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60 resources found for Illinois
211 Illinois
Referrals for housing, utilities, food, mental health, health care, and basic needs.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
IDHS Housing and Homelessness Assistance
Shelter navigation, homelessness assistance, and service links.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
Chicago DFSS Homeless Services
Shelter assistance, homeless services, prevention, and 311 connection.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
Chicago Homeless Shelter System
Shelter placement through 311, hospitals, police stations, and city shelter system.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
All Chicago Need Help Start Here
Homelessness prevention, coordinated entry, and service navigation.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
Illinois Locate Emergency Food and Shelter
Emergency and transitional housing and food/shelter locator information.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
Greater Chicago Food Depository Find Food
Food pantry and meal locator.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
Northern Illinois Food Bank
Food pantry and distribution locator.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
Central Illinois Foodbank
Food bank, pantry partnerships, and hunger-relief programs.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
Eastern Illinois Foodbank
Food bank, partner pantries, and food access.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
211 Illinois
Referrals for housing, utilities, food, mental health, health care, and basic needs.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
Chicago DFSS Homeless Services
Shelter assistance, homeless services, prevention, and 311 connection.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
Chicago Homeless Shelter System
Shelter placement through 311, hospitals, police stations, and city shelter system.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless Need Help
Shelter navigation, legal aid links, youth resources, and public benefits guidance.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
Housing Action Illinois Homeless Resources
Resource links for shelter, 211, food, rent, utilities, health, and employment.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
211 Illinois
Referrals for housing, utilities, food, mental health, health care, and basic needs.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
Chicago DFSS Homeless Services
Shelter assistance, homeless services, prevention, and 311 connection.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
Chicago Homeless Shelter System
Shelter placement through 311, hospitals, police stations, and city shelter system.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless Need Help
Shelter navigation, legal aid links, youth resources, and public benefits guidance.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
Housing Action Illinois Homeless Resources
Resource links for shelter, 211, food, rent, utilities, health, and employment.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
Illinois Homeless Status Certification for State ID
Homeless-status certification for a free standard State of Illinois ID Card.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless Law Project
Legal aid focused on homelessness, public benefits, education, and housing issues.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
Illinois Legal Aid Online
Legal information, forms, and referral pathways.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
Legal Aid Chicago
Free civil legal services for housing, benefits, safety, and basic needs.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
IDHS Housing and Homelessness Assistance
Shelter navigation, homelessness assistance, and service links.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
Illinois Legal Aid Online Get Legal Help
Legal-help tool and referral options.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
Legal Aid Chicago
Free civil legal services for housing, benefits, safety, and basic needs.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless Law Project
Legal aid focused on homelessness, public benefits, education, and housing issues.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
Illinois Legal Aid Online
Legal information, forms, and referral pathways.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless Need Help
Shelter navigation, legal aid links, youth resources, and public benefits guidance.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
Illinois 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
NAMI Chicago Helpline
Mental-health support, referrals, and navigation.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
211 Illinois
Referrals for housing, utilities, food, mental health, health care, and basic needs.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
SAMHSA National Helpline
Confidential treatment referrals and information.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
Illinois Helpline for Opioids and Other Substances
Substance-use support, treatment referrals, recovery support, and naloxone information.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
Illinois Helpline for Opioids and Other Substances
Substance-use support, treatment referrals, recovery support, and naloxone information.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
Illinois 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
SAMHSA National Helpline
Confidential treatment referrals and information.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
211 Illinois
Referrals for housing, utilities, food, mental health, health care, and basic needs.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
NAMI Chicago Helpline
Mental-health support, referrals, and navigation.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
National Call Center for Homeless Veterans
Immediate VA connection for homeless-veteran resources.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
Jesse Brown VA Homeless Veteran Care
Homeless-veteran care, housing support, addiction, depression, and reentry support.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
Hines VA Homeless Veteran Programs
Housing assistance, medical and mental-health services, employment, SNAP, and benefits help.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs
Veteran benefits, claims help, advocacy, and resource navigation.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
Veterans Crisis Line
Confidential crisis support by phone, chat, or text.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
The Night Ministry
Street outreach, housing, health care, and youth services.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
Covenant House Illinois
Youth shelter, housing, case management, education, and employment support.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
La Casa Norte
Housing, emergency shelter, case management, food, and family support.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
Ignite
Housing, employment, education, and youth-development support.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
Illinois DCFS Homeless Services and Housing Handbook
Emergency shelter, youth housing, transitional housing, and resource guidance.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
All Chicago Need Help Start Here
Homelessness prevention, coordinated entry, and service navigation.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
La Casa Norte
Housing, emergency shelter, case management, food, and family support.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
Chicago DFSS Homeless Services
Shelter assistance, homeless services, prevention, and 311 connection.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
IDHS Housing and Homelessness Assistance
Shelter navigation, homelessness assistance, and service links.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
211 Illinois
Referrals for housing, utilities, food, mental health, health care, and basic needs.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
Chicago Extreme Weather Resources
Requests for shelter, cooling or warming centers, and well-being checks.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
Illinois Locate a Warming Center
Links to warming centers by county.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
Cook County Warming Centers
Warming centers with water, snacks, restrooms, and limited pet accommodations.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
Chicago 311 Warming Centers
311 connection to shelter, cooling centers, warming centers, and well-being checks.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026
211 Illinois
Referrals for housing, utilities, food, mental health, health care, and basic needs.
Last verified Jun 12, 2026