Social Services in Lincolnwood
& Nearby Communities

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

Behavioral Health 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

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
WINGS — Women in Need of Growing Stronger
847-348-3001

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

Illinois Department on Aging

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

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