Human & Social Services in Champaign-Urbana
Find out about local self-help groups, social services, counseling, rental assistance, advocacy, and more.
Accessibility & Accommodations
- Disability Resource Guide, UIUC
- PACE Center for Independent Living
Aid & Assistance
Child care and adult day care
Healthcare assistance
- Champaign County Health Care Consumers — help with health care system problems or referral to services
Housing, utilities and house maintenance assistance
- Become a Habitat for Humanity homeowner
- Home maintenance assistance, City of Champaign
- Housing and rental assistance, Housing Authority of Champaign County
Legal assistance
- Find an Illinois lawyer
- HelpSource list of local legal services
Meals
Transportation assistance
- Rural Rider program, Champaign County Regional Planning Commission
Tax return assistance
- AARP Tax-Aide, the IRS and the Champaign County Regional Planning Commission provide free tax counseling, preparation of returns and electronic-filing
- IRS local office, Champaign
Directories of Human and Social Services
Families and children
- Family Resource Guide 2005-2006 — quick reference guide for support services and educational programs in Champaign County
General directories
- Community Organizations Directory lets you search for a support group or self-help group
- HelpSource, a directory of human services in Champaign County
- Help Book Online, comprehensive directory of human and social services for Champaign County
- Toll free phone numbers for State of Illinois human service agencies
Seniors
- Senior Guide Online has a list of programs and services available to seniors in Champaign County
Spanish language resources
- Guia de Recursos para los Padres 2005, a Spanish-language version of the Parent Resource Guide
- Pequena Guia de Recursos Disponibles, a Spanish version of The Champaign County Pocket Resource Guide for human services in Champaign County
- Vocabulario Medico, Medical Vocabulary, a Spanish-English dictionary of medical terms
Healthcare Problems
- Champaign County Health Care Consumers — help with health care system problems or referral to services
Immigration Services
- Assistance in completing immigration forms, East Central Illinois Refugee Mutual Assistance Center
- Immigration advising for students, UIUC
Interpreter Services
- Interpreters for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, East Central Illinois
- Interpreter services for students with disabilities, UIUC
Organizations
Find meeting rooms in CU
Need to send a public service announcement?
- Community Media Directory of print and broadcast media in Champaign County
Search for a support group or self-help group
- Community Organizations Directory lets you search for a support group or self-help group
- Help Book Online offers a comprehensive directory of human and social services for Champaign County
Start a Non-Profit
- Illinois requirements for starting a charitable organization
Volunteer
- CUVolunteer.org has many local volunteer opportunities
- Volunteer Illini Projects has volunteer opportunities for UIUC students
Statistics & Reports
- Champaign County Statistical Abstract,Champaign County Regional Planning Commission — statistical information on housing, demographics, retail sales, health, crime, transportation, cost of living, education, and more
- Homelessness Survey, Champaign County
- Vital Statistics includes statistics on births, deaths, marriages, disease and more, Illinois Department of Public Health
Translation Services
- Translation services, East Central Illinois Refugee Mutual Assistance Center
- Emergency interpreter services for international students, UIUC
