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Busy Bees Child Development Center is licensed to provide supervised child care during the day.

Trained education volunteers provide one-on-one tutoring to guests on a variety of subjects such as computer skills, reading, writing, math, GED preparation, and books club. The hour-long sessions take place prior to a meal. Currently, more than 30 guests participate in the program.

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

South Chicago Parents & Friends offers a number of residential options for adults with disabilities. Some programs provide 24-hour staff assistance, while others are need-based programs that provide support on a more limited basis. All residential options are licensed by the Illinois Department of Human Services.

Interfaith Housing Development Corporation offers Low Income/Subsidized Housing for low-income individuals and families in communities around Cook County. Please contact individual communities for more information about eligibility and availability.

This food pantry is operated in partnership with the Greater Chicago Food Depository.

University of Chicago - The Ryan Center provides health services, education, and support for family planning, including birth control and pregnancy care.

GRO Community has psychiatric providers that deliver medication management to supports each client's goals, stability, and long-term growth.

Case Managers provide individuals with the support and services they need to stay safe. Case managers work with participants to individualize services to meet their self-identified needs and goals, including providing positive behavioral supports, mentoring and counseling, housing referrals, job readiness training, placement services, and, as needed, referrals to more intensive external services like substance abuse prevention and treatment.

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

Enlace trains and employs community leaders as Community Health Workers (CHWs), or Promotorxs de Salud. A CHW is a public health worker who is a trusted member of the community in which they work; this allows them to serve as liaisons between residents and providers, and to validate the knowledge, culture and traditions of local families.

PrimeCare Health Community Health Centers are Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) whose HIV Prevention Program (HPP) team can help with full STI and HIV testing, PrEP, and PEP prescriptions to prevent the transmission of HIV, and free condoms. Also, linkage to care and medication assistance to receive medication for free.

RUSH Physical Therapy treats thousands of athletes at its centers nationwide. Their goal is to help them resume the activity they love and achieve their individual goals.

The Chicago Police and Firefighter Training Academy is a two-year program developed jointly by the Chicago Public Schools' Department of Career and Technical Education (CTE), the Chicago Police Department (CPD), the Chicago Fire Department (CFD), and the City Colleges of Chicago (CCC). The program recruits and trains up to 125 public and non-public high school students each year. One of the immediate goals is to provide a pool of qualified applicants for the city's police and fire academies.

Planned Parenthood of Illinois provides checkups for men they have a reproductive/sexual health problem.

This program provides after-school and school break programming for students between 5 and 17 years of age. Program offerings include music writing, wood-working, gardening, social-emotional skill building, and physical fitness for participants. This program welcomes both English and Spanish speakers. Families with enrolled children have access to a monthly free diaper drive hosted by the agency.

H.O.M.E.'s (Housing Opportunities & Maintenance for the Elderly) Intergenerational Housing is a progressive concept based on the idea that seniors should not be segregated from other generations and that people of all ages benefit from connecting with one another in daily life. H.O.M.E. owns and manages 78 apartments in three affordable intergenerational buildings where seniors choose between private apartments or, for those who desire more support and a family-like setting, Good Life Senior Residences. In H.O.M.E.'s buildings, all older adult residents have access to social services and engagement opportunities, and families with children and young adults live alongside older adults.

ACCESS Community Health Network (ACHN) operates a number of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) that provide support for individuals with opioid use disorder. Services provided included weekly visitation, group support sessions, behavioral health services and counseling, and prescribed medication such as buprenorphine or vivitrol.

Family Institute at Northwestern provides child & adolescent therapy to treat children with various behavioral, cognitive, and emotional issues across developmental stages - early childhood through emerging adulthood. Some therapists offer teletherapy.

Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness (CCH) provides legal services to homeless individuals or individuals at risk of homelessness. Attorneys offer free legal services to assist homeless students or unaccompanied youth primarily. They also assist homeless adults living in shelters and on the street, including the Uptown encampments.

The University of Chicago offers free or low-cost legal services related to the relationship among workers, employers, trade unions, and the government.

This food pantry is operated in partnership with the Greater Chicago Food Depository.

Erie Neighborhood House provides legal representation for its clients navigating the U.S. citizenship and immigration system.

Legal Aid Chicago's The Rich Cozzola Memorial Juvenile Expungement Help Desk is a free walk-in service that provides assistance with expunging an individual's juvenile arrest, law enforcement, and court records, including advice and paperwork filing.

Campers will participate in an array of educational and recreational activities that develop social skills, selfconfidence, sportsmanship, character, and a healthy lifestyle. Activities may include creative and performing arts, sports, and group games.