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Animal Surrender/Abuse
Children and Family Services
Domestic Violence
Emergency Assistance
Family Shelter
Food
Healthcare
Health Issues-Cancer
Health Issues-HIV/AIDS
Housing
Homeless Intervention
Job Training
Kid's Rights Classes
Landlord/Tenant Issues
Parenting Classes
Veterans Assistance

Animal Surrender/Abuse

Children and Family Services

  • Court Advocacy for Guardianship
    The Parent Place of Springfield
    (217) 753-8730 Ext. 103
    www.tppos.org/services
  • Department of Children and Family Services
    Chicago 312-814-6899
    Springfield 217-785-2509
    www.state.il.us/dcfs
  • Child Abuse Hotline
    800-252-2873
  • Missing Child Helpline
    866-503-0184
  • Advocacy Office
    800-232-3798
    217-524-2029
  • Day Care Information
    877-746-0829
  • Foster Parent Hotline
    800-624-5437
  • Adoption Hotline
    800-572-2390
  • Youth Hotline
    800-232-3798

Domestic Violence

  • Between Friends
    800-630-HELP (24 hour hotline)
    www.betweenfriendschicago.org
  • KAN-WIN
    774-583-0880 (24 hour hotline)
    www.kanwin.org
  • Community Crisis Center, Inc.
    847-697-2380 (24 hour hotline)
  • Crisis Center for South Suburbia
    708-429-7233 (24 hour hotline)
  • Family Shelter Service
    630-469-5650 (24 hour hotline)
  • Sarah's Inn
    708-386-3305
  • South Suburban Family Shelter
    708-335-3028 and 877-335-3020 (24 hour hotlines)
  • WINGS Program, Inc.
    847-348-3001 (24 hour hotline)
  • City of Chicago Domestic Violence Help Line
    877-863-6338
  • Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago
    312-655-7700

Emergency Assistance

  • Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago
    312-655-7500

Family Shelter

  • Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago
    312-655-7700

Food

Healthcare

Health Issues-Cancer

Health Issues-HIV/AIDS

Housing

Landlord/Tenant Issues

  • Champaign-Urbana Tenant Union
    217-352-6220
    cutu.org

Veteran Assistance

  • Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital
    708-202-8387
  • Jesse Brown VA Hospital
    312-569-8387
  • Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans
    630-871-VETS  (8387)
    www.helpaveteran.org
  • U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Regional Office
    800-827-1000
  • Veterans of Foreign Wars Department Service Office
    312-980-4284