Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Illinois Department of Human Services - Family Community Resource Centers - Northside Satellite Office
3925 North Ashland Avenue, C1, Chicago, IL 60613
English, Spanish
Applications can be completed online, by mail, at a local Family Community Resource Center, or over the phone. Please call or visit an in-person location for more information.
Free
IL
Description
Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) administers the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) which helps low-income people and families buy the food they need for good health. Benefits are provided on the Illinois Link Card, an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card that is accepted at most grocery stores.Additionally, IDHS offers the SNAP Employment & Training Job Placement program for those not exempt from SNAP work requirements such as Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD). Work eligible SNAP recipients can obtain intensive case management, education such as reading and writing and math instruction or enrollment in GED or ESL classes, job skills training like computer literacy, pre-employment services like career mentoring, and unsubsidized job placement with retention services.
Date of Last Formal Update
03/24/2023
Data provided by
211 Metro Chicago
Providing organization
Illinois Department of Human Services
Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) provides Illinois residents with streamlined access to integrated services, especially those who are striving to move from welfare to work and economic independence, and others who face multiple challenges to self-sufficiency.