Social Services in Lincolnwood
& Nearby Communities

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Chicago residents see 311 City Services

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
Lutheran Social Services
847-635-4600
Find Counseling
Search for a therapist, browse mental health resources or read psychology news.
Jewish Children's Bureau
773-467-3700
Jewish Family & Community Services
847-657-0946
Korean American Community Services
773-583-5501
Mental Health Association of Illinois
Current, accurate information about mental health and mental illnesses.
Metropolitan Family Services
847-676-2404
National Association for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
847-642-3338
Niles Family Services
847-692-3396
Thresholds
888-99-REHAB
Turning Point Behavioral Health Center
847-933-0051
Urhai Community Service Center
773-275-2688

Children Services

Department of Children & Family Services
800-252-2873

Clothing

S.O.C.K.S -- Children's clothing
847-677-9497
Salvation Army
847-866-9770

Disability Services

Community Alternative Unlimited -- PAS agent
773-867-4000
Council for Jewish Elderly -- Adult Linkages Program
773-508-1694
Department of Human Services -- Developmental Disability
312-814-2735
Directory of Services for People with a Disability -- SkokieNet
Niles Township District for Special Education
847-965-9040
PACE-- Adult transportation
847-364-7223

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
847-864-8780
House of Good Shepard
773-935-3434
WINGS (Women in Need of Growing Stronger)
847-348-3001
YWCA/Evanston Shelter
847-718-1868

Domestic Violence Hotlines

Friends of Battered Women & Their Children
800-603-HELP
Horizons Gay, Lesbian Domestic Violence Program
773-871-CARE8
Korean Women in Need
773-583-0880
LifeSpan -- English
847-824-4454
LifeSpan -- Polish
847-824-1158
Mujeres Latinas en Accion
312-738-5358
Shelter Hotline
877-863-6338

Employment Services

Financial Services

Catholic Charities
847-657-0946
CEDA
847-328-5166
Circuit Breaker
800-624-2459
Illinois Department of HealthCare & Family Services

847-673-9300
Salvation Army
847-866-9770
Social Security Online

Food Services

Council for Jewish Elderly -- Meals on Wheels
847-508-1000
Greater Chicago Depository
773-247-3663
Niles Township Food Pantry
847-674-2263
Peapod -- Home delivered meals ordered via the Internet.
800-573-2763

Hospices

Hospitals

Immigration & Language Services

CLESE (Coalition for Limited Speaking Elderly)
312-461-0812
Interfaith Refugee and Immigration Ministries
773-989-2255

Legal Assistance

Chicago Department on Aging
312-744-4016
Cook County Legal Foundation
847-475-3703
Legal Aid Bureau -- Metropolitan Family Services
Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
312-341-1070

Senior Citizens

Abuse & Neglect

Chicago Department on Aging

800-252-8966 -- Business Hours 800-279-0400 -- After hours and weekends
Nursing Home Ombudsman Reporting Hotline
217-252-4343

Case Management/Counseling

Chicago Department on Aging
Council for Jewish Elderly
847-508-1000
Evanston/Skokie Senior Services
847-864-3721
Metropolitan Family Services
847-676-2404
Turning Point Behavioral Health Center
847-933-0051

Assisted Living Facilities

Alden Estates of Evanston<
847-328-6000
Bethany Terrace
847-965-8100
Harbor Village
773-832-0886
Hartwell House
773-275-2400
Lincolnwood Place
847-673-7166
North Shore Retirement Community
847-864-6400
Presbyterian Home
847-866-1615

Day Centers

Council for Jewish Elderly

847-508-1000
House of Welcome
847-441-7775
Great Opportunities
847-982-3318

Nursing Homes

Alden North Shore
847-679-6100
Bethany Terrace
847-965-8100
Lincolnwood Place
847-673-7166
Regency Nursing Home
847-647-1116
St. Francis

847-316-3320
Medicare's Nursing Home Section
Nursing Home search and comparison.

Shelter

Department of Human Services -- Homeless Shelter Hotline
312-800-654-8595
PADS -- Homeless shelter
847-963-9163
Salvation Army
847-866-9770
YWCA/Leaning Towers -- Room rental options

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. The Secretary of State also is the registrar of corporations, lobbyists, and notaries public.
Medicaid
Medicare
Social Security Administration

Substance Abuse Services

Alcohol Anonymous
800-371-1471
Evanston Northwestern HealthCare -- Outpatient & alternatives to suspension program.
847-425-6433
Lutheran General Hospital
847-723-6050
Peer Services
847-492-1778
Turning Point Behavioral Health Center
847-933-0051
Wilpower -- Adult residential outpatient program
847-501-4718

Transportation

Council for Jewish Elderly
847-508-1000
PACE/CTA

Reduced fare program -- Disability services 847-673-0500

Social Services in Lincolnwood & Nearby Communities