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Ikan Resources & More
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
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- Their emergency services help provide food and travel vouchers; clothing and basic needs vouchers; financial assistance for prescriptions, rent/mortgage assistance; and information/referral to other community resources. Available on a limited basis
Contact Info:
270 North Schuyler Ave
Kankakee, IL 60901
(815) 933-7791 -
- Investigation into children dealing with abuse or neglect
Contact Info:
401 North Franklin, Danville, IL 61832
(217) 443-3200
CAREER & EDUCATION RESOURCES
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Contact Info:
189 East Court Street, Kankakee, IL 60901
(815) 937-2950 -
- Serves individuals who have lost jobs, low-income individuals working or not, and youth ages 16-24
- Helps with occupational skills training, paid work experiences, financial aid filing assistance, resume & interview skills development, job search guidance
- Programs and services that enhance employment marketability are offered at no cost to qualified individuals. Call to see if eligible
Contact Us:
Champaign County Regional Planning Commission- Workforce Division
1001 E. Grant Street, Watseka, IL 60970
(815) 432-5246
TRANSPORTATION
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- Transportation service with regular stops and individual pick-ups in Watseka, IL
- $3 round trip fare, free for individuals over 60 years of age
Contact Info:
(815) 929-0790
(800) 525-2454
HOUSING
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- Provides transitional housing for families with children who are homeless or imminently at risk of homelessness
Contact Info:
249 S. Schuyler, Suite 300, Kankakee, IL 60901
(815) 993-7791 -
- Call to see if student qualifies as homeless or in-transition and can receive free resources and education assistance
- Immediate school enrollment, transportation, free breakfast/lunch, free school supplies, free tutoring services, referrals to community health and social service providers, and more
Contact Us:
Illinois State Board of Education- Homeless Education
100 North First Street, Springfield, IL 62777
(800) 215-6379 -
- Providing childcare, housing, psychiatric care and more to those in need in Iroquois County
- Offering safe and secure living arrangements provided to those needing housing, as well as supervised housing for individuals with mental disabilities or psychiatric needs
Contact Us:
Crosspoint Human Services
210 Avenue C., Danville, IL 61832
(217) 442-3200
STATE RESOUCES
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Outside of our local community, the state of Illinois gives us access to many resources, such as:
- Health Insurance and Medicaid
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
- Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
- Food stamp program
- Summer food service programs
- School breakfast and lunch program
- Home weatherization help
- Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
- Head Start
- Child Support
View, learn about and apply:
I-KAN RESOURCES
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The Kankakee-Iroquois Help Information Network connects residents of Kankakee and Iroquois counties, in east central Illinois, with government agencies, human services, and non-profit organizations. Kan-I Help is an initiative of the Pledge for Life Partnership.
It includes more info on:
- food pantries
- mental health services
- domestic violence services
- adult reading assistance
- child care assistance
- youth services
- crisis pregnancy
- counseling
- health clinics
- hispanic services
- substance abuse
- sexual assault
- legal assistance
- transportation
- homeless services