HELPful Toll-Free Numbers

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - K - L
M - N - O - P - R - S - T - U - V

A

Administration on Aging
Eldercare Locator - 800.677.1116

All Kids (KidCare) - 866.255.5437

Alzheimer's Association, Greater Illinois Chapter - 800.272.3900 (Helpline)
Helpline - 800.272.3900

American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) - 866.448.3613

American Cancer Society - 800.ACS.2345

American Diabetes Association - 800.DIABETES (800.342.2383)

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention - 888.333.2377

American Kidney Fund - 800.638.8299 (866.300.2900 Espaņol)

Arthritis Foundation - 800.795.9115

Attention Deficit Disorder Association - 800.939.1019

Autism Society - 888.691.1270
800.3AUTISM (800.328.8476)

B

Birthright of Kankakee - 800.550.4900

C

CareConnect USA
Child Support Enforcement Hotline - 877.696.6775
Child-Care Subsidy Hotline - 800.424.2246
Debt Relief Hotline - 800.291.1042
Discount Prescription Assistance - 800.291.1206
Free Bankruptcy Advice Helpline - 800.379.0985
Identity Theft Recovery - 877.283.8576
Mortgage Payment Assistance - 800.750.8956
Student Loan Relief Helpline - 866.836.9168
Tax Relief Helpline - 877.283.8580

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - 800.CDC.INFO

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - 800.633.4227

Child Abuse Hotline - 800.25.ABUSE

Child and Family Connections - 800.877.1152 (Iroquois)
888.329.0633 (Kankakee)

Child Care Resource & Referral of Kankakee County - 800.552.5526
Child Care Referrals - 800.552.5526
Financial Assistance - 800.641.4622

Child Care Resource Service - 800.325.5516

Compassionate Friends, Greater Kankakee Area Chapter #2115 - 877.969.0010

D

Domestic Violence Help Line - 877.863.6338

DrugWatch.com - 800.452.0949

Dystonia Medical Research Foundation - 800.377.3978

E

East Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging - 800.888.4456

East Central Illinois Community Action Agency - 800.764.2555

Eldercare Locator - 800.677.1116

Equip for Equality - 800.537.2632

F

Families Anonymous - 800.736.9805

Farm Resource Center - 877.633.3372

Ford-Iroquois Public Health Department - 800.282.3339

G

Gentiva Health Services - 888.GENTIVA (888.436.8482)

Girl Scouts - Green Meadows Council - 800.328.5112 (Iroquois)

Girls & Boys Town USA - 800.448.3000

Governors State University - 800.478.8478

Guiding Eyes for the Blind - 800.942.0149

H

Hands of Hope - 800.240.7011

Hazelden Foundation - 800.257.7810

Home Care Personal Services, Inc. - 800.804.4277

I

Illinois Department of Children and Family Services - 800.25.ABUSE (800.252.2873)
Adoption Hotline - 800.572.2390
Child Abuse Hotline - 800.25.ABUSE
Day Care Information Hotline - 877.746.0829
DCFS Missing Children Helpline - 866.503.0184
Foster Parent Hotline - 800.572.2390

Illinois Department of Employment Security
Illinois Skills Match - 800.367.4382

Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services - Public Aid - 800.843.6154

Illinois Department of Human Services - Family Community Resource Center
Cash, Food, Housing - 800.843.6154
Child Care - 800.843.6154
Mental Health Services - 800.843.6154
Teen Parenting - 800.843.6154
Youth Services - 800.843.6154

Illinois Department of Insurance- SHIP - 800.548.9034

Illinois Department of Public Health - 800.545.2200
AIDS, HIV & STD Hotline - 800.243.2437

Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs - 800.437.9824

Illinois Department on Aging - 800.252.8966 (Senior HelpLine)
Elder Abuse Hotline - 866.800.1409

Illinois Early Intervention Clearinghouse - 877.275.3227

Illinois Hunger Coalition - 800.359.2163

Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs - 800.526.9943

Illinois Lawyer Finder Service - 800.922.8757

Illinois Parents - 877.275.3227

Illinois Poison Center - 800.222.1222
Household Safety - 800.222.1222

Illinois Relay Service -
Telecommunication Relay Services - 800.526.0857 Spanish 800.501.0865

Illinois Secretary of State - Jesse White - 800.252.8980

Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness - 800.433.4772

Internal Revenue Service - United States Department of the Treasury - 800.829.1040

Iroquois Memorial Hospice - 800.220.4795

Iroquois Memorial Hospital - 800.242.2731
Sports Injury Help Line - 888.601.5585

K

Kankakee County Convention & Visitors Bureau - 800.74.river (800.747.4837)

KCC Education and Employment Center - 800.526.0844

L

Lincoln's Challenge Academy - 800.851.2166

Local STD Testing - 800.610.0271
800.610.0271

M

MediaCom - 800.874.2924

Mental Health Center of Champaign County, Inc. - 866.359.5276

Minnesota Institute of Public Health - 800.782.1878

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) - 800.GET.MADD (800.438.6233) 24 Hour Helpline: 877.MADD.HELP (877.623.3435)

N

NAMI Illinois - 800.346.4572 (V/TTY)

National Association of School Psychologists - 866.331.6277

National Center for Fathering - 800.593.DADS (800.593.3237)

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information - 800.729.6686 Espaņol: 877.767.8432

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. - 800.NCA.CALL (800.622.2255)

National Domestic Violence Hotline - 800.799.SAFE(800.799.7233)
NDVH Services - 800.799.SAFE(7233)

National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (N.O.F.A.S.) - 800.66.NOFAS (800.666.6327)

National Runaway Switchboard - 800.RUNAWAY (800.786.2929)
24-hour Crisis Hotline - 800.621.4000

Northeastern Illinois Area Agency on Aging - 800.528.2000

O

Oakside Clinic (Riverside Behavioral Services) - 800.540.1047

Olivet Nazarene University - 800.648.1463
School of Graduate and Adult Studies - 800.765.4838

P

Parent and Teachers Association - 800.307.4PTA (800.307.4782)

Parkland College - 800.346.8089

Peace Meal Senior Nutrition - 800.543.1770 (Iroquois)

Poison Help - 800.222.1222

Prairie State Legal Services, Inc. - 800.346.2864 Telephone Counseling Service: 800.531.7057

R

Riverside Resolve Center - 800.435.4635

Rural Development (USDA) - 800.835.5159

S

Senior Services Center of Will County - 800.892.1412

Show Bus Public Transportation, Rural Kankakee County - 800.525.2454

Show Bus Public Transportation - 800.525.2454

Social Security Administration - 800.772.1213

STARNET - 800.227.7537
Resource Library - 800.227.7537 ext. 293 or 309.298.1634 ext. 293

State of Illinois
Keep Warm Illinois - 877.411.9276

Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD)
SADD Decisions Newsletter - 877.SADD.INC (7233.462)

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Service Administration -
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) - 800.729.6686
Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator - 800.662.4357

Suicide & Crisis Hotline
Hotline - 800.784.2433 (800 suicide)

T

The Iroquois Resident Home - 800.242.2731

The Pavilion Behavioral Health System - 800.373.1700

U

U.S. Federal Trade Commission - 877.FTC.HELP (877.382.4357)
Free Annual Credit Reports - 877.322.8228

United States Department of Agriculture
MyPlate - 888.779.7264

United States Department of Education - 800.USA.LEARN (800.872.5327)
Department of Education - 800.USA.LEARN

United States Department of Health & Human Services - 877.696.6775

United States Railroad Retirement Board - 877.772.5772

University of Illinois at Chicago/Division of Specialized Care for Children - 800.779.0889

V

Veterans Administration Benefits - 800.827.1000
Veterans Benefits - 800.827.1000

 

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