Community Organizations

Organization

Challenge II Change
Challenge II Change provides a safe and comprehensive inside and outside of prison model. We empower participants that are at high risk of becoming system impacted, to challenge and overcome automatic beliefs and use practical strategies II change or modify their behavior. Thus resulting in more positive feelings, which in turn lead to more positive thoughts. Creating safer communities one Challenge at a time. Member of Project Safe Aurora. More information about Project Safe Aurora is available here: https://kanehealth.com/Pages/Violence-Prevention.aspx
Website: https://challengeiichange.org/
Address: 31 W. Downer Place, Aurora, IL 60506
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Community Health Partnership-Aurora
High-quality, patient-centered, comprehensive primary care in a setting that is welcoming and responsive to the cultural, language and health needs of the communities we serve. CHP empowers the uninsured, underserved, and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers (MSAW) to attain their best health. Our network is comprised of multiple medical and dental clinics as well as outreach sites across rural and urban communities in northern and central Illinois. Our team includes providers who specialize in family medicine, internal medicine, infectious disease, psychiatry, OB/GYN and pediatrics.
Website: https://chpofil.org/locations/aurora/
Address: 157 South Lincoln Ave, Aurora, IL 60505
Phone: 630-859-0015
Eligibility: Everyone is welcome with or without insurance.
Insurance: Medicare, Medicaid, Private Insurance, Uninsured
Language: Bilingual English/Spanish staff onsite. Also uses language line for all languages.


Illinois Alliance for Reentry and Justice
We aim to become a powerful voice for systemic change and justice for people with records in Illinois. Barriers and permanent consequences faced by returning residents are many, the services and resources meant to support them in overcoming those barriers are often in silos, and no single agency can address every need of every justice impacted person. The Illinois Alliance for Reentry and Justice brings directly impacted individuals, advocates, and service providers working on reentry in Illinois together to collectively create alternatives to incarceration, reduce recidivism, and end mass incarceration.
Website: https://www.ilarj.org/
Address: Safer Foundation 571 W. Jackson Blvd. Chicago, IL 60661
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Indivisible Aurora
Community advocacy group focused on immigrant and refugee rights and LGBTQIA+ concerns.
Website: https://www.facebook.com/IndivisibleAurora/
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Phone: info@indivisibleaurora.org
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Kane County Collaborative Diversion
Collaborative Diversion provides intense case management to individuals invited to enroll at the discretion of law enforcement. We ensure connection to all wraparound and treatment services desired by the individual.
Website: https://sao.kanecountyil.gov/LEAD
Address: 719 S Batavia Ave. Bldg. G, Geneva, IL 60134
Phone: 224-239-5303
Eligibility: Individuals must have known interaction w/law enforcement contributed to by mental illness, substance use, or a lack of resources.
Insurance: N/A
Language: English


Kane County Law Library & Self Help Legal Center
The Library houses the County's core of legal research materials, including print products and online databases. The professional library team provides outstanding service supporting its governing statute 55 ILCS 5/5-39001 and furthering open and equal access to legal and governmental information. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 8:30 AM-4:30 PM Wednesday: 8:30 AM-7:00 PM \| Closed on Weekends
Website: https://www.kclawlibrary.org/
Address: 37W777 IL-38, St. Charles, IL 60175 (Located on the second floor of the Kane County Judicial Center)
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Kane County Sheriff's Office
The Kane County Sheriff's Office special victims unit serves the unincorporated area of Kane County. The special victims unit umbrellas senior services, serious crimes against minors, domestic violence and sexual assault victims. The SVU focuses on investigating crimes, as well as offers social work support for community members in need of services. These services include: mental health support, substance use, juvenile complaints, hoarding, homelessness, veteran assistance, and any case requiring social services.
Website: https://www.kanesheriff.com/
Address: 37W755 IL Route 38, St. Charles, IL 60175
Phone: 630-444-3374
Eligibility: Must be located in unincorporated Kane County.
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Language: English, Spanish


Kane County State Attorney's Office Child Advocacy Center
The Kane County Child Advocacy Center is committed to providing a safe, child-focused environment for child victims of sexual assault and sexual abuse, ensuring thorough and victim-sensitive investigations and prosecutions. A team that includes a prosecutor, investigator, DCFS child protection investigator, social workers and a victim advocate collaborates on each case to minimize the stress on the child and the child's family and to ensure that effective medical treatment and counseling are available to each child who experiences abuse. If you believe your child or any child has been physically or sexually abused, call 911, or call the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services hotline at 1-800-25-ABUSE (1-800-252-2873). Illinois DCFS and the police refer all eligible cases to the Kane County Child Advocacy Center.
Website: http://saopublic.co.kane.il.us/
Address: 37W777 Route 38, St. Charles, IL 60175
Phone: 630-232-3500
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Language: English, Spanish


Mutual Ground Inc.
Domestic and sexual violence counseling for children, adolescents, and adults, Medical/legal advocacy, residential services, case management, parenting, prevention education, alcohol and substance use treatment.
Website: http://mutualground.org/
Address: 418 Oak Avenue, Aurora, IL 60506
Phone: 630-897-0080
Eligibility: Clients identify as being a victim/survivor of domestic/sexual violence or significant other related to a victim, or is seeking help for a substance use disorder.
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Prairie State Legal Services
The mission of Prairie State Legal Services is to ensure equal access to justice and fair treatment under the law by providing legal advice and representation, advocacy, education, and outreach that serve to protect basic human needs and enforce or uphold rights. PSLS envisions a community where all low-income, elderly and vulnerable people have ready access to legal services to meet their basic needs and where everyone knows, understands and can exercise their rights and be treated fairly in their pursuit of justice. Our clients are members of our community. Many face issues from unsafe, unstable, or unaffordable housing and lack of health care to domestic violence, keeping their children in school, and consumer debt harassment. Sometimes, they may have multiple issues at the same time. Our clients are of all ages and ethnicities. Yet, with little or no income amid their crisis, they have no other options for legal representation. Whatever challenges our clients face, our lawyers and advocates can and do make a significant difference in their lives.
Website: https://pslegal.org/
Address: 31W001 East North Avenue Suite 200 West Chicago, IL
Phone: (630) 690-2130
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World Relief Chicagoland
We provide newly arrived refugees and other immigrants with access to basic necessities and begin them on the journey to belonging through english classes, immigration legal services, employment services, and more. We equip churches and community members with the information they need to educate, advocate and take action on behalf of our immigrant neighbors. And we work to change systems and resulting injustices that marginalize refugees and other immigrants in the U.S. We connect churches and community members with immigrant families to foster transformative relationships, where both new and long-term community members flourish and find a sense of unity and belonging.
Website: https://worldrelief.org/chicagoland/homepage/
Address: 73 S. LaSalle Street, Aurora
Phone: 630-906-9546
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Youth Services Bureau
A child welfare agency licensed by the State of Illinois to provide care for youth who are abused, neglected, and dependent. YSB licenses and supports its own network of foster homes. A provider of treatment services including individual, family, and group therapy. .
Website: https://www.ysbiv.org/
Address: 1700 N. Farnsworth, Suite 18, Aurora, IL 60505
Phone: 630-820-6303
Eligibility: Youth, runaways (or youth locked out of home), abused or neglected youth
Insurance: Licensed provider of Medicaid services and is eligible for reimbursement from many private insurance plans
Language: English, Spanish