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Palatine Local Assistance Programs

This page lists local organizations in Palatine, Illinois that provide legal help, food and social services. Statewide programs are described on the Illinois page.

Legal Aid ChicagoFree civil legal help for Cook County
Websitelegalaidchicago.org
Phone(312) 341-1070
Address200 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60601

Legal Aid Chicago provides free civil legal services to low income people in Cook County, including Palatine residents, with issues such as housing, benefits and family law. Call the intake line to register and check eligibility.1

Cook County Legal Aid for Housing and DebtFree help with eviction and debt
Websitecookcountylegalaid.org
Phone(855) 956-5763
HoursMonday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM

Cook County Legal Aid for Housing and Debt offers free legal help by phone to Cook County residents facing eviction, foreclosure, property tax problems or debt collection, with no income limit. This is a hotline service with no walk-in address listed.2

Food

Palatine Township Food PantryFree food pantry for Township residents
Websitepalatinetownship-il.gov
Phone(847) 358-6700
Address721 S. Quentin Road, Suite 101, Palatine, IL 60067
HoursMonday 1:00 PM to 6:30 PM, Wednesday 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM, Thursday 11:00 AM to 3:30 PM, Friday 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

The Township runs a food pantry for Township residents. Families may visit every 30 days for groceries, free of charge. Call the number above to confirm current distribution hours before visiting.3

Faith Feeds Food PantryFree food pantry at the Community Resource Center
Websiteallsaintspalatine.org
Phone(847) 927-7377
Address1585 N. Rand Road, Palatine, IL 60074
HoursThursday 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM, Saturday 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Faith Feeds Food Pantry, an extension of All Saints Lutheran Church, distributes groceries at the Community Resource Center on Rand Road and runs a mobile pantry that visits apartment communities on a rotating basis.4

Social services

Palatine Township General AssistanceEmergency and general assistance
Websitepalatinetownship-il.gov
Phone(847) 358-6700
Address721 S. Quentin Road, Suite 101, Palatine, IL 60067
HoursMonday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM

General Assistance provides financial support, information, referrals and guidance to Township residents facing hardship. Call the number above to ask about eligibility.5

JOURNEYS | The Road HomeShelter and social services for people facing homelessness
Websitejourneystheroadhome.org
Phone(847) 963-9163
Address1140 E. Northwest Highway, Palatine, IL 60074

JOURNEYS | The Road Home provides shelter and social services to people experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity in the north and northwest suburbs. Call the number above for current hours.6

Sources & notes
Data and figures on this page come from the sources and notes below:

Footnotes

  1. Legal Aid Chicago, Free Legal Services To People Living In Poverty (free civil legal services to people living in poverty in Cook County; intake 312-341-1070). The Chicago address rests on a directory listing, not on the org site: 211 Illinois, Legal Aid Chicago, Main Office (200 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60601). ↩

  2. Cook County, Cook County Legal Aid for Housing and Debt (CCLAHD) (Eviction and Consumer Debt Helpline 855-956-5763, Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM; free for Cook County residents); cookcountylegalaid.org. ↩

  3. Palatine Township, Volunteer Opportunities (pantry serves anyone in need living within Township boundaries; families may visit every 30 days for groceries, free of charge); Palatine Township, About Palatine Township (Township phone 847-358-6700; Township hours Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM). Distribution hours rest on listings, not on the Township site: FoodPantries.org, Palatine Township Food Pantry and Food-Banks.org, Palatine Township Food Pantry (Monday 1:00 PM to 6:30 PM, Wednesday 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM, Thursday 11:00 AM to 3:30 PM; Friday 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM appears in the Food-Banks.org listing only). ↩

  4. All Saints Lutheran Church, Food Pantry (Faith Feeds Food Pantry, Community Resource Center, 1585 N Rand Rd, Palatine; phone 847-927-7377; distribution Thursday 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM and Saturday 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM). Phone conflict: listings give 847-776-9500 and Harper College lists 847-991-2080; the page uses the number on the church site. ↩

  5. Palatine Township, General Assistance; 211 Illinois, General Assistance, Palatine Township, Main Office (721 South Quentin Road, Suite 101, Palatine, IL 60067; General Assistance office phone 847-358-6110). The page uses the main Township number from the Township site; the direct General Assistance line rests on the 211 listing. ↩

  6. JOURNEYS | The Road Home, About (1140 E Northwest Highway, Palatine, Illinois 60074; phone 847-963-0655, alt 847-963-9163). Illinois Department of Human Services, FY 26 Emergency and Transitional Housing Providers (JOURNEYS The Road Home, 847-963-9163, Cook County). The org site lists no hours; listings give conflicting HOPE Center hours, Monday through Friday 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM in one listing and 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in another. ↩

  1. Peoria Local Assistance Programs, Illinois.
  2. Rockford Local Assistance Programs, Illinois.
  3. Schaumburg Local Assistance Programs, Illinois.
  4. Springfield Local Assistance Programs, Illinois.
  5. Waukegan Local Assistance Programs, Illinois.
  6. Arlington Heights Local Assistance Programs, Illinois.
  7. Aurora Local Assistance Programs, Illinois.
  8. Bloomington Local Assistance Programs, Illinois.
  9. Bolingbrook Local Assistance Programs, Illinois.
  10. Champaign Local Assistance Programs, Illinois.

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