Housing Services

6 organizations offer housing services to Westside residents:

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Access Living
Allison United Foundation for Better Living
Austin People's Action Committee
Austin YMCA
Bethel New Life
Mother to Mother

Access Living Westside DAWN

Address:
310 South Peoria, Suite 201
Chicago, IL 60607-3554
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Telephone: (312) 226-5900

Fax: (312) 226-2030

Email: eredmon@accessliving.org

Mission: Access Living is a non-residential, non-profit center for independent living which advocates on behalf of and provides services to anyone with any kind of disability. Staffed by a majority of people with disabilities, we have been helping people reach their goals of independence since 1980. Access Living deals with issues of housing; health care reform and personal assistance; youth; civil rights; and empowerment zones. We work toward the full inclusion, empowerment and equality of people with disabilities in all aspects of life. Access Living's efforts focus on:

• Peer-oriented independent living services
• Community outreach and education
• Advocacy
• Community organizing
• Civil rights

Allison United Foundation for Better Living

Address:
4540 W Washington Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60624
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Telephone: (773) 261-3309

Fax: (773) 261-5950

Email: AUF1@JUNO.COM

Mission: Committed to the concept that people are our most precious resource, the Allison United Foundation for Better Living was organized to address the physical, social, financial and spiritual needs of individuals with in the community at large. Our main mission is to make sure that no child or family go hungry, or go without a place to sleep.

Although we are small organization, we do coordinate our activities with a variety of other governmental and non-governmental organizations.

Services: The Allison United Foundation offers a variety of programs, dealing with

• Housing--We provide listings of affordable housing
• Job opportuinties
• Job training
• Job placement
• Transportation to and from work
• Bank teller training
• Adult reading programs
• G.E.D (high school equivalency diploma)
• Food pantry

• First Impression clothes closet (clothes for job interviews)
• Entrepreneurship training
• Day care
• Health and fitness
• Fine arts

Austin People's Action Center

Address:
5125 W. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60651
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Telephone: (773) 921-2121

Mission:  To provide the resources necessary to make Austin residents self-sufficient in housing, health, and employment.

Services:

• WIC (Women, Infant, and Children) food aid. WIC food store on the premises.
• Nutrition program
• Housing program to help residents find affordable housing
• "Second Seed" housing program, designed to help people coming from a shelter find permanent housing
• Substance abuse referral service (referring clients to other substance abuse services)
• Job training
• GED (high school equivalency exam) course

Austin YMCA

Address:
501 N. Central Ave.
Chicago, IL 60644-1509
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Telephone: (773) 287-9120

Fax: (773) 287-8319

Mission: To aid in the development of Christain values and to support the physical, mental and spiritual well being of individuals and families to improve the quality of their lives.

Services:

• Austin adult mental health services
• Loretto Family Care Center at Austin YMCA
• Child care programs
• Housing
  
  
  Regular events:

• Beginner step dance Tuesday 6-7 PM
• "Family Night" every Friday night
• Private swim lesions by appointment
• After school programs

Bethel New Life

Address:
4950 West Thomas
Chicago, IL 60651
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Phone: (773) 473-7870

Fax: (773) 473-7871

Web Site: www.bethelnewlife.org

Email: bethelnewlife@hotmail.com

Mission: Bethel New Life seeks to work in God's name for justice with compassion, creating a healthier, sustainable community.

Services:

• Affordable housing
• Senior housing
• Transitional housing
• Senior day services
• Day care
• Employment services
• Community organizing
• WIC
• Cultural and performing arts center

Mother to Mother

Address:
2200 Roosevelt Rd., Suite 15
Broadview, IL 60155-3833
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Phone: (773) 542-1199

Fax: (773) 542- 1188

Mission: At Mother to Mother, we have networked with diverse organizations, school, hospitals, treatment facilities, Daycare centers, and the Tenth & Eleventh district police departments in order to provide visionary and comprehensive resources as well as a transitional living program for our clients. Our program is designed and tailored to fit all women regardless of creed, race, or circumstance. We understand the needs of all women, and will not discriminate.

Mother-to-Mother also assist with women's mental health issues with trained and licensed personnel. We also do home and hospital visits to our clients, while providing transportation to and from appointments. Mother-to-Mother specializes in women who have DCFS cases, and will provide a court advocate to assist our clients during court proceedings.

We provide services for women with or without children as well as providing childcare in our living facilities.

Services:

• Homeless Living Program
• Domestic Violence
• Substance Abuse
• Teen Living Program
• Methadone Maintenance
• Residential Living
• Homeless Veteran's Women and children
• Assistance for Immigration for Women
• Prison and probationary Division

CONTACT PERSON:
Angel M. Eison-Jefferson
CEO/ President