CFCCC Resource Guide |
Social Services
CAP: Client Assistance Program
Helps disabled people who have been denied services, whose services have been terminated, or have problems with Illinois Department of Human Services/DORS caseworkers.
100 N. 1st St., 1st Floor West Springfield, IL 62702-5197 Ph: 800-641-3929
Catholic Charities USA
Offers a variety of social service programs.
Ph: 703-549-1390
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago 126 N. Des Plaines St. Chicago, IL 60641 Ph: 312-655-7000 Website: http://www.catholiccharities.net/
Center of Concern
Provides personal counseling, telephone reassurance, legal and tax counseling, blood pressure testing, blood sugar screening, employment, food distribution, shared housing, drivers license test review, information and referral.
1580 N Northwest Hwy, #310, Park Ridge IL 60068 Ph: 847-823-0453
Chicago: Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD)
Serves five major constituencies: people with disabilities, all city departments and agencies, other government agencies, disability-related agencies and organizations and the private sector. Services include disability resources, employment services, training, architectural services, public information, education, homemaker, and youth programs.
121 North LaSalle
St. Ph: 312-744-7050 (Voice), 312-744-4964 (TTY) Fax: 312-744-3314 Website: http://www.ci.chi.il.us/disabilities/
Cornerstone
800 Black Road PO Box 279 Joliet IL 60434 Contact: Beverly Swithin 815 774 3260
Counseling Center of Lake View 3225 N. Sheffield Chicago, IL 60657 773-549-5886 (recommending: counselor Sarah Solin, M.S.W.)
Direct Link for the Disabled
Provides information on 7000 health conditions, disabilities and rare disorders nationwide. Agency is a non-profit information referral service that links the disabled with providers of direct services.
P.O. Box 1036 Solvang, CA 93464 Ph: 805-688-1603 (Voice/TTY) Fax: 805-686-5285
Anne W. Gunter, M.A. Independent Living Advocate/I & R Progress Center for Independent Living 7521 W. Madison Street Forest Park, IL 60130 V: 708-209-1500 x 22 TTY: 708-209-1826 Fax: 708-209-1735 agunter < at > progresscil.org
Halftheplanet.com
An extensive directory of disability resources and links.
Website: http://halftheplanet.com
Health And Disability Advocates Provides services for low-income older adults, children and adults with disabilities, such as counseling on Medicare and Medicaid issues and disability benefits cases. 312-223-9600 TTY 800-427-9766 www.hdadvocates.org
Heart to Heart St. Gertrude's Parish 6214 N. Glenwood 773-973-5464. Offers various services to people 60 and older who live between boundaries of Devon to Foster and the Lake to Ravenswood of religious affiliation.
Illinois Assistive Technology Project
Promoting independent living through technology.
1 West Old State Capitol Plaza Suite 100 Ph: 800-852-5110 (Voice/TTY, Illinois only), 217-522-7985 (Voice), 217-522-9966 (TTY) Fax: 217-522-8067 Website: http://www.iltech.org
Illinois Department of Human ServicesPublic Aid and rehabilitation services Ph: 800-843-6154(Voice), 800-447-6404 (TTY) Website: http://www.state.il.us/agency/dhs/
Illinois Department of Human Services/ Occupational Rehabilitation Services (ORS)
Services, fact sheets, news and publications.
Website: http://www.dhs.state.il.us/ors/
Lakeview Shelter
The Lakeview Shelter is an organization that works to eliminate problems that lead to homelessness and set individuals on the path towards self-sufficiency. The shelter offers job training for those in need and provides support groups for residents with drug abuse problems. Professional social service workers and volunteers counsel residents who have mental illnesses.
835 W. Addison St. Ph: 773-327-1389 Fax: 773-327-1333
Lesbian/Bisexual Issues6554 North Rockwell StreetChicago, IL 60645Phone: 847-604-0913
Lesbian Community Cancer Project
Promotes lesbian health with a focus on cancer-related issues. The agency provides support, information, education, advocacy, and direct services to lesbian and non-lesbian women and their families of choice. All of LCCP's services are offered to all women free of charge.
4753 N Broadway, Suite 602, Chicago, IL 60640 Ph: 773-561-4662 Fax: 773-561-1830 Email: info < at > lccp.org Website: http://www.lccp.org
Metropolitan
Family Services
Metropolitan
Family Services: Evanston / Skokie Valley
Rainbow House/Arco Iris
Non-profit organization working to end domestic violence. Its mission is to provide outreach and violence prevention services to individuals, families and communities and to be effective public policy advocates for systemic change that reduces the prevalence and impact of domestic violence.
Little Village
Outreach Ph: 773-521-1815, 312-461-0462 (TTY) Website: http://www.rainbow-house.org
Social Security Fraud Line 1-800-269-0271
St Vincent de Paul Society: Assistance for the Disabled, Eldercare and Health Services, Food Pantries, Home Visits to the Poor, Homeless Shelters, Indigent Burial, Prison Ministry, Shelter for Abused Women, Soup Kitchens, Thrift Stores 773-625-1118
Victim Witness Advocacy Program Program helps people with part of mental health bills that insurance does not pay; will accompany person to court, or can make a referral to a similar program in your area. 773-869-7200
YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago
Services and programs for families, youth, adults and seniors including day care, health and fitness programs and senior services.
801 North
Dearborn Street Website: http://www.ymcachgo.org
YWCA of Metropolitan Chicago
Thirteen centers across Chicago and the western and south suburbs offering prevention programs, youth programs, support groups, childcare services and senior adult day care services.
360 N. Michigan Ave., Ste. 800 Chicago, IL 60601 Ph: 312-372-6600 Website: http://www.ywcachicago.org
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