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Offers a variety of services to address the full range of housing needs Veterans may have. Services include:

Prevention services such as Supportive Services for Veteran Families that keep Veterans from becoming homeless.

Residential services such as the Health Care for Homeless Veterans Contracted Residential Services or Grant and Per Diem programs provide temporary placement, in the form of emergency or transitional housing, for Veterans who need a place to stay right now.

Permanent housing services such as the Supportive Services for Veteran Families and HUD-VA Supportive Housing, or HUD-VASH, programs connect Veterans to affordable housing in their communities. These services come with either short or long-term rental subsidies, case management, and varying levels of wrap-around supportive services to ensure that Veterans have all the necessary resources to stay housed.

VA also has programs to assist Veterans in the criminal justice system with accessing VA services, help Veterans gain meaningful employment, or take care of their health needs through primary care tailored to the unique access barriers that Veterans experiencing homelessness face.

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Homeless Permanent Supportive Housing
Transitional Housing/Shelter
Provides an apartment for short term when available for women and children.

Provides a family style home designed to empower single, unwed mothers through continued education, vocational & hands on experience. A combination of structured independence, skill training, and life coaching will provide a home for the homeless, and the opportunity to build a stable future for themselves and their children. The program will require moms to participate and complete parenting classes, nutrition, pre-postnatal care, living skills, financing, healthy coping & relationship skills, yoga & art therapy, counseling and bible study.

Each mom will be assigned a case manager who will help develop, design, and implement an individualized "life plan".

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Transitional Housing/Shelter

Outpatient and intensive outpatient substance abuse treatment program offering a continuum of care from evaluation to education/intervention to treatment and aftercare for adolescents and adults experiencing life area problems due to misuse, abuse, or dependence on alcohol/drugs. Individualized treatment services provided in individual, family, and group counseling sessions.

Inpatient treatment for adults available in Elgin.

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Comprehensive Outpatient Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Inpatient Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facilities
Transitional Housing/Shelter
Substance Use Disorder Counseling

Short term housing in private furnished apartment. Every family works with a Housing Advocate.

Rapid-Re-Housing program for chronically homeless families. Apartments in the Illinois Quad Cities available. Case managers are assigned to each family to help them obtain stable housing within the next two years.

Provides transitional services to formerly incarcerated individuals.

Services include, but are not limited to:
- Transitional housing
- Counseling
- Vocational assistance (including job skills training and career counseling)
- Life skills development (including budgeting, health and wellness information, parenting training, etc.)

In some cases Neuro/Bio-feedback can be provided to help those with damaged or toxic brains. This portion of the program is based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and can begin after a person is stabilized with Neuro/Bio-feedback.

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Ex-Offender Reentry Programs
Ex-Offender Counseling
Life Skills Education
Transitional Housing/Shelter
Ex-Offender Employment Programs

Safe Passage is the domestic violence and sexual assault agency for DeKalb County. Services provided include:

-- 24/7 crisis hotline and text line.

-- 25 bed Emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence and their children.

-- Transitional housing for victims of domestic and sexual violence.

-- Individual, group and family counseling for adults and children experiencing domestic and sexual assault or abuse.

-- Legal advocacy including help obtaining Orders of Protection and support at court.

-- Medical advocacy to victims at hospital emergency room.

-- Prevention and professional education in schools, with police and other first responders and to community groups.

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Transitional Housing/Shelter
Child Abuse Prevention
Health Related Advocacy Groups
Domestic Violence Hotlines
General Abuse Prevention
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Sexual Assault Counseling
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Domestic Violence Shelters

Provides outreach, emergency shelter, and transitional living services to homeless young adults and any dependents. Offers outreach services including basic needs, life skills, employment, and education prep/support, transportation, health/wellness, and additional referrals. Participants may also access emergency shelter services in the event that all other shelter options have been exhausted, or an individual is unable to access shelter for any reason.

Offers a two year program for women with or without children. The women will be assisted in setting developmental goals and working with staff to achieve them.There are enhanced programs such as: case management, life skills, parenting support, financial management, education, and employment skills, community involvement, budgeting, homemaking and one-to-one support.

Offers a long-term restorative home where women can heal from sexual exploitation and extreme abuse. An array of supportive services are provided to foster healing, recovery, and an opportunity to begin a new life. Residents can stay up to 2 years at the home. Services included are housing, an individualized program for holistic healing where medical and therapeutic needs are met, and addiction recovery support provided as needed, and much more.

Transitional housing for homeless single veteran men.

Supportive services include therapy and case management.

Transitional shelter for up to 24 months and assistance in finding permanent shelter. Rent assistance.

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Transitional Housing/Shelter
Rent Payment Assistance

Designated dual-diagnosis/co-occurring mental health & substance abuse treatment facility. Gateway is able to provide treatment to those with substance use disorder, with or without a mental health diagnosis.

Substance use treatment options vary by location, but may include:

-- Residential treatment.

-- Outpatient treatment.

-- Virtual addiction treatment.

-- Detoxification.

Services may include:

-- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT).

-- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).

-- Dilectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).

-- Co-Occuring Diagnosis/Dual Diagnosis Treatment.

-- Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT).

-- Mindfulness-Based Sobriety.

-- Motivational Interviewing (MI).

-- Recovery Support Groups.

-- Trauma-Responsive Treatment.

-- 12-Step Facilitation.

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DUI Offender Programs
General Counseling Services
Comprehensive Outpatient Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Transitional Housing/Shelter
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Gambling Disorder Counseling
Substance Use Disorder Counseling
Integrated Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment
Assessment for Substance Use Disorders
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Medication Based Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
Inpatient Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facilities

Designated dual-diagnosis/co-occurring mental health & substance abuse treatment facility. Gateway is able to provide treatment to those with substance use disorder, with or without a mental health diagnosis.

Substance use treatment options vary by location, but may include:

-- Residential treatment.

-- Outpatient treatment.

-- Virtual addiction treatment.

-- Detoxification.

Services may include:

-- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT).

-- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).

-- Dilectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).

-- Co-Occuring Diagnosis/Dual Diagnosis Treatment.

-- Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT).

-- Mindfulness-Based Sobriety.

-- Motivational Interviewing (MI).

-- Recovery Support Groups.

-- Trauma-Responsive Treatment.

-- 12-Step Facilitation.

Categories

DUI Offender Programs
General Counseling Services
Comprehensive Outpatient Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Transitional Housing/Shelter
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Gambling Disorder Counseling
Substance Use Disorder Counseling
Integrated Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment
Assessment for Substance Use Disorders
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Medication Based Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
Inpatient Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facilities

Offers a transitional housing program for individuals living with HIV that are homeless. Services available for those in the program case management, emergency food pantry, emergency assistance grants, HIV education. Must be engaged in case coordination with Champaign Urbana Health District and agree to participate in non-medical case management. Residents are expected to be actively seeking permanent housing.

Provides an 18-month program with stable and safe housing while youth learn skills and habits that can end chronic homelessness, reintegrate youth into the community, and help youth find and maintain long-term jobs at livable wages.

Transitional housing available to individuals, couples, and families. Must be referred by Coordinated Entry.
Transitional shelter for up to 24 months and assistance in finding permanent shelter. Rent assistance.

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Transitional Housing/Shelter
Rent Payment Assistance
12-month residence program for those coming out of addiction. Applications are accepted each quarter. Call for more information.
Short term housing targeting HIV infected homeless persons. Residents are provided a safe and supportive environment where they can regain independence through linkage to a variety of community resources, such as medical care, financial support, case management, disability benefits and future permanent housing arrangements.

Offers a transitional living center for homeless veterans who want a chance to rebuild their lives. Many veterans enroll after undergoing intensive substance abuse treatment. Clients must undergo a screening process and abide by all rules while a part of the center. Graduates are encouraged to enroll in TLS-Aftercare, a program that offers ongoing support and crisis intervention within the community.

Offers the following services to women and women with children (these are not emergency shelter programs):

SHELTER offers short term shelter to meet the basic needs such as shelter, meals, and daily essentials, including clothing, hygiene items and laundry. Case management and referral services are provided with no fees. Please call ahead Monday- Friday between 8am-4:30pm to check on availability.

LONG-TERM LIFE RECOVERY for women (with or without children) is available to clients who are open and teachable with a willingness to change to do the hard work of life recovery. Women are offered an opportunity to work on their recovery and life skills for up to 24 months. Focus in on preparation to live independently while continuing to work on spiritual growth, recovery, basic life and work skills. Life recovery clients are required to save 75% of any income toward their transition fund.

Emergency Shelter Services - Provides emergency/crisis short-term shelter for women with children of any age, including male children (ages 13-17). The shelter provides a safe place to sleep, evening meal, laundry, and shower facilities. The length of stay is 30 days. Residents are encouraged to meet with the Emergency Shelter Lead Supervisor for long term stability plan


Transitional Shelter Services for Women with Children - Provides immediate relief to women, 18 and over, with children (male children must be 12 years of age or younger). In addition, provides life's basic needs - food, clothing, personal care items, laundry facilities, transportation, and telephones to make appointments. Supportive services provided include life skill classes, employment assistance, budgeting, family literacy, parenting classes, tutoring, and case management with a goal of finding and maintaining permanent housing.

Homeless families with children participate in a housing and supportive services project for up to 24 months.