Community Service Directory Reference Guide
The Community Service Directory is a comprehensive directory of health and human service
organizations in the Central Illinois area. This directory is compiled by the United Way of Central
Illinois to provide individuals and employers with the information needed to assist persons in need
by directing them to the appropriate organization(s). The document is current and dynamic -
changing almost every week.
"Click" below for more information! Updated 6/5/06
LISTING OF AGENCIES SUPPORT GROUPS NUMBERS TO KNOW MEDICAL FACILITIES & PHYSICIANS GROUPS AREA AGENCIES ON AGING SUMMER CAMPS & SUMMER ACTIVITIES EFSP 2006 RECEIPENTS (Rent and utility assistance) FINANCIAL LINKS FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE
ADOPTION/FOSTER CARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED BUDGET/FINANCIAL COUNSELING
BUILDING SUPPLIES CAREGIVERS & RESPITE CHEMICAL ABUSE & DEPENDENCE CHILD CARE/DEVELOPMENT CHRONIC DISEASES CLOTHING/FURNITURE THRIFT SHOPS COMMUNICABLE DISEASES COUNSELING SERVICES CRIME DEAF & HEARING IMPAIRED DENTAL CARE
DIAPERS DISABILITIES DISASTER AND LIFE THREATENING ACCIDENTS DISASTER RESPONSE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES EDUCATIONAL, TUTORIAL, TRAINING EMPLOYMENT TRAINING & PLACEMENT EQUIPMENT LOANS EYE CARE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (special circumstances) FOOD ASSISTANCE HEALTH CARE
HOLIDAY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS HOME HEALTH CARE HOMEMAKERS SERVICES HOMELESS SHELTERS HOUSING
ID SERVICES INFORMATION & REFERRAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE MENTAL HEALTH MENTORING MILITARY PERSONNEL & DEPENDENTS/VETERANS NURSING HOME/EXTENDED CARE PHARMACEUTICALS/PRESCRIPTIONS REFUGEE SETTLEMENT REHABILITATION PROGRAMS RENTAL ASSISTANCE RESIDENTIAL & GROUP HOMES SENIOR CITIZENS TAX COUNSELING TEEN PREGNANCY & PARENTING EDUCATION TRADES & LABOR TRANSPORTATION UTILITIES ASSISTANCE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES YOUTH SERVICES
ADOPTION/FOSTER CARE Camelot Community Care, Inc.
Catholic Charities Family Service Center of Sangamon County Kids Hope United
Loving Arms Crisis Pregnancy Center
Lutheran Child & Family Services of Illinois
One Church One Child of IL Rutledge Youth Foundation Serving Jesus Willingly Urban Ministries Sparc Youth Service Bureau
BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED Catholic Charities Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities in Illinois
Illinois Assistive Technology Illinois Department on Aging
Illinois Department of Human Services Mary Bryant Home for the Blind Sangamon County Department of Human Services Springfield Center for Independent Living Springfield Department of Public Health
WUIS/WIPA Radio Information Service
BUDGET/FINANCIAL COUNSELING Dr. Edwin A. Lee Community Resource Center Financial Links for Low Income People Illinois Department on Aging Senior Services of Central Illinois Springfield Community Federation Springfield Housing Authority Springfield Urban League
TSP - HOPE, Inc.
Habitat for Humanity
CAREGIVERS & RESPITE Addus
American Red Cross, Illinois Capital Area Chapter Helping Hands Health Care (care and transportation) Help at Home Hospice Care of Illinois Illinois Department on Aging
Illinois Department of Human Services Meadow Manor/Meadow Manor West (respite care for seniors) Menard Convalescent Center (respite care for seniors) Mini O’Beirne Crisis Nursery (child care 6weeks old to 6years) Sparc (respite for families and caregivers of the disabled) St. John’s - Third Age Living, Caregivers Interfaith program and LifeLine
CHEMICAL ABUSE & DEPENDENCE Abundant Faith Supportive Services Alcoholics Anonymous Boys Town International Central Illinois HIV Care Consortium Family Service Center of Sangamon County Gateway Foundation Illinois Church Action on Alcohol Problems
Operation Snowball Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center Triangle Center
CHILD CARE/DEVELOPMENT See: Activities and Summer Camps Abundant Faith Supportive Services Ansar Tenple – Shriners Hospital for Children (medical assistance) Bureau for At-Risk Youth Camp Care A Lot Camp Coco (children with cancer) Care Center of Springfield (parenting programs) Central Illinois HIV Care Consortium (day care) Child Care Resource and Referral Committee for Children Community Child Care Connection Computer Banc
Crossroads Counseling Center Dr. Edwin A. Lee Community Resource Center Elizabeth Ann Seton Program (parenting programs) KidCare (insurance for children-see Department. of Public Aid)
Illinois Assistive Technology Make-A-Wish Foundation M.E.R.C.Y. Communities, Inc. Montessori Day Care Prairie Center Against Sexual Assault (Camp “No It”) Prevent Child Abuse Illinois Sangamon County Child Advocacy Center Sangamon County Department of Human Services Sangamon County Department of Public Health SIU Dept of Pyschiatry
Special Olympics Illinois (children with disabilities)
Springfield Community Center Springfield Community Federation Springfield Housing Authority Springfield Urban League (Head Start) The Parent Place YMCA Y.W.C.A. Before/After School Program AND Hobby House Day Care
Your Choice Prevention Program
CHRONIC DISEASES American Cancer Society, Illinois Division American Diabetes Association American Heart Association, MidWest Affiliate American Lung Association of Illinois
Angel Flight and Delta Skywish Ansar Temple-Shriners Hospital for Children Arthritis Foundation Central Illinois HIV Care Consortium Epilepsy Resource Center
IL Women Involved in Nurturing, Giving, Sharing
SARA Center Springfield Department of Public Health University of Illinois at Chicago, Division of Specialized Care
WINGS (Women Involved in Nurtuing, Giving, Sharing, Inc.)
CLOTHING/FURNITURE THRIFT SHOPS Abundant Faith Supportive Services Care Center of Springfield (Maternity/baby clothes, baby bed loans) Crisis Pregnancy Center
Goodwill Industries
Habitat for Humanity Hope Thrift Store
Loving Arms Crisis Pregnancy Center M.E.R.C.Y. House Furniture Store Crisis Pregnancy Center (car seats, cribs and baby care items) Salvation Army Thrift Stores
Serving Jesus Willingly Sojourn Shelter and Service
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES American Red Cross, Illinois Capital Area Chapter (home health care, AIDS Education) Central Illinois HIV Care Consortium
Planned Parenthood, Springfield (STD screening & treatment) PORA (Positive Options, Referrals and Alternatives) SARA Center
Springfield Department of Public Health
COUNSELING SERVICES Bereaved Parents of Springfield Building Skills Care Center of Springfield (Pregnancy and sexuality) Catholic Charities (Individual and family) Central Illinois HIV Care Consortium Contact Ministries (Crisis intervention) Crisis Pregnancy Center (Crisis pregnancy) Crossroads Counseling Center
Dr. Edwin A. Lee Community Resource Center Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish Program Family Service Center of Sangamon County (Individual and family) Farm Resource Center (rural individuals and families)
Fishes and Loaves Outreach Ministry Fifth Street Renaissance
Illinois Church Action on Alcohol, Drugs & Gambling
Kids Hope United
Liberty Counseling Lincoln Land Community College Workforce System Loving Arms Crisis Pregnancy Center
Lutheran Child & Family Services of Illinois (families) Memorial Medical Center Mental Health Centers of Central Illinois M.E.R.C.Y. Communities, Inc. (young mothers and children) Mini O’Beirne Crisis Nursery (crisis counseling for parents)
NAMI Springfield
Phoenix Center, The Planned Parenthood, Springfield (pregnancy options, infertility, contraceptives) PORA (Positive Options, Referrals and Alternatives) Prairie Center Against Sexual Assault (victims) Rutledge Youth Foundation (problematic youth) Sangamon County Department of Public Health
Springfield Office of Community Relations St. John’s Home Health Service (homebound) St. John’s Social Work Services Senior Services of Central Illinois (Seniors) SIU Dept of Psychiatry
Springfield Urban League (Health, nutrition and taxes) The Parent Place
TSP- HOPE, Inc. Vet Center (Family, marital, individual and group, federal benefits) Visiting Nurse Association of Illinois (Nutritional) Youth Service Bureau
DEAF & HEARING IMPAIRED American Red Cross, Illinois Capital Area Chapter (Communications/TDDY) Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities in Illinois
Illinois Department of Human Services Springfield Department. of Public Health (Screenings)
DENTAL CARE Abundant Faith Supportive Services
Capitol Community Health Center Catholic Charities Central Illinois HIV Care Consortium Illinois Department on Aging Sangamon County Department of Community Resources
DISABILITIES Abundant Faith Supportive Services
Brother James Court (Nursing home facilities for adult males) Central Illinois Service Access
Kids Hope United Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities in Illinois Computer Banc (provides computers for disabled children) Family T.I.E.S. Network Goodwill Industries Hope School
Illinois Assistive Technology
Illinois Department of Human Services Sparc Special Olympics Illinois
TSP - HOPE, Inc. (housing) UCP of Land of Lincoln Y.M.C.A. (adaptive physical education)
DIAPERS
Parent Place
Serving Jesus Willingly
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES Fishes and Loaves Ministry
Illinois Department of Human Services Mini O’Beirne Crisis Nursery (day care for children 6 weeks to 6 years of age) The Parent Place Prairie Center Against Sexual Assault Sangamon County Child Advocacy Center Sojourn Shelter & Services
EDUCATIONAL, TUTORIAL, TRAINING Abundant Faith Supportive Services Alzheimers Disease & Related Disorders (health) American Diabetes Association (health) American Heart Association, Midwest Affiliate (health) American Red Cross, Illinois Capital Area Chapter (health and safety) Care Center of Springfield(pregnancies and new mothers) Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities in Illinois Communities in Schools Community Child Care Connection (day acre assistance) Community Technology Centers Computer Banc Contact Ministries (information and referral and advocacy) Dr. Edwin A. Lee Community Resource Center (information and referral) Elizabeth Ann Seton Program (parenting skills) Epilepsy Resource Center (health)
Fishes and Loaves Outreach Ministry Goodwill Industries (employment for the disabled) Helping Hands of Springfield
Hope School (services for individuals with multiple disabilities) Illinois Department on Aging (seniors) Joliet Job Corps (employment)
Kids Hope United Kumler Neighborhood Ministries (health) Lawrence Adult Education Center (employment)
Liberty Counseling Lincoln Land Community College Community Center (life skills) Lincoln Land Community College Workforce Systems (employment) March of Dimes (health) NAACP: Back-to-School Stay-in-School Program (education)
NAMI Springfield New Start (job training) Open Windows: Calvary Baptist Church Planned Parenthood, Springfield (health) PORA (Positive Options, Referrals and Alternatives) (health and life skills) Prairie Center Against Sexual Assault (prevention and advocacy) Prevent Child Abuse Illinois (prevention) Salvation Army (life skills) Sangamon County Department of Community Resources Sangamon County Department of Human Services SARA Center
Senior Services of Central Illinois Sparc (employment and life skills for disabled individuals) Special Olympics Illinois (sports for the disabled) Springfield Community Federation (employment) Springfield Department of Public Health (health) Springfield Urban League (employment) The Parent Place (parenting) UCP Land of Lincoln (employment for the disabled)
EMPLOYMENT TRAINING & PLACEMENT Abundant Faith Supportive Services Dr. Edwin A. Lee Community Resource Center Epilepsy Resource Center Goodwill Industries (for disabled individuals) Illinois Department on Aging (seniors) Lawrence Adult Education Center & Placement Center Lincoln Land Community College Workforce Center New Start, Inc. Project LIFE, Area Agency on Aging (seniors 60+) Salvation Army Sangamon County Department of Community Resources Sangamon County Second Chance Program Sparc (for disabled individuals) Springfield Community Federation
Springfield Office of Community Relations Springfield Urban League UCP Land of Lincoln
EQUIPMENT LOANS Senior Services of Central Illinois
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (special circumstances) Capital Township
Leukemia Society of America Serving Jesus Willingly Urban Ministries Springfield Urban League
FOOD ASSISTANCE Assistance in Counties outside Sangamon County
American Red Cross, Illinois Capital Area Chapter – Meals on Wheels Capital Township Care Center of Springfield Catholic Charities - Holy Family Food Pantry AND St. John’s Breadline Central Illinois HIV Care Consortium Central Illinois Foodbank Contact Ministries
Fishes and Loaves Outreach Ministry Fifth Street Renaissance SARA Center Senior Services of Central Illinois - Daily Bread Serving Jesus Willingly Urban Ministries Springfield Department of Public Health - WIC
HEALTH CARE Abundant Faith Supportive Services American Heart Association, Midwest Affiliate American Red Cross, Illinois Capital Area Chapter Ansar Temple – Shriners Hospital Capital Township (assistance, prescriptions, dental care) Capitol Community Health Center
Care Center of Springfield (KidCare agent) Catholic Charities (prescriptions, vision care, dental care and physicals) Central Illinois Blood Center
Central Illinois Service Access Central Illinois HIV Care Consortium Crisis Pregnancy Center Hospice Care of Illinois Illinois Department on Aging
Illinois Department of Human Services Illinois Department of Public Health KidCare (insurance for children) Kumler Neighborhood Ministries (Prescription assistance) Liberty Counseling
March of Dimes Medical Facilities and Physicians Groups Memorial Medical Center Planned Parenthood, Springfield Sangamon County Department of Public Health SARA Center
Springfield Department of Public Health St. John’s Home Health Services St. John’s Pediatric ExpressCare Visiting Nurse Association of Central Illinois
HOLIDAY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS Catholic Charities Contact Ministries
Fishes and Loaves Outreach Ministry Friend-in-Deed/State Journal-Register Kumler Neighborhood Ministries Salvation Army Serving Jesus Willingly Urban Ministries
HOME HEALTH CARE Central Illinois Service Access
Helping Hands Health Care Help at Home Hospice Care of Illinois Illinois Department on Aging
Illinois Department of Human Services St. John’s Home Health Services Sangamon County Department of Public Health Springfield Department of Public Health Visiting Nurse Association of Central Illinois
HOMEMAKERS SERVICES
Central Illinois Service Access
Helping Hands Health Care Illinois Department of Human Services St. John’s Third Age Living – CIVS Program (volunteers)
HOMELESS SHELTERS Abundant Faith Supportive Services (women) Contact Ministries (women and children) Fifth Street Renaissance Haven House (women) Helping Hands of Springfield Inner City Mission M.E.R.C.Y. Communities, Inc. Salvation Army – Carpenters Shop
SARA Center Youth Service Bureau (youth)
HOUSING Abundant Faith Supportive Services American Red Cross, Illinois Capital Area Chapter Capital Township Care Center of Springfield Catholic Charities (rental assistance) Central Illinois HIV Care Consortium (rental assistance) Contact Ministries (shelter) Fifth Street Renaissance (shelter) Habitat for Humanity (building homes) Haven House (women) Helping Hands of Springfield, Inc. Illinois Department on Aging (assistance for seniors) Inner City Mission (shelter) M.E.R.C.Y. Communities, Inc. PORA (Positive Options, Referrals and Alternatives) (shelter) Ronald McDonald House (shelter for families with children in hospitals) Rutledge Youth Foundation (Transitional housing for young men) Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center (for adult men with addictions) Sangamon County Department of Community Resources (rental assistance) Sangamon County Department of Human Services (public aid) SARA Center
Sojourn Shelter & Services (victims of domestic violence shelter)
Springfield Office of Community Relations Springfield Urban League (housing assistance program)
TSP - HOPE, Inc. Youth Service Bureau (Emergency shelter for youths)
I.D. SERVICES
Helping Hands
Salvation Army
INFORMATION & REFERRAL Abundant Faith Supportive Services Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Disorders American Diabetes Association American Heart Association, Midwest Affiliate American Lung Association of Illinois Arthritis Foundation Care Center of Springfield Central Illinois HIV Care Consortium Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities in Illinois Community Child Care Connection, Inc. Contact Ministries Dr. Edwin A. Lee Community Resource Center
Elizabeth Ann Seton Program
Fifth Street Renaissance Illinois Department on Aging
Illinois Department of Human Services Image, Inc. Memorial Medical Center Planned Parenthood, Springfield Prevent Child Abuse Illinois Project LIFE, Area Agency on Aging Senior Services of Central Illinois Springfield Center for Independent Living Springfield Community Federation Springfield Housing Authority
Springfield Office of Community Relations United Way of Central Illinois Vet Center
LEGAL ASSISTANCE Abundant Faith Supportive Services Central Illinois HIV Care Consortium Illinois Department on Aging
Illinois Department of Human Services Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation Prairie Center Against Sexual Assault Senior Services of Central Illinois Sojourn Shelter & Service Springfield Center for Independent Living
MENTAL HEALTH Crossroads Counseling Center
Liberty Counseling
Mental Health Centers of Central Illinois (children and families)
Senior Services of Central Illinois
SIU Dept of Psychiatry
MENTORING Big Brothers Big Sisters of Sangamon County Boys and Girls Clubs of Springfield Boy Scouts, Abraham Lincoln Council Kids Hope United Communities in Schools Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish Program Family Service Center of Sangamon County Girl Scouts, Land of Lincoln Council The Parent Place Rutledge Youth Foundation Youth Service Bureau
REFUGEE SETTLEMENT Catholic Charities Springfield Jewish Federation
REHABILITATION PROGRAMS St. John’s Home Health
RENTAL ASSISTANCE Assistance in Counties other than Sangamon County
Central Illinois HIV Care Consortium Contact Ministries
Continuum of Care Emergency Food & Shelter Program • Abundant Faith Supportive Services • Catholic Charities • Salvation Army • Senior Services of Central Illinois • Springfield Urban League
Sangamon County Community Resources
Springfield Office of Community Relations
RESIDENTIAL & GROUP HOMES Brother St. James Court (men with disabilities) Central Illinois Service Access
Fifth Street Renaissance
The Hope School (disabled) Mary Bryant Home for the Blind Mental Health Centers of Central Illinois (mental disorders) Rutledge Youth Foundation (youth) Sparc (disabled) Triangle Center (chemical dependencies) UCP Land of Lincoln (disabled) Youth Service Bureau (youth)
TAX COUNSELING Center for Economic Progress Illinois Department on Aging Senior Services of Central Illinois Springfield Urban League/AARP Chapter 195 St. John’s Third Age Living
VITA Tax Assistance
TEEN PREGNANCY & PARENTING EDUCATION Abundant Faith Supportive Services (Paternity testing and child support) Care Center of Springfield (testing, parenting classes) Catholic Charities Crisis Pregnancy Center (testing) Elizabeth Ann Seton Program (parenting classes) Family Service Center of Sangamon County (young parent support)
Loving Arms Crisis Pregnancy Center Lutheran Child & Family Services of Illinois M.E.R.C.Y. Communities, Inc. (parenting classes, mentoring) Parent Place, The (parenting classes) Prevent Child Abuse Illinois Planned Parenthood, Springfield (testing, parenting skills) Rutledge Youth Foundation St. John’s Home Health Services Sangamon County Department of Public Health (testing, nutrition, WIC program) Springfield Department of Public Health (testing, nutrition)
TRANSPORTATION Abundant Faith Supportive Services AirLifeLine (Children w/ medical needs)
Angel Flight and Delta Skywish Central Illinois HIV Care Consortium (individuals diagnosed with HIV/Aids) Contact Ministries (traveler’s assistance) Helping Hands Health Care (transportation for non-emergency medical needs) Hospice Care of Illinois (transportation for non-emergency medical needs) Illinois Department on Aging Salvation Army (traveler’s assistance) Senior Services of Central Illinois St. John’s Third Age Living
Travelers Aid in Illinois
UTILITIES ASSISTANCE Assistance in Counties other than Sangamon County
Ameren Special Project
Capital Township Central Illinois HIV Care Consortium Contact Ministries – Project Relief with CWLP Dr. Edwin Lee Resource Center Emergency Food & Shelter Program • Abundant Faith Supportive Services • Catholic Charities • Salvation Army • Senior Services of Central Illinois • Springfield Urban League
LIHEAP Programs
Center for Economic Progress Communities in Schools Hospice Care of Illinois Illinois Department on Aging Senior Services of Central Illinois St. John’s Third Age Living (Caregivers Interfaith Volunteers)
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