Submit Your Organization!!!!

To submit your organization to the B.A.S.I.C. Website,
please download the below form, fill it out and mail it in:

Organization Submission Form (PDF, 56 KB)
 

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Veterans Assistance Commission – St. Clair County
#19 Public Square, Suite 403
Belleville, IL  62220
618.277.0040
Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday – Friday, except holidays
Appointment information: No appointment required for intake interview.
Information: Call first to ensure that someone is in the office; staff works outside of the office at times.
Services offered: Assistance with rent, utilities, and food.  Volunteer Service Officer also on duty.
Persons served: Individuals honorably discharged from any service and residing in St. Clair County.
Fees: None.
(Information provided by Special Services Center of Southwestern Illinois College, June 2003)
 

Veterans Leadership Program
205 South Illinois Street
Belleville, IL  62220
618.234.8550
FAX: 618.234.8550
Hours: 8 a.m. – 12 p.m., Monday – Thursday
Appointment information: Call for appointment.
Information:  Remote Site: Scott AFB, Family Service Center on Fridays 8:00 to 12:00.
Services offered: Free employment assistance; counseling, resume, state and federal employment application preparation; job searches and referrals; internet; fax service; and referrals to other agencies providing assistance to veterans in need.
Persons served: Veterans of St. Clair, Washington, Monroe, Randolph, Clinton, and Madison counties.
Fees:  None.
(Information provided by Special Services Center of Southwestern Illinois College, June 2003)

Violence Prevention Center of Southwestern Illinois
P.O. Box 831
Belleville, IL  62222
618.236.2531 (administration)
24 Hours: 618.235.0892 (crisis line)
TDD: 618.233.0741
618.875.7970 (East St. Louis)
FAX: 618.235.9521
Website: www.vpcswi.org
Hours: 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
Appointment information: Call crisis line to make an appointment or seek shelter.
Information: Accept dependent children with mothers into shelter except for boys over the age of 13 years.
Services offered: 24 hour Hotline, temporary emergency shelter for mothers and dependent children, individual and group counseling, support groups, court advocacy, children’s program, and walk-in services.  Counseling, support group, court advocacy, information and referral.
Persons served: Victims of domestic violence whether male or female.
Fees: All services are free.
(Information provided by Special Services Center of Southwestern Illinois College, June 2003)

Violent Crime Victims Assistance Program
301 River Park Drive, 3^rd Floor
East St. Louis, IL  62201
618.482.6605
FAX: 618.482.6629
Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday
Appointment information: No appointment needed.
Information: The Crime Victims Assistance Program for St. Clair County provides comprehensive support services and advocacy to victims and witnesses to violent crimes.
Services offered: Crime Victim Compensation is provided as a direct reimbursement to, or on behalf of, a crime victim for crime related expenses such as medical costs, mental health counseling, funeral and burial costs, lost wages, or loss of support.  Compensation under this program is a secondary source of recovery.  There is no compensation for property loss or damage.  Total compensation may not exceed $27,000.  State requires victims to report crimes in 3 days and to file claims within 1 year of date incident.
Persons served: Any person or family who has been the victim or witness of a violent crime.
Fees: None.
(Information provided by Special Services Center of Southwestern Illinois College, June 2003)

Visitation Exchange Center
2217 West Main Street
Belleville, IL  62226
618.235.6192
Hours: 4:30 – 8 p.m., Wednesday; 5 – 8 p.m., Friday and Sunday
Services offered: Supervised exchange of children between parents for the purposes of weekend visitation.  Participants must be court mandated.
Persons served: Twentieth Judicial Circuit
Fees: None.
(Information provided by St. Clair County Community Mental Health Board, 2004)

Visiting Nurse Association, Southwestern Illinois
7 executive Woods
Swansea, IL  62226
618.236.5800
Hours: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., Monday – Friday
Services offered: Provides home health care, home health aids, physical therapists, speech therapists, nutritionists, coronary care services and homemakers.
Persons served: Madison, Monroe, Randolph, and St. Clair counties.
Fees: Please call.
(Information provided by St. Clair County Community Mental Health Board, 2004)

Volunteers of America – Illinois Chapter
4700 State Street, Suite #2
East St. Louis, IL  62205
618.271.9833
FAX: 618.271.1307
Hours: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday – Friday
Appointment information: Please call for appointment.
Services offered: Foster parent recruitment/licensing, foster care, adoption, reunification, specialized foster care, sexual assault prevention and public education.
Persons served: Children, youth and families of the Greater Metro East area.
Fees: None.
(Information provided by Special Services Center of Southwestern Illinois College, June 2003)

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