Food and Nutrition

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5 organizations offer food assistance/WIC programs to Westside residents:

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Allison United Foundation for Better Living
Austin People's Action Committee
Bethel New Life
PCC Community Wellness Center
Urban Family and Community Centers

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

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
  
  

PCC Community Wellness Center

Address:
14 W. Lake Street
Oak Park, IL 60302
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Phone: (708) 383-0113

Fax: (708) 383-9911

Web site: http://www.ebvonline.org/PCC/PCCCWC.html

Mission: Our mission is to promote health care services and programs, to establish, maintain, and promote a community health center environment that provides high quality primary health care services to the community with particular focus upon the health care needs of medically underserved populations.

Services: The following services are available at PCC and at our other location, Austin Family Healthcare Center, at 335 North Mason Avenue, Chicago, IL 60644.

• Adult Medicine
• Prenatal Care and Delivery
• OB/Gyn Services
• Prenatal Classes
• Pediatric Care
• Social Services/Psychiatric Counseling
• Family Planning
• Health Education
• Immunizations/School Physicals
• Disease Screening
• WIC Form Completion
• Home Nursing Visits

Urban Family and Community Centers

Address:
P.O. Box 24337
4241 W. Washington Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60624

Telephone: (773) 722-8333

Fax: (773) 772-1334

E-Mail: b.bell@tufcc.org

Mission: To offer comprehensive, high quality programs and services to the adults and children of Austin, Chicago.

Services:

• Food service (hot meal program)
• Primo Women's Center, a transitional shelter for women and children
• Day care program
• After School program
• General client services