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Offers recovery coaching for individuals with substance use disorders. Helps in navigating recovery process and connecting to resources for recovery needs. Also provides online and in-person support groups for grief and recovery.

Provides emergency financial assistance to help township residents alleviate life-threatening circumstances. Provides assistance for circumstances such as:

• Eviction
• Utility disconnection
• Prescription expenses
• Employment assistance
• Transportation
• Funeral and burial
• ID's

**Serves residents of Waukegan Township and Shields Township**

Provides financial assistance for basic living expenses such as rent, utilities, and food to eligible residents of Moraine Township.

Offers services for families concerned about their child’s development. This includes motor, speech/language, and learning development. Services include: Developmental screening Occupational therapy Speech language therapy Physical therapy

Mobile outreach truck that provides services for people struggling with drug addiction. Services include:

• Safe Use Supplies - distributes naloxone, safe injection, smoking kits, and snorting kits
• Needle Exchange - allows individuals to exchange used needles for sterile ones
• Peer Support - Peer Recovery Specialists always travel as part of the outreach team
• Treatment Navigation - connects individuals with resources for jobs, housing, legal assistance, social service registration, etc. Provides transportation to appointments when available.
• Snacks and personal care items
• Printed resources - informational materials with recovery resources

Provides intense work-based substance abuse therapy for at least six months. Clients live onsite and work in Salvation Army Family Stores and other areas. Offers clients participating in a full range of treatment programs. To treat the symptoms, and ultimately the root causes, of prolonged alcohol and drug dependence. Services includes:

• Housing
• Food
• Counseling
• Employment

Provides free legal aid for immigrant workers in the Chicagoland area. Offers assistance for immigration issues, employment/labor issues, and family law.

Provides a 24-hour crisis hotline for youth and parents. Provides confidential crisis counseling by phone, text, and email. Offers help with mental health and life issues, such as:

• Suicide prevention and ideation
• Anxiety, depression, and anger
• Physical, sexual, and emotional abuse
• Parenting troubles
• Teen runaways
• Chemical dependency
• School issues and bullying
• Relationship problems

Download the Mobile App for confidential help at: https://www.yourlifeyourvoice.org/Pages/mobile-app.aspx

Offers HUD-assisted families become financially independent of government assistance by increasing their income. Case management services include: Job training Financial literacy Credit counseling Homebuyers education classes

Promotes a variety of social and sports programs for youth and adults. Facilities include an aquatic center, community gym, marina, and a beach.

Provides monthly financial assistance up to $450 to help Township residents in need. Assists with rent/mortgage, utilities, or medical expenses. Provides temporary aide while individual finds a job or waits for benefits approval.

Provides a weekly food pantry and care closet for families enrolled within the North Chicago School District #187. Offers non-perishable food items, hygiene and household products, and school supplies.

Provides behavioral health therapy, mental health evaluations, coordinated medication services, and case management. Offers individual, youth, group, and family counseling services. Provides substance use treatment, alcohol, and drug counseling services. Offers counseling for domestic violence, sexual trauma, and anger management. Helps clients with Medicaid enrollment applications, senior services, and immigration support.

Provides parenting skills classes and new parent education about different topics. Offers credit points with each lesson to buy items from the baby boutique.

Provides law enforcement and emergency services within the City of Highland Park. Works with the community to promote safety, reduce crime, and preserve peace.

Offers resources and services designed to meet the learning needs of the community. Also provides programs that introduce and encourage reading. Resources include:

• Reference services
• Computer and internet access
• Notary (by appointment only)
• Exam proctoring
• Bookmobile

Receives, investigates, and enforces fair housing laws when discrimination is reported. Also educates members of the public about their rights in housing and how to exercise them. Provides training to landlords, property managers, and realtors. Also advocates for creating more equitable and inclusive communities.

Serves as intermediary agency between the Illinois State Board of Education and the local school districts in the region. Provides educational services to school districts, including: Technical support Registration of teaching certificates Inspection of school buildings Truancy prevention School bus driver training Professional development GED administration Home schooling

Offers information and comprehensive services for individuals with disabilities including:

• Screening for benefits programs
• Healthcare plan support, information, and advocacy
• In-home services
• Job skills evaluations
• Independent living skills training
• Residential education and outreach programs for children with disabilities

Offers HUD-assisted families become financially independent of government assistance by increasing their income. Case management services include: Job training Financial literacy Credit counseling Homebuyers education classes

Mobile pantry that distributes free diapers and hygiene products. Offers free diapers, pull-ups, and wipes (if available) to families with children under the age of 4. Limit of two visits per month to receive supplies. Also offers incontinence supplies for seniors and individuals with a disability or special needs.

Offers after school program for LEARN 6 Charter School students. Provides age-appropriate after school and summer activities for Lake County youth ages 5-18. Programming includes a snack, hot dinner, and homework help. Also offers the following:

• Homework assistance
• Health/athletic activities
• Outdoor activities
• Cultural arts
• Leadership development activities
• Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) activities
• Career exploration
• Character development

Offers a mobile asthma and allergy clinic for Lake County youth. Offers no cost screening, diagnosis, and ongoing treatment. Helps uninsured children manage asthma symptoms and avoid visits to the emergency room.

Provides services to individuals with severe disabilities so they can remain independent in their homes. Offers the following program options for independence:

• Personal Assistant (PA): Provides assistance with household tasks, personal care and, with permission of a doctor, certain health care procedures. PAs are selected, employed, and supervised by individual customers.

• Homemaker Services: Personal care provided by trained and professionally supervised personnel for customers who are unable to direct the services of a PA. Instruction and assistance in household management and self-care are also available.

• Maintenance Home Health: Services provided through a treatment plan prescribed by a physician or other health care professional. Other services include nursing care and physical, occupational, and speech therapy.

• Electronic Home Response: Emergency response system offered by hospitals and community service organizations. This rented signaling device provides 24-hour emergency coverage, permitting the individual to alert trained professionals at hospitals, fire departments, or police departments.

• Home Delivered Meals: Provided to individuals who can feed themselves but are unable to prepare food.

• Adult Day Care: The direct care and supervision of customers in a community-based setting to promote their social, physical, and emotional well-being.

• Assistive Equipment: Devices or equipment either purchased or rented to increase an individual's independence and capability to perform household and personal care tasks at home.

• Environmental Modification: Modifications in the home that help compensate for loss of ability, strength, mobility or sensation; increase safety in the home, and decrease dependence on direct assistance from others.

• Respite Services: Temporary care for adults and children with disabilities aimed at relieving stress to families. Respite services may be provided for vacation, rest, errands, family crisis or emergency. Services may include personal assistant, homemaker or home health.

Also provides specialized services for people with HIV/AIDS and/or traumatic brain injuries (TBI). The Community Reintegration Program helps individuals with disabilities who live in nursing homes move into community with the supports they need to live as independently as possible.

Provides intensive outpatient treatment for individuals with substance use addiction. Provides individualized treatment plan to achieve long-term recovery. Services include assessments, individual and group therapy, and drivers license reinstatement. Also offers court-ordered services for DUI offenders.