Community Organizations

Organization

Community Contacts lnc.
Offers Low lncome Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), assistance with energy-related utility bills, past due bills. Emergency Furnace Voucher program assists LIHEAP-approved homeowners with furnace repairs/reptacements, especially in emergency situations. Restores safe heat to the househotds that apply and are approved within 48 hours of approvaI at no cost to the family.
Website: www.cci-hci.org
Address: Locations in Aurora and Elgin
Phone: (847) 697-8800
Eligibility: Contact organization for eligibility.
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Community Crisis Center
Crisis Hotline, domestic violence services, sexual assault services, services for children, abuse intervention, economic crisis, emergency shelter, prefessional training, community education. The Community Crisis Center provides a 40-bed emergency shelter for women and their children needing a safe place to stay. A case manager will work with you while you are here to help resolve your situation. Additional services provided include: meals, professional case management, individual and group counseling and material assistance. For more information, please contact the Community Crisis Center at 847-697-2380
Website: https://www.crisiscenter.org/
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Phone: English: 847-697-2380 Español: 847-697-9740
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Insurance: N/A
Language: English and Spanish


Hope for Tomorrow
Hope for Tomorrow, Inc. is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit social services agency that operates three (3) highly-structured, clinically-guided, substance-free homes for men, in Kane County, Illinois, for thirty-seven adults suffering from the disease of mental health (post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorders, and major depressive disorders) and/or chronic substance use disorders (alcohol, opiates, cocaine, prescription pain medications…).
Website: https://www.hopefortomorrow.net/
Address: 479 North Lake Street Aurora, IL 60506
Phone: 630-966-9000
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Insurance: No charge for those unable to pay.
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Judah Robinson Foundation
Counseling and therapy for unhoused individuals who suffer mental health issues. Warming and cooling center.
Website: https://www.judahrobinsonfoundation.com
Address: 223 Spring St., Aurora
Phone: (331) 278-7526
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Kane County ROE: McKinney Vento (Homeless) Program
Works with Kane County School Districts to assist in removing barriers for families in homeless situations (including doubled up because of economic reasons) to enroll, attend and stay stable at school. Assistance with basic needs and that which is needed to ensure students have access to receive education services. This program also provides McKinney-Vento training to schools and agencies.
Website: https://kaneroe.org/homeless-education/
Address: 28 N. First Street, Geneva, IL, 60134
Phone: 630-444-2974
Eligibility: Must fit McKinney-Vento definition of homelessness: shelter, motel/hotel, car, transitional housing program, PADs, doubled up for lack of economic resources, lost housing due to disaster (fire, flood etc.), lacking fixed, adequate and regular housing.
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Lazarus House
Emergency shelter for men, women and children, rental assistance, rapid rehousing, subsidized housing, food/clothing/blankets at the door
Website: https://lazarushouse.net/
Address: 214 Walnut St., St. Charles, IL 60174
Phone: (630) 587-2144
Eligibility: Anyone can come for food at the door. All other programs must be in our service area of St. Charles, Geneva, Batavia and western rural Kane County.
Insurance: Free
Language: English, some Spanish


Lifespring Ministry
Lifespring is a transitional, 6-month to 1-year, Christ-centered housing program for women and their children. Our program is designed to help women know and follow Christ and to start a new chapter of their lives.
Website: https://www.waysidecross.org/lifespringwomenshelter/
Address: 517 College Avenue, Aurora, IL 60505
Phone: 630-851-0187
Eligibility: Willing & able to work full-time (part-time if disabled), sober for 30 days or more, must follow program rules
Insurance: N/A
Language: English


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