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Housing and Food Assistance

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Reviewed Date

Oct 9, 2025

For immediate shelter: call 311 to find a place to sleep tonight.

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Located in Chicago, Access Living helps people with disabilities live independently.  
Phone: 312.640.2100


All Chicago works to prevent and end homelessness by offering emergency financial help and leading citywide efforts.
Phone: 312.379.0301


Provides a list of shelters in Suburban Cook County.
Phone: 708.236.3261


Helps people move from homelessness to self-sufficiency. Offers housing and support services.
Phone: 773.435.8300


Provides medical care and housing for homeless adults recovering from illness or injury.
Phone: 773.533.6013


Advocates for people without shelter. Call 3-1-1 for shelter help.
Phone: 312.641.4140


Connects residents to resources for stability and well-being.
Phone: 312.743.0300


Free help for housing and debt issues. Open Monday–Friday, 9:00–4:30.
Phone: 855.956.5763


Offers shelter and services for individuals, families, and seniors.
Phone: 773.271.8163 ext. 0


Helps people with disabilities find affordable and accessible housing.
Phone: 312.744.6673


Lists open rental assistance programs in Illinois.
Phone: 866.454.3571


Supports homeless individuals in suburban Cook County with shelter and housing.
Phone: 847.963.9163


Seasonal overnight shelter from Oct 1 to Apr 30. Includes meals and safe sleeping space.
Phone: 847.963.9163 x125


Free help for Chicago tenants with housing issues. It is part of the Law Center for Better Housing, a Chicago area non-profit that focuses on low-to-moderate income renters in the private housing market.
Phone: 312.347.7600

Emergency Food Assistance in Chicago

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Beyond Hunger is a food pantry in Oak Park, IL that provides groceries and meals to individuals and families in need. They offer weekly food distribution and special programs to help fight hunger in the community.
Phone: 708.386.1324


Catholic Charities helps people who are homeless or at risk of losing their housing by offering emergency shelter, transitional housing, and support services. They also provide meals, case management, and help finding permanent housing.
Phone: 312.655.7700


This food pantry helps people living in Cicero, Berwyn, Stickney, or Forest View. Clients can visit every other week for up to six months, or 13 times a year.
Phone: 708.863.4913


Federally funded clinics offering health services regardless of ability to pay. Many clinics based throughout the Chicagoland area. Please call the number below to determine which clinic is closest to your location or go to the website and view them on site for location. Over 110 free clinics.
Phone: 641.715.3900 ext. 301402


The Chicago Help Initiative provides meals, social services, and support to individuals experiencing homelessness and poverty in downtown Chicago. 
Phone: 312.448.0045

 
Provides food assistance services offered by the Chicago Lights Social Service Center, including weekly grocery distribution and support for individuals experiencing food insecurity.
Phone: 312.787.2729


Links and apps for help with living concerns. Social workers available at some branches.
Phone: 312.747.9884


Call 311 for help or to report a public health issue.


The Greater Chicago Food Depository connects people and communities to nourishing food through a network of partners, programs, and advocacy efforts aimed at ending hunger across Cook County. The site offers resources for food access, volunteering, donations, and community engagement.
Phone: 773.247.3663


Provides emergency shelter, food, and housing.
Phone: 800.843.6154


Provides groceries to residents in the 60641 and 60618 zip codes. Open Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., and the second Tuesday of each month from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Phone: 773.283.6296


Helps people find and keep stable housing.
Phone: 773.549.6111


Phone: Call 311 or contact DFSS to become a resident at 773.244.6401


Provides shelter and food. Call headquarters to find a location near you.
Phone: 773.725.1100 or 1.800.SAL.ARMY

 

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