Community Helplines & Resources
Community Helplines & Resources
For many, it can be hard to ask for help. While library staff are not qualified to help directly, we can provide helpful resources so you can get the help you may need.
Below are resources that can hopefully help if you or someone you care about are experiencing any of these situations.
Suicide Prevention
Domestic & Sexual Violence
Chicago Metropolitan Battered Women’s Network
Helpline: (877) 863-6338
Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Illinois Domestic Violence Helpline: (877) 863-6338
National Domestic Violence Hotline: (800) 799-7233
Illinois Sexual Harassment & Discrimination Hotline
Hotline: (877) 236-7703
RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network)
Hotline: (800) 656-4673
Chicago Rape Crisis Hotline: (888) 293-2080
Hotline: (708) 386-4225
Text: (708) 792-3120
Child Abuse & Neglect: (800) 252-2873
Mental & Physical Health & Safety Resources
Visit the website for general resources
Leyden Family Service & Mental Health Center
Crisis Line: (847) 451-1100
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
Phone: (800) 950-6264
Text: Text “NAMI” to 741741
SAMHSA (Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
Phone: (877) 726-4727
Preschool: (773) 665-8052 ext. 1
Counseling: (773) 665-8052 ext. 4
Crisis Hotline: (708) 383-7500
Crisis Hotline: (800) 273-8255 and Press 1
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
Phone: (703) 305-2062
USDA Information Hotline: (202) 720-2791
SNAP Toll-free Information Number: (800) 221-5689
Immigration Resources & Support
ICIRR (Illinois Coalition for Immigration & Refugee Rights)
Hotline: (855) 435-7693
Visit website for immigration legal resources and information through collaboration and technology
Temporary Visitor Driver’s License (TVDL) for Undocumented (Non-Visa Status) Individuals
Visit website for Information about eligibility requirements and process for getting a Non-Visa Status TVDL in Illinois
LGBTQ + Allances, Support, & Resources
Center on Halsted – Anti-Violence Project
LGBTQ Violence Resource Line: (773) 871-2273
Email: avp@centeronhalsted.org
Center on Halsted – HIV/HCV Testing
Phone: (773) 661-0910
Text: (872) 243-1004
PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Gays & Lesbians)
Phone: (708) 386-3016
Hotline: (877) 565-8860
Hotline: (866) 488-7386
Housing & Homelessness
Melrose Park Warming & Cooling Centers
Call (708) 343-4000 or (708) 345-4350 on days of extreme hot or cold weather to learn of the location of the nearest warming or cooling center
Alliance to End Homelessness in Suburban Cook County
Phone: (708) 236-3261
Phone: (703) 549-1390
Cook County Legal Aid for Housing & Debt
Phone: (855) 956-5763
Monday-Friday form 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
English Flyer for more details
Folleto en Español para más detalles
Phone: (312) 603-8180
Phone: Suburban Cook Call Center at (877) 426-6515
Support Center at (708) 338-1724
Toll Free (888) 338-1744
Hotline: (800) 786-2929
Food Insecurity
Main Office and Food Pantry are located in the lower level of First United Church of Oak Park 848 Lake Street, Oak Park, IL 60301
Saturdays: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Wednesdays: 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Phone: (708) 865-0046
1112 9th Avenue, Melrose Park, IL 60160
Saturdays: 8:00 a.m. -10:00 a.m.
Illinois Hunger Coalition (IHC)
Hunger Hotline: (800) 359-2163
Phone: (708) 344-7497
Email: gaizutisd@myloha.org
In the CLC Building: 1719 W North Ave Melrose Park, IL 60160
Serving Leyden & Proviso Township EXCLUDING Maywood and Broadview
Please bring a proof of address
Saturdays: 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 am
National School Lunch Program (NSLP)
Illinois Phone: (800) 545-7892
The Parish of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Phone: (708) 344-4140
Wednesdays: 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
USDA Food & Nutrition Service: Summer Meals
Phone: (866) 348-6479
Text: Text “Food IL” or “Comidas IL” to 877877
Hotline: (866) 348-6479
Addiction Resources
For 24/7 Treatment Help call: (844) 597-0006
SAMHSA (Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration)
Phone: (877) 726-4727
Phone: (800) 662-4357