Chicagoland Resources
We've compiled Chicago-based resources for support under the following categories
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Childcare/Activities
City of Chicago Infant/Toddler (Early Head Start and Infant Toddler) Income based
Illinois Action for Children (State funded child care assistance program)
Assata’s Daughters (Chicago & surrounding residents)
Ages 6-19
1 day a week for a few hours
Offers community programming for young people (mostly Black youth)
Leadership development and organizing development
Counseling
Offers counseling; talk about a past or current experience with abortion, adoption, parenting, infertility or pregnancy loss
Offers therapy and trauma training
Accepts most insurance plans and has sliding fee scale
Waitlist
Services offered on a sliding scale
Parenting
New Moms (resources for mothers)
Housing
Franciscan Outreach (provides different services for folks experiencing homelessness)
Domestic/Sexual Abuse
Employment/Job Training
Illinois Department of Employment Security (Employment resources)
After School Matters (for Chicago Public School students)
After school arts program for teens ages 14 and up
CPS student
Resident of the city of Chicago
Education
City of Chicago Community Colleges
Free GED prep classes
After School Tutoring Program
Ages 6-12
M-F 2:30pm - 6:00pm
GED Prep classes
Youth and Adult programs
M-W 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
After school arts program for teens ages 14 and up
CPS student
Residents of the city of Chicago
Birth Control/Health
Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health (Youth & Adult education, youth organizing)
Chicago’s Women’s Health Center (all spectrum health services)
Planned Parenthood
Loop
Near North
Wicker Park
Englewood
Austin
Rogers Park
Roseland
Community Health (offers free health care regardless of insurance status)
Englewood
West Town
Pilsen Wellness Center (Methadone clinic)
Chicago Family Health Center (accepts Medicaid)
South Chicago
Roseland
Pullman
East Side
Chicago Lawn
