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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.

Serves as a warming center during open hours.

Shelter open year round, also provides heated facilities during cold weather and air conditioned facilities during hot weather.

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.

A warming center is available to youth age 25 years or younger. Offers access to hot meals, case management, boutique, warming items, pantry, shower, and laundry. No animals are allowed.

Provides heated facilities during cold weather and air-conditioned facilities during hot weather during regular hours of operation.

In addition to providing food, clothing, and other personal care necessities to anyone who requests them, staff additionally provides outreach assistance, including:

- Serving as a homeless warming center on especially cold winter days and a cooling center on very hot/humid days.

- Providing the homeless with bags of ice to help them cool off, personally, as well as to help keep fresh any food items they may have.

- SSVP Omaha staff visit homeless neighbors in their camps, providing essentials like food, water, blankets, and fuel. They also help connect them to critical services, such as medical care and housing.

All DHS offices across the state are open for people to use as a warm/cool place to stay during office hours.

During extremely cold weather situations, locations are opened to the public which allow them to come in out of the cold and warm up. To find all current warming center locations, visit the website at: https://publichealth.wincoil.gov/extreme-cold/

All DHS offices across the state are open for people to use as a warm/cool place to stay during office hours.

All DHS offices across the state are open for people to use as a warm/cool place to stay during office hours.

Offers a daytime place for anyone to remain warm during the months of January through March.

Offers hot meals, showers, warm weather gear, and casework support.

All DHS offices across the state are open for people to use as a warm/cool place to stay during office hours.

All DHS offices across the state are open for people to use as a warm/cool place to stay during office hours.

Offers a warming and cooling center during regular business hours.

Offers a warming and cooling center for extreme weather during regular hours.

Offers an overnight shelter for families with children ages 17 and under starting November 3rd, 2025, through April 3rd, 2026. First-come first-served basis. Sleeping space is shared with other families from 8 pm-7:30 am, assigned beds with limited privacy. Individuals must go to the screening location, 307 South Neil Street, Champaign, IL each night between 7 pm-7:30 pm to determine eligibility and approval. 

Offers help for those needing respite from the summer heat or the freezing temperatures of winter. The decision is determined by the local weather agencies.