COVID-19 Resources
Due to the community response to COVID-19 we’ve compiled the following resources. Please confirm hours of operation before visiting. Scroll to bottom of page to search FindHelp.org for resources by zipcode.
When to Seek Emergency Medical Attention
Look for emergency warning signs* for COVID-19:
- Trouble breathing
- Persistent pain or pressure in the chest
- New confusion
- Inability to wake or stay awake
- Pale, gray, or blue-colored skin, lips, or nail beds, depending on skin tone
*This list is not all possible symptoms. Please call your medical provider for any other symptoms that are severe or concerning to you.
If someone is showing any of these signs, call 911 or call ahead to your local emergency facility: Notify the operator that you are seeking care for someone who has or may have COVID-19.
If you need assistance navigating resources, please email: [email protected].
A member of our team will respond within 48 business hours.
Assistance
| Category | Organization | Phone Number | Website or Email address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assistance | 33rd Ward Ald. Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez | 773-840-7880 | 33rd Ward Website |
Cancer Support
| Category | Organization | Services Offered | Phone Number | Address | Website or Email address |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer Support | Cancer Support Center | Free information and programs, including support programs, for cancer patients, survivors and families. The Cancer Support Center exists to provide strength, guidance, and support to anyone impacted by cancer | 708-798-9171 Homewood 708-478-3529 Mokena | Homewood: 2028 Elm Rd, Homewood, IL. 60430 Mokena: 19645 S. Lagrange Rd, Mokena, IL. 60448 | Cancer Support Center |
Court Help Desk
| Category | Community | Organization | Phone: # | Website or Email address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Court Help Desk | Cook County | Court Help Desk | 855-956-5763 | Court Help Desk Website |
Domestic Violence Resources
| Category | Organization | Services Offered | Phone Number | Website or Email address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sexual Violence/Human Sex Trafficking | Refuge for Women | Refuge For Women is a Christian organization that provides emergency housing, residential supportive housing, and transitional living for female survivors of sexual violence including sex trafficking. This is an explicitly faith-based organization. | 1-888-373-7888 | Website |
| Sexual Violence/ Rape Crisis | YWCA Rape Crisis Hotline | Operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, the Rape Crisis Hotline provide survivors of sexual violence and their significant others immediate support, crisis intervention and referrals for the city of Chicago and surrounding suburbs. The volunteers and staff at the hotline have received extensive training in sexual assault crisis intervention. | 888-293-2080 | Website |
| Sexual Violence/Sexual Assault | National Sexual Assault Crisis Line | When you call, you'll be routed to a local RAINN sexual assualt crisis affiliate. Callers recieve the information, advice, and support they need for their specific situation. | 800-656-4673 | Website |
Emergency Funds
| Category | Organization | Website or Email address |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency Funds | Emergency Funds for Bartenders and Cocktail Servers | USBG Foundation |
Financial Services
| Category | Area Served | Community | Organization | Description | Services Offered | Website or Email address |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial | All | All | One Fair Wage | One Fair Wage can provide emergency cash gifts for service industry workers who have been laid off or furloughed because of COVID. | Emergency Cash | Our Fair Wage |
Food
| Category | Organization | Services Offered | Phone Number | Website or Email address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Financial Assistance | Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) | Financial Assistance for Food | 1-800-843-6154 | S.N.A.P. Website |
General Resources
| Category | Area Served | Community | Organization | Hours of Operation | Services Offered | Phone Number | Address | Website or Email address |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Services | Southwest | Orland Park | Orland Township | Monday-Friday: 8am to 4:30pm | Serving zipcodes: 60452, 60462, 60467, 60477, 60487. Village has a health department, senior services, transportation, an assessor and various other entities | 708-403-4222 | 14807 S Ravinia Ave, Orland Park, IL 60462 | Website |
Help for Children
Help for children
| Category | Organization | Hours of Operation | Services Offered | Phone Number | Website or Email address |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Help for Children | Aunt Martha's 24 Youth Crisis Line | Aunt Martha’s crisis intervention team provides front-line crisis intervention for run-away, locked out, homeless and ungovernable youth. The team is on call 24 hours a day every day of the year. | (708) 679-8100 | Website | |
| Help for Children | Maryville Academy | 24 hour helpline | Maryville Academy Crisis Nursery provides free short-term care for parents in distress and experiencing a crisis. The Crisis Nursery protects their children, birth to age six, from abuse, neglect or trauma. | 773-205-3637 | Website |
| Help for Children | National Hotline for Missing or Exploited Children | 24 hours | If a child goes missing, call 911/local law enforcement FIRST. Then call the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Find more information on their website. | 800-843-5678 | Website |
| Help for Children | National Runaway Safeline | Hotline for children who have run away from home, or adults concerned about a child who may have run away from home. | 1-800 RUNAWAY (1-800-786-9292) | Website | |
| Help for Children | Reclaim 13 | If you or someone you know/suspect has been a victim of child sexual abuse, please contact Reclaim 13 via their hotline for placement, counseling and assistance. Provides shelter housing and support groups for children who have survived sexual abuse or exploitation. | 630-209-4554 or 312-462-3306 (hotline) | Website |
Help for Seniors
Help for children
| Category | Organization | Services Offered | Phone Number | Website or Email address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Help for Seniors | PLOWS Council on Aging | Senior services agency for Palos, Lemont, Orland and Worth townships. Provides assistance with and referrals for home-delivered meals and safety checks, in-home services, support groups, education, and respite for caregivers, protection from abuse, access to benefits for health insurance, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), energy, transportation, and property tax savings, assistance needed for safe transition from hospitals or skilled nursing facilities, shared housing, and general information about resources. | 708-361-0219 | Website |
| Help for Seniors | Elder Abuse Hotline | Elder Abuse Hotline available 24/7 | 866-800-1409 | Website |
Help with Unemployment
| Category | Community | Organization | Special Instructions | Phone Number | Website or Email address |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employer Resources | Cook County | Chicago Cook Workforce’s American Job Centers | Find jobs, training, and small business assistance at the ChiCookWorks website. | (312) 603-0200 | Website |
Housing
| Category | Organization | Hours of Operation | Services Offered | Phone Number | Address | Website or Email address |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ex-Offender Services | St. Leonards Ministry | St. Leonard's Ministry provides housing and employment help for formerly incarcerated people. Call 311 in the city or St. Leonard's directly for help finding housing for recently incarcerated homeless people, or jobs/day programs. | 312-738-1414 | 175 W. Jackson Blvd. Suite 350, Chicago, IL 60604 | Website | |
| Housing Insecurity | Residents HACC (Housing Authority of Cook County) | Education, Job Placement and Training, Youth services, Resident Counseling and wellness, Energy assistance, housing assistance | 312-663-5447 | 175 W. Jackson Blvd. Suite 350, Chicago, IL 60604 | HACC Website | |
| Housing Voucher Program | Landlords-HACC (Housing Authority of Cook County) | Instuctions & application for becoming a Housing Choice Voucher Landlord. | 312-663-5447 | 175 W. Jackson Blvd. Suite 350, Chicago, IL 60604 | HACC Website |
Illinois Attorney General
| Category | Organization | Services Offered | Phone Number | Website or Email address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Attorney General | Illinois Attorney General | Report Store Price Gouging | (800) 386-5438 | Illinois Attorney General Website |
Job Search
| Category | Community | Organization | Special Instructions | Services Offered | Phone Number | Website or Email address |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Job Search | All | Jewel | Now hiring 5,000 new employees | Albertsons Companies | ||
| Job Search | All | Aldi | Now hiring | Aldi Careers | ||
| Job Search | All | Kroger/Mariano's | Now hiring | Kroger Careers | ||
| Job Search | Cook County | Aunt Martha's | call every first Friday of the month 2-3pm | Employment and finance opportunites | 712-775-7000 acces code 123# | |
| Job Search | Cook County | Chicago Cook Workforce’s American Job Centers | 69 W. Washington St, Ste 2860 | 312-603-0200 | Website | |
| Job Search | Statewide | Illinois Worknet Job Finder | Business hours 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Monday through Friday except for some holidays | Illinois Worknet Job Finder | ||
| Job Search | All | National Able Network | 567 W. Lake Street, #1150, Chicago | 855-994-8300; 312-994-4200 | Illinois Worknet Job Finder |
Legal Aid
| Category | Community | Organization | Special Instructions | Hours of Operation | Services Offered | Phone Number | Address | Website or Email address |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal Assistance | Illinois | Illinois Legal Aide | 100% on-line information. NO phone number | free on-line legal information for *Family & Safety*House & Apartment*Money & Debt*Health & Benefits*Business & Work*School & Education*Citizens & Immigration*Crime & Traffic*Court & Hearings & legal forms to download. ILAO does not provide legal services and will not respond to requests for legal help. Get free legal information 24/7/365. Website offers Chat-line. Visit their website and enter questions, zipcode, and other information to access on-line information. LEGAL REPRESENTATION is not available, only in-depth guides to common legal issues. | N/A | Illinois Legal Aide | ||
| Legal Assistance | Legal Aid Chicago | Monday - Friday lines open at 8am | Free civil legal services to those living in poverty in Cook County, IL. | 312-341-1070 | Legal Aid Chicago | |||
| Legal Assistance | Cook County | Veterans Legal Aid Society | Appointments only | 3rd Thursday of the month 12-4 | 773-340-3838 | 3838 W 111th St, Chicago, IL 60655 | Website |
Library Services
| Category | Organization | Special Instructions | Phone: | Website or Email address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Library Services | City of Chicago Public Library | You can apply for a Chicago Public Library card online | (312) 747-4300 | Website |
Mental Health / Find Addiction Care
| Category | Community | Organization | Hours of Operation | Services Offered | Phone Number | Website or Email address |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mental Health | Addiction + Anxiety,Panic Disorder Hotline | 24/7 | 24/7 helpline answered by American Addiction Centers | 866-299-4987 | Website | |
| Mental Health | Anxiety and Depression Support Group | N/A | Self-help or helping others: virtual & on-site support mtgs for OCD, PTSD, anxiety depression/ help finding a therapist/help applying for SSDI/ articles/accessto Behavioral Health Treatment Service Locator | Anxiety and Depression Support Group | ||
| Mental Health | Broadview | Broadview NAMI Living Room | 1p-9pm 7days a week | Non-clinical setting comfortable alternative to a hospital ememrgency room providing calming atmosphere for someone experiencing mental illness to speak with a peer counselor | 708-524-2582 | Website |
| Mental Health | Lagrange | Lagrange NAMI Living Room | 1p-9pm 7days a week | Non-clinical setting comfortable alternative to a hospital ememrgency room providing calming atmosphere for someone experiencing mental illness to speak with a peer counselor | 708-582-6434 | Website |
| Mental Health | Palos Hills | Palos Hills NAMI Living Room | Monday and Friday 1p-4pm, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 1p-7p | Non-clinical setting comfortable alternative to a hospital ememrgency room providing calming atmosphere for someone experiencing mental illness to speak with a peer counselor | 708-974-2300 | Website |
| Mental Health | Oak Park | Oak Park NAMI Living Room | Monday - Saturday 3p-7pm | Non-clinical setting comfortable alternative to a hospital ememrgency room providing calming atmosphere for someone experiencing mental illness to speak with a peer counselor | 708-524-2582 | Website |
| Mental Health | Dupage | DuPage NAMI Living Room | Monday - Friday 3p-8p | Non-clinical setting comfortable alternative to a hospital ememrgency room providing calming atmosphere for someone experiencing mental illness to speak with a peer counselor | 630-752-0066 | Website |
| Mental Health | National Alliance on Mental Illness | N/A | Phone helpline | 833-626-4244 | ||
| Mental Health | Orland Park | Orland Township Youth and Family Services | N/A | Sliding-scale counseling services provided by Orland Township. Counseling is available for children, youth, families, individuals and groups. Offers anger management, substance abuse prevention, and coping strategies workshops as well. | (708) 403-4222 | Website |
| Mental Health | Panic Disorder Hotline | N/A | Phone helpline | 1-800-64-panic (72642) | Panic Disorder Hotline Website | |
| Mental Health | All | National Suicide Prevention Lifeline | 24/7 | Local Number: (847) 716-2252 Crisis Text Line: Text NAMI to 741741 24/7 service via toll-free hotline for anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. | Lifeline: 800-273-TALK (8255) | Suicide Prevention Lifeline Website |
| Sobriety Support | Various | N/A | Find online Alcoholics Anonymous programs, as well as open programs in your area. Free, confidential email/chat is also available. | N/A | Website | |
| Sobriety Support | 12step.org | N/A | Find online and in-person 12-Step Program meetings and learn more about the 12-Step program. | N/A | Website | |
| Substance Abuse | Illinois Helpline for Opiods and Other Substances | N/A | Call, text or chat for help finding treatment and care options for people who need help with opioid use or other substance use disorders. Free and works with or without insurance. | 833-234-6343 or text HELP to 833234 | Website | |
| Substance Abuse | The South Suburban Council on Alcoholism and Subtance Abuse | N/A | Sliding scale treatment option with some free services, serving south suburban Cook County and northwest Indiana. Call central intake for triage and placement. | 708-647-3333 | Website | |
| Teen Services | Teen Crisis | N/A | Teen Line is a crisis hotline for teenagers and their caregivers. It provides personal teen-to-teen education and support before problems become a crisis, using a national hotline, current technologies and community outreach. | 1-800-852-8336 | Website |
Other Resources
| Category | Organization | Services Offered | Phone Number | Website or Email address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency Funds | Emergency Funds for Bartenders and Cocktail Servers | Bartender Emergency Assistance Fund application- This is a grant program from the USBG charity foundation. If you are a bartender who has been laid off or hours cut due to COVID-19, you may be eligible for limited cash assistance. | N/A | Website |
| Financial Services | One Fair Wage | One Fair Wage can provide emergency cash gifts for service industry workers who have been laid off or furloughed because of COVID. | N/A | Website |
| Sexual Violence/Human Sex Trafficking | The Dreamcatcher Foundation | The Dream Center- drop-in center is a service agency providing essential resources to the community. Our services will assist in meeting basic needs, in a safe, nonjudgmental, nurturing environment. This is a safe, welcoming space where participants can access a full continuum of services available under one-roof including: Showers, meal services, change of clothes, wellness assessments, referrals for services (drug treatment, and rehabilitative services), as well as weekly Prostitutes Anonymous groups. | 773-936-9898, 773-981-8850 | Website |
| Sexual Violence/Human Sex Trafficking | Salvation Army Stop It Program | Hotline for the Salvation Army's human trafficking survivor assistance network. In addition to case management and the 24-hour hotline, STOP-IT operates a drop-in center in Chicago for female-identified folks between the ages of 14 and 29 who have experienced exploitation and/or trafficking. | 877-606-3158 | Website |
| Sexual Violence/Human Sex Trafficking | Human Trafficking Hotline | The National Human Trafficking Hotline connects victims and survivors of sex and labor trafficking with services and supports to get help and stay safe. Call 888-373-7888 or text "HELP" or "BEFREE" to 233733, or click "live chat" on the website. Website also has a directory of human trafficking survivor resources. | 888-373-7888 | Website |
| Sexual Violence/Human Sex Trafficking | Rahab's Daughters | Chicagoland's Human Trafficking assistance organization. Provides rescue and resource assistance for survivors of human trafficking (sexual and labor trafficking). | 1-833-463-9329 | Website |
| Veterans Services | Catholic Charities Veteran's Services | Supportive services for Veterans and their families through Catholic Charities. Can provide referrals for employment help, training, mental health, housing, food, etc. | (312) 948-6898 | Website |
Sobriety Support
| Category | Organization | Special Instructions | Website or Email address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sobriety Support | Various | Online AA support groups | AA Directory Website |
| Sobriety Support | 12step.org | Online addiction support groups | 12 Step Online Meetings |
Substance Abuse
| Category | Organization | Phone Number | Website or Email address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Substance Abuse | Illinois Helpline for Opiods and Other Substances | 833-2FINDHELP | |
| Substance Abuse | South Suburban council on Alcoholisn and Subtance Abuse | 708-647-3333 |
Teen Services
Teen Crisis
| Category | Organization | Phone Number | Website or Email address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teen Crisis Line | Teen Crisis | 1-310-855-HOPE (4673) or 1-800-TLC-TEEN (1-800-852-8336) | Teen Crisis Line |
Teen Dating Abuse
| Category | Organization | SERVICE OFFERED | Phone Number | Website or Email address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teen Dating Abuse | National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline | We offer confidential support for teens, young adults, and their loved ones seeking help, resources, or information related to healthy relationships and dating abuse in the US. We’re available by text (“LOVEIS” to 22522), call (866.331.9474), or live chat online. | 866-331-9474 or 866-331-8453 (TTY) | Website |
Unemployment Assistance
| Category | Organization | Services Offered | Phone Number | Website or Email address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment Assistance | Illinois Department of Employment Security | Assistance filling out forms | 800-244-5631 | Illinois Department of Employment Security |
Utilities
Utilities
| Category | Organization | Special Instructions | Services Offered | Phone Number | Website or Email address |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utility Assistance | Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) | LIHEAP help low-income people pay their utility (gas and electric) bills. Application open through May 31st 2022. Pre-Apply online, or by calling a community site. | 800-571-2332 | Low Income Energy Assistance Program |
Volunteer Opportunities
| Category | Organization | Special Instructions | Website or Email address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volunteer Opportunities | Chicago Food Bank | Volunteer your time or donate food to those in need in your area | Chicago Food Bank |
Virtual Connections
| Category | Organization | Special Instructions | Website or Email address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virtual Connections | The Mighty | Voluntary social connection through blogging / join or start new group. | The Mighty Website |
| Virtual Workouts | Health Hood Chi | Pay-What-You-Can fitness studio, sometimes has online events. Focus on bringing fitness equity to Chicago's Black and Brown communities. | Health Hood Chi Workouts |
| Virtual Yoga | Haji Healing Salon | Free yoga instruction for anxiety | Haji - Free Yoga YouTube Channel |
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Updated June 23, 2022, 12:10 AM
