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Chicago Neurobehavior Specialists, LTD provides professional guidance to manage mental and emotional issues for families.

ACCESS Community Health Network (ACHN) operates a number of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) that provide in-person or telehealth help with a variety of mental health concerns and conditions.

The cardiac rehabilitation program at Legacy Health is designed to promote optimal recovery and health for guests undergoing treatment for heart disease and/or cardiac-related surgery. The goal is to limit the physical effects of cardiac illness and improve cardiovascular fitness and overall health.

Oak Street Health provides primary care catering to seniors on Medicare. Primary care services include wellness and preventive care, treatment of chronic conditions (asthma, diabetes, etc.), immunizations, and laboratory and testing services.

Summer camps are a six- to eight-week program that gives children a safe place to go during the summer months. BGCC offers an affordable camp option (even making it free to families that can't afford the reduced cost) that's not only fun but offers educational activities and adventures.

KinderCare provides various social and educational programs for children aged 6 weeks through 12 years old across its many locations.

Kenneth Young Center (KYC) offers screen­ing appoint­ments where a KYC coun­selor will work to under­stand the rea­sons for need­ing help and assess the cur­rent sit­u­a­tion. Participants and their coun­selor will decide togeth­er whether to begin treat­ment at KYC. If so, individuals will be con­nect­ed to the pro­gram they need, which might offer indi­vid­ual, group, or fam­i­ly coun­sel­ing, or case management.

The Children's Learning Place provides formal education focusing on cognitive and social development for young children.

Cook County-Veterans Assistance Commission provides financial assistance in the form of loans, vouchers, etc. to help veterans pay their rent or mortgage. To support their housing needs, eligible and qualified veterans can receive up to $1,400 in direct financial assistance to be applied to past-due rental or mortgage payments or as the first month's payment towards a new rental or mortgage. This benefit can only be applied for once every 12 months.

City of Evanston opens as a warming and cooling center during extreme weather.

Affordable Dentures & Implants offers affordable dental implant services.

Angel of God Resource Center, Inc. (AOGRC) participates in offering the Milestone Program. This is a statewide program under the direction of the Department of Human Services - Division of Rehabilitation Services (DHS/DRS) Vocational Rehabilitation Program. The program assists individuals with various disabilities in obtaining and maintaining community-based competitive employment and measures success at 15, 45, and 90 days of competitive employment. Competitive employment is integrated employment within the community, which pays the customer (employee) at least minimum wage or a wage commensurate with the prevailing wage and applicable fringe benefits. AOGRC uses job-matching techniques to assist individuals in identifying specific jobs or potential employers that are available and accessible in the community.

The Salvation Army's Pathway of Hope case management program helps families work their way out of poverty. A trained case worker partners with the family to identify barriers to self-sufficiency (unemployment, insecure housing, lack of job skills, lack of childcare, etc.) and ways to address them by connecting with community support organizations and more.

Calumet Area Industrial Commission provides on-the-job training for individuals in the community. They offer their services to upgrade the skills of their new and existing workers in order to improve performance and productivity, expand product lines, and gain new customers. Grants are also given to those who would like to get an associate's degree through the program.

Unemployment insurance is a state-operated program designed to partially replace lost wages when individuals are out of work. Like fire, accident, health, and other types of insurance, it is for emergencies: when individuals are temporarily or permanently out of a job or if they work less than full time because of a lack of work.The program ensures that, if individuals meet the eligibility requirements of the law, they will have some income while they are looking for a job, up to a maximum of 26 full weeks in a one-year period, depending on when the claim was established. Unemployment insurance, however, cannot and does not protect individuals against wage losses while they are absent from work due to illness or while they are idle by choice.

Literacy Zone provides learning and development programs for young children and toddlers younger than preschool age.

Chicago Public Library provides access to the internet for free.

Chicago Park District offers a 6-week long summer day camp where youth can engage in sports, arts, fitness, and outdoor activities. Ideas of civic engagement, environmental awareness, inclusion, collaboration & team building, brain play, reflection & journaling, and friendship & kindness are woven into the camp experience. Lunch and snacks will be provided. Online registration begins April 15 & 16. Camp runs June 24 - August 2.

The Better Birth Outcomes (BBO) program is a prenatal education and support program that helps women achieve healthy pregnancies and healthy babies. This free program provides prenatal health education, linkage to and coordination of care with primary and specialty medical care and other social services, referrals to free childbirth education and parenting classes, access to contraceptive services, and overall care coordination for pregnant women with risk factors that lead to poor birth outcomes.

Saint Terrance Catholic Church offers a monthly food pantry.

Midwest Refuah Health Center's (MRHC) behavioral health clinic is focused on providing individual, family, couples, and group therapy that is client-centered, outcome driven, and trauma centered.

PCC Community Wellness Center operates a number of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) that provide family planning, reproductive health, and family building services including:Confidential services for youth age 12+All-options pregnancy testing and counselingBirth controlEmergency contraceptionSexually transmitted infection supportPre-conception counselingPrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) servicesBreast/chest and cervical cancer screeningsIUDs & implants

Near North Health is a federally qualified health center (FQHC) where a registered dietitian offers both individual and group counseling, along with follow-up care for adults and children needing nutritional therapy for managing conditions like diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, HIV/AIDS, and more.

Some Chicago Park District locations have at least one air-conditioned room available for public use during periods of extreme heat.

St. Cyprian's Ecumenical Food Pantry distributes food to those in need.