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Turning Point is a drop-in center that provides a host of services to individuals without secure shelter. Services range from bathing and laundry facilities to assistance with applications for employment, housing, education, and financial aid. Referrals are also made to other agencies in Columbia that assist with clothing, housing, mental health and other services.
Provides housing assistance and case management for Youth who are homeless or at-risk of becoming homeless.

Hot meals served 7 days a week from 12 pm-1 pm and 5 pm-6 pm. Continental breakfast from 8 am-9 am.

Community-wide giveaways of proteins, fresh fruit, and vegetables.

Drive-thru food pantry the third Thursday 1 pm-3 pm.

Clothing when available, or referrals given.

Services

Homeless Drop In Centers
Food Pantries
HIV Testing
General Clothing Provision
Fresh Food
Soup Kitchens
Provides showers, laundry, and phone use, clothing and toiletry items.
Day services available to clients and walk-ins with showers, laundry, meals, resource case management, computer lab, etc.

For persons in the community who experience homelessness, housing instability, mental illness, substance use, or extreme poverty.

Provides:

-- Safe, hospitable environment.

-- Protection from the elements.

-- Showers/hygiene.

-- Laundry.

-- Mail delivery and postage for client's correspondence.

-- Socialization.

-- Access to telephone and messages.

-- Nurse practitioner through Crossing Healthcare.

-- Connection to community resources, i.e., basic needs, food, shelter/housing, clothing, medical needs, job opportunities.

Also acts as a warming and cooling center for people during extreme weather.

Services

Extreme Cold Warming Centers
Public Internet Access Sites
Homelessness Prevention Programs
Extreme Heat Cooling Centers
Homeless Drop In Centers
Covenant House Illinois' Youth Development Center is a place where youth experiencing homelessness can immediately address their most urgent needs. When a young person chooses to come to CHIL they are welcomed into a safe and supportive environment where they can access food, showers, laundry, personal storage, case management, employment and education, and a place to rest and relax.
BEDS Plus Summit Service Center operates a drop-in center for individuals in the south and southwest suburbs of Chicago experiencing homelessness. This includes case management, financial assistance, and other wrap-around services to help transition individuals back into permanent housing. It also includes 18 dedicated Medical Respite beds and a healthcare clinic for people experiencing homelessness with serious medical conditions.

Services

Homeless Drop In Centers
At Risk for Homelessness
Transitional Case/Care Management
Medical Respite Facilities/Beds for Homeless People
Homeless Diversion Programs
The Engagement Center offers a welcoming community where people living on the streets can grab a cup of coffee, find a safe place to rest, access food and other basic necessities, and, perhaps most importantly, experience the warm embrace of a community that treats them with the respect and dignity that all deserve. The Center also offers enrichment groups, a food pantry, various types of medical care, substance use counseling with harm reduction supplies (when the center is open), and on-site Narcotics Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.

Services

Homeless Drop In Centers
Drug Use Disorder Support Groups
Community Clinics
Alcohol Use Disorder Support Groups
Provides shower facilities for those without access to private bathing facilities. Shower supplies/toiletries are not provided.
Offers daytime hospitality (no overnight guests). Visitors can shower during the first two hours the house is open. A phone, newspaper and other amenities are available during business hours. No transportation is provided, and alcohol, or persons under the influence of drugs, are not allowed in the house. Canned food, clothing, personal items and bedding are provided when available to those in need.

Homeless day center that offers daytime sanctuary and basic survival services.
Offers the following services:
- Shower facilities
- Laundry facilities
- Computer stations and internet access
- Phone charging stations
- Information and referrals to local resources
- Lunch

Offers shelter to homeless adults. Clients are eligible for additional services such as case management services, showers, laundry and meals. The length of stay is eight weeks. The stay may be extended based on progress.

Day Center Services are offered to homeless individuals/families and include:

- Case management.

- Job development.

- Mental health counseling.

- Life skills.

- Agency referral.

- Laundry and shower facilities.

- Breakfast/lunch.

Provides showers and laundry facilities for homeless adults.

Case managers connect clients experiencing homelessness to community supports - and provide them wrap-around services - to help them become self-sufficient and to develop their own housing plans.

Case managers may assist clients with:

-- Local Housing Programs and Housing Readiness Training

-- Rental Assistance, including Section 8 Housing Application Assistance

-- Utility Assistance

-- Employment Resources and Training

-- Financial/Money Management Education

-- Services Targeted to Veterans

-- Domestic Violence Counseling and Support

-- Addiction Treatment and Recovery Referrals

-- Medical, Mental & Dental Healthcare Referrals

-- Pharmacy/Prescriptions & Referrals

-- Identification Cards/Birth Certificates

-- Transportation

Daily shelter with a capacity for 10-15 people. Meals provided daily. Showers also available.

GDC serves low income, homeless and/or recently incarcerated individuals. Services include:

-- Free or low-cost tattoo removal program

-- Economic assistance to obtain State ID, birth certificate, and applying for social security

-- Mental health group/individual therapy

-- Assistance with employment process

-- Stress reduction classes

-- Bus tickets*

-- Opportunity for community services

-- Clothing

-- Finance classes*

*Class schedules are limited to a certain number of participants and are scheduled on certain days. Bus ticket availability will vary by day.

Services

Ex-Offender Employment Programs
Food Pantries
Homeless Drop In Centers
Extreme Cold Warming Centers
Extreme Heat Cooling Centers
Personal/Grooming Needs
General Clothing Provision
Employment Related Transportation
Soup Kitchens
Ex-Offender Counseling
Home Delivered Meals
Located in the Humboldt Park and Back of the Yards neighborhoods, two drop-in centers are open on weekdays for unaccompanied youth, ages 16 through 24. Along with a safe space to stay during daytime hours, youth receive two meals and access to resources, including computers, storage lockers, and case management. From financial literacy to individual therapy to family reunification, youth receive the support they need to succeed.

A non-clinical, membership drop-in-center.

Advocates for consumers in the areas of mental health services, housing, financial issues, substance abuse, and medical issues. These services are offered through local support agencies.

Offers a pscyho-social environment with access to computers, TV, a pool table, newspapers, a telephone, and limited food services.

Provides a safe place for at-risk and homeless youth (age 16-24) to connect with services. Services include street outreach, drop-in services, daily meals, emergency beds, an art studio, computer lab and mental health counseling options.

The center can also connect youth and young adults with additional YSS supportive housing programs, such as Lighthouses, Transitional Living Program, and Rapid Re-housing.

Services

Transitional Housing/Shelter
Post Pregnancy Shelter/Transitional Housing
Soup Kitchens
Runaway/Homeless Youth Counseling
Homeless Shelter
Homeless Drop In Centers
Street Outreach Programs

Provides a space where people can visit to get lunch, do laundry, check email, or make photocopies. Also provides heated facilities during extreme cold weather and air conditioned facilities during extreme hot weather. The space is available to those who are homeless, people new in town, and for anyone in need.

Services

Public Access Computers/Tools
Extreme Cold Warming Centers
Extreme Heat Cooling Centers
Homeless Drop In Centers
Soup Kitchens
Primary Health Care Centralized Intake is the centralized intake location for Polk County. Anyone experiencing homelessness can be referred to PHC for assistance. Each case manager will complete an intake with the household and may provide referrals to shelter, housing, public benefits or any other resource that will meet the household needs. Anyone who may be seeking emergency shelter for their family should come to PHC to complete an intake as all three emergency family shelters placements are referred through PHC.

Also offers a shower to those who are homeless and in need.

Services

Housing Related Coordinated Entry
Homeless Shelter
Homeless Drop In Centers
Broadway Youth Center is here to improve the health and well-being of LGBTQ+ youth experiencing homelessness and other underserved youth by providing youth-centered, integrated healthcare and social services. BYC sees anyone, regardless of ability to pay. BYC provides basic needs assistance, resource advocacy, mental wellness supports, and education/vocational services.

Services

Youth Centers
Homeless Drop In Centers
LGBTQ2+ Community Centers
Homeless Youth
Day center that provides referrals to job skills programs, life skills classes, a job liaison program, and one-on-one mentoring relationships while providing lockers, showers, laundry services, meals, two daily Bible studies, and personal motivational case management.

Street-based outreach services runaway youth and youth experiencing homelessness, near-homelessness, or street dependency.

Drop-in center services include food, basic first aid and hygiene supplies, advocacy, education and information, and referrals to appropriate community service providers. A nurse is onsite three days per week and offers testing for sexually transmitted diseases.

Services

Sexually Transmitted Infection Screening
Homeless Drop In Centers
Street Outreach Programs
Personal/Grooming Needs

Showers and laundry services for people experiencing homelessness available during regular business hours Mon-Fri only. Must meet with an outreach staff person before using the services for the first time.

Mailing address and on-site message service for those who are homeless. Mail pick-up times are Mon-Fri 11 am-1 pm and 5 pm-6:30 pm or by appointment. Messages are posted on the message board in the dining room.

Services

Homeless Drop In Centers
Personal/Grooming Needs