Human & Social Services
Find out about local self-help groups, social services, counseling, rental assistance, advocacy, and more.
Accessibility & Accommodations
Aid & Assistance
Child care and adult day care
Healthcare assistance
- Champaign County Health Care Consumers — help with health care system problems or referral to services
Housing, utilities and house maintenance assistance
- Become a Habitat for Humanity homeowner
- Home maintenance assistance, City of Champaign
- Housing and Energy Assistance programs, Urban League of Champaign County
- Housing and rental assistance, Housing Authority of Champaign
County
Legal assistance
Meals
Transportation assistance
- Rural Rider program, Champaign County Regional Planning Commission
- Ways to Work program, Urban League of Champaign County
Tax return assistance
- AARP Tax-Aide, the IRS and the Champaign County Regional Planning Commission provide free tax counseling, preparation of returns and electronic-filing
- IRS local office, Champaign
Directories of Human and Social Services
Families and children
- Family Resource Guide 2005-2006 — quick reference guide for support services and educational programs in Champaign County
General directories
- Community Organizations Directory lets you search for a support group or self-help group
- HelpSource, a directory of human services in Champaign County
- Help Book Online, comprehensive directory of human and social services for Champaign County
- Toll free phone numbers for State of Illinois human service agencies
Seniors
Spanish language resources
- Guia de Recursos para los Padres 2005, a Spanish-language version of the Parent Resource Guide
- Pequena Guia de Recursos Disponibles, a Spanish version of The Champaign County Pocket Resource Guide for human services in Champaign County
- Vocabulario Medico, Medical Vocabulary, a Spanish-English dictionary of medical terms
Healthcare Problems
- Champaign County Health Care Consumers — help with health care system problems or referral to services
Immigration Services
- Assistance in completing immigration forms, East Central Illinois Refugee Mutual Assistance Center
- Immigration advising for students, UIUC
Interpreter Services
- Interpreters for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, East Central Illinois
- Interpreter services for students with disabilities, UIUC
Organizations
Find meeting rooms in CU
Need to send a public service announcement?
Search for a support group or self-help group
- Community Organizations Directory lets you search for a support group or self-help group
- Help Book Online offers a comprehensive directory of human and social services for Champaign County,
Start a Non-Profit
Volunteer
- CUVolunteer.org has many local volunteer opportunities
- Volunteer Illini Projects has volunteer opportunities for UIUC students
Statistics & Reports
- Champaign County Statistical Abstract,Champaign County Regional Planning Commission — statistical information on housing, demographics, retail sales, health, crime, transportation, cost of living, education, and more
- Homelessness Survey, Champaign County
- Vital Statistics includes statistics on births, deaths, marriages, disease and more, Illinois Department of Public Health
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