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Illinois resources for people coming home
Housing, food, clothes, phones, ID, health coverage, jobs and crisis lines, all in one place. Links go to official and government sources, plus 211, the national line for local services.
⌂Housing
- Illinois reentry housing: official programs, parole offices and listed homes
- IDOC Parole Office (opens in new tab) · (800) 666-6744
Questions about community supervision or parole. - 211.org: local shelters, food banks and clothing closets (opens in new tab) (or dial 2-1-1)
◍Food
◇Clothes
- 211.org: local shelters, food banks and clothing closets (opens in new tab) lists local clothing closets
- Ask the reentry or parole officer: many prisons and parole offices keep a list of clothing help for people going home.
We haven't found an official statewide clothing program list for Illinois, so we don't list one.
☏Phones
▭ID
✚Health & Medicaid
⚒Jobs
- CareerOneStop: American Job Centers near you (U.S. Dept. of Labor) (opens in new tab)
- Parole plan builder: housing, parole office, ID and benefits in one printable plan
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