Catholic Charities of Southern Illinois – Diocese of Belleville Pastoral Center
2620 Lebanon Avenue
Belleville, IL  62221
618.235.9601
Website: www.ccsil.org

Catholic Social Services of Southern Illinois
8601 West Main Street, Suite 201
Belleville, IL  62223
618.394.5900
Website: www.cssil.org
Services offered: Adoption, foster care, treatment foster care, search and reunion, counseling, job services, emergency service and Don Bosco Children’s Center for abused and neglected children.

Division of Child Support – Illinois Department of Public Aid
27 East Main Street
Belleville, IL  62220
618.277.3310
Services offered: Location of non-custodial parents, enforcement of child support orders, establishment of child support orders, establishing parentage-genetic testing.  Serve employers wage garnishment.

Gateway East Health Services, Inc.
327 Missouri Avenue, Suite 412
East St. Louis, IL  62201
618.874.0095
Services offered: Provides comprehensive alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention, HIV/AIDS, Peer Leadership Training, Parenting Classes, Life Skills and Domestic Violence prevention services to East St. Louis and surrounding communities.

Grandparents Parenting Again
618.452.8900, ext. 112
Services offered: Offers support for grandparents raising one or more grandchildren.  Addresses the many concerns facing these special grandparents such as legal issues (custody guardianship, foster care and adoption).  They will offer resources for the development needs of a child, financial assistance, and other important topics.  Child care is available.  Please call ahead to assure this free service.

Help Me Grow Hotline – Illinois Department of Human Services
2501 North Dirksen Parkway
Springfield, IL  62761
217.785.5368
Hotline: 1.800.323.4769 (GROW)
Services offered: The DHS Help Me Grow Helpline provides information and statewide referrals in the following areas: adoption, AIDS, alcoholism/drug abuse, child care, child safety seats, child support, dental, disabilities, domestic violence, early intervention, education emergency services, employment, financial aid, family planning, food supplementation, gang prevention, health/physician referral, hearing aids, housing, immunization, infant health, insurance, intergenerational interaction, lead, legal advice, male responsibility, maternity home/school, mental health (general and suicide), miscellaneous, multi-service agencies, nurse midwife, parent/child/teen/mate communication, parenting education/support, parents anonymous, pregnancy/substance abuse, pre-kindergarten, parental, school/peer pressure, seniors, sexual assault, sexuality, sexually transmitted diseases, shelter/drop-in/overnight/transitional, state agency, teratogen (environmental or occupational) and WIC vendors/complaints.  Women’s Health categories include: breast and cervical cancer, cardiovascular disease, depression, domestic violence, menopause and osteoporosis.

Hoyleton Youth and Family Services
3120 State Street, Suite A
East St. Louis, IL  62205
618.875.0673
Website: www.hoyleton.org
Services offered: 1. Foster care and adoption.  2. Shared cooperative living program: works with CDFS parenting wards in an independent living setting.  3. Youth at Risk: DHHS-funded service for runaway and homeless youth and prevention services for other at-risk youth.  4. Teen parenting services: DHS contract working with parenting teens to facilitate obtaining diploma/GED.  5. Family care services; counseling services provided at location in East St. Louis, Belleville, Fairview Heights, and Edwardsville; Children First in Madison County for divorcing parents; Kids Rebound in Schools for kids who are dealing with divorce/death/grief issues.

Hudelson/Central Baptist Family Services
907 North Bluff, Suite #9
Collinsville, IL  62234
618.345.9644
Services offered: System of care for children in foster care or relative placement is a multi-service and collaborative planning and delivery of services to stabilize placement of high need children under the guardianship of the State.  Family Support Services are proved to families fro problems of home and child management, child abuse, neglect and/or dependency, licensed and resource utilization.  Youth Seeking Opportunities to Succeed (YSOS) is a community diversion program that provides community based counseling and social services to youth 9-17 years of age who are high risk and/or involved with the juvenile justice system.  Our goal is to provide youth and families with opportunities to develop skills to be successful contributing members of society.  Functional Family Therapy is an evidence based “best practice” family focused model of intervention aimed to strengthen the family and prevent out of home placement.  Multisystemic Therapy also evidence based best practice model, is an intensive family and home based treatment that aims to change antisocial behaviors in multi problem youth and to reduce out of home placement of teenagers.

Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
6401 West Main Street
Belleville, IL  62226
618.394.2150
Hotline: 1.800.252.2873
Child abuse emergency: 24 hours, 7 days a week
Services offered: Protective services for children who are neglected, abused, exploited or cruelly treated, including administration of the state Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.  Day-care services for children through contacts with day-care facilities.  Homemakers to provide housekeeping, child care and other supportive services to families during times of illness, absence or incapacity of parents or caretaker so the family can remain together.  Substitute care (foster home or institution care) for children who cannot remain in their own or a relative’s home.  Adoption to provide children with a permanent home under new legal parentage.  Services to unmarried parent to assist in problems, help make decisions and plans concerning the infant and aid in planning for the mother’s future.  Licensing to study and license institutions, agencies, day-care centers and day-care homes as required under the state Child Care Act.

International Adoption Services
132 North Kansas, Suite 110
Edwardsville, IL  62025
618.656.1579
Services offered: Adoptions – Specializing in international placements, home studies for private placement or court ordered placements.  Post – placement supervision available.  Counseling for birth parents, adoptees, and adoptive families.

KidCare
201 South Grand Avenue
Springfield, IL  62763
1.866.468.7543 (1.866.4.OUR.KIDS)
Website: www.kidcareillinois.com
Services offered: Health insurance for Illinois children through the age of 18 and pregnant women.

Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois
208 Lebanon Avenue
Belleville, IL  62221
618.234.8904
Website: www.lcfs.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?&pid=178&srcid=-2
Services offered: Services of Children: adoption, home-based and foster care services.  Services for families: individual, marital and family counseling; Family Life Education; pregnancy counseling.  Services for the Community: Fathers’ Center; individual, marital, family and group counseling; educational and vocational services; food and clothing distribution; Nice Twice Resale Shop.  Camp Wartburg: Summer camp, retreats, day camps, picnics and swim parties.

National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows – Family Life Office
442 South DeMazennod Drive
Belleville, IL  62223
618.397.6205
Services offered: Programs for separated, divorced, widowed, marriage programs, marriage enrichment weekends, Widowed-Starting Over Series and Widowed Weekend Retreat.  Share and Care Speakers Group – meets third Thursday of each month, 7 p.m. for separated, divorced, and widowed individuals.
Marriage Enrichment Weekends – to provide couples with time to access and reaffirm their relationship within the context of Christian marriage values.  Conference for Separated, Divorced, Widowed – held annually with workshops and speakers in a Christian context – call for information.  Marriage Celebration – Afternoon of Reflection and Mass for couples celebrating their anniversaries of 10, 25, 40, 50 and 60+ years – September – call for information.

New Beginnings Pregnancy Centers
10700 Lincoln Trail – Suite C
Fairview Heights, IL  62208
618.397.2112
Services offered: Information, doctor referrals, maternity clothes, baby items, counseling, support during labor and delivery (birth coaching), and parenting classes.  Free pregnancy tests and ultra-sounds to determine a viable pregnancy.  All services are free and confidential.

Next Chapter Separated/Divorced Support Group – Diocesan Pastoral Center
2620 Lebanon Avenue
Belleville, IL  62221
618.235.9601, ext. 110
Services offered: A support group dedicated to individual recovery and rebuilding following a separation or a divorce.  Even though painful, this experience is a gift from God which may be used to come to a more perfect understanding of oneself, a greater maturity, and a closer union with the giver.

Parents Without Partners, Inc.
P.O. Box 137
Belleville, IL  62222
618.397.9531
Services offered: A general meeting is held every month.  Social and educational meetings, planned programs and activities for parents and families.  Joining the organization entitles you to a membership in both the local chapter and in International Parents Without Partners, Inc.

Planned Parenthood of St. Louis
4529 North Illinois Street (Lakeland Square)
Belleville, IL  62226
618.277.6668
Services offered: Annual gynecological exam, pap smears, breast exams, birth control, male sexual health exams, sexually transmitted infections testing and treatment, HIV counseling and testing, pregnancy tests, educational programs.

Pregnancy Care Center
220 West Lincoln, Suite 308
Belleville, IL  62220
618.233.2273
Services offered: Pregnancy tests, individual counseling, maternity and baby clothing, clothing for 1-4 yr olds, informational pamphlets, books and packets.  Referrals include: WIC, Public Aid, MPE (medical), adoption, maternity/shepherding homes, natural family planning, Lamaze and prenatal classes, LaLeche classes, Project Rachael (for women who have had abortions), Building Opportunity Program (targeted for high school students priority based on need), “Well Kids” program, Expanded Food and Nutrition Educational Program, Single Teen/Parent/Homemaker Education, Education for Employment and GED.  Help from St. Francis Thrift Shop, food through Beacon of Belleville, AIDS and communicable disease information.  PCC works closely with all schools and service agencies.

St. Clair County Health Department
19 Public Square, Suite 150
Belleville, IL  62220
618.233.7703
Website: www.scchd.org
Services offered: Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), family case management, teen parent services, KidCare, immunizations, communicable disease surveillance and treatment, screenings (blood lead, vision and hearing, breast and cervical cancer), abstinence only education, tobacco-free communities support program, violence prevention, HIV/AIDS prevention and care, environmental protection, food service sanitation, potable water supply program, private sewage disposal program, pollution prevention, community health assessment and planning, health and wellness initiatives.

St. Clair County Health Department – WIC (Women, Infants and Children) Program
19 Public Square, Suite 150
Belleville, IL  62220
618.233.6170
Services offered: Supplement nutrition with nutrition education and health referrals.

Scott AFB - Airman and Family Readiness Center
375 MSS/DPF 502 Ward Drive
Scott AFB, IL  62225
618.256.8668
Services offered: Crisis intervention (assessment counseling), information and referral, food and financial assistance to foreign-born spouses, financial counseling and money management, employment & relocation counseling, Family Life Education Workshops (parenting, couples, relocation, separation due to duty, divorce, etc.).

Ruth E. Sponsler MSed, MA, LCPC, PC
520 Fullerton Road, Suite B
Belleville, IL  62223
618.277.6770
After hours for patients 618.398.9466
Services offered: Individual and family therapy, marriage counseling.

Stepfamily Association of America
650 “J” Street, Suite 205
Lincoln, NE  68508
1.800.735.0329
Website: www.stepfam.org
Services offered: Information and advocacy for stepfamilies.  Referrals to local chapters, professional affiliates, educational resources, magazine with membership, professional training institutes.

Visitation Exchange Center
2217 West Main Street
Belleville, IL  62226
618.235.6192
Services offered: Supervised exchange of children between parents for the purposes of weekend visitation.  Participants must be court mandated.

Y.W.C.A. (Young Women’s Christian Association) of St. Clair County
9507 West Main Street
Belleville, IL  62223
618.397.0477
Services offered: Sleep-Over Program, summer day camp, legal counsel, supplemental education, after-school program, abstinence education for local schools in St. Clair County and E. St. Louis, teen pregnancy prevention program “Baby Think It Over”.

 

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