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Social ServiceorganizationS in rockford

June 2013

COLLEGE OF MEDICINEAT ROCKFORD

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

Social Service organizationS

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Nourishment (Meals and Food Pantries) ................................................................................3

Emergency Services ................................................................................................................4

Housing (Long-Term, Short-Term, and Transitional) ...............................................................4

Clothing and Household Items ................................................................................................5

Medical Services ......................................................................................................................6

Psychiatric Care and Counseling ............................................................................................7

Substance Abuse and Addiction.............................................................................................8

Domestic and Sexual Abuse ...................................................................................................8

Homeless Services ..................................................................................................................9

Children’s Services ...................................................................................................................9

Employment and Education Services ...................................................................................10

Financial Assistance ...............................................................................................................11

Legal Services ........................................................................................................................11

Senior Services.......................................................................................................................12

Services for the Disabled .......................................................................................................12

Prison and Jail Transition .......................................................................................................12

Hispanic Services ...................................................................................................................13

Veteran Services .....................................................................................................................13

Other Services ........................................................................................................................13

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Updated June 2013


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Meals

• Carpenter’sPlace:Breakfast9:00am-9:45amandlunchMondaythroughFriday12:15pm-1:15pm.Location:1149RailroadAve,RockfordIL61104.Phone:815-964-4105.Website:http://www.carpentersplace.org

• EmmanuelEpiscopal:OpenSaturday,noonto1:00pm.Location:412NChurchSt,Rockford,IL61103Phone:815-964-5520.Website:http://www.emmanuelrockford.org

• EmmanuelLutheran:SoupkitchenopeneveryMonday,SaturdayandSunday,11:30am-12:30pm.Location:320S.5thSt,Rockford,IL61104.Phone:815-963-4815.Website:http://www.emmanuellutheranrockford.org/outreach/soup.htmBilingual

• RockfordRescueMission:Breakfast,lunchanddinnereverydayoftheyear.Location:715W.StateSt,Rockford,IL61101.Phone:815-965-5332.www.rockfordrescuemission.orgBilingual

• RockfordHumanService:Summerfoodprogram.Lunchandasnackforanyoneundertheageof18.Thereare33locationsthroughoutthecityofRockford.Phone:815-987-5509Bilingual

• ShelterCareMinistriesJubileeCenter:Breakfastandlunchprovidedformembers.MembershipisobtainedaftertheclienthasanintakeattheJubileeCenterandaspecificmentalillnesshasbeendetermined.Location:412N.ChurchSt,Rockford,IL61103.Phone:815-964-5520.Website:http://www.shelter-care.org/

• ShelterCareSoupkitcheninJubileeCenter:EverySaturdayNoon-1:00pm.Location:412N.ChurchSt.,Rockford,IL61103.Phone:815-964-5520.Website:http://www.shelter-care.org/

Food Pantries

• ChristtheCarpenterUnitedMethodistChurch:Mondays,12:30pm-2:30pm,foodandpersonalcareitemswhenavailable.Location:1100S.WinnebagoSt,Rockford,IL61102.Phone:815-965-7112

• ChristianUnionChurch:Thursdays10:00am-12Noon.Location:1705KilburnAve,Rockford,IL61101.Phone:815-963-3808.

• CornucopiaPantry:OpeneveryTuesday,Thursdayandthe3rdSaturdayofthemonth,9:00am-11:00am.Clientscanonlyreceivefood once a month. Clients also need a photo I.D. and must be from Illinois. Food is distributed to families but clients need to provethattheyhavechildren,e.g.insuranceinformation,birthcertificate.Location:402MarketSt,Rockford,IL61107.Phone:815-962-1380

• EmmanuelLutheranChurch:Providesa2dayfoodsupplyeveryMondayandFriday9:30am-11:30pm.Location:9203rdAve,Rockford,IL.Phone:815-963-4815.Website:http://www.emmanuellutheranrockford.org/outreach/index.htmBilingual

• GentleShepherdPantry.Location:2905BildahlSt,Rockford,IL61109.Hours:2ndand4thWed8:30am-10:00am.Phone:815-399-7283.Website:http://www.gentleshepherdfellowship.com/

• LivingWordFoodPantryandOutreach:FooddistributioneverysecondandfourthWednesdayofthemonthorbyFridayappointment.Location:4426VirginiaAve,Rockford,ILPhone:815-963-4688

• RockRiverValleyPantry:IDrequired.Sixnutritiouslybalancedmealsdistributedtoindividualsandfamilies.Twolocations:1080ShortElmSt,Rockford,IL61102Monday-Friday1:00pm-4:00pmand1100BroadwaySt,Rockford,IL61104Monday-Friday10:00am-12:00Noon.Phoneforbothlocations815-965-2466Bilingual

• SalvationArmy:Officehours9-4pmMondaythroughFriday.ClientsmusthaveaphotoI.D.andthesocialsecuritycardofeveryoneintheirfamilythattheyarebringingfoodto.Location:416S.MadisonSt,Rockford,IL61104.Phone:815-972-1135Bilingual

• St.ElizabethCatholicCommunityCenter:Monday-Thursday1:00pm-2:30pmandFriday9:30am-10:30am;Adultsneeddriver’slicenseorID;Childrenneedsocialsecuritycardormedicalcard.Location:1505S.Main,Rockford,IL61102.Phone:815-965-6993.Website:www.stelizabeth-rockford.org.Bilingual

• ZionLutheranChurch.Location:618S.5thSt.Rockford,IL61104.Servesareacodes61104,61108,61109.Hours:Tuesday&Thursday9:00am-11:00am.815-961-0397


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• St.ElizabethCommunityCenter:Servicesincludeemergencyassistance(clothing,foodpantry,soupkitchen,etc.).SoupkitchenhoursareTuesdayandWednesday11-12:30.Location:1505S.Main,Rockford,IL61102.Officehoursforallotherservices:8:00am-4:30pm.Phone:815-965-6993.Website:www.stelizabeth-rockford.orgBilingual

• St.ElizabethCommunityCenter:Servicesincludepreschool,counselingfortroubledyouth,educationalandcraftprograms,youthrecreationalandsportsprograms.Location:1536S.MainSt,Rockford,IL61102.Phone:815-969-6526Website:www.stelizabeth-rockford.orgBilingual

• AmericanRedCross,RockRiverChapter:Afterhours,800-784-3272,Disasterpreparedness,educationandrelief,communicationtomilitaryfamilies,OSHAapprovedfirstaidandCPRinstruction,AIDSeducationandwatersafety.Location:727N.ChurchSt,Rockford,IL61103.Phone:815-963-8471.Website:www.rockriver.redcross.org

• SalvationArmy:SocialServicesCoordinator,815-972-1135.Forthriftstorelocations&pickupofdonateditems,815-397-0440.Socialwelfareprogramsincludingemergencyassistancewithfood,clothing,andutilities,delinquencypreventionandinterventionprogramsinwestsidefacility.Location:416S.Madison,Rockford,IL61104.Phone:815-972-1135and210N.KilburnAve,Rockford,IL61101.Phone:815-986-0822Bilingual

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Long-Term

• ChristianLifeRetirementCenters.TwoLocations:} 250BienterraTr,Rockford,IL.Providesone-bedroomrentalhousingforlowincomeseniorsanddisabled.Phone:815-227-

1400. } 2750N.MulfordRd.Rockford,IL61107.Providesoneandtwobedroomrentalhousingforlowincomeseniorsanddisabled.

Phone:815-633-5544.} Bothonlyhavetopay30%ofadjustedincome.Website:http://www.clrcgroup.com/index.html

• GrandApartments:Lowincomestudioapartments.Location:1146Broadway,Rockford,IL61104.Phone:815-986-0299

• HomelessPreventionProgram:Firstmonth’srentprovidedifapplicanthasincomeandaslongasfundingisstillavailable.Location:612N.ChurchSt.,Rockford,IL61103.Phone:815-987-5685

• LongwoodPlaza:One-bedroomapartmentsforindividualsage55+,atorbelow50%ofmedianincome.Location:1055E.StateSt,Rockford,IL.Phone:815-965-8683

• RockfordHousingAuthority:Providesavarietyofhousingoptionstofamiliesandindividualswithlimitedresources.OpenM-F,8:00am-5:00pm.Location:223S.WinnebagoSt,Rockford,IL61102.Phone:815-987-3830.Website:http://www.rockfordha.org/Bilingual

• RockfordHumanServices:Rentassistanceforthosewithlowincome.OpenM-F,8:00am-5:00pm.Location:612N.ChurchSt,Rockford,IL.Phone:815-987-5782Bilingual

• RockfordTownship:Rentassistanceforthosew/oincome.OpenM-F,8:00am-4:00pm.Location:119N.ChurchSt,Rockford,IL61101.Phone:815-962-8855.www.twp.rockford.il.usBilingual

• RockfordRescueMission:Housingandcasemanagementforadults.Location:715W.StateSt,Rockford,IL61102.Phone:815-965-5332Bilingual

• WinnebagoCountyHousingAuthority:HousingforlowincomeresidentsofWinnebagoCounty.OpenM-F,8:00am-4:30pm.Location:3617DelawareSt,Rockford,IL61102.Phone:815-963-2133.www.wchauthority.com

Short-Term/Emergency Housing

• MotherhouseCrisisNursery:Birthto7years.Foremergencychildcare.24hourservice.Location:1603S.4thSt,Rockford,IL61104.Phone:815-962-4858

• RockfordMELD/Trinity:Forwomenages18-21andchildren.Location:620Kishwaukee,Rockford,IL61104.Phone:815-963-3369:Website:www.rockfordmeld.org


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• RockfordRescueMissionMen’sCrisisShelter:Location:715W.StateSt,Rockford,IL61102.Phone:815-965-5332Bilingual

• RockfordRescueMission,Women’sCrisisShelter:womenandmotherswithchildren,safeshelter,foodandclothingforupto90days.Location:928CedarSt.Rockford,IL61110.815-986-0393

• RockfordTownshipEmergencyAssistance:Emergencyfinancialassistancethatcanincluderentalassistanceandwaterbilldisconnect.Location:119N.ChurchSt,Rockford,IL61101.Phone:815-962-8855.www.twp.rockford.il.usBilingual

• ShelterCareMinistries:90dayshort-termhousingforfamilies.Parentsmustbeatleast18andhavelegalcustodyofatleastonechild.Location:412N.Church,Rockford,IL61103.In-takeassessmentrequired.Phone:815-964-5520.Hours:8:00am-4:00pmMon-Fri.Website:www.shelter-care.org

Transitional Housing

• Carpenter’sPlaceTransitionalProgram:Mustbehomelessandhavegraduatedfromaninpatientrecoveryprograminthelasttwoyears.Phone:815-964-4105.Website:http://www.carpentersplace.org/

• RockfordMELD/Trinity:Transitionallivingupto2yrs:Forwomenages18-21andchildren.Location:620Kishwaukee.Rockford,IL61104.Phone:815-963-3369.Website:www.rockfordmeld.org

• ShelterCareMinistries:TransitionalProgram:Musthavebeenthroughemergencyprogramandreachedgoals.Phone815-964-5520

• VictoryOutreachforMen:Upto1year.Nosmoking,drinkingordrugs.Location:326AvonSt.,Rockford,IL61101.Phone:815-963-2010

• VictoryOutreachforWomen:Upto1year.Nosmoking,drinkingordrugs.Location:1202FairviewAveRockford,IL61101.Phone 815-964-2429

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• Carpenter’sPlace:Clothingandhouseholditemsprovidedtoclientswhoareregularlymeetingwiththeircasemanagers.Location:1149RailroadAve,Rockford,IL61104.Phone:815-964-4105.Website:http://www.carpentersplace.org/

• EasterSeals:providesexceptionalstrength-basedservices,includingfamilysupport,education,outreach,andadvocacytofamiliesandchildreninourcommunity.EasterSealsprovidesindividualizedservicestoparentsofchildrenwithspecialneeds,pregnantandparentingteenparents,andchildrenwithautism.Location:650NorthMainStreet,Rockford,IL61103.Phone:815-965-6745.Website:www.eastersealschicago.orgBilingual

• Goodwill:Reducedpriceclothingandhouseholditems.} 4618E.StateSt,Rockford,IL61108,Phone:815-484-9294.Hours:Mon-Fri9:00am-9:00pm,Sat9:00am-7:00pm,Sun

10:0am-6:00pm.Bilingual} 8010N.SecondSt,MachesneyPark,IL61115,Phone:815-639-4963.Hours:Mon-Fri9:00am-9:00pm,Sat9:00am-7:00pm,

Sun10:0am-6:00pm.Bilingual} WarehouseOutlet,1907KishwaukeeSt,Rockford,IL61104.Phone:815-965-0445.Hours:Mon-Sat9:00am-5:00pm

Bilingual} GoodwillIndustriesofNorthernIllinoisandWisconsinStatelineArea,Inc.,1907KishwaukeeSt,Rockford,IL61104.Phone:

815-965-3795 Bilingual

• St.ElizabethCommunityCenter:ClothingavailableeveryTues9:00am-10:30am.Location:1505S.MainSt,Rockford,IL61102.Phone:815-965-6993.Website:www.stelizabeth-rockford.org.Bilingual

• St.ElizabethCommunityCenter:Householditemsavailableonanasneededbasis,byappointmentonly.Phone:815-965-6993.Website:www.stelizabeth-rockford.org.Bilingual


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MeDical ServiceS

• Breast/CervicalCancerProgram:TestingandservicesforlowincomeanduninsuredwomenthroughtheWinnebagoHealthDepartment.Location:555NorthCourt,room217,Rockford,IL61103.Phone:815-720-4000Ext7251Bilingual

• CrusaderCliniconState:Comprehensivehealthcarefortheuninsured,includingpharmacy,dental,primarycare,prenatal,pediatric,optical,HIV/AIDStreatmentandothermedicalservices.Location:1200W.StateSt,Rockford,IL61102.Phone:815-490-1600 Bilingual

• CrusaderCliniconBroadway:Comprehensivehealthcarefortheuninsured,generaldentistry,memoryproblemdiagnosis,pharmacy,andprimarycare.Location:1100BroadwaySt,Rockford,IL61102.Phone:815-490-1600Bilingual

• CrusaderClinicinBelvidere:Comprehensivehealthcarefortheuninsured,primarycareandpharmacy.Location:1050LoganAve,Belvidere,IL,61008.Phone:815-490-1600Bilingual

• CrusaderClinicinLovesPark.Location:6115North2ndSt,LovesPark,IL61111.Phone815-490-1600Bilingual

• EpilepsyEducation/Support:EpilepsyFoundation:Educationalclassesandsupportgroupsforpeopleandfamilieswithepilepsy.Youthcouncilandarttherapyforages15-25alsoavaialble.OpenM-F,8:30am-5:00pm.Location:321W.StateSt,Rockford,IL.Phone:815-964-2689.epiliepsyheartland.orgBilingual

• HardofHearingServices:CenterforSight&Hearing:Classes,informationprograms,supportgroupsandcounselingprograms.Insurancerequired,MedicaidandMedicareareaccepted.Location:8038Macintosh,Rockford,IL61107.Phone:815-332-6800Hours:Mon-Fri8:00am-4:30pm.Website:http://www.rockfordcenter.org/Bilingual

• HIVAnonymoustesting:WinnebagoHealthDepartment.Location:401DivisionSt,Rockford,IL61104.Mondays10:00am-12:00Noon,Wednesdays3:30pm-6:00pm,Fridays12:30pm-3:30pm.ValidIDrequired.Phone:815-720-4050.Bilingual

• Hospitals} OSFSt.AnthonyMedicalCenter:Location:5666E.StateSt,Rockford,IL61108.Phone:815-226-2000Bilingual} RockfordMemorialHospital:Location:2400N.RocktonAve,Rockford,IL61103.Phone:815-971-5000Bilingual } SwedishAmericanHospital:Location:1401E.StateSt,Rockford,IL61104.Phone:815-968-4400Bilingual

• OSFSt.AnthonyMedicalCenterMedicalSupportGroupsandClasses:Classesandsupportgroupsforvarioushealthissuesranging from childcare, cancer, diabetes, cholesterol control, and insurance advice. Classes and groups are free but reservations arerequired.Comprehensivelistofgroupsavailableonthewebatwww.osfsaintanthony.org/events.html.Location:5510E.StateSt,Rockford,IL61108.Phone:815-226-2000Bilingual

• PrescriptionAssistance-SalvationArmy:Providesonetimeprescriptionassistancelimitedto$50/non-narcotic.Location:416S.Madison,Rockford,IL61104.Phone:815-972-1135Bilingual

• RockfordRescueMission-HopeClinic:Basicprimary,chiropractic,anddentalcare.Location:715W.StateSt,Rockford,IL61101.Phone:815-965-5332.www.rockfordrescuemission.orgBilingual

• RockfordTownship-SeniorEmergency:Emergencyprescriptionandutilityassistanceforseniors.Location:119N.ChurchSt,Rockford,IL61101.Phone:815-962-8855.www.twp.rockford.il.usBilingual

• SwedishAmericanHospitalMedicalSupportGroupsandClasses:Classesandsupportgroupsforvarioushealthissuesrangingfrom childcare, cancer, diabetes, cholesterol control, and insurance advice. Classes and groups are free but reservations are requiredandcanbemadebytelephone.Comprehensivelistofgroupsavailableonthewebatwww.swedishamerican.org/calendar_news/calendar/Location:1401E.StateSt,Rockford,IL61104.Phone:815-968-2500Bilingual

• TheBridgeClinic:Freebasichealthcareforuninsuredadultsover18yearsofage.EverySaturday,10:00am-2:00pm(exceptholidayweekends).Noappointmentnecessary.Location:SecondCongregational-FirstPresbyterianChurch,4thfloor,318N.ChurchSt,Rockford,IL61101.Phone:815-494-1594.www.thebridgeclinicrockford.com/

• Women,Infant,ChildrenProgram(WIC):WICprovidesnutritioussupplementalfoods,nutritioneducationandreferralstootherhealthandsocialcareservicesthroughtheWinnebagoHealthDepartment.} Requirements:MustliveinWinnebagoCounty,meetFederalIncomeGuidelines,bepregnantorbreastfeeding,infantsand

children up to the age of five. } Firstappointmentnecessities:Proofofincome:medicalcardortwocheckstubsfromeachpersonlivinginthehome.Proof

ofresidency:apieceofmailwithyouraddressonitorarentreceipt.(Driver’slicenseorStateIdentificationCardarenotacceptable)Forchildren:Birthcertificate,orcribcardfromthehospital,immunizationrecords.Pregnant:Proofofpregnancy.


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} Locations:401DivisionSt,Rockford,IL61104.Phone:815-720-4370Bilingual 555NorthCourtSt,Rockford,IL61103Phone:815-720-4370Bilingual

• WinnebagoCountyHealthDepartment/Women’sHealth-FamilyPlanning.PregnancyTestingWalk-In:M-F,8:00am-4:30pm,officeclosed12:00pm-1:00pm.Location:555N.CourtSt,Rockford,IL61103.Phone:815-972-7400,TTY:None,Fax:(815)720-4302 Bilingual

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• AngerAlternatives:individualandfamilyservices.ClassesTuesdays7:00pm-9:00pmatWestMinisterPresbyterianChurchSpringbook&BellSchoolRd.$5.00persession

• BarbaraOlsonCenterofHope:providingservicestochildrenandadultswithdevelopmentaldisabilities.Theyprovideavarietyofvocational,employment,educational,socialandhabilitativeservicesforteensandadultswithdevelopmentaldisabilitieslivinginWinnebagoandBooneCountiesandsurroundingareas.Location:3206NorthCentralAve,Rockford,IL61101.Contact:815-964-9275;Website:www.b-olsoncenterofhope.org

• TheHavenNetwork,TheNorthernIllinoisPerinatalHospice&BereavementNetwork:Perinatalhospiceoutreachforfamiliesexperiencingthedeathoftheirpre-bornornewlybornbaby.Location:124N.WaterSt,Ste303BRockford,IL61107.QuestionscontactKathyWay.Phone:815-962-1512.Website:www.thehavennetwork.org.

• CommonBoundaryWellnessCenter:Comprehensivepsychotherapyforchildrenandadults,aswellasoutpatientservicesforavarietyofmentalhealthissues.Medicareacceptedandcashpaymentisonaslidingscale.Location:4873ManhattanDr,Rockford,IL61108.Phone:815-965-1817.Website:http://www.common-boundary.com/Bilingual

• DivorceRecoveryWorkshop:Workshopofferedseveraltimesayear.Callforscheduleandcost.Location:Rockford1stAssemblyofGodChurch,5950SpringCreekRd,Rockford,IL61114.Phone:815-877-8000.Website:http://www.rockfordfirst.com

• FamilyCounselingServicesofN.IL:Counselingservicesonawidevarietyoffamilyissues,insurancenotrequired.Location:210N.LongwoodSt,Rockford,IL61107.Phone:815-962-5585.Website:www.familycounselingrockford.orgBilingual

• GriefCounseling/Support:N.ILHospice&GriefCounseling.Griefcounselingandsupportforindividualsandfamiliesdealingwithdeathandterminallyilllovedones.Location:4215NewburgRd,Rockford,IL61108.Phone:815-398-0500

• GroupHope:Supportforclinicaldepression,bipolar,andpostpartumdepression.SessionsarefreeandareinseverallocationsthroughouttheRockfordarea.Callforlocationsandtimes.Phone:815-398-9628.www.grouphope.orgBilingual

• IllinoisCrimeVictim’sCompensationProgram:Theprogramallowsvictimsofviolentcrimesortheirsurvivorstoreceivecompensationforhospitalanddoctorbills,rehabilitation,lossofwagesandtuition,andfuneral/burialexpenseswhenothersourcesoffundinghavebeenexhausted,suchasinsuranceandcourt-orderedrestitution.Phone:1-800-228-3368Bilingual

• RosecranceMentalHealthCenter:Mentalhealthservicesforindividualsandfamilies.Theclinicprovidesgroupandindividualtherapy,financialassistance,livingassistanceandvocationalhelp.Location:526W.StateSt,Rockford,IL61101.Phone:815-968-9300.Website:www.rosecrance.orgBilingual

• JubileeCenter:Mealsandactivitiesformembers.MembershipisobtainedaftertheclienthasanintakeattheJubileeCenterandaspecificmentalillnesshasbeendetermined.Location:412N.ChurchSt,Rockford,IL61103.Phone:815-964-5520

• LutheranSocialServicesofIllinois:Fullrangeofcounselingservicesforindividualsandfamilies(MultiplelocationsthroughoutRockford).MainOffice1001E.TouhyAve.Ste50.DesPlainesIL60018.Phone:847-635-4600Bilingual

• RosecranceMildredBerryCenter:Thehomeforchildandadolescentservices,branchofJanetWattlesCenter,8616NorthernAve,Rockford,IL61107.Phone:815-332-8003,www.rosecrance.orgBilingual

• RockfordMemorialHospitalPsychiatricServices:Inpatient,adultpsychiatrictreatment,nodrugtreatmentavailable.MedicareandMedicaidareaccepted,open24hrs.LocatedintheeastwingofRockfordMemorialHospital,2400N.RocktonAve,Rockford,IL61103.Phone:815-971-6350Bilingual

• RockfordSexualAssaultCounseling:Servicesforsurvivorsofsexualassaultorabuse.Sessionsarefreeforchildrenandadults.Location:4990E.StateSt,Rockford,IL61108.Phone:815-636-9811.Website:www.rsaconline.orgBilingual


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• SalvationArmyAdultRehabilitationCenters:Guidance,supportandprofessionalhelpforthosewhoarehavingtroublecopingwithlife.Intakerequired.Location:170618thAve,Rockford,IL61104.Phone:815-397-0440

• SuicideSupportGroup:Supportforthoseconsideringsuicideandforsurvivorsofsuicide.NopaymentisnecessaryandmeetingsarethesecondandfourthThursdayofeverymonthfrom7:00-9:00pm.Location:RayofHopeGloriaDeiLutheranChurch,4700AugustanaDr,Rockford,IL61107.Phone:815-399-0202

• SwedishAmericanHospitalCenterforMentalHealth:Mentalhealthassessments,behavioralprograms,inpatientandoutpatientcare.Location:1401E.StateSt,Rockford,IL61104.Phone:815-489-4123.24-HourCrisisHotline:815-966-2273Bilingual

• AccessServicesofNorthernIllinois(DevelopmentalDisabilities)Location:7399ForestHillsRdLovesPark,IL61111.Phone:815-282-8824,TTY:815-282-8824.Website:http://www.accessni.com

• SteppingStones,Inc.(MentalHealth)Location:706NMainSt,Rockford,IL61103.Phone:815-963-0683,TTY:None,Fax:815-963-6108

• YouthServicesNetwork,Inc.,ComprehensiveCommunity-BasedYouthServices.Located:3703NMainSt,Rockford,IL61103.Phone:815-986-1947,TTY:None,Website:www.ysnkids.com.24HourCrisisNo.815-986-1953Bilingual

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• AlcoholicsAnonymous:Counselingandsupportforalcoholics.Allservicesarefree.Callforlocationsandschedule:815-968-0333Bilingual

• ChangesPlace:Individualandfamilysupportforsubstanceabuse.Inpatientandoutpatientservicesavailableaswellcertifiedcounselors.Location:773WLincolnBlvd,Freeport,IL61032.Phone:815-232-1913.Website:www.changesplace.com

• LutheranSocialServices:Varietyofservicesavailable.Adoption,pregnancy,fostercare,crisisintervention,youthprograms,disability,counselingandseniorservicesmaybeavailable.Callforavailableprogramsandfees.Location:321W.StateSt,Ste400,Rockford,IL61101.Phone:815-969-8836

• RemediesClinic:Assistspersonswhohaveproblemswithsubstanceabuse.Counselingservicesandmethadonetreatmentareavailable.Financialassistanceisavailableforthosewhoqualify.Location:516GreenSt,Rockford,IL61102.Phone:815-962-0871,CrisisLine:815-962-6102.Website:www.remediesrenewinglives.org

• ALANOofRockford:Arecoveryclubhouseforindividualsandfamilies.Individualandfamilysupportforthoserecoveringfromsubstance abuse and those affected by substance abuse. Emotions anonymous, Alcoholics anonymous, Narcotics anonymous, Cocaineanonymous,Codependentsanonymous,andothermeetings.Location:121011thSt,Rockford,IL61104.Phone:815-227-4633.Website:alanoclubofrockford.orgBilingual

• RockfordRescueMissionMen’sandWomen’sLifeRecoveryProgram:Faith-basedresidentialrehabilitationformenandwomen.Allprogramsarefree.Location:715W.StateSt,Rockford,IL61102.Phone:815-965-5332.www.rockfordrescuemission.orgBilingual

• Rosecrance:Widerangeofsubstanceabusetreatmentandprogramsforadultsandadolescentsatmultiplelocations.Inpatientandoutpatienttreatmentavailable.Servicesarenotfreebutanaccountrepresentativewillhelpdevelopafeasibletreatmentplan.Administration:1021N.MulfordRd,Rockford,IL61107-3877.Phone:815-391-1000.www.rosecrance.org

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• ChildAbuseandNeglectReport:DepartmentofChildandFamilyServices(DCFS):Hotlineavailable24-hoursat800-25-ABUSE(800-252-2873).200S.WymanSt.Ste201,Rockford,IL61101.Phone:815-987-7640.

• CamelotCareCenters:Afor-profitorganizationthatprovidestherapeuticfostercare,24-hourcrisisintervention,counselingservicesforyouthandfamilies,On-goingfosterparenttrainingandotherservices.Location:5301E.StateSt,#208,Rockford,IL61108.Phone:815-484-9180.www.fosterkidsareourkids.org


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• FamilyDomesticViolence:Remedies):24-houremergencyshelter;crisishotline;medicaladvocacy;legaladvocacy;individualandgroupcounseling;economic,educationalandemploymentassistance;lifeandparentingskills;children’scounseling;educationaladvocacy;structuredactivitiesforthechildrentobondwiththecustodialparent;screeningandadvocacyforanarrayofchildren’sneedsbothphysicalanddevelopmental;contractualchildren’stherapyandspecializedprogrammingrelativetovictimswithsubstanceabuseormentalillness.Location:516GreenSt,Rockford,IL61102.Phone:815.962.6102.Website:www.remediesrenewinglives.org

• Rape/SexualAssault:CarrieLynnChildren’sCenter:Utilizesamultidisciplinaryteamapproachtocoordinatetheinvestigation,advocacyandmedicalservicesforchildsexualabuseandseriousphysicalabusecases.Location:826N.MainSt,Rockford,IL61103.Phone:(815) 319-4150

• Violence Prevention Collaborative:Acommunityagencycollaborativeprovidingviolencepreventionactivities.Rockford,IL61104.M-F,8:00am-5:00pm.Phone:815-720-4261.

• YouthServicesNetwork,Inc.ComprehensiveCommunity-BasedYouthServices.Located:3703NMainStreet,Rockford,IL61103.Phone:815-986-1947,TTY:None.Website:www.ysnkids.com.24HourCrisisNo.815-986-1953Bilingual

• OptionsforChangingPatternsofAbuse.ConductspartnerabusegroupsinEnglish.ContactWilliamWelchorLindaRowlett.Located:810EastStateSt,Rockford,IL61104.Phone:815-316-7604,TTY:None.Fax:815-316-7614

• MathersClinic.ConductspartnerabusegroupsinEnglish.ContactJeffreyA.Martin.Located:6090Strathmoor,Suite1,Rockford,IL61107.Phone:815-397-7654,TTY:None.Fax:815-397-2712

• ClarityCounselingCenter.Conductspartnerabusegroupsformale&femalebatterersinEnglish.ContactRaeganCarasorStephanieJohnson.333AmphitheaterDr,Rockford,IL61107.Phone:815-227-0988,TTY:None.Fax:815-227-0992

HoMeleSS ServiceS

• TheCarpenter’sPlace:Casemanagementforhomeless:ID’s,housing,employment,addiction,legal,transportation,belongings,mentalandphysicalhealth,spiritual,laundry,showers,andphoneservices.Location:1149RailroadAve,Rockford,IL61104.Phone:815-964-4105.Website:http://www.carpentersplace.org/

• M.A.Y.A’SHouse(ShelterCareMinistries):Adaytime8:00am-1:00pmdrop-indaycenterforhomelesschildren.Maya’sHousegivesparentsasafe,structured,educationalenvironmentfortheirchildrenwhileallowingthemtolookforajoborobtainthetrainingoreducationtheyneed.Location:412N.ChurchSt,Rockford,IL61103.In-takeassessmentrequired.Phone:815-964-5520.Website:http://www.shelter-care.org/

• CrusaderClinicHomelessProgram:ProvidescomprehensivemedicalcareforhomelessindividualswithintheRockfordarea.ServicesareprovidedwithinCrusaderCommunityHealthandatavarietyofsitesthroughoutthecommunity.Phone:815-490-1680 Bilingual

cHilDren’S ServiceS

• BigBrothers/BigSistersoftheRockfordYMCA. Offers the traditional community based mentoring and school based mentoring. Located:200YBoulevard,Rockford,IL61107.Phone:815.489.1131.Website:www.rockfordymca.org/bbbs/index.asp

• BlackhawkLearningConnection:Providequality,affordablechildcaresothatlowtomoderateincomefamiliesresidinginRockfordcanachieveandmaintaineconomicindependence.BLCisalicensedchildcarefacilitythatprovidescareforchildren6weeksto12yearsofage.Located:421BuckbeeSt,Rockford,IL61110.Phone:815.962.8853.Bilingual

• Children’sHomeandAidSocietyofIllinois:Providesadoptionservices,familyandindividualcounseling,residentialservices,parentsupport,youthprograms,andfostercare.Location:910SecondAve,Rockford,IL61104.Phone:815-962-1043.Website:www.childrenshomeandaid.orgBilingual

• CirclesofLearning:Nursery,preschool,after-schoolcare,feechargedbasedonincome/familysize.Location:5711WansfordWay,Rockford,IL61109.Phone:815-226-8715and2907N.MainSt,Rockford,IL61103.Phone:815-636-3820Bilingual


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• HeadStart:Programthatpromotesschoolreadinessbyenhancingthesocialandlearningdevelopmentofchildrenthrougheducational,health,nutritional,socialandotherservicestolowincomefamilies.Location:612N.ChurchSt,Rockford,IL61103.Phone:815-987-5480.www.rockfordil.gov/human-services/head-startBilingual

• LutheranSocialServices:Varietyofservicesavailable.Adoption,pregnancy,fostercare,crisisintervention,youthprograms,disability,counselingandseniorservicesmaybeavailable.Callforavailableprogramsandfees.Location:321W.StateSt,Ste400,Rockford,IL61101.Phone:815-969-8836.www.lsi.org

• M.A.Y.A’SHouse(ShelterCareMinistries):Aday-timedrop-indaycenterforhomelesschildren.Maya’sHousegivesparentsasafe,structured,educationalenvironmentfortheirchildrenwhileallowingthemtolookforajoborobtainthetrainingoreducationtheyneed.Location:412N.ChurchSt,Rockford,IL61103.Phone:815-964-5520.Website:http://www.shelter-care.org/

• RockfordHumanServiceSummerFoodProgram:Lunchandasnackforanyoneundertheageof18.TherearemanylocationsthroughoutthecityofRockford.Phone:815-987-5782Bilingual

• RockfordMELD:Offerssupportandresources,lifeandjobskillstraining,parentinginformation,emergencyshelterandhousing,andpreventioneducation.Location:3703N.MainSt,#107,Rockford,IL61103.Phone:815-633-6353.Website:www.rockfordmeld.org

• RockfordDayNurseryEarlyLearning:Childcareforindividualsinvolvedinworktraining.Location:2323S.6thSt,Rockford,IL61104.Phone:815-962-0834Bilingual

• SafeFamiliesforChildrenthroughLydia:Churchfamilieswillingtotakechildreninshort-termuntilparentisstable.Location:223S.WinnebagoSt,Rockford,IL61102.Phone:815-966-0039.www.safe-families.org

• YWCA:Provideschildcarereferralsandconsumereducationtoparents,offertrainingopportunitiesandtechnicalassistancetochildcareproviders,worktodevelopnewchildcareoptionsandassistemployersinmeetingtheiremployees’childcareneeds.Location:4990E.StateSt,Rockford,IL61108.Phone:815-968-9681.Website:http://www.ywca.org

• YouthServicesNetwork,Inc:ComprehensiveCommunity-BasedYouthServices.3703NMainStreet,Rockford,IL61103.Phone:815-986-1947.TTY:None.Website:www.ysnkids.com.24HourCrisisNo.815-986-1953Bilingual

eMPloYMent anD eDUcation ServiceS

• GoodwillAbilitiesCenter:Education,training,andemploymentwithemphasisonthedisabledandthosewithlowincome.Callfortrainingschedules.Location:615NorthLongwood,Rockford,IL61107.Phone:815-965-3795.Website:www.goodwillni.orgBilingual

• Boone-WinnebagoCountyRegionalOfficeofEducation:GEDadministration.Location:300HeartBlvd.LovesPark,IL61111.Phone:815-636-3060Bilingual

• LaVozLatina:Bilingualservices,adulteducation,jobplacement,youthprograms,andscholarships.Location:412MarketSt,Rockford,IL61107.Phone:815-965-5784.Website:www.lavozlatina-rkfd.org

• LiteracyCouncil:Reading,writing,lifeskillsandmathinstruction.Location:982N.MainSt,Rockford,IL61103.Phone:815-963-7323.Website:www.theliteracycouncil.orgBilingual

• HighSchool:LYDIAUrbanAcademy-Rockford:anon-traditionalschoolforstudentswhohavedroppedout,failedorbeenunsuccessfulinthetraditionallearningenvironment.9-12thgrade.Location:223S.WinnebagoSt,Rockford,IL61102.Phone:815-966-0039.www.lydiarockford.org

• MELDEmploymentAssistance:GEDtutoringandcareerplanningforyoungadults.Location:3703N.MainSt,Rockford,IL61101.Phone:815-633-6353.www.rockfordmeld.org

• NorthwestCommunityCenter:Servicesforjobtraining,skillstraining,jobsearch,GED.OpenM-F,8:00am-4:30pm.Location:1325N.JohnstonAve,Rockford,IL61101.Phone:815-964-6885.Website:www.northwestrockford.org

• RockfordRescueMissionInnovativeEducationCenter:Educationandemploymentservicesforthoseinliferecoveryprogram.Location:715W.StateSt,Rockford,IL61102.Phone:815-965-5332Website:http://www.rockfordrescuemission.org/Bilingual


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• RockValleyCommunityCollegeGEDProgram:Tuitionisfreeforadults.Location:3301Mulford,Rockford,IL61114.Phone:815-921-2001.Rockvalleycollege.eduBilingual

• RockValleyCollege,AdultEducationCenter:GEDprep,ESL,andcitizenshipclasses.Location:4151SamuelsonRd,Rockford,IL61109.Phone:815-921-2001.Rockvalleycollege.eduBilingual

• RooseveltCenter,RockfordSchoolDistrict:ESLclasses,GEDclasses,Callforschedule.BuspassthroughRMTD.Location:978HaskellAve,Rockford,IL61103.Phone:815-966-3251Bilingual

• WorkforceConnectionCenter:Comprehensiveone-stopcareerandunemploymentservices.Location:303N.MainSt,RockfordIL,61101.Phone:815-395-6600.Bilingual

• IllinoisDepartmentofEmploymentandTraining:Phone:815-395-6600.Bilingual

• RockRiverTraining:Phone:815-395-6685.Located303N.MainSt.Rockford,IL61101.Bilingual

• LiteracyCouncil:Educationalservicesforreading,writing,math,Englishlanguageandcomputers.Location:982N.MainSt,Rockford,IL61103.Phone:815-963-7323Bilingual

• ComprehensiveCommunitySolutions,Inc.(CCS):YouthBuildRockford-vocationalskillstrainingforat-riskyouths.Location:917S.MainSt,Rockford,IL61101.Phone:815-963-6236.Website:www.youthbuildrockford.orgBilingual

Financial aSSiStance

• LIHEAP:Helpwithenergybills,one-timecreditbasedonincomeandfamilysize.Location:theDept.ofHumanServices,612N.ChurchSt,Rockford,IL61103.Phone:815-987-5711Bilingual

• PublicAidOffice:LINKcard,TANFcardandMedicalcardavailable.Location:1111AvonSt,Rockford,IL61101. Phone:815-987-7620Bilingual

• RockfordHumanServices:Assistancewithrent.Location:612N.ChurchSt,Rockford,IL61103.Phone:815-987-5782Bilingual

• RockfordTownship:Emergencyfinancialassistancerangingfromrentalassistanceforsinglefamilies,toprescriptionassistance$50/non-narcoticforage65+andhelpwithutilitiesforseniors.Assistwithrentormortgageforcurrentmonthonceina12monthperiod.Location:119N.ChurchSt,Rockford,IL61101.Phone:815-962-8855.www.twp.rockford.il.usBilingual

• SalvationArmy:Assistancewithemergencyneedssuchasclothing,prescriptions,andutilities.Location:416S.Madison,Rockford,IL61104.Phone:815-972-1135Bilingual

• SalvationArmy:Helpwithenergybills.Musthavecopyofgasorelectricbill,IDandincomeverification,one-timeassistance.Location:416S.Madison,Rockford,IL.61104Phone:815-972-1135Bilingual

• SocialSecurityAdministration:Cashbenefitstothosewhoqualify.Requirementsinclude62+ordisabledfamiliesraisingchildrenwithdisabilities.Location:502E.JeffersonStreet,Rockford,IL61107.Phone:1-877-628-6570.TTY:1-815-987-4215.www.socialsecurity.gov

legal ServiceS

• LawyerReferral:Legaladvice$35for1/2hourconsultationandreferral.Location:321W.StateSt,Rockford,IL61101.Phone:815-964-5152

• PrairieStateLegalServices:Comprehensivelegalservices.Nocriminalcases.OpenM-F,8:30am-Noonthen1:00pm-5:00pm.Location:300N.MainSt,Ste600Rockford,IL61101.Phone:815-965-2902.Website:www.psleagal.orgBilingual

• ZekeGiorgiLegalClinic/NIULaw:Freeservicesbyseniorlawstudentsfortheelderlyandabusevictimssupervisedbyanattorney.OpenM-F,8:30am-Noonthen1:00pm-5:00pm.Location:319W.StateSt,Rockford,IL61101.Phone:815-962-9980Bilingual


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Senior ServiceS

• MindsetAcresAdultDaycenter:Location:1165KeyWestCourt,Rockford,IL61103.Phone:815-636-7801

• WesleyWillowsKirkAlzheimer’sActivityCenter:Seniorday-careforAlzheimer’spatients.Location:4054AlbrightLane,Rockford,IL61103.Phone:815-316-1500.Website:http://www.wesleywillows.org/

• LifescapeCommunityServices:Providesawiderangeofsocialservicesforseniorsincludingnutritiousmeals,helpwithpaperwork,helpwithbillsandgroupactivities.OpenM-F,7:30am-4:00pm.Location:705KilburnAve,Rockford,IL61101.Phone:815-963-1609.Website:www.lifescapeservices.orgBilingual


• NorthwesternIllinoisAreaAgencyonAging(NIAAA):One-stopresourcecenterforagingservices,openM-F,8:00am-4:00pm.Location:1111SouthAlpine,Rockford,IL61108.Phone:815-226-4901.Bilingual

• P.A.PetersonCenterforHealth:Medicalcareandsocialopportunities.Location:1311ParkviewAve,Rockford,IL61107.Phone:815-399-8832.www.papeterson.org

• RockfordTownship:age65+onetimeperyearpaymentofNicorandComedbillsupto$275;OnetimeperyearRxupto$50.Phone:815-962-8855.www.twp.rockford.il.usBilingual

• VisitingNursesAssociation:Servicesandcasemanagement,alsoqualifiedtohelpwithelderabuse.Location:4223E.StateSt,Rockford,IL61108.Phone:815-971-3550Bilingual

ServiceS For tHe DiSaBleD

• IllinoisDepartmentofHumanServices/OfficeofRehabilitation:OpenM-F,8:30am-5:00pm.Location:615N.LongwoodSt,Rockford,IL61107.Phone:1-800-843-6154(Voice,EnglishorEspañol)or1-800-447-6404(TTY).

• IllinoisGrowth:Jobplacementforadultswithdisabilities.Location:7200ClintonRd,Rockford,IL61111.Phone:815-962-8333.


• RAMP:Assistancewithdisabilities,peergroups,andpersonalassistants.OpenM-F,8:00am-4:30pm.Location:202MarketSt,Rockford,IL61107.Phone:815-968-7467(2401–TTY).Website:www.rampcil.org

PriSon anD Jail tranSition

• FaithCenter:Classesforex-offendersandfamiliesforsupportfromcriminalmindset.Location:4721S.MainSt,Rockford,IL61102.Phone:815-964-0600.Website:http://rockfordfaithcenter.com/Bilingual

• LutheranSocialServices:Varietyofservicesavailable.Prisonandjailtransition,counselingandotherservicesmaybeavailable.Callforavailableprogramsandfees.Location:321W.StateSt,Ste400,Rockford,IL61101.Phone:815-969-8836

• RockfordReachoutJailMinistry:Referrals,guidance,andcasemanagement.Location:119N.ChurchSt,Rockford,IL61101.Phone:815-319-6625Bilingual

• SalvationArmyWomen’sRestorationJusticeProgram:Lodgingandcasemanagementforwomenreturningfromprisonorjailtime.Location:3201GilbertAve,Rockford,IL61101.Phone:815-713-3179

• WorkforceConnection/IDES-Re-entryEmploymentServiceProgram(RESP):RESPwithreferralsfortraining/supportiveservices.Callfororientationdate.Location:303N.MainSt,Rockford,IL61101.Phone:815-395-6600


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HiSPanic ServiceS

• ALERTA:HelpinaccessingsocialservicesforHispaniccommunity.Location:130N.StateSt,Belvidere,IL61008. Phone:815-547-3800

• LaVozLatina:Hasjobtraining,youthprograms,familysupport,adulteducation,andscholarshipprograms,openM-F, 8:30am-5:00pm.Location:412MarketSt,Rockford,IL61107.Phone:815-965-5784.Website:www.lavozlatina-rkfd.org

veteran ServiceS

• Carpenter’sPlaceTransitionalhousing:Upto2years,3bedfacility,providedtoclientswhoregularlymeetwiththeircasemanager.1149RailroadAve,Rockford,IL61104.Phone815-964-4105.Website:http://www.carpentersplace.org/

otHer ServiceS

• RockfordMELD/Trinity-CommunityGroups:Foryoungmoms,Mon,Tues,Thur6:30pm-8:30pm. CommunityGroups:Foryoungdads.Tues6:30pm-8:30pm.BothLocations:620Kishwaukee,Rockford,IL61104. Phone:815-963-3369.Website:www.rockfordmeld.org

• WinnebagoCountyHealthDept.–FamilyCaseManagement.Location:555NCourtSt,Rockford,IL61103.Phone:815-720-7412TTY:None.Fax:815-720-4302

• AccessServicesofNorthernIllinois(CFC1)–EarlyIntervention(Child&FamilyConnections).Location:1752WindsorRd,POBox16390,LovesPark,IL61132.Phone:815-654-6170.TTY:None.Fax:815-654-6197,TollFree:800-921-0094

• DHSFamilyCommunityResourceCenterinWinnebagoCounty–FamilyCommunityResourceCenter.Location:1111NAvonSt,Rockford,IL61101.Phone:815-987-7620.TTY:866-322-2681.Fax:815-987-2380.Hours:8:30am-5:00pm,Monday-Friday(exceptstateholidays).ReceivesapplicationsforCash,SNAP,andmedicalassistancebyfax,mailorinperson.

• SearchforCommunityServices.UnitedWay2-1-1CentralIllinois:2-1-1informationandreferralserviceforthefollowingcountiesinIllinois:DeWitt,Livingston,McLean,Menard,Ogle,SangamonandWinnebago.Alternativenumbers:309-827-4005and800-570-7284.www.illinois211.org

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