Community Resources
Why We Highlight These Resources
The Library aims to help connect people to materials, space, events, and information.
It's ok to need help, and these are local organizations and resources that help. You may also be able to contribute or volunteer to help others with some of these organizations if you are able.
What These Resources Offer
These community resources can help you:
- in and around your residence with food & housing, education, children & family services, and support for those suffering from domestic violence
- get legal assistance, work with local governments & services, and navigate immigration & language services
- manage your health from behavioral health services to disability services, substance abuse services, and suicide prevention and grief support services
- if you're looking for work or to start your career
- access social services and programs for senior citizens
No Shame On U
A non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating the stigma associated with mental health conditions and raising awareness in the Jewish community and beyond. Their goal is for the people who need help to seek it, for family members and friends to know how to provide proper support and to save lives.
NPO.net
A gateway to Chicago’s nonprofit and philanthropic community.
Oakton Community College
Oakton Community College provides quality and accessible learning to students of all ages in northeastern Illinois.
RefugeeONE
RefugeeOne not only equips refugees with the skills needed to survive, but provides a full range of coordinated services that empower refugees to build the foundation for a flourishing life here in the United States
Salvation Army
Our homeless diversion programs and shelters provide safe housing, food and spiritual and practical support to families who have nowhere else to go.
SAVE (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education)
A non-profit organization with a mission to prevent suicide through public awareness and education, reduce stigma and serve as a resource to those touched by suicide.
The Able Network
Chicago metropolitan community-based organizations providing employment counseling, training, and job placement.
The Chicago Center for Family Health
In our training and community programs, we provide innovative knowledge and skills to professionals and organizations so that they, in turn, can work more effectively with distressed and vulnerable families.
The Douglas Center
The Douglas Center serves to assist adults living with intellectual, developmental and physical disabilities in improving their independent living skills and enrichment of their quality of life.
The Family Institute at Northwestern University
Through research, education and clinical services, The Family Institute at Northwestern University is one of the nation’s leading relationship-based behavioral health organizations committed to strengthening and healing children and adolescents, couples, families and individuals.
The Trevor Project
The leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25.
Thresholds
Thresholds provides services and resources for persons with serious mental illnesses and substance use disorders in Illinois.
Village of Lincolnwood
Access village services like parks & recreation, making payments, permits, and more.
Willow House Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group
The mission of Willow House is to develop and provide supportive services for children, teens, families, schools and communities who are coping with grief and the death of a loved one.
WINGS — Women in Need of Growing Stronger
The mission of WINGS Program, Inc. is to provide housing, integrated services, education and advocacy to end domestic violence.