Support Resources

General Community Resources

Kankakee Public Library
Kankakee Public Library provides several different community events on daily basis that you and your family can participate in. Events including legal advice from actual attorneys, services from nurses, and connections to local agencies, events, and resources only to name a few.

Kankakee Public Library Calendar

Childcare Resource & Referral (CCR&R)
Mission — help seek affordable and accessible quality childcare by providing resources, education, and advocacy for children, parents, childcare providers and employers.

Main Office: (815) 523-7609
Email: assistance@childcarehelp.com
187 S Schuyler Ave, Kankakee, IL

KanIHelp - Kankakee and Iroquois County Information Network
For Kankakee/Iroquois county resources related to mental health, substance abuse, family issues, legal issues, health care, emergency and disaster services, or aging.

WIOA (Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act) - Apply for a Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act Scholarship for your next semester (prior for registering/starting classes)

Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act Scholarship application
KCC North Extension Center
450 N Kinzie Ave
Bradley, IL 60915
Phone: 815-802-8960
Hours: Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Contact:
- Kristney Vaulx
- 815 - 802 - 8272
- kvaulx@kcc.edu

Community Action

The Help Illinois Families initiative has an online Request for Services form to make it easier and faster for individuals and families to remotely request assistance through the LIHEAP and/or CSBG programs.
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Assistance — KCCSI
The LIHEAP application period is October 2, 2023 to August 15, 2024 or until funding is exhausted.

Kankakee County Community Services Inc. (KCCSI)
Promoting sustainable living through human service programs.

657 E Court, St, Suite 207, Kankakee, IL
(815) 933-7883
Customerservice@kccsi-cap.org
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

- Emergency Services: Application

You must submit the packet and documents no later than 15 days from the date it is signed.

- Weatherization: Application

This program is designed for qualifying homeowners to attain specific services such as, attic insulation, wall insulation, air sealing, 90% replacement furnace, water heater, energy star refrigerator and air conditioner (window and central), by licensed professionals to increase the energy efficiency of their home.

- Senior Community Services Employment Program (SCSEP)

Contact anyone in the SCSEP Department at KCCSI to complete a pre-screening. You will be notified of all applicable steps thereafter.

- Youth Employment

This program provides summer youth employment for ages 16-21. KCCSI works in partnership with other non-profits to employ the youth in this program.

- Rental or Mortgage Assistance: Application

The program is designed to provide financial assistance to income eligible clients who are facing a one-time emergency. Emergency services include but are not limited to rent, shelter, utility, or mortgage assistance.
You must submit the packet and documents no later than 15 days from the date it is signed. If it is returned after the 15 days, the agency reserves the right to request additional information.

RINCON Family Services

- Eviction Prevention Program

Programs provide up to 15 months of rental assistance to Illinois residents who meets the income criteria. Help is available regardless of your immigration status.
Illinois Rental Payment Program (ILRPP)
Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP)
Illinois Housing Help Rental

- Know your rights: housing

Illinois Rental Payment Program (ILRPP)

Rental assistance up to $25,000
Behind on rent at least 30 days
Live in Illinois
Household has experienced a financial hardship
At risk of eviction, homelessness, or housing inability

Illinois Housing Help Rental

To apply, you must receive referral from an IDHS partner (312-793-1546)/ IDHS partners will assist you in applying.
Behind on rent at least 30 days
Live in Illinois
Household has experienced a financial hardship
At risk of eviction, homelessness, or housing instability

Eviction Help Illinois

1-855-0811 or TEXT 844-938-4280 (SPANISH - 844.938.4289)
Eviction Legal Process

Termination notice
Eviction complaint
Service of summons
Court proceeding
Eviction order

“Remember: only the local sheriff may enforce an eviction order and remove tenants from a property! Landlords cannot lock tenants out. Local police cannot evict anyone!”

KCC-Specific Resources

WIOA (Workforce Innovative Opportunity Act)
Apply for a Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act Scholarship for your next semester (prior to registering/starting classes) for assistance with tuition, books, fees, course materials, and more!

Application
KCC North Extension Center
450 N Kinzie Ave
Bradley, IL 60915
Phone: 815-802-8960
Hours: Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Contacts:
- Adult Career Planner
Marlana Hunter
815-802-8971

- General Coordinator/Manager for Adults
Ericka Esters
815-802-8977

KCC Foundation Scholarships
Complete one online application to be considered for all eligible scholarships.

Complete one online application to be considered for all eligible scholarships.
Applications open yearly from Oct. 1 to May 1.
Awards will be announced on June 1. Applicants will be notified via email. Scholarship recipients must be enrolled at KCC for the 2024-25 academic year to receive award.

- Need Help? Contact the foundation office: 815-802-8950 or kccfoundation@kcc.edu

Student Employment at KCC
- Things to know:

Work hours are scheduled around your school schedule to ensure your academic standing and efforts are not negatively affected.
Minimum wage: $13.00/hour
FAFSA will have needed to be completed prior to as work-study requires this step to be completed.
ID will be needed upon hire.
Communication takes place through your KCC email.

Disability Services
The mission of Office of Disability Services is to work closely with students and instructors to accommodate and facilitate equal access to students with disabilities according to federal law, and to provide outstanding support that is designed to assist and empower all students to be successful in their academic and personal development.

To request services please complete the Request for Services form.
Should you have further questions please contact Sherry Kinzler - Coordinator of Disability Services.
- 815-802-8632
- SKinzler@kcc.edu

Tutoring Services
As a KCC student, you have access to free tutoring services to assist you as you pursue your degree. Our tutor program is certified by the College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA).

- Tutoring Services Information
Subjects: Business, Lab Sciences, Mathematics, Writing

Tutoring services are also available for Technology and Health Careers courses. To find out if tutoring is offered for a particular Health Career course, please contact Jaime Cyrkiel at 815-802-8804 or jcyrkiel@kcc.edu.
To find out if tutoring is offered for a particular Technology course, please contact Karen Richards at 815-802-8854 or krichards@kcc.edu.

KCC Foundation Scholarships
Complete one online application to be considered for all eligible scholarships.

TRIO Student Support Services
The TRIO Student Support Services program assists low-income students who are first-generation college students and students with disabilities who are seeking to transfer to four-year institutions to complete bachelor’s degrees.

The goal of TRIO Student Support Services is to ensure qualified students get the support they need to complete their educational goals at KCC - which could include earning an associate degree - and smoothly transfer to a college or university to complete baccalaureate degrees.
If you meet the above criteria, complete the TRIO application. For more information, contact Kelsey Hart, Coordinator, at 815-802-8473 or kjhart@kcc.edu

Food Resources

KCC Student Food Pantry

Available to all KCC students in need.
- Nonperishable and grab-and-go items are available.
- Know that you will not be asked any questions upon stopping in to grab what you need.
Donations are welcome!
Where: L114 (past the cafeteria)
Hours: Monday - Friday from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

My Pantry Express

Catholic Charities: Mobile Food Pantry
- The Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet Mobile Food Pantry delivers healthy food to people in need. All Mobile Food Pantries use a drive thru to distribute food. Please clear space in your trunk or backseat so volunteers can load boxes of food directly into your vehicle. Rain, snow or shine!
- Where: 100 College Drive, Kankakee, IL
- For more information, contact (815) 933 - 7791

Salvation Army of Kankakee County

Salvation Army offers a variety of options to feed individuals and families in need. If you or someone you know is in need of food please don’t hesitate to stop by Salvation Army (address and information listed below).
To-Go Lunches
- Monday-Friday from Noon - 1:00 p.m.
- FREE lunches for anyone to take to-go.
Food Pantry
- Salvation Army offers a choice pantry where you may walk through and pick what you like, or prepackaged food boxes if you prefer to grab n’ go.
- Both are offered on Tuesday’s at our Alley Entrance from 10am-12pm & 1pm-3pm. This is available to individuals who reside in Kankakee County every 30 days.
Location: 148 N Harrison Ave, Kankakee, IL
For more information, contact (815) 933 - 8421

SNAP/EBT Food Stamps
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly the food stamp program, provides extra funds to low-income families to buy groceries. The funds come on the Link Card which looks and swipes like a debit card at most grocery and convenience stores.

For assistance in filling out the application please look to schedule an over-the-phone appointment through Solve Hunger Today.
SNAP Eligibility Calculator

Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
- Providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating, and referrals to health care.
- Find a clinic near you: IDHS: Office Locator (state.il.us)

Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)

Supplements the diets of people with low income.
Illinois TEFAP Eligibility

Food pantries near you
The Northern Illinois Food Bank works with over 900 food pantries, mobile food truck markets, and soup kitchens who distribute perishable and nonperishable foods that you can choose from based on your dietary needs.

Find a local food pantry

Housing Assistance

Find new housing

Kankakee Community County Services Inc.
Rent/Mortgage Assistance: Application

The program is designed to provide financial assistance to income eligible clients who are facing a one-time emergency.
Emergency services include rent, shelter, utility, or mortgage assistance.

Eviction Prevention Program
Programs provide up to 15 months of rental assistance to Illinois residents who meet the income criteria. Help is available regardless of your immigration status.

Programs provide up to 15 months of rental assistance to Illinois residents who meet the income criteria. Help is available regardless of your immigration status.
Illinois Rental Payment Program (ILRPP)
Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP)
Illinois Housing Help Rental
Know your rights: housing

Illinois Housing Help Rental - Illinois Court-Based Rental Assistance Program (CBRAP)

To apply, you must receive referral from an IDHS partner (312-793-1546)/ IDHS partners will assist you in applying
Behind on rent at least 30 days
Live in Illinois
Household experienced a financial hardship
At risk of eviction, homelessness, or housing instability

Eviction Help Illinois

1-855-0811 or text 844-938-4280 (SPANISH — 844.938.4289)
Eviction Help Illinois provides free legal aid, mediation services, and connections to other resources including rental assistance to increase housing stability. Mediation is an opportunity for landlords and tenants to resolve issues with the help of a knowledgeable and neutral person.

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

Homeless Prevention

Homeless Shelter Near Me

Homeless shelter listings across the United States. For each location you will find information for several shelters near you, including reviews for those who have used them.
Homeless Shelters in your area (homelessshelternearme.org)

HOME Illinois- Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness in Illinois

Eviction Help Illinois – Legal Solutions for Your Housing Issues.
Rapid Re-Housing
- Homeless
- Coordinated Entry / Established Process

Catholic Charities
Provides homelessness prevention, transitional housing, services for veterans, and senior services.

Sarah Neill, Director of Community Services
100 College Drive, Kankakee, IL (West Campus by Horticulture building)
(815) 933-7791

Emergency Services/Homelessness Prevention

Providing food and travel vouchers; clothing and furniture vouchers; financial assistance for prescriptions; and rent/mortgage assistance, and information and referral to other community resources.

Daybreak Center

Operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, providing emergency housing and supportive services to homeless individuals and families. Some participants in the program need short-term housing as a result of a situational crisis. Others need support services as they work to reestablish permanent housing.
Homelessness prevention services are also provided to individuals and families at risk of losing their homes.

Alternative Housing Programs

Providing a variety of housing programs for homeless individuals and families, including transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, and more. These programs are designed to help families build self-sufficiency. (Programs vary by county.)
Kankakee County: 815-933-7791

Fortitude Community Outreach

Kankakee County Homeless Helpline - call or text: 1-833-815-HOPE (Pre-screening will be done.)
Emergency Overnight Accommodations are available 7 nights/week on the mobile Night Fort bus that accommodates 19 individuals in full size, private sleep bunks!
9 a.m. - 9 p.m. DAILY

Harbor House
Harbor House offers free and confidential comprehensive services to survivors of domestic violence and their children. Provides free services to victims of domestic violence and their children in Kankakee and Iroquois counties, including emergency shelter, 24-hour hotline, court advocacy, group and individual counseling, referrals, and community education.

24-Hour Hotline: 815-932-5800
24-Hour Chatline: Click Here
Get in contact with Harbor House through information request https://www.harborhousedv.org/contact/

Kankakee County Community Services Inc.

Make an appointment with a case worker who may have hotel vouchers.
657 E. Court St, Suite 207, Kankakee IL
(815) 933-7883

Salvation Army of Kankakee County

Make an appointment with Alvy Butler or a case manager who may be able to provide hotel vouchers.
148 N Harrison Ave, Kankakee, IL
(815) 933-8421

Gift of God Shelter
The site has a capacity for 25 people on the first floor and 10-15 more on the second floor. The shelter is for men and women.

(815) 573-5314
660 N 5th Ave, Kankakee, IL

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

(815) 932-2203
110 Village Square, Bradley, IL 60915
Emergency Shelter program and case management with information on transitional housing, low-cost apartments, and eventual deposit help may be arranged too.

General Community Resources

Counseling Resources

Additional Supportive Services

Scholarships

KCC-Specific Resources

Food Resources

Housing Assistance

Childcare Options

Recursos en Español

Contacts

Leslie Diaz

Retention Success Navigator

Karla Duran

Coordinator, Hispanic Engagement

Jenna Sambrooks

Health Careers Navigator

www.kcc.edu