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Community Resources
As child advocates, it
is sometimes helpful to research resources and service providers that
may benefit our CASA children’s needs. Identifying resources for
parents may also facilitate service delivery that indirectly benefits
the children. Appropriate services for parents are an aid in achieving
permanency. CASA/GALs may locate
resources that can be suggested to DCFS or Purchase of Service (POS), or
contract, agency caseworkers who will make the necessary referrals for
services. Caseworkers often appreciate assistance with this
type of preliminary research.
--Kathy Furgason, Case Management Coordinator
The Community Resource
Directory presents a number of resources organized by topic:
Child Care/After School Programs
Children's
Services
Domestic Violence Services
Emergency Needs
Family/Individual Counseling
Food Pantries/Nutrition
GED/Job
Training
Health Care
Hispanic/Bilingual Services
Housing
Kane County Information
Legal Services
Mental Health
Miscellaneous
Residential/Group Homes
Sexual Abuse
Special Needs
Substance Abuse
Support Groups
Youth Services
The information is as up-to-date as we can obtain, but things change,
and we do not assure the accuracy of entries.
If you know of other
useful and relevant resources or service providers please let us know. The Directory is a work in progress and will be
updated and expanded periodically.
Kane County Info
Information about services for all residents of Kane County.
Call (630) 482-9494 to speak with someone about the service you are
looking for. This number also reaches the Crisis Line of the Fox
Valley.
Child Care/After School Programs
Elgin Day Care Center 847-695-8280
Childcare for low-income children (birth-5) of working parents.
Marie Wilkinson Child Development Center, Aurora 630-851-7772
Full day child development and day care services for ages 3-5.
People for Child Care, Aurora 630-892-4303
After school child care and enrichment programs for grades K-6.
Transportation from many schools in Aurora.
Salvation Army:
Tri-City Corps, St. Charles 630-377-2769
Offers an affordable after school program.
YWCA Aurora 630-896-8588
Recreation, physical fitness, and child care services for women of all
ages. Summer youth programs.
YWCA Elgin 847-742-7930
Daytime child care for low-income children (3-6yrs).
After school for children (5-12yrs). Activities for children of recently
arrived immigrant families. English as a second language (ESL) classes
for parents. Activities for children of refugees and refugees,
aged 12-21, at-risk of gang involvement. After school drop-in
program for teens, focus on academic progress and life skills.
YWCA Child Care Resource and Referral 630-790-8137
List of child care providers in the area.
630-790-8009
Children's Services
Aunt Martha's Youth Services,
Aurora 630- 896-7900
Immunizations, well child care,
crisis intervention services and foster care
for runaway and homeless youth, Lake House diagnostic program.
Aurora Christian Health Services 630- 896-7900
Spruce Street Clinic
Primary and preventive health care (indexed to income),
immunizations, well child care.
Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Aurora 630-844-9090
Adult mentoring services to children in need of an additional role
model.
Youth development program to build responsibility sponsored by Family
Counseling Services
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Fox Valley 847-888-3111
Adult mentoring services to children in need of an additional role
model.
Boy Scouts, Three Fires Council, St. Charles 630-584-9250
Educational programs for boys (8-18yrs.)
Boys and Girls Club of Elgin 847-608-5017
Educational enhancement program: homework assistance, tutoring, leisure
activities, parent involvement and incentives.
Camp Fire USA Illinois Prairie Council 630-629-5160
Activities for boys and girls in elementary school as alternative to
gang involvement.
Child and Family Connections 630-761-9227
Developmental screening. Early intervention - learning delays.
Delnor Community Hospital 630-208-4550
Car seat safety check, lead poisoning screening.
Easter Seals Jane Shover Center 847-742-3264. TDD 847-742-3203
Identifies children with developmental delays or disabilities.
Medical rehabilitative, educational, support, training programs.
Preschool special education for 2-3 year olds, with autistic-like
behaviors.
Family Service Association, Elgin 847- 695-3680
Family counseling services to adults.
Counseling to children up to 10 yrs who are dysfunctional because of
mental illness.
Girl Scouts, Fox Valley Aurora 630-897-1565
Recreational and educational programs for girls of all ages, year round.
Girl Scouts, Sybaquay Council, Elgin 847-741-5521
Year-round program for life skills and self-reliance for girls 5-17 yrs.
School-based group for at-risk middle school girls.
Kane County Health Department
630-897-1124 Aurora
Immunizations, KidCare-Health 630-695-0848 Elgin
insurance plans (through 18 yrs, indexed to income).
Information about lead poisoning.
Literacy Connection, Elgin 847- 742-6565
Individual tutoring, English as a second language (ESL) classes,
teenagers tutor children (grades 2-5) who are below grade level in
reading and math.
Provena St. Joseph Hospital, Elgin 847- 888-5478
Car seat safety check
Tri-Cities Well Child Clinic 630-584-0771
Well Child Care
Visiting Nurse Association, Aurora 630-892-4355
Immunizations, well child care, WIC (Women, Infants, Children)-
supplemental food program for low income pregnant and breast feeding
women, infants, and children. Lead poisoning screening, prenatal and
postnatal care, home health care including speech and occupational
therapy, medical social services.
Well Child Center, Elgin 847-741-7370
Immunizations (0-21yrs). Well child care. School and sports
physicals for children without a physician or insurance. WIC
(Women, Infants, Children)-supplemental food program for low income
pregnant and breast feeding women, infants, and children. Lead poisoning
screening.
YWCA Elgin 847-742-7930
Daytime child care to low-income children (3-6yrs). After school care to
children (5-12yrs). Activities for children of recently arrived
immigrant families. English as a second language (ESL) classes for
parents. Activities for children of refugees and refugees, aged 12-21,
at-risk of gang involvement. After school drop-in program for
teens, focus on academic progress and life skills .
YWCA Aurora 630-896-8588
Recreation, physical fitness, and child care services for women of all
ages. Summer youth programs.
Domestic Violence Services
Community Crisis Center, Elgin 847-697-2380
Crisis intervention and counseling, support groups, 24-hour
emergency assistance for abused women and their children. Hotline for
info and referral, legal medical, and advocacy services for victims of
sexual assault. Literacy program, food and clothing.
Mutual Ground, Aurora 630-897-0084
24-hour crisis hotline. Counseling, shelter for victims of sexual and
domestic abuse. Women's healthcare.
Emergency Needs
Community Crisis Center, Elgin 847-697-2380
Crisis intervention and counseling, support groups, 24-hour
emergency assistance for abused women and their children. Hotline for
info and referral, legal medical, and advocacy services for victims of
sexual assault. Literacy program
Food and clothing.
Salvation Army,
Elgin and Geneva 847-741-2305 Elgin
Emergency services and programs 630-232-6676 Geneva
for senior citizens in health screening,
nutrition, and recreation;
see also: Golden Diners nutrition program.
Suicide Prevention
Services, Batavia 630-482-9185
Education, advocacy and collaboration to reduce and eliminate
suicide attempts.
Family/Individual Counseling
Aurora Catholic Social Services 630-820-3220
Individual, marital, and family counseling
Foster home and adoption services.
Catholic Charities
of Elgin 847-742-4525
Counseling for social, psychological, and interpersonal problems.
Referrals of Medicaid patients to physicians. Bilingual outreach
program (Spanish)
Community Crisis
Center, Elgin 847-697-2380
Crisis intervention and counseling. Support groups.
24-hour emergency assistance for abused women and their children.
Hotline for info and referral. Legal, medical and advocacy
services for victims of sexual assault. Literacy program.
Food and clothing.
Family Counseling
Services, Aurora 630-844-2662
Individual, family, group, and consumer credit counseling.
see also Big Brother/Big Sister program.
Family Focus,
Aurora 630-844-2550
Family Counseling. Programs for teenage parents.
Gang intervention.
Family Service
Association, Elgin 847-695-3680
Family counseling services to adults. Counseling to children up to
18 yrs who are dysfunctional because of mental illness.
Kids Hope United,
Lake Villa 847-245-6501
Child abuse treatment services. Counseling.
Renz Center, Elgin
847-742-3545
Assessments; treatment planning; individual, group, and family
counseling.
Specialized programs for women.
TriCity Family Services, Geneva 630-232-1070
Provides family-oriented, confidential counseling to children,
adolescents and their families. Also offers early intervention, employee
assistance, prevention & wellness, and youth crisis programs.
Food Pantries/Nutrition
Community Crisis Center, Elgin 847-697-2380
Crisis intervention and counseling; support groups; 24-hour
emergency assistance for abused women and their children; hotline info
and referral.
Legal, medical, and advocacy services for victims of sexual assault;
literacy program. Food and clothing.
Golden Diners, Geneva 630-232-6676
Hot lunches for persons over 60 yrs
Home delivered meals.
Salvation Army,
Elgin and Geneva 847-741-2305 Elgin
Emergency services and programs 630-232-6676 Geneva
for senior citizens in health screening,
nutrition, and recreation.
see also: Golden Diners nutrition
program.
Well Child Center,
Elgin 847-741-7370
Immunizations (0-21yrs.)
Well child care. School and sports physicals for children without
physician or insurance. WIC (Women, Infants, Children)-supplemental food
program for low income pregnant and breast feeding women, infants and
children. Lead poisoning screening.
GED/Job Training
Aspire, Chicago 312-226-1177
Job Success 101 training, GED
test preparation, and basic computer skills classes.
The Aspire Center serves young men and women, ages 16-21, at no charge.
A GED study guide is available at cost.
Health Care
Aunt Martha's Clinic, Carpentersville
847-851-8600
Health care services to low-income families and those without
medical insurance. Pediatric primary care, adult health care.
(Mental health care, dental care, substance abuse counseling, and family
services expected to be available in the next few months.)
Aunt Martha's Youth Services, Aurora 630-896-7900
Immunizations; well child care;
crisis intervention services and
foster
care for runaway and homeless youth.
Lake House diagnostic
program.
Aurora Community
Wellness Clinic 630-897-1124
Free clinic. Medical care to adult chronically ill residents of
Kane Co.
Catholic Charities of Elgin 847-742-4525
Counseling for social, psychological, and interpersonal problems.
Referrals of Medicaid patients to physicians. Bilingual outreach program
(Spanish)
Delnor Community
Hospital 630-208-4550
Car seat safety check. Lead poisoning screening.
Kane County Health
Department 630-897-1124 Aurora
Immunizations. KidCare-Health 847-695-0848 Elgin
insurance plans (through 18 yrs indexed to income).
Information about lead poisoning.
Tri City Health
Partnership, St. Charles 630-377-9277
Free medical clinic, Monday through
Thursday, 9-4.
Tri-Cities Well
Child Clinic 630-584-0771
Well child care.
Visiting Nurse
Association, Aurora 630-892-4335
Immunizations. Well child care. WIC (Women, Infants,
Children)-supplemental food program for low income pregnant and breast
feeding women, infants, and children. Lead poisoning screening.
Prenatal and postnatal care. Home health care including speech and
occupational therapy. Medical social services.
Well Child Center,
Elgin 847-741-7370
Immunizations (0-21yrs). Well child care. School and
sports physicals for children without a physician or insurance.
WIC (Women, Infants, Children) - supplemental food program for low income
pregnant and breast feeding women, infants and children. Lead
poisoning screening. Dental Clinic.
YWCA Aurora 630-896-8588
Recreation, physical fitness, and child care services for women of all
ages. Summer youth programs.
YWCA Hispanic
Women's Project, Elgin 847-742-7930
Health education and support.
Hispanic/Bilingual Services
Aunt Martha's Clinic, Carpentersville
847-851-8600
Health care services to low-income families and those without
medical insurance. Pediatric primary care, adult health care.
(Mental health care, dental care, substance abuse counseling, and family
services expected to be available in the next few months.)
Catholic Charities of Elgin 847-742-4525
Counseling for social, psychological, and interpersonal problems.
Referrals of Medicaid patients to physicians. Bilingual outreach
program (Spanish)
Centro de
Información, Elgin 847-695-9050
Bilingual assistance and advocacy.
Family Focus Centro
de Información, Aurora 630-844-2550
Referral services, bilingual translation, voter registration,
wage/employment discrimination, fair housing, citizenship classes and
computer classes.
HOPE Fair Housing
Center, Wheaton 630-690-6500
Investigates or tests claims of TDD 630-690-6553
housing discrimination: denial
of housing, home loans, home insurance,
steering, differential terms of conditions, education.
No charge. Services in Spanish.
Larkin Center,
Elgin 847-695-5656
Housing and self-support services for adults 18+ with serious emotional,
social, behavioral, and/or chronic mental illness.
Literacy
Connection, Elgin 847-742-6565
Individual tutoring. English as a second language
(ESL) classes. Teenagers tutor children (grades 2-5) who are below
grade level in reading and math.
Mutual Ground,
Aurora 630-897-8989
24-hour crisis hotline; counseling; shelter for victims of sexual
and domestic abuse. Women's healthcare.
World Relief,
Aurora 630-906-9546
Services to refugees and immigrants in the Aurora area. Temporary
and permanent housing. English classes, employment counseling and
placement. Mental health counseling and referral.
YWCA, Elgin 847-742-7930
Daytime child care to low-income
children (3-6yrs).
After school to children (5-12yrs). Activities for children of recently
arrived immigrant families. English as a second language (ESL) classes
for parents. Activities for children of refugees and refugees,
aged 12-21, at-risk of gang involvement. After school drop-in
program for teens, focus on academic progress and life skill.
YWCA Hispanic
Women's Project, Elgin 847-742-7930
Health education and support.
Housing
HOPE Fair Housing Center,
Wheaton 630-690-6500
Investigates or tests claims of
TDD 630-690-6553
housing discrimination: denial
of housing, home loans, home
insurance, steering,
differential terms or conditions, education.
No charge. Services in Spanish.
Joseph Corporation, Aurora 630-906-9400
Builds and rehabs housing for people of low and moderate income.
Larkin Center,
Elgin 847-695-5656
Housing and self-support services for adults 18+ with serious emotional,
social, behavioral, and/or chronic mental illness.
PADS
(Public Action to Deliver Shelter), Elgin 847-608-9744
Temporary shelter for men, women, children.
World Relief,
Aurora 630-906-9546
Services to refugees and immigrants in the Aurora area. Temporary
and permanent housing. English classes, employment counseling and
placement. Mental health counseling and referral.
Legal Services
Community Crisis Center, Elgin 847-697-2380
Crisis intervention and counseling; support groups; 24-hour
emergency assistance for abused women and their children; hotline info
and referral.
Legal, medical, and advocacy services for victims of sexual assault;
literacy program. Food and clothing.
Mutual Ground,
Aurora 630-897-8989
24-hour crisis hotline; counseling; shelter for victims of sexual
and domestic abuse. Women's healthcare.
Prairie State Legal Services 630-232-9415
Free civil legal services to low-income individuals and families and
people 60+ in Kane Co. Services in Spanish.
Mental Health
A. Inpatient
Larkin Center,
Elgin 847-695-5656
Housing and self-support services for adults 18+ with serious emotional,
social, behavioral, and/or chronic mental illness.
B.Outpatient
Community Counseling Center, Aurora 630-966-7400
Mental health and substance abuse counseling, Focus on minority
groups.
Ecker
Center, Elgin 847-695-0484
Assessments and mental health therapy, services - all ages.
Individual, marital, family, and group formats. Psychosocial
rehabilition.
Family Service Association, Elgin 847-695-3680
Family counseling services to adults
Counseling to children up to 10 yrs who are dysfunctional because of
mental illness
Larkin Center,
Elgin 847-695-5656
Housing and self-support services for adults 18+ with serious emotional,
social, behavioral, and/or chronic mental illness.
World Relief,
Aurora 630-906-9564
Services to refugees and immigrants in the Aurora area. Temporary
and permanent housing. English classes, employment counseling and
placement. Mental health counseling and referral.
Residential Group
Homes
Arden Shore Child and
Family Services, Vernon Hills 847-549-1730
Services for children and families from Lake and Cook Counties.
Waukegan Diagnostic Group Home: short-term assessment program.
North Chicago Boys' Group Home: program for behaviorally and emotionally
disordered boys 15-21 years. Relative and traditional foster care.
Individual counseling assessment: in-home services to families, referred
by DCFS, who are at risk for disruption due to stressors.
Aunt Martha's,
Various Locations 630-896-7900
Comprehensive programs for children, youth, and families in Kane,
Will, Kankakee, Grundy, and south Cook Counties. Services for
runaway, homeless, pre-delinquent, abused, and neglected children, and
their families: 24-hour crisis intervention; counseling; emergency,
short-term foster care; parenting training; referrals to other agencies.
Foster care stabilization for foster children at risk of being removed
from their foster homes. Long-term foster care. Lake House
diagnostic program: evaluations, therapy, treatment plans, and
referral.
Indian Oaks, Manteno
815-468-2300
Residential treatment for youth ages 8-16 years who have engaged in
harmful sexual behavior. Female Adolescent Sex Offender Program:
girls ages 12-18 who are sex offenders. Female Adolescent
Residential Program: girls ages 12-18 who are behaviorally and emotionally
disturbed. Young Boys Program: boys ages 8-12 who have committed
sexual offenses or have engaged in harmful sexual behaviors. Early
Adolescent Program; boys 12-16 who have committed sexual offenses.
Adolescent Program: males ages 16-19 who have committed sexual offenses.
Linden Oaks,
Naperville 630-305-5500 or 630-548-1609
Treatment and support services for adults and
adolescents with eating disorder, alcoholism, chemical dependency,
depression, anxiety, self-injury, and other behavioral health issues.
Needs assessments (free), outpatient services, inpatient services,
follow-up care, support groups, and aftercare.
Maryville, Various
Locations 847-824-7190
Long-term and diagnostic care for youth with a variety of needs:
emergency shelter; care for infants and toddlers waiting for foster
care; emergency shelter, medical treatment, and counseling for victims
of child pornography and teenage prostitution; residential care,
parenting classes, and therapies for teen-age mothers; foster care
programs; post-partum chemical dependence program; short-term
residential care for girls who are runaways, abused, neglected, or
abandoned; emergency shelter for boys rejected by many placements;
transitional residential care for youth recently discharged from
psychiatric hospitalization.
The Mill, Rockford
815-877-3440
Special education facility with programs for learning disabled and
behavior disabled students, male and female, ages 12-21.
Comprehensive treatment and educational program that serves troubled
adolescents, males and females, ages 12-18. Therapeutic day school
preadolescent program for students ages 9-12.
Onarga Academy,
Onarga 815-268-4001
Community-based residential treatment center for young men ages
10-19, specializing in the treatment of sexually reactive children and
adolescents who have engaged in harmful sexual behaviors. Young
children's program for boys ages 8-12 who are sexually aggressive.
Early adolescent program for young men ages 12-16 and adolescent program
for males ages 16-19 who have engaged in harmful sexual behavior or have
committed sexual offenses. Chemical dependency program geared
toward adolescents.
Rosecrance Griffin
Williamson Campus, Rockford 815-391-1000
Seventy-two bed, 67,000 square foot, state-of-the-art adolescent
substance abuse treatment center. Full continuum of addiction treatment services: prevention education and training, assessments,
outpatient treatment, partial hospitalization, inpatient treatment,
family program, continuing care, recovery challenge.
Stepping Stones,
Rockford 815-963-0683
Housing and rehabilitation services to individuals with serious mental
illness: intensive case management and psycho-social rehabilitation,
community education, and advocacy for persons with serious mental
illness.
Thresholds
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center, Chicago 1-888-997-3422
Residential Program offers community housing including supervised
group homes and independent living apartments for young adults and
adults with severe mental illness. Structured psychiatric day
program offers individual and group therapy, medication monitoring and
training, crisis intervention, vocational rehabilitation, job placement,
socialization services, and educational services.
Sexual Abuse
Central Baptist
Family Services, Elgin 847-741-7140
Sexual abuse treatment services. Counseling.
Community Crisis Center, Elgin 847-697-2380
Crisis intervention and counseling; support groups; 24-hour
emergency assistance for abused women and their children; hotline info
and referral.
Legal, medical, and advocacy services for victims of sexual assault;
literacy program. Food and clothing.
Mutual Ground,
Aurora 630-897-8989
24-hour crisis hotline; counseling; shelter for victims of sexual
and domestic abuse. Women's healthcare.
Special Needs
Association for Individual
Development, Aurora 630-844-5040
Assessment, coordination and
treatment of Elgin
847-888-5540
the developmentally disabled. Housing options
for people with
disabilities
see also: Elgin
Rehabilitation Center.
Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Aurora 630-844-9090
Adult mentoring services to children in need of an additional role
model.
Youth development program to build responsibility sponsored by
Family Counseling Services.
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Fox Valley 847-888-3111
Adult mentoring services to children in need of an additional role
model.
Centro de
Información, Elgin 847-695-9050
Bilingual assistance and advocacy.
Child and Family Connections 630-761-9227
Developmental screening. Early intervention - learning delays.
Easter Seals Jane Shover Center 847-742-3264, TDD 847-742-3203
Identifies children with developmental delays or disabilities
Medical rehabilitative, educational, support, training programs
Preschool special education for 2-3 year olds, with autistic-like
behaviors.
Elgin
Rehabilitation Center 847-888-5540
Vocational and employment services to those with developmental
and/or physical disabilities. See also: Association for Individual
Development.
Fox Valley Older
Adult Services, Aurora 630-896-9022
Programs for older adults.
Sandwhich 630-786-9404
Girl Scouts, Sybaquay Council, Elgin 847-741-5521
Year-round program for life skills and self-reliance for girls 5-17 yrs
School-based group for at-risk middle school girls.
God's Gym/Aurora Recreation Center 630-820-5808
Alternative recreational activities for at-risk and gang youth (8-18yrs)
Golden Diners, Geneva 630-232-6676
Hot lunches for persons over 60 yrs
Home delivered meals.
Kane-Kendall Case
Coordination, Batavia 630-897-2277
Individual service coordination and advocacy services to individuals
of all ages with developmental disabilities.
Larkin Center,
Elgin 847-695-5656
Housing and self-support services for adults 18+ with serious emotional,
social, behavioral, and/or chronic mental illness.
Open Door Clinic,
Elgin 847-695-1093
Education, counseling, and treatment for families and individuals
for STDs.
Quad City Urban
League, Aurora 630-851-2203
Employment workshops and referrals. Programs to encourage youth to
stay in or return to school.
Salvation Army,
Elgin and Geneva 630-232-6676 Geneva
Emergency services and programs 847-741-2305 Elgin
for senior citizens in health screening,
nutrition, and recreation.
see also: Golden Diners nutrition
program.
Senior Services,
Aurora 630-897-4035
Independent living programs. Elder abuse prevention.
Suicide Prevention
Services, Batavia 630-482-9185
Education, advocacy, and collaboration to reduce and eliminate suicide
attempts.
Visiting Nurse
Association, Aurora 630-892-4335
Immunizations. Well child care. WIC (Women, Infants,
Children)-supplemental food program for low income pregnant and breast
feeding women, infants, and children. Lead poisoning screening.
Prenatal and postnatal care. Home health care including speech and
occupational therapy. Medical social services.
YMCA Elgin 847-888-7400
Juvenile Offenders Restitution Program - community service.
Structured after school activities for children in Elgin's east side
elementary schools.
YWCA Elgin 847-742-7930
Daytime child care to low-income
children (3-6yrs)
After school to children (5-12yrs). Activities for children of recently
arrived immigrant families. English as a second language (ESL) classes
for parents. Activities for children of refugees and refugees,
aged 12-21, at-risk of gang involvement. After school drop-in
program for teens, focus on academic progress and life skills.
Substance Abuse
Breaking Free, Aurora 630-859-0670
Chemical dependency treatment and counseling. Educational and
prevention information.
Community Counseling Center, Aurora 630-966-7400
Mental health and substance abuse counseling. Focus on minority
groups.
Renz Center, Elgin
847-742-3545
Assessments; treatment planning; individual, group, and family
counseling.
Specialized programs for women.
Support Groups
Community Christian Church, Montgomery
630-388-5000
Evening support groups covering issues such as relationship
improvement, self-improvement, overcoming addictions, marital
separations and divorce, parenting, and eating issues.
Fox Valley Hospice,
Geneva 630-232-2233
Physical, emotional, spiritual, and
social support for the terminally ill and their families. (No charge.)
S.A.F.E.
Alternatives, Naperville 630-305-5896
This six-week therapy group is for individuals who self-injure and
want to change their behavior. All candidates are expected to be
in individual and/or family therapy. Group size is limited to
10-12 members.
Youth Services
Aunt Martha's Youth Services, Aurora 630-896-7900
Immunizations; well child care. Crisis intervention services and
foster care for runaway and homeless youth. Lake House diagnostic
program.
Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Aurora 630-844-9090
Adult mentoring services to children in need of an additional role
model.
Youth development program to build responsibility sponsored by
Family Counseling Services.
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Fox Valley 847-888-3111
Adult mentoring services to children in need of an additional role
model.
Boy Scouts, Three Fires Council, St. Charles 630-584-9250
Educational programs for boys (8-18yrs.)
Elgin Recreation
Center 847-888-1989
After school tutoring, recreation, and computer training to youth 14-18
yrs.
Family Focus,
Aurora 630-844-2550
Family Counseling. Programs for teenage parents.
Gang intervention.
Family Service Association, Elgin 847-695-3680
Family counseling services to adults
Counseling to children up to 10 yrs who are dysfunctional because of
mental illness
Girl Scouts, Fox Valley Aurora 630-897-1565
Recreational and educational programs for girls of all ages, year round.
Girl Scouts, Sybaquay Council, Elgin 847-741-5521
Year-round program for life skills and self-reliance for girls 5-17 yrs
School-based group for at-risk middle school girls.
God's Gym/Aurora Recreation Center 630-820-5808
Alternative recreational activities for at-risk and gang youth (8-18yrs)
Quad City Urban
League, Aurora 630-851-2203
Employment workshops and referrals. Programs to encourage youth to
stay in or return to school.
Well Child Center,
Elgin 847-741-7370
Immunizations (0-21yrs). Well child care. School and
sports physicals for children without a physician or insurance.
WIC (Women, Infants, Children)- supplemental food program for low income
pregnant and breast feeding women, infants and children. Lead
poisoning screening.
YMCA Elgin 847-888-7400
Juvenile Offenders Restitution Program - community service.
Structured after school activities for children in Elgin's east side
elementary schools.
YWCA Aurora 630-896-8588
Recreation, physical fitness, and child care services for women of all
ages. Summer youth programs.
YWCA Elgin 847-742-7930
Daytime child care to low-income
children (3-6yrs)
After school to children (5-12yrs). Activities for children of recently
arrived immigrant families. English as a second language (ESL) classes
for parents. Activities for children of refugees and refugees,
aged 12-21, at-risk of gang involvement. After school drop-in
program for teens, focus on academic progress and life skill.
Miscellaneous
National Financial Aid
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
National Scholarship opportunities:
Casey Family
Scholars
Up to $10,000 to young people, under the age of 25, who have spent
at least 12 months in foster care and were not subsequently adopted.
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