Carbondale Area Resource Guide
Includes information on crisis services, emergency & transitional housing, low income housing, secondhand clothing, housewares, & furniture, transportation, economic, utility & legal aid, medical care-urgent care providers, medical care-primary care, behavioral health & substance abuse treatment, food pantries & soup kitchens. Updated July 2022. Created by the Carbondale Public Library and the Sparrow Coalition.
Eviction Help
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Find Help with Rent and Utilities
- Eviction Help Illinois: Free Legal Help for Evictions
- Illinois Rental Assistance Program
- Jackson County Housing Authority: Apply for affordable housing.
Call 618-684-3183 or visit the website for more information. - Land of Lincoln Legal Aid
- Eviction Hotline: (855) 601-9474
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9 m – 4pm & Tuesday and Thursday from 9am – 6pm - Free Walk-in Civil Legal Help:
1st and 3rd Friday of each month, 2pm-6pm, 217 E. Monroe St., Carbondale, IL
- Eviction Hotline: (855) 601-9474
Emergency Energy Relief
- Ameren COVID-19 Economic Hardship Recovery Program
- Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity: Relief for households across the state for home energy, food, bills, and more.
- LIHEAP (Utility Bill Assistance) and Weatherization in Jackson County
- LIHEAP Hotline: 1-877-411-9276
- Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council (Jackson County LIHEAP): 618-965-3458
Mental Health Resources
- 2020 Carbondale Area Resource Guide by Carbondale Public Library and the Sparrow Coalition
- 2021 Resource Guide of Jackson County Youth Services by Youth Action Committee – contains local resources for youth including LGBTQ+, Crisis, Physical and Mental Health, Substance Use Help, GED Classes, Transportation, and Community Services.
- Community Resource Guide for Jackson and Williamson County 2015
- Mental Health First Aid Resources: Numbers and links to national crisis centers, help finding a behavioral health provider, and additional resources for mental health first aiders.
- Mental Health Resource Guide
- Mental Health Resources for Southern Illinois
- Pandemic Health Navigator Program: Provides guidance and assistance to Illinois residents
- Substance Misuse Resource Guide
- Talk to Someone: Help is Here: IDHS links for Illinois Call4Calm, Illinois Warm Line, the National Suicide Prevention Hotline, and more.
- Virtual Youth Summit 2020-3: Self Care and Community Care – the recording and PowerPoint presentation of this summit are available. The PowerPoint contains resources for youth to practice self care, including meditation videos, online psychotherapy options, and more.
- Self Care and Community Care PowerPoint
- Self Care and Community Care Recording
- Check out Closing Speaker Brandon Wood’s podcast “From The Heart, For The Heart”
Other Resources:
- Carbondale Warming Center Home Page
- Care.com helps you find local child care, special needs care, tutoring, senior care, pet care, housekeeping and other services.
- CSBG (Rent, Food and Other Assistance)
Jackson County Residents
Crosswalk Community Action Agency
410 West Main Street
West Frankfort, Illinois 62896
Telephone: 618-937-3581
Hours of Operation: Mon – Thurs: 8:00am – 5:00pm, Friday: 8:00 am – 12:00pm - Egyptian Area Agency on Aging, Inc.
- For The Community: Begin Your Adventure At SIU
- Healthy Southern Illinois Delta Network resource guides for mental health, dental, vision, food banks, and other health services
- Nonviolent Carbondale
- Resource Guide Southern Illinois Continuum of Care