing Assistance Corporation (Disabilities, Homeless) 501 N. Central Avenue Chicago, IL 60644 Tel: 312-212-1212 Fax: 773-626-4465 www.srhac.org
Assists single Chicago residents threatened with homelessness and promotes the viability of single-room occupancy (SRO) buildings as a vital low-income housing resource.
Southeast Asia Center (Family, Immigrants, Seniors, Youth/Teens) 5120 N. Broadway Chicago, IL 60640 Tel: 773-989-6927 Fax: 888-831-5471 www.se-asiacenter.org
The South-East Asia Center (SEAC) is a community-based, educational and social service organization building bridges of understanding and cooperation between peoples of Old and New World cultures. Thresholds Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center (Health, Homeless, Mental Health) 4101 N. Ravenswood Avenue Chicago, IL 60613 Main: 773-572-5500 Central Intake Line: 773-572-5400 www.thresholds.org
Thresholds provides healthcare, housing, and hope for thousands of persons with mental illnesses in Illinois each year. Through care, employment, advocacy, and housing, Thresholds assists and inspires people with mental illnesses to reclaim their lives. Tibetan Alliance of Chicago (Immigrants, Recreation) 2422 Dempster Street Evanston, IL 60202 Tel: 847-773-1111 www.tibetan-alliance.org
Tibetan Alliance of Chicago is a non-profit organization serving the needs of the Tibetan community in Chicago; this organization is recognized by the Office of the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan Government-in-exile. All donations are tax deductible and it will use to service the community needs and children’s education programs. All workers at the Tibetan Alliance of Chicago office are volunteers. Trilogy (Health, Housing/Homeless, Mental Health) 1400 W. Greenleaf Chicago, IL 60626 Tel: 773-508-6100 Contact: John Mayes [email protected]
http://www.trilogyinc.org/ Trilogy is a not-for-profit behavioral healthcare organization serving people with serious mental illness in Chicago. Trilogy helps every person who seeks services to acquire access to quality primary and behavioral healthcare while having their basic human needs—food, clothing, and shelter—met. Uptown People’s Law Center (Legal Aid) 4413 N. Sheridan Road Chicago, IL 60640 Tel: 773-769-1411 Fax: 773-769-2224 Contact: Nicole Schult [email protected] www.uplcchicago.org The mission of the Uptown People's Law Center is to establish, administer, and promote programs providing legal aid to indigent persons, assisting community residents in obtaining legal services and benefits, and educating and training residents, paraprofessionals and community attorneys. Vietnamese Association of Illinois (Immigrants, Seniors, Youth/Teens) 5110 N. Broadway Avenue Chicago, IL 60640 Tel: 773-728-3700 Fax: 773-728-0497 www.hnvi.org
The Vietnamese Association of Illinois (VAI) focuses on serving diverse communities, fostering unity, and promoting Vietnamese American identity. Voice of the People in Uptown, Inc. (Housing) 4861 N. Kenmore Avenue Chicago, IL 60640 Tel: 773-769-2442 Fax: 773-769-2772 www.vophousing.com Voice of the People in Uptown, Inc., promotes and provides quality, affordable housing for low-income people in uptown and its surrounding communities and attempt to empower community members through participation in housing advocacy, development, rehabilitation and management. White Crane Wellness Center (Health, Seniors) 1657 W. Foster Avenue
Chicago, IL 60640 Tel: 773-271-9001 whitecranewellness.org
White Crane Wellness Center is an independent, non-profit organization whose objectives are to offer health and wellness services to older adults seeking ways to improve their health, and to serve as model for a new approach to health and aging. WIC Program (Women, Family) Uptown NHC: 845 W. Wilson Chicago, IL 60640 Tel: 312-744-0073/1365, 312-742-3661 Fax: 312-742-1733 www.fns.usda.gov/wic The goal of the WIC program is to safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating, and referrals to health care. World Relief Chicago (Immigrants/Refugees) 3507 W. Lawrence #208 Chicago, IL 60625 Tel: 773-583-9191 Fax: 773-583-9410 www.worldreliefchicago.org In community with the local Church, World Relief envisions the most vulnerable people transformed economically, socially, and spiritually. Youth Job Center (Employment, Youth/Teens) 1114 Church St Evanston, IL 60201 Tel: 847-864-5627 Contact: Morris Brent [email protected] http://www.youthjobcenter.org/ Youth Job Center provides employment-related services for disadvantaged and at-risk youth in Chicago and Evanston.
INDEX (alphabetical)
Organization Address/Phone Services Offered A Just Harvest ajustharvest.org
7649 N. Paulina 773-262-2297
Food/Food Pantries
After School Matters www.afterschoolmatters.org
66 E. Randolph 312-742-4182
Youth/Teens
Albany Park Community Center http://www.apccchgo.org/
1945 W. Wilson 773-583-5111
Family, Mental Health Counseling, Youth/Teens
Alternatives, Inc. http://alternativesyouth.org
4730 N. Sheridan 773-506-7474
Youth/Teens
Anixter Center www.anixter.org
2001 N. Clybourn 773-973-7900
Disabilities
Apna Ghar www.apnaghar.org
4350 N. Broadway, Second Floor 773-883-4663
Immigrants, Legal Aid, Women, Youth/Teens
Asian Human Services www.ahschicago.org
4753 N. Broadway #700 773-728-2235
Health, HIV/AIDS, Immigrants, Women
Assyrian National Council of Illinois http://www.ancil.org/
2450 W. Peterson, 773-262-5589
Immigrants
Belle Center www.bellecenter-chicago.org
1754 W. Wilson 773-878-7868
Disabilities, Youth
Bethany Methodist Corporation www.bethanymethodist.org
5025 N. Paulina 773-271-9040
Health, Seniors
Between Friends www.betweenfriendschicago.org
P.O. Box 608548, Chicago, IL 60660 773-274-5232
Legal Aid, Women, Youth/Teens
Bosnian Herzegovinian American Community Center
1016 W. Argyle 773-989-4381
Family, Immigrants
Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago http://www.bgcc.org/
4835 N. Sheridan 773-271-8400
Youth/Teens
Cambodian Association of Illinois http://www.cai-nationalmuseum.org/
2831 W. Lawrence 773-878-7090
Family, Immigrants, Seniors
Care For Real/Edgewater Food Pantry www.edgewatercommunitycouncil.org
5341 N. Sheridan 773-769-6182
Food/Food Pantries
Casa Central www.casacentral.org
1343 N. California 773-645-2300
Family, Immigrants, Seniors, Youth/Teens
Catholic Charities www.catholiccharities.net
721 N. LaSalle 312-655-7700
Family, Legal Aid, Seniors, Women, Youth/Teens
Centro Romero www.centroromero.org
6216 N. Clark 773-508-5300
Health, Immigrants, Women, Youth/Teens
Chicago Religious Leadership Network on Latin America http://crln.org/
4750 N. Sheridan #429 773-293-3680
Advocacy, Immigrants/Refugees
Chicago Uptown Ministry http://www.lcfs.org/uptownministry
4720 N. Sheridan 773-271-3760
Family, Health, Immigrants
Chicago Women AIDS Project http://cwapchicago.org/
6363 N. Broadway 773-226-5566
HIV/AIDS, Women
Chinese Mutual Aid Association www.chinesemutualaid.org
1016 W. Argyle 773-784-2900
Family, Immigrants
Christopher House www.christopherhouse.org
4701 N. Winthrop 773-769-4540
Family, Youth/Teens
CJE SeniorLife www.cje.net
3003 W. Touhy 773-508-1000
Health, Seniors
Community Counseling Centers of Chicago (C4) www.c4chicago.org
4740 N. Clark 773-769-0205
Family, Health, Women, Youth/Teens
Cornerstone Community Outreach www.ccolife.org
4628 N. Clifton 773-271-8163
Housing/Homeless, Youth/Teens
Ethiopian Community Association www.ecachicago.org
1730 N. Greenleaf 773-508-0303
Family, Immigrants
Family Matters www.familymatterschicago.org
7731 N. Marshfield 773-465-6011
Family, Youth/Teens
Felines & Canines www.felinesinc.org
6379 N. Paulina 773-465-4132
Animals
Friedman Place www.friedmanplace.org
5527 N. Maplewood 773-989-9800
Disabilities
Haitian American Community Assoc. www.hacachicago.com
1637 W. Morse 773-764-2209
Family, Immigrants
Hamdard Healthcare www.hamdardcenter.org
1542 W. Devon 773-465-4600
Family, Health, Immigrants
Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights www.heartlandalliance.org
208 S. LaSalle #1300 312-660-1300
Family, Health, Immigrants, Legal Aid, Mental Health, Youth/Teens
Heartland Health Centers Rogers Park Health Center 2200 W. Touhy 773-751-1875 Devon Health Center 1300 W. Devon 773-751-7850 Wilson Health Center 845 W. Wilson 773-506-4283 Lincoln Square Health Center 2645 W. Lawrence 773-275-1680
Family, Health, Mental Health, Women
Heartland Health Outreach http://www.heartlandhealthoutreach.org/
Uptown Health Center 1015 W. Lawrence 773-275-2586 James West Health Center 22 N. Sangamon 312-660-1775
Family, Health, Housing/Homeless, Mental Health, Youth/Teens
Housing Opportunities and Maintenance for the Elderly www.homeseniors.org
1419 W. Carroll Ave, Floor 2 773-921-3200
Housing, Seniors
Housing Opportunities for Women http://www.how-inc.org/
1607 W. Howard 2nd Fl. 773-465-5770
Housing/Homeless, Women, Youth/Teens
Howard Area Community Center www.howardarea.org
7648 N. Paulina 773-262-6622
Youth/Teens
Indo-American Center www.indoamerican.org
6328 N. California 773-973-4444
Family, Immigrants, Legal Aid
Inspiration Corporation www.inspirationcorp.org
4554 N. Broadway #207 773-878-0981
Housing/Homeless
Iraqi Mutual Aid Society www.iraqimutualaid.org
2600 W. Peterson #100 773-409-4597
Immigrants/Refugees
Japanese American Citizens League www.jaclchicago.org
5415 N. Clark 773-728-7171
Immigrants, Legal Aid, Youth/Teens
Jewish Child and Family Services/ Jewish Vocational Services www.jcfs.org / www.jvschicago.org
216 W. Jackson #800 312-357-4800
Disabilities, Family, Mental Health, Youth/Teens
Korean American Community Services www.kacschgo.org
4300 N. California 773-583-5501
Family, Immigrants, Legal Aid, Seniors
Lakeside Community Development Corporation www.lakesidecdc.org
6636 N. Clark Street 773-381-5253
Housing
Lakeview Pantry http://lakeviewpantry.org
3831 N. Broadway 773-525-1777
Food/Food Pantries
LEEDA Services of Illinois, Inc. http://www.leedaservices.org
1607 W. Howard 773-274-9760
Disabilities, Family, Health, Youth/Teens
Lincoln Park Community Shelter www.lpcsonline.org
600 W. Fullerton 773-549-6111
Housing/Homeless
Mercy Housing https://www.mercyhousing.org/
4946 N. Sheridan 773-409-4634
Disabilities, Family, Housing/Homeless, Seniors
Neumann Family Services www.neumannfamilyservices.org
5547 N. Ravenswood 773-769-4313
Disabilities, Mental Health
Night Ministry www.thenightministry.org
4711 N. Ravenswood 773-784-9000
Health, Homeless, Youth/Teens
Northside Community Development Corporation www.northsidecdc.org
1530 W. Morse 773-262-2290
Housing
Northside Community Resources www.northsidecommunityresources.org
1530 W. Morse 773-338-7722
Immigrants/Refugees, Housing, Seniors, Youth
Northside Workforce Center Dynamic Educational Systems, Inc. http://www.workforceboard.org/, www.exodyne.com
5060 N. Broadway, Suite 690 773-334-4747 ext. 222
Employment
Pan-African Association www.panafricanassociation.org
6163 N. Broadway St 773-381-9723
Immigrants/Refugees
The People's Music School 931 W. Eastwood Recreation
www.peoplesmusicschool.org 773-784-7032
Red Door Animal Shelter www.reddoorshelter.org
2410 W. Lunt Ave 773-764-2242
Animals
RefugeeOne www.refugeeone.org
4753 N. Broadway, #401 773-989-5647
Family, Immigrants/Refugees, Legal Aid/Advocacy, Seniors, Women, Youth/Teens
Sarah's Circle www.sarahs-circle.org
4838 N. Sheridan Rd 773-728-1991
Women
The Single Room Housing Assistance Corporation www.srhac.org
501 N. Central Ave 312-212-1212
Disabilities, Homeless
Southeast Asia Center www.se-asiacenter.org
5120 N. Broadway 773-989-6927
Family, Immigrants, Seniors, Youth/Teens
Thresholds Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center www.thresholds.org
4101 N. Ravenswood 773-572-5500
Health, Homeless, Mental Health
Tibetan Alliance of Chicago www.tibetan-alliance.org
2422 Dempster St 847-773-1111
Immigrants, Recreation
Trilogy http://www.trilogyinc.org/
1400 W. Greenleaf 773-508-6100
Health, Housing/Homeless, Mental Health
Uptown People's Law Center www.uplcchicago.org
4413 N. Sheridan 773-769-1411
Legal Aid
Vietnamese Associate of Illinois www.hnvi.org
5110 N. Broadway 773-728-3700
Immigrants, Seniors, Youth/Teens
Voice of the People in Uptown, Inc. www.vophousing.com
4861 N. Kenmore Ave 773-769-2442
Housing
White Crane Wellness Center whitecranewellness.org
1657 W. Foster Ave 773-271-9001
Health, Seniors
WIC Program www.fns.usda.gov/wic
845 W. Wilson 312-744-0073/1365 312-742-3661
Women, Infant Care
World Relief Chicago www.worldreliefchicago.org
3507 W. Lawrence #208 773-583-9191
Immigrants/Refugees
Youth Job Center http://www.youthjobcenter.org
1114 Church 847-864-5627
Employment, Youth/Teens
INDEX (by services offered)
ANIMALS Felines & Canines Red Door Animal Shelter DISABILITIES Anixter Center Belle Center Friedman Place
Jewish Child and Family Services/ Jewish Vocational Services LEEDA Services of Illinois, Inc. Mercy Housing Neumann Family Services Single Room Housing Assistance Corp. EMPLOYMENT Northside Workforce Center
Youth Job Center FAMILY Albany Park Community Center Bosnian Herzegovinian Center Cambodian Association of Illinois Casa Central Catholic Charities Chicago Uptown Ministry Chinese Mutual Aid Association Christopher House Community Counseling Centers of Chicago (C4) Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago Family Matters Haitian American Community Assoc. Hamdard Healthcare Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights Heartland Health Centers Heartland Health Outreach Indo-American Center Jewish Child and Family Services/ Jewish Vocational Services Korean American Community Services LEEDA Services of Illinois, Inc. Mercy Housing Pan African Association RefugeeOne Southeast Asia Center WIC Program FOOD/FOOD PANTRIES A Just Harvest Care for Real Lakeview Pantry HEALTH Asian Human Services Bethany Methodist Corporation Catholic Charities Centro Romero Chicago Uptown Ministry CJE SeniorLife Community Counseling Centers of Chicago (C4) Hamdard Healthcare
Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights Heartland Health Centers Heartland Health Outreach LEEDA Services of Illinois, Inc. Night Ministry Thresholds Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center Trilogy White Crane Wellness Center HIV/AIDS Asian Human Services Chicago Women AIDS Project HOUSING/HOMELESS Cornerstone Community Outreach Housing Opportunities and Maintenance for the Elderly Heartland Health Outreach Housing Opportunities for Women Inspiration Corporation Lakeside Community Development Corporation Lincoln Park Community Shelter Mercy Housing Night Ministry Northside Community Development Corporation Northside Community Resources Single Room Housing Assistance Corp. Thresholds Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center Trilogy Voice of the People in Uptown, Inc. IMMIGRANTS/REFUGEES Apna Ghar Asian Human Services Assyrian National Council of Illinois Bosnian Herzegovinian Center Cambodian Association of Illinois Casa Central Centro Romero Chicago Religious Leadership Network on Latin America Chicago Uptown Ministry Chinese Mutual Aid Association
Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago Haitian American Community Assoc. Hamdard Healthcare Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights Indo-American Center Iraqi Mutual Aid Society Japanese American Citizens League Korean American Community Services Northside Community Resources Pan-African Association RefugeeOne Southeast Asia Center Tibetan Alliance of Chicago Vietnamese Association of Illinois World Relief Chicago LEGAL AID/ADVOCACY Apna Ghar Belle Center Between Friends Catholic Charities Chicago Religious Leadership Network on Latin America Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights Indo-American Center Japanese American Citizens League Korean American Community Services RefugeeOne Sarah's Circle Uptown People's Law Center World Relief Chicago MENTAL HEALTH/COUNSELING Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights Heartland Health Centers Heartland Health Outreach Albany Park Community Center Cambodian Association of Illinois Community Counseling Centers of Chicago (C4) Heartland Alliance Jewish Child and Family Services/ Jewish Vocational Service Neumann Family Services
Thresholds Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center Trilogy RECREATION The People's Music School Tibetan Alliance of Chicago SENIORS Bethany Methodist Corporation Cambodian Association of Illinois Casa Central Catholic Charities CJE SeniorLife Housing Opportunities and Maintenance for the Elderly Korean American Community Services Mercy Housing Northside Community Resources RefugeeOne Southeast Asia Center Vietnamese Association of Illinois White Crane Wellness Center WOMEN/DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Apna Ghar Asian Human Services Between Friends Catholic Charities Centro Romero Chicago Women AIDS Project Community Counseling Centers of Chicago (C4) Heartland Health Centers Housing Opportunities for Women RefugeeOne Sarah's Circle WIC Program YOUTH/TEENS After School Matters Albany Park Community Center Alternatives, Inc. Apna Ghar Belle Center Between Friends Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago Casa Central Catholic Charities
Centro Romero Christopher House Community Counseling Centers of Chicago (C4) Cornerstone Community Outreach Family Matters Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights Heartland Health Outreach Housing Opportunities for Women Howard Area Community Center Japanese American Citizens League
Jewish Child and Family Services/ Jewish Vocational Service LEEDA Services of Illinois, Inc. Night Ministry Northside Community Resources RefugeeOne Southeast Asia Center Vietnamese Association of Illinois Youth Job Center