FAMILY, CHILD and ADOLESCENT SERVICES

 

Resources listed in this section provide or pertain to services for children, adolescents and families; often other services are available as well.

 

 

 

 

 

ADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT and/or PREVENTION

 

Family Service & Community Mental Health Center for McHenry County

5320 W. Elm St. (Rte. 120)

McHenry IL 60050

815-385-6400

 

Gateway Foundation

25480 Cedarcrest Ln., P. O. Box 1087

Lake Villa, IL 60046

847-356-8205

 

Intervention/Contact Youth Program

26991 Anderson Road, P. O. Box 341

Wauconda, IL 60084

847-526-0404

 

McHenry County Youth Service Bureau

101 South Jefferson

Woodstock, IL 60098

815-338-7360

 

Keystone Program

24647 N. Highway 21

Mundelein, IL 60060

847-634-2020

 

Renz Addiction Counseling Center

514 Market Loop, Suite 109

West Dundee, IL 60018

847-428-3340

 

Rosecrance Center

1505 N. Alpine road

Rockford, IL 61107

815-399-5351

 

TAG (The Advantage Group)

8807 Cary/Algonquin Road

Cary, IL 60013

847-516-0500

 

 

AIDS/H.I.V. TESTING/COUNSELING

 

McHenry County Health Department

2200 N. Seminary Avenue

Woodstock, IL 60098

815-334-4510

 

AIDS/STD (Sexually Transmitted Diseases)

2200 N. Seminary Road, Room 204 (Annex)

Woodstock, IL 60098

815-334-4871

 

U. S. Public Service Hotline

1-800-342-2437

 

 

ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS

 

Allendale

P. O. Box 1088

Lake Villa, IL 60046

847-356-2351

847-356-3322

 

Annex

(Dist. 155 Administrative Office Bldg.)

1 S. Virginia Road

Crystal Lake, IL 60014

 

Larkin Center

1212 Larkin Avenue

Elgin, IL 60123

847-695-5656

 

McHenry County Youth Service Bureau

101 South Jefferson

Woodstock, IL 60098

815-338-7360

 

S.E.D.O.M.

1200 Claussen Drive

Woodstock, IL 60098

815-338-3622

 

Summit School

611 E. Main Street

Dundee, IL 60118

847-428-6451

 

 

CHILD ABUSE

 

Allendale

P. O. Box 1088

Lake Villa, IL 60046

847-356-2351

847-356-3322

 

Catholic Social Service of McHenry County

5215 W. Bull Valley Road

McHenry, IL 60050

815-477-1370

 

Central Baptist Family Services

P. O. Box 1128

Lake Villa, IL 60046

847-356-1021

 

Department of Children & Family Services Hotline

1-800-252-2873 (McHenry County, 800-25A-BUSE)

 

Family Service & Community Mental Health Center for McHenry County

5320 W. Elm St. (Rte. 120)

McHenry IL 60050

815-385-6400

 

McHenry County Youth Service Bureau

101 S. Jefferson

Woodstock, IL 60098

815-338-7360

 

Turning Point

P. O. Box 723

Woodstock, IL 60098

815-338-8081

815-943-3008 - Harvard

815-477-0144 - Crystal Lake

1-800-892-8900 - Hotline

Family Care Services of Lake & McHenry Counties

200 N. Milwaukee Ave., Room 213

Libertyville, IL 60048

847-362-2111

 

State Wide Child Care Resource and Referral Service of McHenry and Lake Counties

1-800-CHILD-76

M - Th 9-3

F 9-noon

 

 

CRISIS LINES

 

Community Crisis Center

P. O. Box 1390

Elgin, IL 60121

847-697-2380

847-742-4057 TDD

 

McHenry County Crisis Line

1-800-892-8900

 

Crisis Line of the Fox Valley/Kane County INFO

630-897-5661

 

 

CULTS AND GANGS INFORMATION

Gang Task Force

% States Attorneys Office

2200 Seminary Ave

Woodstock, IL 60098

815-338-2040

 

McHenry Area Youth Commission

3519 N. Richmond Rd.

McHenry, IL 60050

815-344-0001

 

 

CUSTODY EVALUATIONS AND DIVORCE MEDIATION

 

Family Service Association of Greater Elgin Area

22 S. Spring Street

Elgin, IL 60120

847-695-3680

 

 

DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY PROGRAMS

DORS

615 Longwood Street

Rockford, IL 61107

815-964-0333

815-964-0359

 

Adult & Child Rehab Center for McHenry County

708 Washington Street

Woodstock, IL 60098

815-338-1707

 

Options and Advocacy

PO Box 304

6315 B Northwest Highway

Crystal Lake, IL 60039-0305

815-477-4720

 

P.A.S.S.

McHenry County Mental Health Board

815-455-2828

 

Fox River Valley Center for Independent Living

730-B W. Chicago Street

Elgin, IL 60123

Contact: Kathy Lutkin

847-695-5818

 

Pioneer Center of McHenry County

4001 Dayton Street

McHenry, IL 60050

815-344-1230

 

S.E.D.O.M.

1200 Claussen Drive

Woodstock, IL 60098

815-338-3622

 

 

DIVORCE GROUPS FOR CHILDREN

 

Barrington Youth Services

412 W. Main Street

Barrington, IL 60010

847-381-0345

 

Family Service & Community Mental Health Center for McHenry County

5320 W. Elm St. (Rte. 120)

McHenry IL 60050

815-385-6400

 

 

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

 

A Safe Place

P. O. Box 1067

Waukegan, IL 60079

847-249-5147

708-249-4450 Hotline

 

Community Crisis Center

P. O. Box 1390

Elgin, IL 60121

847-697-2380

847-742-4057 TDD

 

Turning Point

P. O. Box 723

Woodstock, IL 60098

815-338-8081

815-943-3008 - Harvard

815-477-0144 - Crystal Lake

1-800-892-8900 - McHenry County Crisis Line

 

 

EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES (Ages 0 to 3 years)

 

Adult and Child Rehab Center

708 Washington Street

Woodstock, IL 60098

815-338-1707

 

Community Action Agency of McHenry County

113-1/2 Benton Street

Woodstock, IL 60098

815-338-8790

 

Pioneer Center of McHenry County

4001 Dayton Street

McHenry, IL 60050

815-344-1230

 

S.E.D.O.M.

1200 Claussen Drive

Woodstock, IL 60098

815-338-3622

 

 

EMERGENCY SHELTER

(See also Township Supervisor listing)

 

A Safe Place

P. O. Box 1067

Waukegan, IL 60079

847-249-5147

847-249-4450 Hotline

 

Allendale

P. O. Box 1088

Lake Villa, IL 60046

847-356-2351

847-356-3322

 

Connection Telephone Crisis Intervention & Referral Service

P. O. Box 906

Libertyville, IL 60048

847-367-1080 (24 hr. crisis line)

847-362-3381 (office)

 

McHenry County Interfaith Shelter

P. O. Box 343

815-943-3008 - Harvard

815-477-0144 - Crystal Lake

1-800-892-8900 - Hotline

 

Home of the Sparrow

P. O. Box 343

McHenry, IL 60050

815-344-5171 (Admin. Office)

 

 

FAMILY, CHILD & ADOLESCENT THERAPY COUNSELING and THERAPY

 

Community Support Program (CSP)

Bradley Counseling Center

P. O. Box 277

Lake Villa, IL 60046

847-356-5557 or 847-356-3322

 

Family Service & Community Mental Health Ctr

For McHenry County

5320 W. Elm St. (Rte. 120)

McHenry IL 60050

815-385-6400

 

McHenry County Youth Service Bureau

101 S. Jefferson

Woodstock, IL 60098

815-338-7360

 

S.A.S.S. - Screening, Assessment and Support Services

McHenry County Mental Health Board

101 S. Virginia St.

Crystal Lake, IL 60014

Contact: Sue Charles

815-455-2828

 

Bradley Counseling Center

P. O. Box 1088

Lake Villa, IL 60046

847-356-3322

 

Catholic Social Service of McHenry County

5215 W. Bull Valley Road

McHenry, IL 60050

815-344-6956

 

 

FINANCIAL COUNSELING

 

Consumer Credit Counseling Service of McHenry County, Inc

400 Russel Ct., P. O. Box 885

Woodstock, IL 60098

815-338-5757

 

 

FINANCIAL AID

(may also check with local church, township supervisor)

 

McHenry County Department of Public Aid

1316 N. Madison Street

Woodstock, IL 60098

815-338-0234

 

Social Security Administration

1142 McConnell Road

Woodstock, IL 60098

815-338-3751

 

Salvation Army

290 Crystal Lake Avenue

Crystal Lake, IL 60014

(815) 455-ARMY (2769)

 

 

FOOD

See Food Pantry listing and check with local church

 

 

FOSTER PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE

(See also Legal Services)

 

Camelot Care Centers

7908 Route 14

Crystal Lake, IL 60012

815-479-8108

 

Department of Children and Family Services

113 Newell

Woodstock, IL 60098

815-338-1065

 

Pioneer Center of McHenry County

4001 Dayton Street

McHenry, IL 60050

815-344-1230

 

S.E.D.O.M.

1200 Claussen Drive

Woodstock, IL 60098

815-338-3622

 

Allendale

P. O. Box 1088

Lake Villa, IL 60046

847-356-2351

847-356-3322

 

Catholic Social Service of McHenry County

5215 W. Bull Valley Road

Woodstock, IL 60098

815-477-1370

 

Central Baptist Family Services

P. O. Box 1128

Lake Villa, IL 60046

847-356-1021

 

Foster Child Care Hotline

1-800-624-KIDS

 

 

HOUSING

(See also Emergency Shelters)

 

McHenry County Housing Authority

1108 N. Seminary

Woodstock, IL 60098

815-338-7752

Subsidized Housing

Crystal Lake:

Briarwood West, Butternut & Briarwood Road, 455-6200

Crystal Terrace, Elmhurst & Hwy. 176, 312-639-2590

Woodstock

Walden Oaks, 1155 Walden Oaks Drive, 338-7630

McHenry

Hillcrest Apts, Rt. 31 & McCullom Lake Rd., 344-4400

Marengo

Marengo Village, Briden & Johnson, 568-6966

Harvard

Harvard Square, Second & Harrison, 943-3505

Elderly, Crystal Lake

Villager, South Williams St., 455-6200

Woodstock

Walden Oaks, 1155 Walden Oaks Drive, 338-7630

Huntley

Greentrees, 11471 Main St., 338-7752

 

 

INFORMATION LINES/HOTLINES

 

Adoption Information Center of Illinois

312-346-1516

1-800-572-2390

Child Support Action Line

1-800-447-4278

 

Foster Care Hotline

1-800-624-KIDS

 

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

1-800-843-5678

 

National Runaway Switchboard

1-800-621-0394

 

Project Success-Connect for McHenry County

815-477-4720

 

McHenry County Crisis Line

1-800-892-8900

 

Rainbows Group

847-952-1770

 

Alanon/Alateen

815-459-6190

 

 

JOB TRAINING

 

Illinois Employment and Training Center for McHenry County (IETC)

500 Russel Court

Woodstock, IL 60098

815-338-7100

 

 

LEARNING DISABILITY SERVICES

 

Communicative Disorders Service

815-338-3786

 

S.E.D.O.M.

1200 Claussen Drive

Woodstock, IL 60098

815-338-3622

 

United Association for Children with Learning Disabilities

P. O. Box 9414

Crystal Lake, IL 60014

815-455-2817, Karen Scholl, Janet Thietje

815-455-0639 for meetings times/locations

 

 

LEGAL SERVICES

 

Court Services of McHenry County

2200 N. Seminary Avenue

Woodstock, IL 60098

815-334-4400

 

McHenry County Bar Association Legal Aid

109 S. Jefferson

Woodstock, IL 60098

815-338-1011

 

McHenry County State's Attorney

2200 N. Seminary Avenue

Woodstock, IL 60098

815-338-2069

 

Prairie State Legal Services

415 W. Washington St., Suite 002

Waukegan, IL 60085

847-662-6925

847-662-9920 TDD

1-800-942-3940

 

Lawyer Referral Service

1-217-525-5297

 

 

MEDICAL SERVICES (which accept Aid)

 

Sherman Family Healthcare

4900 S. Rt. 31

Crystal Lake, IL 60014

815-455-3650

 

Community Health Partnership

36 N Ayer

Harvard, IL 60033

815-943-3470

 

Harvard Community Memorial Hospital

901 Grant Street

Harvard, IL 60033

815-943-5431

 

McHenry County Family Health Partnership Clinic

101 Brainard

Harvard, IL 60033

815-943-1021

 

Memorial Medical Center (Centegra)

Rt. 14 & Doty Road

Woodstock, IL 60098

815-338-2500

 

Northern Illinois Medical Center (Centegra)

4201 Medical Center Drive

McHenry, IL 60050

815-344-5000

Doctor Referral Service

1-800-397-9000

 

 

PARENT TRAINING AND SUPPORT

(Check with school district)

 

Central Baptist Family Services

P. O. Box 1128

Lake Villa, IL 60046

847-356-1021

 

C.H.A.D.D.

Children with Attention Deficit Disorder

815-385-2793, Pat Houser (McHenry)

815-455-4972, Karen Schneider (Crystal Lake)

 

Family Service & Community Mental Health Center for McHenry County

5320 W. Elm St. (Rte. 120)

McHenry IL 60050

815-385-6400

 

McHenry Area Youth Commission

3519 N. Richmond Road

McHenry, IL 60050

815-344-0001

 

McHenry County Youth Service Bureau

101 S. Jefferson

Woodstock, IL 60098

815-338-7360

 

Young Single Parents - McHenry County Chapter 112

P. O. Box 264

Woodstock, IL 60098

 

 

PREGNANCY TESTING/COUNSELING

 

Crossroads Clinic

811 Dundee Avenue

Elgin, IL 60120

847-697-2323

1-800-924-2230

 

McHenry County Health Department

2200 N. Seminary Avenue

Woodstock, IL 60098

815-334-4510

 

 

PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS

 

Memorial Medical Center (Centegra)

Rt. 14 & Doty Road

Woodstock, IL 60098

815-338-2500

 

Northern Illinois Medical Center (Centegra)

4201 Medical Center Drive

McHenry, IL 60050

815-344-5000

 

 

RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS

(Also see Summer Camps)

 

Big Brothers / Big Sisters

of McHenry

1402 N. Riverside Drive

McHenry, IL 60050

815-385-3855

 

Blackhawk Area Council of Boy Scouts of America

815-397-0210

 

Camp Algonquin

1889 Cary Road

Algonquin, IL 60102

847-758-8212

 

Cary Park District

255 Briargate Road

Cary, IL 60013

847-639-6100

 

Crystal Lake Park District

1 E. Crystal Lake Avenue

Crystal Lake, IL 60014

815-459-0680

 

City of McHenry Department of Parks & Recreation

333 S. Green Street

McHenry, IL 60050

815-363-2160

 

Huntley Park District

11419 Rt. 47

Huntley, IL 60142

815-669-3180

 

Marengo Park District

825 Indian Oaks Trail, P.O. Box 292

Marengo, IL 60152

815-568-5126

 

McHenry County Youth Commission

3519 N. Richmond Road

McHenry, IL 60050

815-344-0001

 

NISRA

333 Commerce Drive, Suite 200

Crystal Lake, IL 60014

815-459-0737 (voice and TDD)

 

Pleasant Valley Outdoor Center

13315 Pleasant Valley Road

Woodstock, IL 60098

815-338-5080

 

Girl Scout Sybaquay Council

12N124 Coombs Road

Elgin, IL 60123

847-741-5521

 

University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Office

789 McHenry Avenue, Box 1430

Woodstock, IL 60098

815-338-4747; 338-3737; 338-4755

 

Woodstock Recreation Department

121 Calhoon, P. O. Box 190

Woodstock, IL 60098

815-338-4363

 

YMCA of McHenry County

7315 S. Rt. 31, P.O. Box 1139

Crystal Lake, IL 60014

815-459-4455

 

 

RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENT

 

Allendale

P. O. Box 1088

Lake Villa, IL 60046

847-356-2351/847-356-3322

 

BD Initiative

760 Red Oak Lane

Highland Park, IL 60035

Contact: Barbara Kaplan

847-831-5100

 

Center on Deafness

3444 Dundee Road

Northbrook, IL 60062

847-559-0110

 

Community and Residential Services Authority

100 N. 1st, E-216

Springfield, IL 62777

217-782-2438

 

Family Resource Center on Disabilities

201 E. Jackson Blvd, Rm. 900

Chicago, IL 60604

1-800-952-4199

312-939-3513

 

Illinois Masonic Children's Home

441 S. Ninth Avenue

LaGrange, IL 60525

708-352-4240

 

Larkin Center for Children and Adolescents

1212 Larkin Ave.

Elgin, IL 60123

847-695-5656

 

S.A.S.S.

McHenry County Mental Health Board

101 S. Virginia St.

Crystal Lake, IL 60014

815-455-2828

 

 

SCHOOL ADVOCACY

 

Region Superintendent of Schools

2200 N. Seminary Avenue

Woodstock, IL 60098

815-338-2440

 

 

SEXUAL ABUSE

 

Department of Children & Family Service

P. O. Box 269

Lake Villa, IL 60046

847-356-1011

1-800-252-2873

 

Lake County Council Against Sexual Assault

1 S. Greenleaf, Suite E

Gurnee, IL 60031

847-244-1187

847-872-7799 Hotline

 

Youth Service Bureau

101 S. Jefferson

Woodstock, IL 60098

815-338-7360

 

Family Service & Community Mental Health Center for McHenry County

5320 W. Elm St. (Rte. 120)

McHenry IL 60050

815-385-6400

 

 

SPANISH SPEAKING SERVICES

 

Illinois Migrant Council

109 S. Jefferson, Ste. 5

Woodstock, IL 60098

815-337-1809

 

 

SUMMER CAMPS

 

Blackhawk Area Boy Scout Council

1800 7th Ave.

Rockford, IL 60014

815-397-0210

 

Lake County YMCA

7315 S. Rt. 31

Crystal Lake, IL 60014

815-459-4455

 

NISRA

240 Commerce Dr., Unit A

Crystal Lake, IL 60014

815-459-0737 (voice and TDD)

 

Pleasant Valley Outdoor Center

13315 Pleasant Valley Road

Woodstock, IL 60098

815-338-5080

 

Police Camps (contact your local police department)

 

Salvation Army

17 N. Lincoln Parkway

Crystal Lake, IL 60014

815-455-0912

 

United Charities

Fox Valley Center/Camp Algonquin

1889 Cary Road

Algonquin, IL 60102

Contact: Lydia Larrabee

847-658-8212