Free Public Assistance

We have provided all of the Illinois Free Public Assistance and programs.

Abbott Patient Assistance Foundation     (847)937-8177 200 Abbott Park Rd Abbott Park, IL 60064
National Rosacea Society      800 S Northwest Hwy Barrington, IL 60010 website: http://www.rosacea.org Originally considered a rare disease, the first treatment for rosacea was approved in late 1988 as an orphan drug by the FDA in the belief that fewer than 200,000 Americans suffered from it. It soon became evident that rosacea affected the lives of an estimated 14 million Americans who had failed to realize they had a medical condition that could be treated.The National Rosacea Society was formed in 1992 to raise awareness, provide health information and to support medical research that may lead to improvement in the management, prevention and potential cure for rosacea.
Ancient Free And Accepted Masons Of Illinois     (217)529-8900 503 West Miller Bloomington, IL 61701 website: http://www.ilmason.org/ The mission of freemasonry in Illinois is to teach and perpetuate a fraternal way of life that promotes brotherhood and self improvement through education, moral standards, charity, and community involvement.
Mid Central Community Action      1301 W. Washington St. Bloomington, IL 61701 website: http://www.mccainc.org Our mission is to promote safe and stable families, neighborhoods and communities.
Catholic Charities Of The Archdiocese Of Chicago      721 N. LaSalle Chicago, IL 60654 website: http://www.catholiccharities.net Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago fulfills the Church's role in the mission of charity by providing compassionate, competent, and professional services to improve the quality of personal and family life while respecting the unique resources of each individual.
City-Wide Tax Assistance Program     (312)466-0771 233 S. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 website: http://www.goladderup.org Ladder Up is committed to helping hardworking, low-income students and families access the financial resources and tools they need to achieve financial stability. By recruiting and training a workforce of more than 1,850 volunteers drawn from the Chicago areaand#8217;s premier companies and universities, Ladder Up provides free financial services to help students and families climb up and out of poverty.
Depression And Bipolar Support Alliance     (800)826-3632 730 N Franklin St Chicago, IL 60610 website: http://www.dbsalliance.org DBSA's mission is: To improve the lives of people living with mood disorders. The organization fosters an environment of understanding about the impact and management of these life-threatening illnesses by providing up-to-date, scientifically based tools and information, written in easy to understand language. DBSA has more than 1,000 peer-run support groups across the country. Assisted by a Scientific Advisory Board, comprised of the leading researchers and clinicians in the field of mood disorders, DBSA supports research to promote more timely diagnoses, to develop more effective and tolerable treatments and to discover a cure. The Alliance works to ensure that people living with mood disorders are treated equitably. Over four million people request and receive information and assistance from DBSA each year.
Employment Project     (773)832-4080 1800 W Larchmont Ave Chicago, IL 60613 website: http://www.theemploymentproject.org Established in 1994, The Employment Project (TEP) is a nonprofit organization that is solving the problem of homelessness by providing the missing piece--employment. Operating on-site at shelters, TEP offers case management, employment preparation training and job search support to homeless persons who want to become employed. In 1999, TEP launched Community Voice Mail which offers free voice mail to homeless or phoneless adults. TEP bridges gaps in service and coordinates available services without duplication. The result is a holistic, community-based network of employment and supportive services, which help people move into the workforce and out of the streets.
Feeding America      35 E Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60601 website: http://www.feedingamerica.org Our mission is to feed America's hungry through a nationwide network of member food banks and engage our country in the fight to end hunger. Feeding America distributes food and grocery products through a nationwide certified member network, increases public awareness of domestic hunger and advocates for public policies that benefit America's hungry.
Free Inc      237 W 79th St Chicago, IL 60620
Freedom To Read Foundation     (312)280-4226 50 E Huron St Chicago, IL 60611 website: http://www.ftrf.org Founded in 1969, the Freedom to Read Foundation: } Promotes and protects the freedom of speech and of the press; } Protects the public's right of access to information and materials stored in the nation's libraries; } Safeguards libraries' right to disseminate all materials contained in their collections; and } Supports libraries and librarians in their defense of First Amendment rights by supplying them with legal counsel or the means to secure it. The Foundation is devoted to the principle that the solution to offensive speech is more speech, and the suppression of speech on the grounds that it gives offense to some infringes on the rights of all to a free, open and robust marketplace of ideas.
Glass Slipper Project     (312)409-4139 P.O. Box A-3609 Chicago, IL 60690 website: http://www.glassslipperproject.org The Glass Slipper Project (founded in 1998) recognizes that the high school prom experience is a significant and memorable event for young women, occurring near the end of their high school years and coinciding with their transition to adulthood. Acknowledging the often-prohibitive cost of prom events and attire for students coming from financially challenged households, the Glass Slipper Project aims to help young women overcome financial obstacles by providing them with dresses and accessories at no charge. The Glass Slipper Project seeks to distribute these dresses and accessories in a setting where students can shop for a dress of their choice, enabling them to feel special while preparing for this memorable event.
Goldies Place      5705 North Lincoln Avenue Chicago, IL 60659 website: http://www.goldiesplace.org Our mission is to assist adults who are homeless to become self-sufficient by providing life skills, education, and support, based on our belief in human potential and broad spiritual principles. We provide services that are hard to find to those who are often the most disconnected and difficult to help. We strive to offer a second chance to anyone who is willing to make a commitment to positive change.
Help Ease Local Poverty Inc      155 N Harbor Dr Chicago, IL 60601 website: http://www.HELP-Chicago.org Provide access to food, health services, shelter and employment.
Housing Opportunities And Maintenance For The Elderly, Inc.     (773)921-3200 5414B W Roosevelt Rd Chicago, IL 60644 website: http://www.homeseniors.org Committed to improving the quality of life for Chicago?s low-income elderly, Housing Opportunities and Maintenance for the Elderly (H.O.M.E.) helps seniors remain independent and part of their community by offering opportunities for intergenerational living and by providing a variety of citywide support services.
Kipp Ascend Charter School      715 S Kildare Ave Chicago, IL 60624 website: http://www.kippascend.org The mission of KIPP Ascend Charter School is to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and character traits necessary to succeed in top-quality high schools, universities, and have a positive impact on their communities.
Legal Assistance Foundation Of Metropolitan Chicago      111 W Jackson Blvd Chicago, IL 60604 website: http://www.lafchicago.org At the Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago we work together to provide high-quality civil legal services to low-income and disadvantaged people and communities.Through advocacy, education, collaboration and litigation we empower individuals, protect fundamental rights, strengthen communities, create opportunities and achieve justice.In carrying out our mission we treat all people with compassion and respect.
Metropolitan Family Services      One North Dearborn Chicago, IL 60602 website: http://www.metrofamily.org The mission of Metropolitan Family Services is To provide and mobilize the services needed to strengthen families and communities. Founded in 1857 as the Chicago Relief and Aid Society, the agency assisted families when approximately one-fifth of the city's labor force was unemployed. Later the agency played a major role in the rehabilitation of the city after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 by administering $10 million that poured in to aid the families of Chicago and re-establish the business community.
Noble Street Charter School      1010 N Noble St Chicago, IL 60622 website: http://noblenetwork.org/ The first Noble Street Charter School campus opened its doors on August 19, 1999, to a freshman class of 127 students. Current enrollment at the flagship campus, now called Noble Street College Prep, is 510.The school is currently in the process of opening nine new Noble Street campuses by fall 2010. Six campuses - Prizker College Prep and Rauner College Prep in 2006, Rowe-Clark Math and Science Academy and Golder College Prep in 2007, and UIC College Prep and Gary Comer College Prep in 2008- have opened. Two new campuses will open in the fall of 2009, and one in the fall of 2010. At capacity, enrollment at all nine campuses will total more than 4,500 students. Expanding our capacity will help Noble Street achieve its vision: 2,020 new college graduates by the year 2020.Founded by Superintendent Michael Milkie and his wife Tonya Hernandez Milkie in partnership with Northwestern University Settlement Association, Noble Street Charter School fosters an atmosphere of high expectations, self-discipline, and unconditional support that will equip students on every campus to continue their education beyond high school and eventually live and work successfully in the broader society.Noble Street was founded on the core values of scholarship, discipline, and respect. Our college-prep curriculum focuses on the basics: reading, writing, math, and science, with an emphasis on community service and physical fitness. Technology is integrated into all subject areas.
Paws Chicago     (773)935-PAWS 1110 W. 35th Street Chicago, IL 60609 website: http://www.pawschicago.org
The Cancer Foundation For Minority And Underserved Populations      The Cancer Foundation for Minority and Underserved Populations Chicago, IL 60614 website: http://www.cfmup.org To facilitate, promote, improve and develop excellence in scientific research, education, care and advocacy for cancer diagnosis, treatment and prevention in minority and underserved populations.
United Neighborhood Organization     (312)432-6301 954 W. Washington Blvd. Chicago, IL 60607 website: http://www.uno-online.org For over twenty years, the United Neighborhood Organization (UNO) has worked with Chicagoland Hispanics at a variety of levels: in local neighborhoods, within local and regional public administrations, and among corporate and civic leadership. UNO's mission is to challenge Hispanics to define standards of excellence for themselves towards an overall enfranchisement of this community, both in a broad sense of American social growth and at the local level in terms of stable neighborhoods and healthy families.
Youth Guidance      122 S Michigan Ave Chicago, IL 60603 website: http://www.youth-guidance.org Youth Guidance creates and implements school-based programs that enable at-risk children to overcome obstacles, focus on their education and, ultimately, to succeed in school and in life.
Write Stuff For Kids      c/o Kathleen Frick Clinton, IL 61727 The mission of the WRITE Stuff for Kids is to make available all the required school supplies for those families that are in financial need.Focus: It is the belief that if a child begins their school year with the WRITE Stuff then they are better prepared for the eductional process and thus our teachers can focus on education and not worry about supplies. Focus: To ensure that the overwhelming majority of donations/contributions go to the purchase of school supplies and not administartion or overhead costs. Note: As of the 2004-2005 school year the only costs incurred beyond purchasing school supplies have been the Illinois State fee fpr registration, accounting/tax advice/preperation fees and bonding/liability insurance for the Directors.
Tech Corps Of Illinois     (847)790-2218 c/o The Revere Group Deerfield, IL 60015 website: http://www.tcil.org The mission of TECH CORPS Illinois is three-fold: 1. Recruit, place and support volunteers from the technology community who assist schools with the introduction and use of new technologies; 2. Bring additional technology resources to schools and communities through local and national projects; 3. Build partnerships in support of educational technology among educators, businesses and community members at the local, state and national levels.
Land Of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation     (618)398-0574 8787 State Street East St. Louis, IL 62203 website: http://www.lollaf.org The mission of Land of Lincoln is to pursue civil justice for low-income persons through representation end education. Land of Lincoln's goals are: to promote economic security, adequate shelter and health care; to alleviate domestic violence and improve family stability; and to advance the interests of vulnerable populations.
Free The Children Trust     847-382-3034 310 W Lake St Ste 200 Elmhurst, IL 60126 To provide scholarship assistance to lower-income families.
Hinsdale Humane Society      22 N Elm St Hinsdale, IL 60521 website: http://www.hinsdalehumanesociety.org The Hinsdale Humane Society is a 55-year-old not-for-profit agency dedicated to the care and adoption of unwanted and abandoned animals. We also offer free humane education programs to educate the public in order to prevent suffering and neglect of animals.
Southwestern Illinois Resource Conservation And Development Council      406 E Main St Mascoutah, IL 62258 website: http://www.swircd.org In 1991 the Secretary of Agriculture through the Natural Resources Conservation Service designated the Southwestern Illinois RCandD, Inc. to receive technical and financial assistance to work on the issues identified in Southwestern Illinois RCandD's application.Since 1989 the Council has worked on many and varied projects. Accelerated assistance occurred with the establishment of the Southwestern Illinois RCandD, Inc. in Mascoutah. The accomplishments of the RCandD are as a result of countless hours of volunteers and of the office support of Southwestern Illinois RCandD.Technical assistance is provided to the Southwestern Illinois RCandD, Inc. through USDA-NRCS.
Safe Tables Our Priority, Inc.     (847)831-3032 3149 Dundee Rd. #276 Northbrook, IL 60062 website: http://www.safetables.org
Lifeline, Inc.     (800)822-7972 Byerly Terminal, Ste. 302 Peoria, IL 61607 website: http://www.LifelinePilots.org
Animal Protective League Of Springfield And Sangamon County     (217)544-7387 1001 E Taintor Rd Springfield, IL 62702 website: http://www.springfield-illinois.com/apl The Animal protective League is a no kill animal shelter. We are dedicated to caring for sick, injured and stray companion animals. We arrange for medical treatment, find homes for treated animals or provide continuous care as needed. We advocate the control of pet overpopulation by requiring the sterilization of all APL animals and providing assistance to the public through SNAP (spay neuter assistance program). We also advocate effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals.
Northern Illinois Food Bank      600 Industrial Dr St. Charles, IL 60174 website: http://www.northernilfoodbank.org Northern Illinois Food Bank's Mission (NIFB) is to create a hunger-free northern Illinois by providing nutritious food to all those in need through our own efforts and those of our nonprofit partners. NIFB works toward its mission through these guiding principles:1. Provide quality food with nutritional value;2. Serve the hunger need without prejudice or preference to any group;3. Provide training, support, and guidance to agency partners;4. Be the voice of the hungry to all who will listen.
Dupage Convalescent Center Foundation      400 N. County Farm Rd Wheaton, IL 60187 Established in 1993, the DuPage Convalescent Center Foundation is a philanthropic organization guided by a volunteer Board of Directors dedicated to improving the quality of life for DuPage County residents needing long-term skilled nursing and rehabilitative care. The mission of the Foundation is to bring dignity, joy and independence to the residents of the Center. We serve 385 residents, 75% of which are on public assistance programs. Due to the generosity of both individual and corporate donors, the Foundation is able to 'Turn Possibilities into Realities' for our residents.
People's Resource Center      201 S Naperville Rd Wheaton, IL 60187 website: http://www.peoplesrc.org We exist to respond to basic human needs, promote dignity and justice and create a future of hope and opportunity for the residents of DuPage County, Illinois through discovering and sharing personal and community resources.
American Committee For Keep Inc     (847)8532500 825 Green Bay Rd Wilmette, IL 60091 website: http://www.ackeep.org The Kiyosato Educational Experiment Project (KEEP) is an environmental and agricultural education, economic and community development organization located in Kiyosato, Yamanashi in the Yatsugatake Highlands of Japan. The American Committee for KEEP, Inc. (ACK) has supported KEEP's mission as its U.S. partner with technical, program and financial assistance for more than 58 years. KEEP began in 1938 as a Christian Camp and Leadership Center called Seisen Ryo. Incorporated 10 years later, the founding principles were: Food, Health, Faith, and Hope for Youth. The ACK and KEEP contribute to world peace through socio-economic and community development by providing environmental and agricultural education, international outreach and exchange programs, and supporting environmental conservation and advocacy. Although KEEP's mission was founded upon the Christian principal of service to others, programming is free of religious content and provides services without regard to gender, race, or religion.