Access to Care
708.531.0680
Non-profit primary health care program for low income, uninsured residents of suburban Cook County.

Alexian Brother’s Northwest Mental Health Centers
847.952.7460
Provides comprehensive mental health services including individual, family and group counseling, outpatient, day treatment and residential programs and vocational assistance.

Association for Individual Development (AID)
847.888.5540
Programming for individuals with developmental disabilities; vocational and developmental training, homemaker, respite services.

Aunt Martha’s Youth Service Center, Inc.
708.754.1044
Provides primary care, oral health care, and women’s health care services to low-income and uninsured individuals and families in Carpentersville.

Avenues to Independence
847.318.0870 office; 847.541.5250 programs
Helps developmentally disabled adults to learn social and vocational skills through work activity centers; teaches them to live independently at group homes.

Barrington Youth Services
847.381.0345
Individual, group and family counseling; youth programs, community education, and crisis intervention services.

Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Lake County
847.360.0770
Provides assistance to at-risk youth in Lake County through One-to-One mentoring relationships.

Big Brother/Big Sisters of McHenry County
815.385.3855
Provides programs for our youth to help them make positive choices in life. Provides one-to-one mentoring program for “at risk” youth ages 6–14.

Boy Scouts of America: Northeast Illinois Council
Boy Scouts of America: Northwest Suburban Council
Boy Scouts of America: Three Fires Council
Northeast Illinois Council 847.433.1813
Northwest Suburban Council 847.824.6880
Three Fires Council 630.584.9250
Provides educational programs to boys and young adults designed to build qualities of moral strength and character, develop fitness and train in the responsibilities of leadership and active citizenship.

Boys and Girls Clubs of Dundee Twp.
847.814.7302
Character, leadership, education, career development; health & life skills; drug education for boys and girls ages 7–18.

The Bridge Youth and Family Services
847.359.7490
Provides problem-solving and prevention programs for children aged 6-17 and their families in Palatine Township.

CASA Kane County
630.232.4484
Provides trained volunteers to advocate on behalf of abused and neglected children in Juvenile Court.

Catholic Charities: North Suburban
Catholic Charities: Northwest Suburban Services
Northwest Suburban: 847.376.2100
North Suburban: 847.376.2100
Multi-service agency for all ages providing information and referral services, emergency assistance (food clothing and shelter), in-home casework services, counseling, senior services, maternity services, adoption, foster care, family shelter and transitional apartments, the LOSS program (Loving Outreach to Survivors of Suicide) and drug and alcohol assessments.

CEDA Northwest Self-Help Center, Inc.
847.392.2332
Multi-service agency providing emergency assistance for low-income families through budget and financial counseling, case management, emergency financial assistance, housing and job placement.

The Center for Enriched Living
847.823.0453
Provides family and individual counseling, case management, housing & financial, legal, Medicare and employment counseling.  S

The Center of Concern
847.948.7001
Services include skill development and education for greater independence, community integration; recreation and social programs for people with developmental disabilities.

Centro de Informacion
847.695.9050
Bilingual assistance and advocacy for the needs of the Hispanic community. Services include counseling, parenting skills training, education and youth programs.

Children’s Advocacy Center of North & Northwest Cook County
847.885.0100
Provides direct services for child victims of sexual abuse, severe physical abuse or family violence, and their non-offending parents and family members.

Clearbrook
847.385.5300
Serves the needs of children and adults with developmental disabilities and their families through education, therapy, vocational rehabilitation and residential services.

Community Child Care Center of Palatine Township:
Children’s Home and Aid Society of Illinois (CHASI)
847.991.1030
Offers affordable day care to children aged six weeks to six years.  Program includes planned curriculum, nutrition, sliding fee scale and parent education classes.

Community Crisis Center, Inc
847.697.2380
Provides 24-hour services to individuals and families affected by domestic violence, sexual assult adn other crisis situations.

Countryside Association
847.438.8855
Serves developmentally, mentally, physically and emotionally disabled persons and their families through services which include supervised work, training and activity centers, supported employment, client and family support and respite care.

Easter Seals of Dupage and the Fox Valley Region
847.742.3264
The Center provides a wide variety of services to persons of all ages with physical and developmental disabilities.

Ecker Center for Mental Health
847.695.0484
Assists people with emotional distress and psychiatric disorders through outpatient counseling, case management, emergency services, psychosocial rehabilitation, 24-hour respite care, and education.

Elgin Catholic Social Services
847.742.4525
Family, elderly, and individual counseling, adoption, foster care and suicide support for all individuals regardless of religious affiliation.

Elk Grove Township Community Day Care
847.439.5577
Childcare services for children 3 months through 12 years of age.  Subsidized tuition available.

Family Services of Greater Elgin Area
847.695.3680
Extensive counseling services for families, youth, and the elderly; consumer credit counseling program.

Fox Valley Hospice, Inc.
630.232.2233
Serves people with life-threatening illnesses, their families and bereaved individuals with compassion and dignity.

Girl Scouts: Illinois Crossroads Council
Girl Scouts: Sybaquay Council
Illinois Crossroads Council: 847.573.0500
Sybaquay Council: 847.741.5521
Provides values-based educational, recreational and camping experiences for girls.  Helps to develop leadership skills, good citizenship, self-confidence and individual potential.

Glenkirk
847.272.5111
Provides a full range of supports and services for individuals of all ages who are developmentally disabled.

Greater Wheeling Area Youth Outreach, Inc. (GWAYO)
847.759.0679
Serves low income and/or special education youth in after school mentoring program and tutoring youth empowerment program.

The Harbour
847.297.8540
Provides help for troubled adolescent girls through emergency residential care and the promotion of a safe environment to encourage stability and strengthen family unity.

Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago
312.346.6700
Offers a broad range of social welfare, education and health services through its affiliate agencies.  Aims to provide critical resources that bring food, refuge, health care education and emergency assistance to Chicagoans of all faiths.

Journeys From PADS to Hope
847.963.9163
Provides the basic necessities of food, clothing and shelter, as well as aids clients in accessing benefits, improving mental health, acquiring job skills, locating and maintaining employment, finding a place to live, and gaining independence.

Kenneth Young Center
847.524.8800
Provides comprehensive mental health and senior services, including counseling, care management, crisis intervention, education/ prevention and services for the seriously mentally ill.

Leyden Family Services and Mental Health Center
847.882.4181
Offers inpatient substance abuse treatment including detoxification and 21-day rehabilitation services to individuals 18 years and older, on a sliding fee basis.

Life Span
847.824.0382
24-hour help line: 847.824.4454
Provides emergency services, counseling, and legal services for victims of domestic violence and their families.  Community education and training to professional organizations available.

Links – North Shore Youth Health Service
847.441.6191
Provides education, counseling and medical services to youth and families related to teen suicide, sexuality and substance abuse.

Lutheran Social Services of Illinois
847.619.0849
Provides counseling services to people with alcohol or other drug problems and their families.  Includes counseling on an outpatient basis; DUI risk education and DUI treatment; court evaluations, substance abuse assessments, community education and consultation services.

Maine Center, Inc.
847.696.1570
Provides family counseling and mental health services to all Maine Township residents. Develops skills for independent living in group apartments.

Metropolitan Family Services: Evanston & Skokie Valley
847.328.2404
Provides senior services, child abuse services and family, couple and individual counseling to people of all ages.

North Shore Senior Center
847.784.6000
Provides services for seniors. Includes communities of Des Plaines, Park Ridge, Mount Prospect and Lincolnshire.

Northwest Center Against Sexual Assault (Northwest CASA)
847.806.6526 Office
888.802.8890 Hotline
Provides comprehensive services to victims of sexual violence including counseling, advocacy and prevention education.

Northwest Suburban Day Care Center
847.299.5103
Provides high quality, affordable childcare on a sliding fee scale for low-income families with children ages 15 months to 5 years.

Omni Youth Services
847.353.1500
Provides comprehensive programming for adolescents and their parents in the Northwest Suburban Cook and South Central Lake Counties.

Open Door Clinic of Greater Elgin
847.695.1093
Provides mental health services for people affected by and infected with HIV and other STDs while dedicated to the prevention of future transmissions.

Orchard Village
847.967.1800
A residential and vocational training program for adults with mental retardation. In-home respite program provides care to adults and children.

Palatine Township Senior Citizens Council
847.991.1112
Multi-purpose senior center providing social services, nutrition, recreational and educational programs.

PEER Services
847.492.1778
Provides substance abuse prevention and outpatient treatment services for youth and adults.

Police Neighborhood Resource Center – Rolling Meadows
847.506.2060
Offers services related to safety, health, education, employment, and recreation to residents of Rolling Meadows and nearby communities.  Services available in English and Spanish.

Prairie State Legal Services Kane County
800.942.4612
Legal counseling and representation for civil cases for low-income individuals, senior citizens, and groups.

Ray Graham Association for People with Disabilities
630.620.2222
Provides full range of services to meet the needs of persons with developmental, physical, social, and emotional disabilities.

Renz Addiction Counseling Center
847.742.3545
Provides assessment, counseling and treatment for individuals affected by alcohol/drug abuse and gambling addiction. Intensive outpatient program available. The center also has an active drug prevention program.

Presbyterian Homes/Great Opportunities Adult Day Care
847.982.3318
A structured day program for older adults and their families. Provides weekday social activity, therapeutic interaction, health monitoring and rehabilitation services.

Resources for Community Living
847.701.1554
Provides shared housing options and individualized support services for persons with developmental disabilities.

The Salvation Army: Comm. Counseling Centers
847.392.0265
Provides individual, couple, family, and group counseling; case advocacy and information and referral services; counseling and support services for victims of domestic violence.

The Salvation Army: Golden Diners
630.232.6676
Serves nutritional meals for senior citizens, meeting the physical and spiritual needs of the elderly.

The Salvation Army: Suburban Service Extension
773.205.3520
Provides direct emergency assistance to individuals and families needing food, medicine, shelter or clothing.  Summer camping programs are available for youth.

Seniors Services Associates, Inc.
847.741.0404
Comprehensive senior citizens services, adult day care, and recreation, social, and educational programs.

Seniors Action Service
847.864.7274
Provides home care aid to senior citizens that includes personal care, light housekeeping, companionship, employment opportunities, shopping and meal preparation.

Shelter, Inc.
847.255.8060
Provides group home care and foster home care to children from birth through 17 who are abused, neglected, dependent or in need of supervision, as well as healthy family education to parents at risk of abusing.

Shore Community Services
847.982.2030
Provides educational, vocational and residential services to adults and children disabled by varying degrees of mental retardation.

Turning Point Behavioral Health Care Center
847.933.0051
Provides mental health services including counseling for adults, senior citizens, youth, families and couples, rehabilitation programs for people who are chronically mentally ill or recovering from psychiatric illness.

Volunteer Center of Northwest Suburban Chicago
847.228.1320
Recruits and places volunteers in not-for-profit community organizations and schools.

Wayne/Winfields Area Youth and Family Services (WAYS)
630.231.7166
Provides family, individual, group and marital therapy, and play therapy for children.

Well Child Center
847.741.7370
Preventive health care for children, birth to 21 years, including physical examinations, immunization, development checks, lead screening, nutrition counseling, and dental care to age 17.

The WINGS Program
847.908.0910
Provides a personal growth program in a transitional living setting for homeless women and their children while they learn to manage their lives through education, guidance, and support.

YMCA: Alfred Campanelli
847.891.9622
Serves individuals and families by offering a variety of human services and wellness programs. The YMCA conducts youth development programs, before and after school child care and day camp.

YMCA : Leaning Tower Family YMCA
847.647.8222
Provides rehabilitative, physical and social services to families, senior citizens and individuals that are handicapped; provides summer and holiday care for school age youth.

YMCA : Nicholas M. Lattof
847.296.3376
Provides programs that build strong kids, strong families and strong communities.

YWCA: Elgin
847.742.7930
provides comprehensive programs for women, girls, and families including day care, after school care, pre-school, youth activities, youth tutoring programs, adult and children’s fitness program, and refugee services.

YWCA : Evanston/North Shore
847.864.8445
Manages the Evanston Shelter for battered women and their children, providing services for victims of domestic violence including housing, food, clothing and counseling.