Community Resources

  • Court Appointed Special Advocates: CASA/GAL stands for Court Appointed Special Advocate and Guardian Ad Litem. CASAs are specially trained volunteers who become the crucial voice of a child in abuse, neglect, and private guardianship.
  • Déjà Vu Thrift Shops
  • The Joshua Tree Community: Improving the lives of young adults with intellectual disabilties who have aged out of public schools.
  • Lutheran Social Services of Illinois: Provides post adoption services, foster care, family support, therapeutic foster care, crisis intervention, youth on probation.
  • Illinois Department of Human Services: Providing equitable access to social/human services, supports, programs, and resources to enhance the lives of all who we serve.
  • Illinois Migrant Council: The Illinois Migrant Council or "IMC" is a community-based non-profit organization with the primary mission of promoting employment, education, health, housing, and other opportunities for migrant and seasonal farmworkers (MSFW) and their families to achieve economic self-sufficiency and stability.
  • Kane County Recycles
  • EJP: Prison Reentry and Deportation Services: Our 2024 Illinois reentry guide has a wealth of information on preparing for reentry while incarcerated, steps to take following release, and directories of resources. Topics include housing, employment, healthcare, finances, substance use and more.
  • Republic Services (Recycling): Providing dependable recycling and waste services across the U.S., and today.
  • Ritas Ministry: Transition for those who have been incarcerated.
  • Salvation Army: Dedicated to doing the most good. We are made up of thousands of officers, soldiers, staff, volunteers, donors, and partners working together to holistically meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of our most vulnerable neighbors. We do this through programs designed to combat homelessness and hunger, provide safe spaces for kids after school and on the weekends, achieve and maintain sobriety, and give hope to the hopeless.
  • Social Security Administration: Apply for benefits such as retirement, disability, and after incarceration transition among others. Also provides information and resources on financial protection and anything related to SSA programming.
  • Volunteer Fox Valley: Volunteer Fox Valley, from Fox Valley United Way, helps connect people to volunteer opportunities in Kane and Kendall Counties.