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BEACON of Belleville
P.O. Box 23468
Belleville, IL 62223
618.397.6030
Services offered: BEACON of Belleville is an
organization of local churches operating as a social
outreach clearinghouse. Link people in need with church
volunteers for person to person help. The process includes
verification of need, analysis of the kind and extent of
need, referral to appropriate resources and follow-up. The
purpose is not to duplicate or complete with existing
services, but to support and enhance the community service
network.
Caregivers of those with Alzheimer’s
220 West Lincoln Street
Belleville, IL 62220
618.234.4410, ext. 7033
Services offered:
Primary focus of the group is to
provide support to the children of aged parents with
Alzheimer’s cope with the stress and burden of care giving.
Catholic Urban Programs
771 Vogel Place
East St. Louis, IL 62205
618.398.5616
Services offered: Emergency food baskets; emergency
shelter at Holy Angels Shelter; referrals to proper federal,
state or social service agencies, and ministry to the
elderly. Utilities and medicine assistance.
Cornell Interventions
302 North 5th Street
East St. Louis, IL 62201
618.271.4542
Website:
www.cornellcompanies.com
Services offered: An outpatient methadone maintenance
program for adult males and females addicted to opiates.
The program also serves dually diagnosed, or mentally ill
substance abusers.
D.A.R.T. (Drug/Alcohol Rehabilitation and Treatment) Inc.
1307 Lindberg Plaza
St. Louis, MO 63132
314.569.3105
Hotline: 314.569.2161
Services offered: DART offers outpatient counseling
for drug/alcohol abuse, outpatient methadone treatment for
opiate addiction, and inpatient treatment for those who
could benefit from a more structured environment.
Employment Resource Program
426 West Jefferson Street
Springfield, IL 62702
217.523.2587 or 1.800.447.4221
Services offered:
Information provided on
disabilities in the State of Illinois. Assistance with
finding low and no cost pharmaceuticals; assistance with
finding low cost dental service; assistance with finding low
cost dental service; assistance with applications,
scholarships and certificates; a used equipment list is
distributed four times a year; support groups; research and
individual support.
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.
St. Clair County Intergovernmental Grants Department
19 Public Square, Suite 200
Belleville, IL 62220
618.277.6790
Services offered: Job training and employment
assistance for individuals who qualify under the Workforce
Investment Act (WIA) as economically disadvantaged,
dislocated workers, people with employment barriers,
veterans, or older individuals, as well as services for
employers. Additional services provided through Welfare to
Work programs (WTW). WIA and WTW services provided through
Illinois Employment and Training Centers (IETC) in
Belleville (277.5678) and East St. Louis (271.7750) and
through satellite centers in Carlyle (594.4520), Chester
(826.4709), Nashville (327.4191), and Waterloo (939.3332).
Community Services Block Grant and Community Action Agency
programs include residential energy assistance, emergency
medical and food assistance, homeless services and
referrals. Community development provides a rental rehab
loan program and weatherization of residential property plus
other community and economic development programs.
