Food insecurity
- Visit the Greater Chicago Food Depository’s website at ChicagosFoodBank.org to access their network of Cook County food pantries and other helpful support services.
- Connect with your neighborhood’s mutual aid organization. Groups like Logan Square Mutual Aid and Albany Park Mutual Aid are coalitions of neighbors pitching in to help each other through difficult times, and offer access to food, toiletries, and more that organize online and through social media.
- Check out my team's spreadsheet of local food pantries organized by zip code here.
- Apply for cash assistance with the Illinois Department of Human Services. Visit their website here for information on the several programs IDHS offers folks in need of support.
Health care
- Check out Chicago Department of Public Health’s database of Community Health Centers—clinics that provide comprehensive primary and preventive care to everyone, regardless of a person’s ability to pay. Services offered include prenatal care, pediatric care, help managing chronic diseases, including high blood pressure, diabetes, asthma, behavioral health, and more.
- Visit Erie Family Health Center, which offers a wide variety of services for adults and children, including primary care, women’s health care, prenatal care, pediatric care and behavioral healthcare, to the Albany Park community. Call to schedule an appointment at (312) 666-3494.
- Connect with PrimeCare Health Community Health Centers in Belmont Cragin. This organization offers eight neighborhood locations throughout the Chicago area and provides thousands of people with quality affordable healthcare. Connect with them on their website, org.
