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Community Health Centers are clinics that provide comprehensive primary and preventive care to everyone, regardless of a person's ability to pay. Services offered include prenatal care, pediatric care, help to manage chronic diseases (high blood pressure, diabetes, asthma, and behavioral healthcare, etc.). Community Health Centers provide care for underserved populations, including LGBTQ, people who are homeless, and undocumented individuals and families. They accept some insurance plans, Medicaid-managed care plans, and sliding-scale self-pay.

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The Chicago Department of Public Health offers the WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) program, which provides food, education, referrals, and breastfeeding support to pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children under five years old. All caregivers are encouraged to apply, including dads, moms, guardians, grandparents, and foster parents. WIC clinics are where individuals can apply for and receive WIC benefits and their electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards, rather than at WIC grocery stores or WIC distribution centers, where food is distributed.

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Frida Community Organization (FCO) educates parents on strategies that can actively support their children's educational and personal development. Adult Education has always been one of Frida's main focuses. By offering adult education, they hope to empower the community so that it may keep progressing. They have various sites throughout the city that offer ESL, Computer literacy, and STEAM classes for adults in the community and no cost.

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Sinai Community Institute's Community Health Response Corps (CHRC) is a neighborhood-based initiative of Sinai Community Institute (SCI) and CDPH committed to improving health outcomes and reducing inequities across Chicago. While Sinai Community Institute proudly serves residents throughout the entire city of Chicago, their primary focus is on the nine West Side communities: Austin, Belmont Cragin, East Garfield Park, Hermosa, Humboldt Park, Lower West Side, North Lawndale, South Lawndale, and West Garfield Park. They are deeply rooted in these neighborhoods and work intentionally to bring blood pressure screenings and accessible, trusted health resources directly to the community. They also host programs such as Flex Friday: Move & Groove, a free one-hour movement session led by a Performance Trainer and held three Fridays each month at the SCI Town Hall.

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Vernon Park Church of God's Mother Carr's Farm is a 70-acre organic farm that sells fresh produce and herbs on a seasonal basis.

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Hoffman Estates Park District provides basic swimming instruction.

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Fresenius Kidney Care provides in-center blood-filtering treatment for people with kidney disease and kidney failure.

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Oak Street Health provides behavioral health specialists, medical social workers, and psychiatrists for patients on Medicare. Services include one-on-one patient sessions, psychotherapy, and medication prescriptions.

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River City Community Development Center provides special expense support for individuals in the West Humboldt community who have been affected by violence or crime. This includes funeral expense support, school expense support, mentoring/counseling, food/housing, and employment assistance.

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The Chicago Lighthouse offers a multidisciplinary approach to vision care that integrates specialized care centers and complementary services. Their care centers feature optometric services, psychological support, and assistive technology, with additional services ranging from occupational therapy to clinical research. Their process supports cooperation across disciplines in the assessment and treatment of their patients.

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Please note that this location is part of a Greater Chicago Food Depository pilot group that has given participants the ability to add detailed location and program information to their map profiles. This technology will roll out to the rest of the Depository's partners in 2023. For more information about the find food map and the pilot, click here.

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DePaul University Family and Community Services offer counseling that confronts emotional and relationship problems within a family. This includes Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) through DePaul Family and Community Services. PCIT is a time-limited, specialized behavior management program designed for young children experiencing behavioral and/or emotional difficulties and their families. PCIT works with the child and caregivers together to improve overall behavior and to reduce parenting stress.

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Full Circle Communities, Inc. offers affordable housing for low-income seniors. These communities offer individuals seeking a safe living environment with additional supportive services, on-site amenities, and opportunities for socializing and activities.

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H.E.N.R.Y. Community Services' baby pantry is free for all residents and provides gently used and new infant and children's clothing from newborn to size 7. Most items are donations from generous individuals and groups. Pantry day, shoppers can choose children's clothing, receive basic needs (diapers & wipes), and receive information on local programs.

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This outdoor grocery distribution is operated in partnership with the Greater Chicago Food Depository.

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Bobby E. Wright Comprehensive Behavioral Health Center's (B.E.W.) Supported Employment Programs assists consumers in obtaining gainful employment. BEW offers two Supported Employment Programs:The Supported Employment Program (SEP) is a vocational and employment training program for consumers who have intellectual disabilities. SEP is designed to help consumers identify and retain gainful employment at various capacities.The Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Program is an evidenced-based employment program for consumers between the ages of 18 and 24 who have been diagnosed with a serious mental illness. IPS is recovery-oriented and assists consumers in obtaining and retaining employment within local businesses.

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Project Org + Design Studio's Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Therapy program is designed to help children build essential skills, improve behavior, and thrive in everyday life. Therapists use evidence-based techniques tailored to each child's unique needs to enhance communication, social skills, and independence.

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Primary Staffing Inc. helps clients find employment. Clients are provided with a variety of assistance in looking to advance careers, enhance skills, and increase income.

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ACCESS Community Health Network (ACHN) operates a number of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) that provide onsite benefit specialists who work with care teams to provide patients with benefits enrollment, Medicaid redetermination and enrollment, insurance open enrollment assistance, and WIC/SNAP assistance.

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Chicago Public Library acts as a warming center free to the public during periods of extreme cold.

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Self Theory, LLC has clinicians who walk alongside clients using culturally grounded, evidence-based approaches (EMDR, CBT, mindfulness, and more) to restore emotional safety, identity, and self-trust.

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Chicago Family Health Center provides behavioral health services to help patients with issues such as depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, perinatal, antepartum, and postpartum mood disorders, psychosocial concerns related to chronic pain and chronic medical problems, and support for victims of domestic violence in the aftermath of an incident. Chicago Family Health Center offers comprehensive substance abuse treatment, including Suboxone, Naltrexone, and Narcan.

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Polish American Association's (PAA) Partner Abuse Intervention Program is designed for men who use violence toward their partners in an intimate relationship. The mission of the program is to stop violence, stop power and control over their partners, and teach alternative non-violent methods of expressing emotions. Although the majority of referrals come from courts, probation, and social service departments, the program is open to any man who wants to stop being violent and abusive in an intimate relationship.Program consists of twenty six 1.5-hour weekly group sessions. Sessions are conducted in English and Polish.

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Chicago Police Department (CPD) district location lobbies act as cooling centers during periods of extreme heat and warming centers during periods of extreme cold.

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Center for Independence offers the Parent and Baby/Toddler Program, which provides motor training programs based on the principles of Conductive Education for children with physical disabilities. Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and Conductive Education Teachers work with parents and babies to help build strength and teach fundamental skills that lead to independence. This program is for babies or toddlers who are medically stable and cleared for therapy, motivated by a peer environment, and are able to functionally see and hear. This program's philosophy is that the earlier therapy is started, the sooner the baby or toddler will meet developmental milestones. This program meets 2 mornings a week for 2.5 hours.

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