East Chicago Urban Enterprise Association Resource List Agency Street Address City, State & Zip Telephone Alternate Telephone or Website CITY OF EAST CHICAGO Animal Control/Strays 2829 Gary Road East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 391-8364 www.eastchicago.com Building Department 4525 Indianapolis Blvd. East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 391-8294 www.eastchicago.com Bus Transit 5400 Cline Avenue East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 391-8465 www.eastchicago.com City Clerk 2301 E. Columbus Drive East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 391-8491 www.eastchicago.com City Court 2301 E. Columbus Drive East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 391-8489 www.eastchicago.com City Hall 4525 Indianapolis Blvd. East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 391-8300 www.eastchicago.com Code Enforcement 4525 Indianapolis Blvd. East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 391-8351 www.eastchicago.com East Chicago Marina 3301 Aldis Street East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 391-8482 www.eastchicago.com Economic Dev. & Planning 4525 Indianapolis Blvd. East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 391-8205 www.eastchicago.com ECTV/Multimedia 4525 Indianapolis Blvd. East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 391-8206 www.eastchicago.com Fire Department 3901 Indianapolis Blvd. East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 391-8472 www.eastchicago.com Health Department 100 W. Chicago Avenue East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 391-8467 www.eastchicago.com Housing Authority 4444 Railroad Avenue East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 397-9974 www.echa-in.org Human Resources 4525 Indianapolis Blvd. East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 391-8479 www.eastchicago.com Park Department 1615 E. 152nd Street East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 391-8474 www.eastchicago.com Public Works 5400 Cline Avenue East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 391-8463 www.eastchicago.com (Graffiti/Garbage Cans/Rubbish) Police Department 2310 E. Columbus Drive East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 391-8400 www.eastchicago.com Emergency 911 Non-Emergency (219) 660-0000 Anonymous Tip Line (219) 391-8500 School Busses 5400 Cline Avenue East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 391-4175 www.eastchicago.com Utility Operations 5201 Indianapolis Blvd. East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 391-8466 www.eastchicago.com (Sewer Repairs) Vital Statistics 100 W. Chicago Avenue East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 391-8413 www.eastchicago.com (Birth and Death Certificates) Water Department 400 E. Chicago Avenue East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 391-8469 www.eastchicago.com COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTERS & OTHER Bessie Owens Center 4001 Alexander Avenue East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 391-9952 www.eastchicago.com Heritage Hall 4506 Tod Avenue East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 391-8380 www.eastchicago.com Marktown Community Center 3509 Spruce Street East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 391-8370 www.eastchicago.com Martin Luther King Center 4802 Melville Avenue East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 391-8481 www.eastchicago.com Penn Center 3550 Pennsylvania Ave. East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 391-8480 www.eastchicago.com Roberto Clemente Center 3616 Elm Street East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 391-8584 www.eastchicago.com Roxana Center 900 Shell Street East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 391-8369 www.eastchicago.com Catholic Family Services 3901 Fir Street East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 397-5803 (Social Services) Dept. of Motor Vehicles 201 E. Columbus Drive East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 397-4600 www.in.gov/bmv (License Bureau) East Chicago Performing Arts 3616 Grand Blvd. East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 398-0245 Center East Chicago Public Library – 2401 Columbus Drive East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 397-2453 www.ecpl.org Main Branch East Chicago Public Library – 1008 Chicago Avenue East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 397-5505 www.ecpl.org Pastrick Branch East Chicago Urban Enterprise 3632 Main Street East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 392-3660 www.eastchicagouea.org Association ESG Program (219) 886-9966 (Housing Assistance) Estelle Marcus Animal Clinic 421 45th Avenue Munster, IN 46321 (219) 924-7146 www.humaneindiana.org Family and Social Service 3714 Main Street East Chicago, IN 46312 (800) 403-0864 www.in.gov/fssa/ (Welfare Office) Foundations of East Chicago 100 W. Chicago Avenue East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 392-4225 www.foundationsec.org Geminus 8400 Louisiana Avenue Merrillville, IN 46410 (219) 757-1800 www.geminus.org (Family Services) Hardest Hit Funds 30 S. Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204 (877) 438-4673 www.877gethope.org (Mortgage Assistance) Suite 1000 Haven House CONFIDENTIAL (219) 931-2090 www.havenhouse.org (Domestic Abuse Shelter) ADDRESS Head Start 1401 E. 144th Street East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 397-2986 www.headstartprograms.us/city/in- east_chicago Healthlinc 1313 W. Chicago East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 398-9685 www.healthlinc.org (Community Clinic) Avenue Health Visions 3700 179th Street Hammond, IN 46323 (219) 844-2689 www.hvusa.org Healthy East Chicago 4320 Fir Street, Suite 216 East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 397-6863 www.healthyec.org Healthy Families 9722 Parkway Drive Hammond, IN 46322 (219) 937-7733 Healthy Start 6939 Grand Avenue Hammond, IN (219) 989-3939 Hunter Senior Citizens Building 3625 Pulaski Street East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 397-9337 www.echa-in.org Boys & Girls Club Katherine 2009 138th Street East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 398-1344 www.bgcnwi.org/our-clubs House LACASA 3616 Elm Street East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 397-7465 www.iilcnwi.org (Immigration/Various Assistance) Lake Area United Way 221 W. Ridge Road Griffith, IN 46319 (219) 923-2302 www.lauw.org Lake County Government Complex Crown Point, IN 46307 (219) 755-3000 Legal Aid (219) 886-3161 Mental Health America Lake Co. 5311 Hohman Avenue Hammond, IN 46320 (219) 937-7733 www.mhalakecounty.org Moms Taking Charge 4320 Fir Street, Suite 216 East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 354-8089 Nicosia Senior Citizens Building 4720 Railroad Avenue East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 397-9237 www.echa-in.org North Township Trustees Office 2100 Broadway East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 398-2435 www.northtownshiptrustee.com (Assistance) Northwest Indiana 211 (800) 826-7871 in211.communityos.org (Community Resources) 211 NW Indiana Community Action 5240 Fountain Drive Crown Point, IN 46307 (219) 794-1829 www.NWI-CA.com (Various Assistance Programs) Planned Parenthood 3931 Main Street East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 397-4071 Regional Mental Health Center 3903 Indianapolis Blvd. East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 392-6001 www.regionalmentalhealth.org Red Cross 791 E. 83rd Avenue Merrillville, IN 46410 (312) 756-5360 www.redcross.org/local/indiana (Disaster Services) (888) 684-1414 Salvation Army 513 W. Chicago Avenue East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 398-2939 www.salarmyeastchicago.org (Soup Kitchen/Emergency Assistance) Social Security Office 418 Douglas Street Hammond, IN 46320 (877) 512-3859 www.ssa.gov (800) 772-1213 South Shore Train Station 5616 Indianapolis Blvd. East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 398-0055 www.mysouthshoreline.com St. Catherin Hospital 4321 Fir Street East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 392-1700 www.comhs.org SuCasa – St. Mary’s Church 4506 Tod Avenue East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 397-7465 (YouthCulture/Immigration Assistance) United States Post Office 901 E. Chicago Avenue East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 393-2415 www.usps.com 3813 Main Street East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 397-2417 SCHOOLS PUBLIC AND CHARTER School City of East Chicago- 1401 E 144th Street East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 391-4000 www.scec.k12.in.us Administration Building East Chicago Lighthouse 3916 Pulaski Street East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 378-7450 www.lighthouse- Academy academies.org/schools/ecics East Chicago Urban Enterprise 1402. E. Chicago Avenue East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 392-3650 www.ecuea.com Academy Excel Center 3438 169th Street Hammond, IN 46323 (219) 844-1911 www.excelcenterhs.org (Adult High School) Physical Fitness Center 1100 E. Columbus Drive East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 391-4039 St. Stanislaus School 4930 Indianapolis Blvd. East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 398-1316 www.ststansec.org Women, Infants & Children 100 W. Chicago Avenue East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 397-4071 www.womeninfantschildrenoffice.c om Work One 5265 Hohman Avenue, Hammond, IN 46320 (219) 933-8332 www.gotoworkonenw.com (Unemployment Services) 1A UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES Calumet College of St. Joseph 2400 New York Avenue Whiting, IN 46394 (219) 473-4215 www.ccsj.edu Indiana Tech 9245 Calumet Avenue, Munster, IN 46321 (219) 836-1910 www.indianatech.edu 201 (800) 937-2448 Indiana University Northwest 3400 Broadway Gary, IN 46408 (219) 980-6991 www.iun.edu Indiana Wesleyan University 8415 Georgia Street Merrillville, IN 46410 (219) 796-5100 www.indwes.edu/merrillville (800) 621-8667 Ivy Tech – East Chicago 410 E. Columbus Drive East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 392-3600 www.ivytech.edu/northwest (888) 489-5463 Ivy Tech – Gary 1440 E. 35th Avenue Gary, IN 46409 (219) 981-1111 www.ivytech.edu/northwest (888) 489-5463 Purdue University Northwest 2200 169th Street Hammond, IN 46323 (219) 989-2400 www.pnw.edu .