Elderwerks Senior Resource Directory 2025/2026

ELDER ABUSE PROVIDER AGENCIES / EMERGENCY SERVICES

Food Help for Disaster Relief Helps people get food when there is a hurricane, earthquake or other disaster. You may be able to get meals at local shelters and soup kitchens. You may also be able to get food to use at home or receive a Disaster SNAP card to shop for food. 800-843-6154 www.fns.usda.gov accessed, even while the phone is locked, by clicking on the emergency options. It can display things like name, DOB, emergency contacts, medical conditions and even blood type. It can be managed by clicking on the little “Health” app that comes default on the phone. Android Emergency SOS App This is an emergency call app that sends an emergency message to friends and family along with your location and device battery level. The GPS tracking helps the recipients track your exact location. This is a free service used by public safety agencies across the country to enhance communication and response for their community. A Safety Profile is created for you that would include key information about members of your household that would help anyone you care for in the event of an emergency, whether the call is from home or any mobile phone. Sign-up online. Medical ID for iPhone This built-in application can be Smart911 www.smart911.com

EMERGENCY RESPONSE & RECOVERY – DISASTER PLANNING American Red Cross of Greater Chicago 800-733-2767 - Main number to locate a chapter close to you. www.redcross.org A humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided by its Congregation Charter and the Fundamental Principals of the International Red Cross Movement. Provides relief to victims of disasters and help people, prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies. Collaborative Healthcare Urgency Group (CHUG) 800 E. Northwest Hwy., Suite 103 Mt. Prospect, IL 60056 866-794-2210 CHUG provides healthcare emergency preparedness efforts through unique mutual aid, education, planning, response programs and services. CHUG is national and assists healthcare providers to be compliant with Life Safety, State, and Federal regulations through training and exercises, restoration services, mutual aid coordination and oversight of evacuation and relocation ensuring that the physical, medical, and emotional support is provided for staff, residents, and patient care. info@chugteam.org www.chugteam.org

ABUSE / EMERGENCY

C.O.O.L Food Pantry Transitional Housing 800 W. Glen Flora Ave. Waukegan IL 60085 847-662-1340 www.coolministries.org

“ You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. ” C.S. Lewis

A food pantry that supplies four days of emergency food to clients referred by area agencies and churches. Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation Ben Gurion Way, 30 S. Wells Chicago, IL 60606-5056 312-346-6700 www.juf.org Provides critical resources that bring food, refuge, health care, education and emergency assistance to Chicagoans of all faiths and two million Jews around the world.

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