112 N 14th Street, Herrin: 942-8500
Monday-Friday: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Soup Kitchen: Take out meals M-F
Food Pantry: 3rd week of each month
Thrift Store: 6 items free every 90 days
Website: http://herrinhouseofhope.org/
509 N. 17th Street, Herrin: 942-2080
Tuesday & Friday: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Food Pantry
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/herrincommunitypantry
410 W Main Street, West Frankfort: 937-3581
Monday – Thursday: 7:00 am – 5:00 pm
Food Pantry
Home Repair & Rehab
Emergency Assistance
Rent/Mortgage Assistance
Website: https://crosswalkcaa.com/
300 Hickory, Carterville: 985-2422
Monday – Friday: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Housing Assistance
Website: https://ilwcha.com/
Website: assurancewireless.com
Free Phones for low income
1201 Weaver Rd, Herrin : 988-1585
Services for Seniors
Resources for people age 60 and older & their caregivers, people raising the children of their relatives, people with disabilities, volunteers, and veterans.
Helping People in Southern Illinois Remain Independent Since 1978. A non-profit agency, serving the Illinois counties of Alexander, Franklin, Hardin, Gallatin, Jackson, Johnson, Massac, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Union, and Williamson.
Services Offered:
Adult Day Care
Assistance
Chore/Housekeeping
Congregate Meals
Counseling
Employment Assistance
Health Promotion
Home Delivered Meals
Information & Assistance
Legal Assistance
Options Counseling
Residential Repair & Renovation
Respite
Senior Center
SHAP
Supplemental Services
Transportation
Illinois Department on Aging: Additional Resources and Information from the Illinois Department on Aging.
Website: https://www.ridesmtd.com/
Eviction Help
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Find Help with Rent and Utilities
- Eviction Help Illinois: Free Legal Help for Evictions
- Land of Lincoln Legal AidEviction Hotline: (855) 601-9474
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9 m – 4pm & Tuesday and Thursday from 9am – 6pm
Emergency Energy Relief
- Ameren COVID-19 Economic Hardship Recovery Program
- Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity: Relief for households across the state for home energy, food, bills, and more.
Mental Health Resources
- Community Resource Guide for Jackson and Williamson County 2015
- Mental Health First Aid Resources: Numbers and links to national crisis centers, help finding a behavioral health provider, and additional resources for mental health first aiders.
- Mental Health Resource Guide
- Mental Health Resources for Southern Illinois
- Pandemic Health Navigator Program: Provides guidance and assistance to Illinois residents
- Substance Misuse Resource Guide
- Talk to Someone: Help is Here: IDHS links for Illinois Call4Calm, Illinois Warm Line, the National Suicide Prevention Hotline, and more.
- Virtual Youth Summit 2020-3: Self Care and Community Care – the recording and PowerPoint presentation of this summit are available. The PowerPoint contains resources for youth to practice self care, including meditation videos, online psychotherapy options, and more.
- Self Care and Community Care PowerPoint
- Self Care and Community Care Recording
- Check out Closing Speaker Brandon Wood’s podcast “From The Heart, For The Heart”
Other Resources:
Care.com helps you find local child care, special needs care, tutoring, senior care, pet care, housekeeping and other services.
Healthy Southern Illinois Delta Network resource guides for mental health, dental, vision, food banks, and other health services
A handy printable list of resources:
