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City of Champaign Township - Strides Shelter
Offers daytime homeless services including, use of shower, laundry, provision of clothing (if available), and case management.
Also acts as a warming center during general intake hours.
Shelter House
Provides showers, laundry, and phone use, clothing and toiletry items.
Can also be used as a warming or cooling center, depending on the severity of the weather.
Pearl City Outreach
Dwelling Place of Vermilion County
Provides a homeless day center that offers daytime sanctuary and basic survival services. Services include shower facilities, laundry facilities, computer stations and internet access, phone charging stations, information and referrals to local resources. Lunch is served Monday and Fridays from 11 am-12 pm and sack lunches are given throughout the week Tuesday through Thursday from 11 am-12 pm.
Lazarus House
Provides a safe, home-like daily living environment away from male Guests in the Lazarus House program. The Day center provides
Separate, enhanced space to allow women and children to focus on and more effectively achieve their goals.
Indoor and fenced outdoor play area and recreational space for children.
Additional bathroom facilities, including showers and a bathtub for children.
Classes specific to women’s issues.
Individualized attention and support.
Shelter Care Ministries - Jubilee Center
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.
Fox Valley YMCA - Central Branch
Heritage Behavioral Health - Oasis Day Center
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.
Hesed House
Provides food, shelter, and access to critical services during the day.
Wayside Cross Ministries - Elgin Wayside Center
Offers free meals, daytime shelter, free laundry services, showers, and individual lockers to keep personal items secure.
Dingman House - Catholic Worker House
Cruisin’ Outta Poverty Services
Provides an umbrella of services to help individuals that are experiencing homelessness.
Includes:
- Job training/earn a stipend daily based on sale of donated items; Stipend paid directly to a need
- Advocacy
- Free clothing and household items
- Transportation when other options are not available
- Mailbox usage for the purposes of obtaining a birth certificate, social security card, or employment
- Help with filling out forms
- Literacy help (Learn to read individual/groups offered)
Garland Thompson Men's Center
Salvation Army of Bloomington - Safe Harbor Shelter and Social Service Center
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.
Abundant Life in Christ Church
Ames Romero House
Provides a daytime hospitality center for those in need. Anyone needing access to a shower, laundry facilities, a hot meal, or clothing can come into the Romero House to get assistance.
Iowa Homeless Youth Centers
Provides a safe place for at-risk and homeless youth (ages 16-24) in the Polk County area to connect with services. Services include street outreach, drop-in services, daily meals, emergency beds, an art studio, a computer lab, and mental health counseling options.
The center also offers connections to additional YSS supportive housing programs, such as Lighthouses, Transitional Living Program, and Rapid Re-housing. Supportive services may include educational opportunities, life skills training, financial planning, and counseling to help youth and young adults, including single mothers and their infants, achieve self-sufficiency and progress toward their goals.
Generation Diamond Corporation
Provides daily services for homeless, low-income, and recently incarcerated individuals, including meals, showers, and a safe environment. The center assists with obtaining state identification, birth certificates, and social security applications.
Employment information and guidance are available, along with bus tickets (subject to daily availability), clothing, and opportunities for community service. Cold breakfast, lunch, and water are provided daily.
During periods of extreme weather, the center serves as a warming or cooling center, offering a heated or air-conditioned environment to protect individuals from extreme cold or heat. Water and other liquids are available to prevent dehydration.
The center is not a shelter or food bank.
YES Street Outreach
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.
Helping Hands of Springfield
Lakota Lutheran Center
Soup Kitchen Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday at 12 pm (closed in July). Phones, bathrooms, and showers available; fully accessible facility. Clothing and jackets and blankets in season.
Carpenter's Place
Day time drop-in center for adults who are homeless. All services at the facility are accessed through case management. Residential services may be available but must be accessed through case management.
Services include showers and bathrooms, storage for personal belongings, laundry facility, kitchen, employment and training, classrooms, art room, office space, and donation room.
Also serves as a warming center during regular hours in the winter months.
Home Sweet Home Ministries
A space where people experiencing homeless or loneliness may gather to be together in a safe environment. Coffee and cool drinks are available, as well as games, puzzles, and a children's room. Community case management is available, as well as appointments with the community health navigator. A classroom may be reserved for meetings or classes.
New Visions Homeless Services
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.
Matt Talbot Kitchen and Outreach
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.
Hot meals served twice daily.