Social Services in Lincolnwood
& Nearby Communities

If you are unable to access any of the listed web sites, please inform a library staff member.

See also Our Community and Niles Township.
Chicago residents see 311 City Services and Government & Social Services from Chicago Public Library

Village of Lincolnwood Police, Social Worker,
Victim of Violent Crime Advocate:
847-745-4755

Behavioral Health Services

• Catholic Charities
• The Chicago Center for Family Health

  312-372-4731

• The Family Institute at Northwestern University

  847-733-4300

• FindCounseling.com

  Search for a therapist, browse mental health resources or read psychology news.

• Jewish Child & Family Services

  312-444-2090

• Lutheran Social Services of Illinois

  847-635-4600

• Korean American Community Services

  773-583-5501

• MHAI — Mental Health America of Illinois

  Current, accurate information about mental health and mental illnesses.

• Metropolitan Family Services

  847-676-2404

• NAMI — National Alliance on Mental Illness

  Information Help line: 800-950-NAMI

• Niles Family Services

  847-692-3396

• Thresholds

  888-99-REHAB

• Turning Point Mental Health Services

  847-933-0051

• Urhai Community Service Center

  773-275-2688

Children Services

• Illinois Department of Children & Family Services

  800-252-2873

Clothing

• S.O.C.K.S — Provides winter clothing, free of charge to elementary school children in Niles Township.

  847-677-9497

• Salvation Army

  847-866-9770

Disability Services

• Community Alternative Unlimited

  773-867-4000

• CJE Senior Life — formerly Council for Jewish Elderly.

  773-508-1694

• Illinois Department of Human Services

  312-814-2735

• Illinois Telecommunication Access Corporation -- ITAC

  ITAC provides people who are hearing impaired, speech disabled, or blind telecommunication access by supplying relay service and equipment such as amplified telephones and braille phones.

• Niles Township District for Special Education

  847-965-9040

• PACE-- Adult transportation

  847-364-7223

Domestic Violence Hotlines

• Between Friends

  800-603-HELP

• Korean American Women in Need

  773-583-0880

• Life Span

  847-824-0189

• Mujeres Latinas en Accion

  312-738-5358

Domestic Violence Shelters

• Victim Advocate — Village of Lincolnwood Police, Social Worker

  847-745-4755

• A Safe Place

  1-800-600-SAFE Help Line: 847-249-4450 Office: 847-249-5147 A Safe Place provides shelter, court advocacy, referrals and comprehensive counseling programs for victims of domestic violence - women and children who have been physically, verbally, or emotionally abused.

• Apna Ghar (Asian Women)

  800-717-0757

• Evanston Shelter for Battered Women

  847-864-8445

• House of the Good Shepherd

  773-935-3434

• WINGS — Women in Need of Growing Stronger

  847-348-3001

• YWCA/Evanston Shelter

  847-718-1868

Employment Services

See also Careers & Employment

• ChicagoJobTalk.org — Chicago area job & career guide
• Illinois Department of Employment Services

  847-864-2580

• Jewish Vocational Service

  847-568-5150

• Operation Able — The Association for Better Living and Education International

  847-866-785

• Thresholds

  888-99-REHAB

• Youth Job Center of Evanston

  847-8645627

Financial Services

• Catholic Charities

  847-657-0946

• CEDA — Community and Economic Development Association of Cook County

  847-328-5166

• Circuit Breaker — The Illinois Department on Aging's Circuit Breaker program provides grants to senior citizens and persons with disabilities to help them reduce the impact of taxes and prescription medications on their lives."

  800-624-2459

• Illinois Department of HealthCare & Family Services
  

  847-673-9300

• Salvation Army

  847-866-9770

• Social Security Administration

Food Services

• CJE Senior Life — formerly Council for Jewish Elderly.

  Home delivered meals.
  773-508-1000

• Greater Chicago Food Depository

  773-247-3663

• Niles Township Food Pantry

  847-983-0073

• Peapod -- Home delivered meals ordered via the Internet.

  800-573-2763

Hospices

• Horizon Hospice
• Midwest Palliative & Hospice Care Center
• Rainbow Hospice

See also Health & Medicine

Hospitals

• Advocate Lutheran General Hospital

  General: 847-723-2210
  Emergency: 847-723-5154

• Evanston Hospital

  General: 847-570-2000
  Emergency: 847-570-2111

• Skokie Hospital

  General: 847-677-9600
  Emergency: 847-933-6950

• St. Francis Hospital

  General: 847-492-4000
  Emergency: 847-316-2440

• Swedish Covenant Hospital

  General: 773-878-8200 Emergency: 773-989-3800

Immigration & Language Services

• CLESE — Coalition of Limited Speaking Elderly

  312-461-0812

• RefugeeONE — Resettling refugees in Chicago.

  773-989-2255

Legal Assistance

• Illinois Department on Aging

  312-744-4016

• Legal Aid Bureau — Metropolitan Family Services
• Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago

  312-341-1070

Senior Citizens

Abuse & Neglect

• Illinois Department on Aging
  

  800-252-8966 -- Business Hours
  800-279-0400 -- After hours and weekends

Case Management/Counseling

• Illinois Department on Aging
• CJE Senior Life — formerly Council for Jewish Elderly.

  773-508-1000

• Evanston/Skokie Valley Senior Services

  847-784-6000

• Metropolitan Family Services

  847-676-2404

• Turning Point Mental Health Center

  847-933-0051

Assisted Living and Nursing Homes

• Assisted Living Facilities
• Medicare's Nursing Home Compare

  Nursing Home search and comparison.

Shelter

• Journeys from PADS to HOPE — Assists men, women, and families in northwest suburban Cook County who have become or are at risk of becoming homeless.

  847-963-9163

• Illinois Department of Human Services

• Salvation Army

  847-866-9770

State Agencies

• Illinois Department of Human Services
• Illinois Department of Health Care & Family Services

  Provides food stamps, medical and financial help for children, and adults with children.

  312-793-3500
• Illinois Secretary of State

  The Illinois Secretary of State keeps the state records, laws, and archives, and is the state's vehicle registration and driver licensing authority.

• Medicaid
• Medicare
• Social Security Administration

Substance Abuse Services

• Advocate Lutheran General Hospital

  847-723-6050

• Alcohol Anonymous

  800-371-1471

• New Foundation Center — Adult residential outpatient program

  847-501-4718

• Peer Services

  847-492-1778

• Turning Point Mental Health Center

  847-933-0051

Transportation

• CJE Senior Life — formerly Council for Jewish Elderly.

  773-508-1000

• CTA Reduced Fare and Free Ride Program