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Normal Local Assistance Programs

This page lists local organizations in Normal, Illinois that provide legal help, food and social services. Statewide programs are described on the Illinois page. Normal sits beside Bloomington, and some organizations on this page are based in Bloomington and serve Normal families.

Prairie State Legal ServicesFree civil legal help for McLean County
Websitepslegal.org
Phone309-827-5021
Address201 West Olive Street, Suite 203, Bloomington, IL 61701
HoursMonday to Friday 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM

Prairie State Legal Services provides free civil legal help to low income people in Livingston, McLean and Woodford Counties, with issues such as housing, family, consumer problems and benefits. Its Bloomington office takes calls on its toll free line at 800-874-2536.1

The Immigration ProjectFree immigration legal help in Normal
Websiteimmigrationproject.org
Phone309-829-8703
Address211 Landmark Drive, Suite B3A, Normal, IL 61761
HoursIntake calls weekdays except Wednesday 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM

The Immigration Project provides low cost immigration legal help across 86 counties in central and southern Illinois, with attorneys and specialists who handle citizenship, asylum, DACA, family petitions and other immigration cases. Call to schedule an intake appointment; most intake appointments are free, and some cost $25 on arrival.2

Food

Unity CupboardGrocery style food pantry in Normal
Websiteextension.illinois.edu
Phone309-862-4041
Address632 Orlando Avenue, Normal, IL 61761
HoursThursdays 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Unity Cupboard is a grocery store style pantry at the Unity Community Center in north Normal, with fresh, frozen and canned food. It is open one morning a week, on Thursdays.3

Midwest Food BankRegional food bank for the Bloomington-Normal area
Websitemidwestfoodbank.org
Phone309-663-5350
Address2031 Warehouse Road, Normal, IL 61761
HoursMonday to Friday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Midwest Food Bank is based in Normal and supplies food to pantries, meal sites and shelters across the Bloomington-Normal area and central Illinois. It is a warehouse and distribution center, not a walk-in pantry. Contact the food bank or a local pantry for food close to home.4

Social services

The Salvation Army Bloomington Corps Community CenterEmergency help, food pantry and holiday assistance
Websitesalvationarmyusa.org
Phone309-829-9476
Address611 W Washington St, Bloomington, IL 61701
HoursFood pantry Monday and Wednesday 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM

The Salvation Army Corps Community Center in Bloomington serves McLean County families with emergency assistance, a food pantry, and holiday help through its Angel Tree program. Call ahead to confirm current pantry hours and what to bring, as hours can change.5

The Center for Human ServicesBehavioral health, crisis help and urgent care
Websitemcchs.org
Phone309-827-5351
Address108 W Market St, Bloomington, IL 61701
HoursMonday to Thursday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM; Friday 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM

The Center for Human Services is a nonprofit social service organization in downtown Bloomington that provides counseling, psychiatric care, substance use treatment and case management for McLean County adults and children. Its mobile crisis team responds around the clock, and its Behavioral Health Urgent Care serves adults in crisis.6

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Footnotes

  1. Prairie State Legal Services, Our Offices (Bloomington Office address 201 West Olive Street, Suite 203, Bloomington, IL 61701; phone 309-827-5021 and toll free 800-874-2536; counties served Livingston, McLean, Woodford; offices generally open 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM Monday to Friday). Prairie State Legal Services, Home (free legal help for low income, elderly and vulnerable people across 36 counties in northern and central Illinois). One local resource page lists 316 W. Washington Street for this office; the address on this page comes from the Prairie State site. ↩

  2. The Immigration Project, Home (phone 309-829-8703; intake calls on weekdays, except Wednesday, between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM; most intake and consultation appointments are free, some cost $25 on arrival). Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Illinois Immigration Services Directory (current as of December 2025; Normal office 211 Landmark Drive, Suite B3A, Normal, IL 61761). Older listings give Suite D4 for the same building; call to confirm the suite before visiting. ↩

  3. University of Illinois Extension, Unity Community Center (address 632 Orlando Ave., Normal, IL 61761; phone 309-862-4041; Unity Cupboard Thursdays 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM). University of Illinois Extension, Unity Cupboard Strengthens Local Efforts to Combat Food Insecurity (Unity Cupboard at 632 Orlando Avenue, Normal, open every Thursday from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM). ↩

  4. Midwest Food Bank, Locations (Bloomington-Normal, IL address 2031 Warehouse Road, Normal, IL 61761; phone 309-663-5350). Midwest Food Bank, Home (food distribution through a network of local nonprofits, kitchens, shelters and pantries). The hours Monday to Friday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM rest on a 211 listing, not on the food bank site; call to confirm. ↩

  5. The Salvation Army, Bloomington, IL Corps Community Center (phone 309-829-9476; address 611 W. Washington Street, Bloomington, IL 61701; Angel Tree gift program and feeding and utility assistance). The Salvation Army, Hunger (food pantry hours Monday and Wednesday 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM; food boxes may include shelf-stable pantry items, bread, cereal, meat and other household necessities). Some listings give different pantry hours, 1:00 to 4:00 PM Monday through Thursday; the hours on this page come from the Salvation Army site. ↩

  6. The Center for Human Services, Who We Are (main office 108 W. Market St., Bloomington, IL 61701; phone 309-827-5351; office hours Monday to Thursday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Friday 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM; nonprofit social service organization serving McLean County). The Center for Human Services, Helping People Build Healthy, Happy Lives (mobile crisis team available 24 hours a day, seven days a week; Behavioral Health Urgent Care for adults in a behavioral health crisis). One page on the center site lists clinician hours as Monday to Thursday 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM and Friday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM; the hours on this page come from the office hours block on the center site. ↩

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