Local Community Resources

Avon Township

Services Provided

• General Assistance
• Emergency Assistance
• Food Pantry (For Avon Township residents)
• Volunteering and Community Service
• Avon Township Bus
• Farmers Market Coupons

http://www.avontownship.us

 

Avon Township Community Foundation

Foundation was founded to fundraise and enhance the food pantry and meet any unmet need in the community

www.facebook.com/AvonTownshipCommunityFoundation

BENNU Legal services

BENNU Legal Services NFP is a nonprofit organization that works with suburban-based immigrants, as well as entrepreneurial businesses, to build stronger and healthier communities. BENNU provides legal and business counseling services to families and small-business entrepreneurs on a sliding-fee scale, often on a "low bono" basis. We are a nonpartisan, nondenominational 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

 http://www.bennulegal.org

Camelot Care Center

Camelot Care Centers have offered a broad range of youth and family services since 1972. All services provided are designed to maintain children at the lowest and least restrictive yet most appropriate level of care and to support or seek permanent living arrangements. Camelot Care Centers (“Camelot”) is a Child Welfare Agency licensed by the State of Illinois, a member of the Child Care Association of Illinois, and is accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA).

http://www.provcorp.com/Locations/Illinois.asp

Family Service: Prevention, Education, and Counseling NFP

Family Service offers a variety of counseling services for individuals, families and groups to address needs at all stages of life. These services include therapy and in-home family counseling programs. Additionally, Family Service offers a number of community education programs to help individuals improve skills in money management, stress management, computer use and languages.

http://fsslc.org/

 

Grayslake Chamber of Commerce

The Grayslake Chamber of Commerce is active year-round promoting the Grayslake area and

its businesses, sponsoring special events designed to draw people of all ages to Grayslake.

www.grayslakechamber.com/

Lake County Workforce 

JOB CENTER professionals provide a broad array of career guidance services that are tailored to your particular needs. The center provides a variety of services for job seekers, including: career counseling, education and job-training guidance, financial aid for education and training, personalized career plans, unemployment insurance services, America's Job Bank, and other Internet job listings, and referrals to partner organizations.

http://www.lakecountyjobcenter.com

Mano a Mano Family Resource Center

Brief Definition of what services or activities are provided: The Mission of Mano a Mano is to empower immigrant and underserved families of Lake County to become full participants in American life by providing quality programs and services that educate and establish links to essential community resources. Our mission is sustained by our respect for human dignity and our belief in the equality of all people.

Contact Person: Carolina Duque 847-201-1521

www.manoamanofamilyresourcecenter.org

 

Melinda Bush - District 6

• Lake County Board (2008-present)
• Lake County Forest Preserve District (2008-present)

MBush@lakecountyil.gov

 

Most Blessed Trinity Father Gary Graf Center

Community Social Services began over twenty years ago as a community soup kitchen in Waukegan and has grown over the years into a permanent multi-facility social service offering year round emergency shelter, a soup kitchen, food pantry operations, education, counseling and support.  The mission of Community Social Services is “To welcome and assist all of our brothers and sisters who are unable to meet their daily living needs of food, clothing and shelter, while focusing on programs to help each of them to become self-sufficient and to live in society with dignity, independence and pride as productive members.”  While all of Community Social Services’ programming addresses the needs of the poor and marginalized, two of its key initiatives that we would like to highlight are the Fr. Gary Graf Center programming and the Phoenix program.

http://www.mostblessedtrinityparish.org

Nicasa

Founded in 1966, Nicasa is nationally recognized as a leader in the field of substance abuse prevention and treatment, and the promotion of healthy lifestyles through advocacy, training, and education programming.  Our seven centers provide more than 80 services within 14 programs dedicated to helping communities, families, adults and youth. We are dedicated to providing quality services in a compassionate and caring atmosphere that preserves the dignity and respect of each person.

http://www.nicasa.org

 

Northeast Illinois Council

The Northeast Illinois Council serves youth and families in Lake County through character development programs and values-based leadership training. We support local volunteers and Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Venturers, Explorers, and Learning for Life participants ages 5-21.
Contact Person: Jason Leber 847-433-1813 kweidner@neic.org

http://www.nwsc.org

 

Round Lake Area Park District

Recreational Programming and Services for children and adults: Child Development Center, Senior Center, Nature Center, Children's Neighborhood Museum, Sports Center, Fitness Center, Outdoor Pool, and much more! 

www.rlapd.org 
(847)546-8558 

 

Round Lake Area Public Library District

The library provides current information, formal education support, independent learning opportunities and life enrichment materials to a highly diverse public. The library provides a warm and welcoming atmosphere through a highly trained team of individuals committed to quality service, who will nurture a love for reading and learning. Books, DVDs, CDs, audiobooks, free Internet access, information assistance, programs for all ages!
Jim DiDonato, Executive Director
847-546-7060 

www.rlalibrary.org

 

Round Lake Area School District 116

Public School District that educates 7000 students from Early Childhod thru twelth grade.

The Mission of RLAS-116
Ensure the highest achievement for every student in meeting academic expectations that exceed standards, learning 21st century skills, and developing social and cultural proficiency.  Promote life-long learning, ethical leadership, and active citizenship in concert with every member of our community.

http://www.rlas-116.org/

 

United Way Of Lake County

United Way of Lake County is preparing our children to succeed in a changing world by focusing on education and building safeand stable families.  Working with nonprofit agencies and community partners, we have identified four key programs to prepare children to succeed:

•    Success By 6 Program – prepare for kindergarten
•    Reading Success Program – read at grade level
•    Stay in School Program – graduate high school
•    Safe and Stable Families Program – empowering families

 United Way recognizes safe and stable families are the foundation for a child’s success.  Our programs and services are focused on children and families achieving self-sufficiency, which is vital to developing a healthycommunity.  By giving our children a solid educational foundation focusing on preventive programs, we are growing a stronger Lake Countycommunity.

www.LIVEUNITEDlakecounty.org.

 

University of Illinois Extension

University of Illinois Extension is the flagship outreach effort of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, offering educational programs to residents of all of Illinois' 102 counties – and far beyond. Lake County Extension offers educational programs in five broad areas:

• Healthy society
• Food security and safety
• Environmental stewardship
• Sustainable and profitable food production and marketing systems
• Enhancing youth, family and community well-being

http://web.extension.illinois.edu/lake

 

Village of Hainesville

Hainesville has the distinction of being the oldest incorporated community within Lake County (1847). It continues its long tradition of commitment to the “Quality of Life” while still meeting the demands of a growing community.

http://hainesville.org/

 

Village of Round Lake Beach

Round Lake Beach aspires to be a comfortable, family oriented community which provides a full range of public and commercial services to its residents. The Village government is committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment which offers everyone opportunities to prosper.

http://www.villageofroundlakebeach.com

WRLR Radio 98.3

WRLR is community radio .WRLR is an LPFM (low powered FM) radio outlet. LPFM stations are allowed by the FCC for areas like ours to be able to provide information that was previously unavailable.  Real people JUST LIKE YOU! Local focus, local news, local music, of the local people and by the local people!

http://www.wrlr.fm

 

YouthBuild Lake County

A non-profit organization providing education, job training, and life skills development to young adults in Lake County

http://www.youthbuildlakecounty.org