Resources For Those 

In Need

Directory of Resources Will County 2022-2023.pdf

Will County Crisis Line (call closest one)

Illinois Department of Family Services (Hot Line) 1-800-252-2873

Other advocacy groups:

Addictions

Alcoholics Anonymous – Joliet (answering service) (815) 741-6637

Alcoholics Anonymous – Joliet (815) 744-2992

Narcotics Anonymous (708) 848-4884

Gamblers Anonymous - Joliet (815) 727-9259

South Suburban Council on Alcoholism/Substance Abuse (708) 957-2854

Cancer Support

Cancer Info Service / National Cancer Institute 800-4CANCER or 800-422-6237

Cancer Support Center

Cancer Advice

Ten Ways to Help a Friend with Cancer

Cancer Service Dogs

Talking With Kids About Cancer

Caregiver Tools

How Cancer is Treated

Addiction Prevention for Cancer Patients

A-Z Cancer Treatment Drugs

Mesothelioma 

Mesothelioma Veterans Advocacy Support 

Divorce Support

Family Services and Consumer Credit – Joliet (815) 722-4384

Family Services Center of Will & Grundy County (708) 672-8817

Domestic Violence

South Suburban Family Shelter, Inc. (708)798-7737

Hotline 1-877-335-3020

CFM Lamb’s Fold Women’s Center (815) 723-5262

Groundwork – Will County (815) 729-1228

Groundwork – Grundy County (815) 941-2261

Financial Crisis

The Salvation Army (815) 726-4834

Will County Center for Economic Development (815) 723-1800

Food 

Elwood Community Church/Jackson Township Food Pantry

Morning Star Mission Ministries – office (815)722-5780

Night number (815)726-9458

Grief

Bereavement Support Group (815)942-8525

Survivors of Suicide Support Group (630) 482-9393

Widows-Widowers Support Group (815) 838-5334

Homeless

Daybreak (815) 774-4663

Shepherd’s Table (815) 774-4663

Hospice

Joliet Area Community Hospice (815) 740-4104

Lakewood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (815) 436-3400

Senior Services

Senior Services Center of Will Co. (815) 740-4225

www.willcountyseniors.org 1-800-892-1412

More Resources

Pregnancy counseling call Crisis Line

Suicide prevention call Crisis Line

Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program 1-800-784-2433

Utility bills call Crisis Line

Will County Crisis Line (815) 469-6166

Illinois Department of Family Services (Hot Line) 1-800-252-2873