Community Resources (WIP)
Find Pilsen & Local Community Resources.
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Rental assistance programs; income or social benefits required.
Alivio Medical Center
Counseling services with private waiting areas available. Staff trained to handle immigration enforcement interactions.
Blue Door Neighborhood Center
Offers free wellness classes, workshops, and community events.
CEDA
Utility Assistance and public housing assistance
CIMH - Center for Immigrant Mental Health
Comprehensive mental health resources specifically designed for families, parents, and caregivers in immigrant communities.
Chicago Rental Assistance Program (RAP)
Chicago Rental Assistance Program (RAP)
Chicago Volunteer Legal Services (CVLS)
Pro bono legal help and family planning resources including guardianship assistance and safety planning for parents.
Cook County Public Defender
Public legal defense services for Cook County residents facing immigration and other legal matters.
EOIR - Automated Case Information
Official system to track immigration case status, hearing dates, and court information through automated phone service.
Enlace
For people who are uninsured. Register: https://communityhealth.org/
Erie Neighborhood House
Trusted neighborhood-based legal services and community support for immigrants and families.
Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)
First Defense
Provides public defenders in first 48 hours of arrest; provides lawyers for people whose civil rights have been violated by police.
Healthy Hood
Rent and utility assistance for people with chronic illnesses (includes undiagnosed mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety). Free mobile clinic. Email info@healthyhoodchi.org
ICDI Chicago
Emergency Family Plan- ICDIChicago
ICE Detainee Locator
Official U.S. government tool to locate someone in ICE custody and get detention facility information.
ICIRR Know Your Rights Cards
Lists basic rights if you or someone else is detained by ICE; Can be kept in your wallet
Illinois Breast & Cervical Cancer Program
Free breast and reproductive cancer screenings and treatment
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR)
Statewide coalition proiding essential Know Your Rights informaion and resources for encounters with immigrrant enforcement.
Illinois Legal Aid
Comprehensive legal support for immigrants and new arrivals. Free resources and guidance for immigration matters.
Legal Aid Chicago
Specialized legal services for asylees and refugees seeking protection and legal status.
MiMedico
Health services for private, public, or uninsured people; pharmacy and emergency medication refill
Midwest Immigration Bond Fund
Helps pay immigration bond to help free individuals from ICE custody.
National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC)
Free and low-cost legal services for immigrants. Dedicated advocacy and representation for immigration cases.
National Lawers Guild
Provides legal representation for people arrested during demonstrations/ direct actions
PUÑO
Community-based organizing and education. Mutual aid, KYR cards., trainings, more.
PUÑO Know Your Rights Pamphlets
KYR Literature
Pilsen Food Pantry
Community food pantry with volunteer-based grocery delivery service for residents in need. Mobile clinic for recent migrants and homeless individuals and families
Pilsen Free Store
Free market every other Saturday; Contact directly for times and location; part of Pilsen Solidarity Network
Pilsen South Ashland Health Hub
Offers Flu and COVID-19 vaccines for Chicago resident adults who are uninsured or underinsured.
Pilsen Wellness Center
Counseling and psychiatric services with staff specially trained to handle immigration enforcement interactions safely.
Pueblo Eats
Weekly free food pickup program
The HANA Center
Community-based organization providing legal services and immigrant support with cultural competency.
The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army
ICIRR Know Your Rights Cards
Lists basic rights if you or someone else is detained by ICE; Can be kept in your wallet
PUÑO Know Your Rights Pamphlets
KYR Literature
Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)
ICE Detainee Locator
Official U.S. government tool to locate someone in ICE custody and get detention facility information.
Midwest Immigration Bond Fund
Helps pay immigration bond to help free individuals from ICE custody.
PUÑO
Community-based organizing and education. Mutual aid, KYR cards., trainings, more.
Chicago Volunteer Legal Services (CVLS)
Pro bono legal help and family planning resources including guardianship assistance and safety planning for parents.
Cook County Public Defender
Public legal defense services for Cook County residents facing immigration and other legal matters.
Erie Neighborhood House
Trusted neighborhood-based legal services and community support for immigrants and families.
First Defense
Provides public defenders in first 48 hours of arrest; provides lawyers for people whose civil rights have been violated by police.
ICDI Chicago
Emergency Family Plan- ICDIChicago
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR)
Statewide coalition proiding essential Know Your Rights informaion and resources for encounters with immigrrant enforcement.
Illinois Legal Aid
Comprehensive legal support for immigrants and new arrivals. Free resources and guidance for immigration matters.
Legal Aid Chicago
Specialized legal services for asylees and refugees seeking protection and legal status.
National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC)
Free and low-cost legal services for immigrants. Dedicated advocacy and representation for immigration cases.
National Lawers Guild
Provides legal representation for people arrested during demonstrations/ direct actions
The HANA Center
Community-based organization providing legal services and immigrant support with cultural competency.
Pilsen Food Pantry
Community food pantry with volunteer-based grocery delivery service for residents in need. Mobile clinic for recent migrants and homeless individuals and families
Pilsen Free Store
Free market every other Saturday; Contact directly for times and location; part of Pilsen Solidarity Network
Pueblo Eats
Weekly free food pickup program
211
Rental assistance programs; income or social benefits required.
CEDA
Utility Assistance and public housing assistance
Chicago Rental Assistance Program (RAP)
Chicago Rental Assistance Program (RAP)
The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army
Alivio Medical Center
Counseling services with private waiting areas available. Staff trained to handle immigration enforcement interactions.
Blue Door Neighborhood Center
Offers free wellness classes, workshops, and community events.
CIMH - Center for Immigrant Mental Health
Comprehensive mental health resources specifically designed for families, parents, and caregivers in immigrant communities.
EOIR - Automated Case Information
Official system to track immigration case status, hearing dates, and court information through automated phone service.
Enlace
For people who are uninsured. Register: https://communityhealth.org/
Healthy Hood
Rent and utility assistance for people with chronic illnesses (includes undiagnosed mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety). Free mobile clinic. Email info@healthyhoodchi.org
Illinois Breast & Cervical Cancer Program
Free breast and reproductive cancer screenings and treatment
MiMedico
Health services for private, public, or uninsured people; pharmacy and emergency medication refill
Pilsen South Ashland Health Hub
Offers Flu and COVID-19 vaccines for Chicago resident adults who are uninsured or underinsured.
Pilsen Wellness Center
Counseling and psychiatric services with staff specially trained to handle immigration enforcement interactions safely.