Resources in Evanston and Skokie

Homeless Shelter Directory

https://www.homelessshelterdirectory.org/state/illinois
List of homeless shelters by city in IL. Call ahead to check availability.

Entry Point

https://myentrypoint.org/
(877) 426-6515
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Low income housing assistance, section 8 choice voucher program, and family self-sufficiency program.

CEDA
www.cedaorg.net/
(312) 782-2332
CEDA provides emergency assistance, employment, housing, health/nutrition resources, and utility bill assistance.

Utility Companies

North Shore Gas
https://www.northshoregasdelivery.com/payment-bill/assistance
Monday - Friday 7 :00 am – 7:00 pm, Saturday 7:00 am – 3:00 pm

Com Ed
https://www.comed.com/MyAccount/CustomerSupport/Pages/PaymentAssistance.aspx
(888) 806-2273

Nicor Gas
www.nicorgas.com/residential/billingandpaymentoptions/energy-assistance-programs.html
(888) 642-6748

People’s Gas
https://www.peoplesgasdelivery.com/payment-bill/arrangements
Monday - Friday 7:00 am – 7:00 pm, Saturday 7:00 am – 3:00 pm
(866) 556-6001

Cook County Food Pantries
https://www.chicagosfoodbank.org/find-food/
773-247-3663
Enter your ZIP code to find pantries near you. CALL the pantry to confirm hours.

Howard Area Community Center
https://howardarea.org/services/emergency-needs/food-pantry/ 
7648 N Paulina St, Chicago, IL 60626
773-262-6622
Geographic restrictions: 60626, 60645, 60659, 60660 & 60202
Monday 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, Wednesday 10:00 am –12 pm
The food pantry has diapers.  

Family Focus – Evanston Our Place
https://www.facebook.com/FamilyFocusEvanston/
(847) 475-7570
Email Alexander Brown at alexander.brown@family-focus.org or Vanessa Allen-Graves at vanessa.allen-graves@family-focus.org to make an appointment

Salvation Army – Evanston Corps Community Center
1403 Sherman Ave, Evanston, IL, 60201
https://centralusa.salvationarmy.org/evanston/
(847) 866-9770
Monday - Friday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Catholic Charities – Emergency Assistance Department
721 N LaSalle St, Chicago, IL 60654
www.catholiccharities.net/GetHelp/OurServices/EmergencyAssistance.aspx
(312) 655-7700
info@catholiccharities.net

Illinois Act for Children - Childcare Support
http://www.actforchildren.org/devsite/child-care/pay-child-care
(312) 823-1100

Maryville Crisis Nursery – Emergency Short Term Childcare
6650 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago, IL
www.maryvilleacademy.org/programs/maryville-family-support-services/maryville-crisis-nursery/
(773) 205-3637

Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
www.icirr.org/programs-and-services
(312) 332-7360

Refugee One
6008 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60659 
http://www.refugeeone.org/howwehelp.html(773) 989-5647

Centro Romero
6216 N. Clark St, Chicago, IL 60660
centroromero.org/our-programs/
(773) 508-5300

National Immigrant Justice Center
224 S Michigan Ave., Suite 600, Chicago, IL 60604
immigrantjustice.org/

National Human Trafficking Hotline 
(888) 373-7888

Illinois Domestic Violence Hotline
(877) 863-6338

SAMHSA Mental Health Hotline
(800) 662-4357

Suicide Prevention Hotline
988

Illinois COVID-19 Hotline
(800) 889-3931

Illinois Unemployment
https://ides.illinois.gov/
(800) 244-5631

Medicaid/SNAP Benefits
https://abe.illinois.gov/abe/access/
(800) 843-6154

Affordable Care Act Health Insurance
www.healthcare.gov/
1-800-318-2596