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Abuse Prevention and Intervention:

• 7th Fire Counseling
• ADV & SAS
• Alternatives for the Older Adults
• Dani-Brandon Center for Children
• Freedom House
• Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
• LaSalle County CASA
• Option Counseling Services, LLC.
• WTC Ministries

 Advocacy and Services for the Disabled

• Gateway Services, Inc.
• Horizon House of Illinois Valley, Inc.
• IVCIL: Illinois Valley Center for Independent Living
• Kids Can Child Development Center
• Lighted  Way Association, Inc.
• Ottawa Friendship House
• Starved Rock Area Special Olympics
• Streator Unlimited, Inc.

Alcohol and Drug Assistance

• 7th Fire Counseling
• Chestnut Health Systems
• Choices Behavioral Health Services
• District 80 Alcoholics Anonymous Service Group
• North Central Behavioral Health Systems
• Rosecrance, Griffin Williamson Campus, Adolescent
• Rosecrance, Harrison Campus, Adult Services
• Women at the Crossroads
• WTC Ministries

 Area Chamber of Commerce Offices

• Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce (IVAC)
• Mendota Area Chamber of Commerce
• Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce
• Princeton Area Chamber of Commerce

Assistance for the Homeless

• A Servant's Heart Ministry
• Earlville Helping Hands
• Illinois Valley PADS (Peru Overnight Shelter)
• Illinois Valley PADS (Ottawa Overnight Shelter)
• Tri-County Opportunities Council  - Rock Falls Branch
• Tri-County Opportunities Council - LaSalle Branch
• Tri-County Opportunities Council - Princeton Branch

Child Care and PreSchool Services

• Caring Hands Day Care Center & PreSchool
• Division of Specialized Care for Children (DSCC)
• DSCC Central Administrative Office
• Holy Family PreSchool
• Illinois Central College Child Care Connection
• Kids Can Child Development Center
• Ottawa Opportunity School
• Saint Columba School
• Trinity Catholic Academy PreSchool
• Tri-County Opportunities Head Start Program
• YMCA PreSchool - Peru
• YMCA Discovery PreSchool - Ottawa
• YSB - The Kids' Place Day Care Center
• Zearing Child Enrichment Center, Inc.

Children and Family Services

• 7th Fire Counseling
• Abigail Women's Clinic
• Bureau County Dental Clinic
• Bureau County Health and Wellness Clinic
• Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Peoria
• Dani-Brandon Center for Children
• Emergency Aid Program for the Uninsured and Lower Income
• Family and Community Development
• Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
• LaSalle County Detention Home
• Stork Support
• Under His Wings Ministry
• VITAS Innovative Hospice Care
• Youth Service Bureau of Illinois Valley
• YSB Branches
• YSB - The Kids' Place Day Care Center

Clothing and Furniture Assistance

•  A Servant's Heart Resale Boutique
• Catholic Charities of the Peoria Diocese
• Christ Family Foursquare Church
• Goodwill Industries of Central Illinois
• Lily Pads Resale Boutique
• Presbyterian Ministries Shopping Service
• Second Time Around Thrift Store
• Streator Salvation Army
• The Salvation Army
• The Salvation Army of Illinois Valley
• The Salvation Army Thrift Store
• The UnderSeller
• Upscale Resale Shop
• UHW Resale Shop

Counseling and Mental Health

• 7th Fire Counseling
• Abigail Women's Clinic
• Catholic Charities of the Peoria Diocese
• Choices Behavioral Health Services
• Farm Resource Center (FRC)
• LSSI / Crossroads Counseling Center
• North Central Behavioral Health Systems
• Options Counseling Services, LLC.
• Women at the Crossroads
• WTC Ministries

Education Services

•  American Red Cross, Illinois Valley Chapter
• BMP Special Education Cooperative
• Catholic Charities of the Peoria Diocese
• Gateway Services, Inc.
• ISACorps - Illinois Valley
• IVCC Adult Education and I-READ Adult Literacy Program
• LaSalle/Putnam County Educational Alliance for Special Education (L.E.A.S.E.)
• Lighted Way Association, Inc.
• North Central Behavioral Health Systems
• Starved Rock Association for Vocational and Technical Education (S.R.V.T.E.)
• University of Illinois Extension, Bureau County
• University of Illinois Extension, LaSalle County
• University of Illinois Extension, Marshall-Putnam Unit

Employment Services

• B.E.S.T., Inc. Work Force Investment Act
• Business Employment Skills Team, Inc. (B.E.S.T. Inc.)
• Community Services Block Grant Program
• Department of Human Services - Division of Rehabilitation Services
• Dislocated Workers Center, IVCC
• Dislocated Workers Center, Ottawa
• Dislocated Workers Center, Peru
• Experience Works
• Illinois Employment Training Center
• Horizon Industries
• Manpower
• Ottawa Friendship House
• Veteran's Assistance Commission

Financial and Housing Aid

•  A Servant's Heart Ministry
• Bureau County Housing Authority - Main Office
• Bureau County Housing Authoriy - SV Office
• Bureau County Department of Human Services
• Consumer Credit Counseling Services of Illinois
• Earlville Helping Hands
• Highland Apartments
• Housing Authority for LaSalle County
• Illinois Valley PADS (Peru Overnight Shelter)
• Illinois Valley PADS (Ottawa Overnight Shelter)
• LaSalle County Department of Human Services
• Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
• Social Security Administration
• Tri-County Opportunities Council
• Tri-County Opportunities Council - LaSalle Branch
• Tri-County Opportunities Council - Princeon Branch
• USDA Rural Development

Food and Nutrition Services

•  A Servant's Heart Ministry
• Bureau County Health and Wellness Clinic
• Bureau County WIC Program
• Community Food Basket
• Illinois Valley Food Pantry
• LaSalle County WIC Program
• Mendota Christian Food Pantry
• Mendota Community Hospital
• Perry Memorial Hospital
• Project Success of Eastern Bureau Co., Inc.
• Putnam County Food Pantry
• Putnam County WIC
• Shared Food Programs
• Streatorland Community Food Pantry
• The Salvation Army
• Trinity Angel Food
• Voluntary Action Center

Governmental Information

Legislative Directory:

• The White House
• Patrick Quinn, Governor, Democrat
• Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Democrat
• Jesse White, Secretary of State, Democrat
• Daniel W. Hynes, Comptroller, Democrat
• Alexi Giannoulias, State Treasurer, Democrat
• Roland Burris, Senator, Democrat
• Sue Rezin, Senator, Republican
• Richard J. Durbin, Senator, Democrat
• Deborah Halvorson, Senator, Democrat
• Frank Mautino, State Representative, Democrat - 76th
• Careen Gordon, State Representative, Democrat - 75th

Local Sheriff and Police Departments:

• Bureau County Sheriff's Office
• LaSalle County Sheriff's Office

City/Mayor's Offices:

• City of Earlville
• City of LaSalle
• City of Mendota
• City of Oglesby
• City of Peru
• City of Spring Valley
• Village of Arlington
• Village of Cherry
• Village of Dalzell
• Village of Granville
• Village of Ladd
• Village of Mark
• Village of McNabb
• Village of Tonica
• Village of Troy Grove
• Village of Utica

Township Supervisor Offices:

• Granville Township Office
• LaSalle Township Office
• Mendota Township Office
• Ottawa Township Office
• Peru Township Office
• Princeton Township Office
• Streator Township Office
• Utica Township Office

Health Departments

• Bureau/Putnam County Health Department
• Bureau County Health Department - WIC Program
• Bureau County Health and Wellness Clinic
• Health Center of Eastern LaSalle County
• Hygienic Institute Community Health Center
• LaSalle County Health Department
• Putnam County Health Department

Home Health Services

• Alternatives for the Older Adult
• Community Health Partnership
• Department of Human Services - Division of Rehabilitation Services
• Home Bound Healthcare
• Home Instead Senior Care
• In-Home Care VNA
• IVCH - Community Outreach
• Mendota Community Hospital Home Health
• Prarieland Home Care
• The Angels Private Care, Ltd.
• VITAS Innovative Hospice Care

Hospice Services

• Guiding Light Hospice
• Illinois Valley Hospice
• Ottawa Regional Home Health & Hospice
• St. Margaret's Hospice
• VITAS Innovative Hospice Care

Hospitals

• Illinois Valley Community Hospital
• Mendota Community Hospital
• Ottawa Regional Hospital & Healthcare Center
• Perry Memorial Hospital
• St. Margaret's Hospital
• St. Margaret's Family Health Center
• St. Margaret's Granville Clinic
• St. Margaret's Hennepin Clinic
• St. Margaret's Henry Clinic
• St. Margaret's LaSalle Clinic - Sellett Suite
• St. Margaret's LaSalle Clinic - Stanmar Suite
• St. Margaret's Midtown Clinic
• St. Margaret's Oglesby Clinic
• St. Margaret's Peru Mall Medical Clinic
• St. Margaret's Spring Valley Clinic
• St. Margaret's Hazel Marie Boyle Women's Health Center
• St. Mary's Hospital

Hotline Telephone Numbers

• 55 Alive
• AA/AL - ANON
• AARP
• AIDS Hotline
• ALS Association
• Alzheimer's Association
• American Cancer Society
• American Council of the Blind
• American Heart Association
• American Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Institute
• Auto Safety Club
• Bulimea Anorexia Self Help (BASH)
• Better Business Bureau
• Better Hearing Institute
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Cancer Information Service
• Childcare Resource & Referral Service
• Child Find
• Circuit Breaker/Pharmaceutical Cards
• Client Assistance Program (DORS0
• Cocaine Information
• Dental Care/Illinois Dental Society
• Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services
• Driving Program/Licence Plates
• Elderly Abuse & Neglect Hotline
• Epilepsy Foundation of America
• Hearing  Aid Helpline (Voice of TTY)
• Hill Burton Hospital Free Care
• Home Care Personal Services
• Illinois Attorney General
• Illinois Attorney General Senior Help Line
• Illinois Department of Insurance
• Illinois Department on Aging (Elder Abuse)
• Illinois Helpline-Medicare Claims
• Illinois Home Energy Assistance Program
• Illinois Secretary of Stae
• Iowa Foundation of Medical Care Insurance
• National Resources for Services (Eldercare Locator)
• Nursing Home (24 Hour Hotline)
• Operation Restore Trust (Inspector General)
• Secretary of State
• Senior Eye Care Program
• Senior Helpline
• Social Security

Legal Services

• Bureau County State's Attorney's Office
• Illinois Attorney General (Child Support Enforcement)
• LaSalle County State's Attorney's Office
• Prarie State Legal Services
• Putnam County State's Attorney's Office

National Organization

• American Cancer Society
• American Heart Association
• American Red Cross of the Heartland
• American Red Cross, Illinois Valley Chapter
• Arthritis Foundation
• Arthritis Foundation - Illinois Valley Branch
• Bureau County Red Cross
• Epilepsy Foundation
• Epilepsy Resources of North Central Illinois
• File of LIfe Foundation, Inc.
• March of Dimes (Greater Illinois Valley)
• Muscular Dystrophy Assocation

Nursing Homes

• Colonial Nursing Home and Rehab Center
• Heritage Manor Nursing Home - Mendota
• Heritage Manor Nursing Home -  Peru
• Illinois Veteran's Home at LaSalle
• LaSalle Healthcare Center
• LaSalle County Nursing Home
• Liberty Village of Peru
• LIberty Village of Princeton
• Ottawa Pavillion
• Pleasant View, A Lutheran LIfe Community
• Spring Valley Nursing Center
• The Mendota Lutheran Home

Rent and Utility Assistance

• LIHEAP - Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
• St. Bede Abbey
• Tri-County Opportunities Council
• Tri-County Opportunities Council - LaSalle Branch
• Tri-County Opportunities Council - Princeton Branch
• USDA Rural Development

Senior Citizen's Services

• Alternatives for the Older Adult
• Bridges Community Center/Alternatives for the Older Adult
• Bureau Area Rural Transit Services (B.A.R.T.)
• Bureau County Dental Clinic
• Bureau County Health and Wellness Clinic
• Bureau County Senior Citizens Association
• Choices Mental Health Unit - Ottawa Regional Hospital
• Circuit Breaker
• City of Peru Bus
• Connections Adult Day Care Center
• Experience Works
• Help at Home
• Home Bound Healthcare
• Home Instead Senior Care
• Illinois Department of Aging
• Illinois Valley Adult Day Service
• Illinois Valley City Cab
• Illinois Valley Community Hospital (IVCH)
• Liberty Village of Peru
• LIberty Village of Princeton
• Mendota Area Senior Services, Inc.
• Mobile Meals
• Putnam Couny Achievement Services
• St. Margaret's Hospital
• The Angels Private Care
• VITAS Innovative Hospice Care
• Voluntary Action Center - Oglesby
• Voluntary Action Center - Sycamore
• WIAAA: First Stop for Seniors

Specialty Services

• Abigail Women's Clinic
• Arthritis Foundation - Illinois Valley Branch
• Community Health Partnership
• Community Outreach
• Home Bound Healthcare
• Illinois Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan (CHIP)
• Illinois Telecommunications Access Corporation
• Illinois Valley Center for Independent Living
• Partnership for Prescription Assistance
• St. John's Ramp Builders
• St. Margaret's Center for Physical Rehab
• St. Margaret's ENT Clinic
• St. Margaret's Family Orthopedic Center
• St. Margaret's Living Center
• St. Margaret's Valley Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
• Under His Wings Ministry

Support Groups in Illinois Valley Area

• Abigail Women's Clinic
• Alzheimer's Caregivers Support Group
• Alzheimer's Support Group - Peru
• Alzheimer Support Group - Standard

Transportation Services

• Bureau Area Rural Transit Services (B.A.R.T.)
• City of Ottawa Mini-Bus
• City of Peru Bus
• First Transit
• Home Bound Healthcare
• Illinois Central School Bus
• Illinois Valley City Cab, Inc.
• Illinois Valley Community Hospital
• LaSalle Township Office
• St. Margaret's Hospital
• The Angels Private Care, Ltd.
• Tri-County Opportunities Council

Youth Development

• Boy Scouts of America - W.D. Boyce Council
• Camp Fire Boys and Girls - Kids Club - After School Child Care
• Camp Tuckabatchee (Independent)  June-August
• Girl Scouts of Central Illinois
• LPO Youth Organization
• Illinois Valley YMCA
• Ottawa YMCA