Elderwerks Senior Resource Directory 2025/2026

CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS

Modest Needs www.modestneeds.org

ReStore 800-422-4828 | 229-924-6935 www.habitat.org/restores

Sparrow’s Nest/Home of the Sparrow Provides support, housing and basic necessities for homeless single women, pregnant women and women with children in Illinois. Their Home of the Sparrow Thrift Stores provide revenue for their programs and services. 815-271-5444 (Headquarter Number) www.hosparrow.org

OUTREACH ASSISTANCE

Modest Needs is a tax-exempt charity where you can make small, emergency grants to low-income workers who're at risk of slipping into poverty and for whom no other source of immediate help is available. Can also request assistance.

ReStores sell new and gently-used home improvement goods, furniture, home accessories, building materials and appliances to the public at a fraction of the retail price. Proceeds are used by local Habitat for Humanity affiliates to help build and renovate homes & communities. Donations are always welcome.

National Able Network 855-994-8300

Arlington Heights: 250 W. Rand Rd. 847-818-1630

Through the Senior Community Service Employment Program, IDoA works with Able and other partners to assist the mature worker in re-entering the job market. www.nationalable.org

Cary: 380 N. Northwest Hwy. 847-639-4082

Restoration Ministries 253 E. 159th Street Harvey, IL 60462 708-333-3370 www.restorationministries.net

McHenry: 3714 W. Elm St. 815-363-6008

Mundelein: 357 Townline Rd. 847-970-5584 Palatine: 275 E. Northwest Hwy. 847-705-6852 Third Lake: 34500 N. US Hwy 45 847-752-8397 Woodstock: 120 E. Calhoun St. 815-206-5070 UCP Seguin United Cerebral Palsy Seguin of Greater Chicago 3100 S. Central Ave. Cicero, IL 60804 708-863-3803 info@seguin.org ucpseguin.org A charitable not-for-profit agency serving individuals with disabilities in metropolitan Chicago and beyond. Provides employment & life skills training, residential services, assistive technology & accessibility services, and more.

On Angels’ Wings, Inc. 6500 Northwest Hwy. #2D Crystal Lake, IL 60014 815-356-8170 www.OnAngelsWingsInc.org Mission: To rescue abandoned

Assists people getting back on their feet. They provide recovery programs, food pantry and outreach programs. Will take any donation that can be used to raise funds for the ministry. Will take furniture, but no organs. Salvation Army 800-728-7825 www.salvationarmyusa.org www.salvationarmy.org (international) The Salvation Army provides a magnitude of services to those in need. They include: housing & shelter for the homeless; children ministries such as day care centers, community centers & after-school programs; family casework services; addiction recovery programs; correctional ministries; older adult ministries; emergency disaster services. Savers www.savers.com A for-profit that helps more than 100 nonprofit organizations at their numerous thrift stores by accepting clothing donations then selling the clothing to fund programs and services offered by local nonprofits. For example, some Savers thrift stores benefit the Epilepsy Foundation. Sharing Connections Furniture Bank 5111 Chase Ave. Downers Grove, IL 60515 630-971-0565 www.sharingconnections.org Takes donated furniture and household items and redistributes them to people in need.

domesticated animals and provide safe haven while they are rehabilitated and retrained to live full and productive lives. Donations and sales at the thrift store help sustain these efforts.

Pick Up My Donation www.pickupmydonation.com

An online donation request platform to get your request to your local non-profit thrift store. Rainbow Animal Assisted Therapy 6042 W. Oakton St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 773-283-1129 www.rainbowaat.org A volunteer organization that works with trained, registered therapy dogs to help people improve their health, activities of daily living and quality of life. Rainbow’s Crisis Response Unit is comprised of a dog/handler team who responds to stressful situations like natural disasters and shootings.

United Way of Illinois / United Way of Metro Chicago 333 S. Wabash Ave., 30th Floor Chicago, IL 60604 312-906-2350 www.unitedwayillinois.org www.liveunitedchicago.org

Advances the common good through public policy. Funds are used to address critical community needs and to delivering measurable, lasting results. See their websites to find a local United Way.

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