ARAB ASSYRIAN IRAQI IRANIAN INDIAN PAKISTANI FILIPINO KOREAN CHINESE THAI VIETNAMESE CAMBODIAN JAPANESE GERMAN ITALIAN POLISH IRISH GREEK SCANDINAVIAN YUGOSLAVIAN UKRAINIAN ROMANIAN BOSNIAN SERBIAN RUSSIAN SOUTH AMERICAN MEXICAN PUTERO RICAN HAITIAN CUBAN AFRICAN ARAB ASSYRIAN IRAQI IRANIAN INDIAN PAKISTANI FILI2PIN0O 0KO8 REAN CHINESE THAI VIETNAMESE CAMBODIAN JADPANESiEreGERMcANtoITALrIANy POoLISf H IRISH GREEK SCANDINAVIAN YUIGOmSLAVImAN UiKRgAINIrANaRnOMAt NIAN BOSNIAN SERBIAN RUSSIAN SOUTH AMERICAN MEXICAN PUTERO RICAN HASITIAeN rCvUBAiN ceAFRsICAN ARAB ASSYRIAN IRAQI IRANIAN INDIAN PAKISTANI FILIPINO KOREAN CHINESE THAI VIETNAMESE CAMBODIAN JAPANESE GERMAN ITALIAN POLISH IRISH GREEK SCANDINAVIAN YUGOSLAVIAN UKRAINIAN ROMANIAN BOSNIAN SERBIAN RUSSIAN SOUTH AMERICAN MEXICAN PUTERO RICAN HAITIAN CUBAN AFRICAN ARAB ASSYRIAN IRAQI IRANIAN INDIAN PAKISTANI FILIPINO KOREAN CHINESE THAI VIETNAMESE CAMBODIAN JAPANESE GERMAN ITALIAN POLISH IRIPSrHesented bGyRtEhEeK: SCANDINAVIAN YUVGiOlSlLaAgVIeANofUSKRkAoINkIAiNe ROMANIAN BOHSNuIAmN anSESRBeIArNvicReUsSSDIAiNvisSiOoUnTH AMERICAN MEXICAN PUTERO RICAN HAITIAN CUBAN AFRICAN ARAB IRAQI Directory of Immigrant Services: Directory of Immigrant Services: Table of Contents How To Use This Directory June 2008 Welcome: The Village of Skokie is proud of its multi-cultural community. People from every How To Use This Directory, page II corner of the world make Skokie their home, and the countries and cultures repre - General Services: sented in Skokie increase every year. The most recent combined report from Local, Village, Township, County, State and Federal, pages 1-5 Skokie’s school districts show that nearly 100 different languages and dialects, other than English, are spoken in our homes. Every year since 1991, Skokie has celebrated Schools: its diversity with the two-day Skokie Festival of Cultures. Flags of the many coun - Elementary, page 6 tries represented at each year’s Festival of Cultures are on display throughout the year at the Flags of Nations display at McCormick Boulevard and Dempster Street. High Schools, pages 6-7 Colleges, page 7 The Village of Skokie is fortunate to have support from The Chicago Community Cultures: Trust for outreach to our diverse community. Through its new Immigrant Integra - African, pages 8-9 tion Initiative, The Trust has provided the Village with funding for programs to as - sist Skokie residents who are new to this country and need assistance settling into Asian, pages 9-16 the American way of life. This Directory of Immigrant Services is intended to help Caribbean Islands, page 16 immigrant residents find important services for them and their families. Another program funded by The Trust is Skokie’s Immigrant Information Series that takes European, pages 16-19 place at the Skokie Public Library on the first Monday evening of each month. This Hispanic, Latino and Mexican, pages 19-22 program is scheduled through March 2009 and includes speakers on housing, em - Middle Eastern, pages 22-23 ployment, special education services for children, adult education, health care, in - surance and other important topics. The Village has also hosted an International Russian, page 23 Leadership Academy, designed for immigrants who are ready to take on leadership Glossary of Services: positions in the greater community. The Village of Skokie is grateful to The Chicago Community Trust for its generous support of these initiatives. A-Z Directory of Services, Glossary pages I-III I hope that you will find this Directory of Immigrant Services helpful. As always, the Village welcomes your comments on how to improve this directory and other im - migrant outreach services. Please contact the Village at [email protected] or at 847/933-8257 for further information or with comments on any of Skokie’s immi - grant integration programs. Very truly yours, George Van Dusen The production of this book was funded by a grant initiative from The Chicago Community Trust. Mayor Village of Skokie © 2008 I II Directory of Immigrant Services: Directory of Immigrant Services: General Services General Services All Kids Health Insurance/State of Child & Family Connections/Illinois Continued from page one Evanston Hospital Illinois Department of Human Services Consumer Fraud/Cook County State's SERVICES: Hospital/Medical SERVICES: Health Services/Education SERVICES: Counseling/Intervention Attorney Office 650 Ridge Avenue 320 West Washington, #700 1835 West Central Road Evanston, Illinois 60201 Springfield, Illinois 62701 Arlington Heights, Illinois 60005 SERVICES: Legal/Advocacy 847/570-2000 69 West Washington, Suite 3130 866/255-5437 847/385-5070 Health Care Family Services www.allkidscovered.com www.dhs.state.il.us Chicago, Illinois 60602 312/603-8700 SERVICES: Health Services/Education The ARK CEDA Neighborhood at Work (LIHEAP www.statesattorney.org 101 Walnut St. SERVICES: Food, emergency housing, medication and Program) Springfield, Illinois 62701 general counseling Cook County Department of Public 866/255-5437 SERVICES: Low income heating and energy assistance program www.familycareillinois.com 6450 California (LIHEAP) Health Clinic/Stroger Hospital Chicago, Illinois 60645 1229 Emerson Street Affiliation Heart Land Alliance 773/973-1000 Evanston, Illinois 60201 847/328-5166 SERVICES: Health Services/Education SERVICES: General Immigrant Services Bicycle Trails in Illinois/Illinois 1585 Rand Road 208 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1818 Department of Transportation Child Location and Support Palatine, Illinois 60074 Chicago, Illinois 60604 847/934-7969 312/660-1300 SERVICES: Transportation Department of Children & Family www.cookcountypublichealth.org 2300 South Dirksen Parkway Services Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) Springfield, Illinois 62764 SERVICES: Child andYouth Care/Development, Counsel - Cook County Housing Authority www.dot.il.gov SERVICES: General Immigrant Services ing/Intervention SERVICES: Housing Assistance 216 W. Jackson Boulevard Chicago Department of Human 1911 S. Indiana Armond King Senior Building Chicago, Illinois 60606 Services Chicago, Illinois 60616 9238 Gross Point Road 312/357-4800 866/503-0184 Skokie, Illinois 60077 SERVICES: Child andYouth Care/Development, Safety, www.state.il.us/dcfs 847/679-2995 Illinois Department of Children & Counseling/Intervention, Emergency Food/Clothing/Shelter, Women, Seniors, Health Services/Education Coalition of Limited English Speaking www.thehacc.org Family Services 4740 North Sheridan Road Elderly (CLESE) Elder Abuse Hotline SERVICES: Child andYouth Care/Development, Counsel - Chicago, Illinois 60640 ing/Intervention, Housing Assistance 312/744-2580 SERVICES: Immigrant, refugee and migrant older adult SERVICES: Counseling/Intervention 100 West Randolph Street, #6-100 www.cityofchicago.org/HumanServices services 866/800-1409 Chicago, Illinois 60601 53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1301 847/328-2404 312/814-6800 Chicago Transit Authority Chicago, Illinois 60604 www.state.il.us/dcfs Evanston Skokie Valley Senior SERVICES: Transportation 312/461-0812 www.clese.org Services Illinois Department of Employment 567 W. Lake Street Security Chicago, Illinois 60606 Comprehensive Health SERVICES: State of Illinois Sponsored services for the eld - 312/664-7200 Insurance/State of Illinois erly/general elderly services SERVICES: Finding Employment 840 Dodge Street 1615 Oak Avenue Child Abuse Hotline/Illinois Dept. of SERVICES: Health Services/Education Evanston, Illinois 60202 Evanston, Illinois 60201 Children & Family Services 320 West Washington, #700 847/864-3721 847/864-3530 Springfield, Illinois 62701 www.ides.state.il.us SERVICES: Counseling/Intervention 866/851-2751 406 W. Monroe Street www.chip.state.il.us Springfield, Illinois 62704 Continued on page three 800/252-2873 www.state.il.us/dcfs Continued on page two 1 2 Directory of Immigrant Services: Directory of Immigrant Services: General Services General Services Continued from page two Jewish Federation Continued from page three Skokie Organization to Clothe Our Kids SERVICES: Emergency Food/Clothing/Shelter Illinois Department of Human SERVICES: General immigrant services Niles Township ELL Parent Center 9300 Weber Park Place Services 1 South Franklin Street, 6th Floor Skokie, Illinois 60077 Chicago, Illinois 60606 9440 Kenton Avenue 847/677-9497 SERVICES: Child andYouth Care/Development, Counsel - 312/346-6700 Skokie, Illinois 60076 www.skokieparkdistrict.org ing/Intervention, Emergency Food/Clothing/Shelter, 847/568-7611 Women, Disabled/Special Needs Jewish Vocational Services Weber Leisure Center 8020 St. Louis Our Own Home Program SERVICES: Health Services/Education Skokie, Illinois 60077 SERVICES: Job training, job readiness, ESL classes, job SERVICES: Housing Assistance 9300 Weber Park Place Skokie, Illinois 60077 847/745-3200 placement 100 West Randolph, #15-600 www.dhs.state.il.us 5150 Golf Road 847/674-1500 Chicago, Illinois 60601 www.skokieparkdistrict.org Skokie, Illinois 60077 312/814-1700 Illinois Division of Rehab 847/568-5200 Services/IDHS www.treasurer.il.gov Skokie Public Library/New Immigrant Legal Assistance Foundation of SERVICES: Disabled/Special Needs/At Home Services Peer Services Resources Metropolitan Chicago 6200 N. Hiawatha SERVICES: Substance abuse treatment SERVICES: Welcome/General Information Chicago, Illinois 60646 SERVICES: Legal/Advocacy 906 Davis Street 5215 Oakton Street 773/794-4800 828 Davis Street, #201 Evanston, Illinois 60201 Skokie, Illinois 60077 www.dhs.state.il.us Evanston, Illinois 60201 847/492-1778 847/673-7774 847/475-3703