City of Chicago and Southside Critical Resources
Critical (Last updated on 8/12/2021)
Organizations that are providing grocery donations and/or deliveries:
- Hyde Park – Brave Space Alliance
- Kenwood – First United Church of Christ
- Woodlawn – Experimental Station
- Greater Southside – Delacreme Scholars
Resources for Black parents:
- Infant care for moms and families – Chicago Birthworks Collective
- Free parenting relief bags – The Dovetail Project
Legal Aid:
ongoing
COVID-19 Testing Sites in Chicago
Chicago Neighborhood Resource Directory
COVID-19 City of Chicago resource
Shelter:
Mental Health:
- 24-hour IDHS mental health support: text “TALK” or “HABLAR” to 552020 to receive a call from a counselor at a community mental health center
- Bright Star Community Outreach – Trained mental health professionals serving as trauma counselors available through their free hotline. 1 –833 – TURN123, Mon – Fri, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m
Alderperson Offices: