Resources for Newcomers / Recursos para recién llegados
Many people arrive in this country with few resources and many needs. This page offers a sample of resources available to newcomers and those who wish to help them.
· Sign up for weekly Know Your Rights and Migra Watch trainings with the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR).
· Sign up for Know Your Rights trainings with The Resurrection Project – families at risk, allied individuals, small businesses, organizations.
· Sign up to receive text alerts from ICIRR’s “Eyes on Ice” Text Network when there is verified ICE activity in your Illinois neighborhood.
· Report any ICE activity you witness immediately to ICIRR’s 24-hour hotline (also called the Family Support Network or FSN hotline), by calling 855-435-7693.
· Tutoring/clases particulares: Hyde Park Refugee Project
· Group classes in Hyde Park/Clases para grupos: Elli Dastrup, 801-369-9972
· Know Your Rights/Conozca sus derechos ICIRR 855-435-7693
· Legal Aid Chicago 312-341-1070
· Children’s Legal Center Chicago 312-722-6642
· World Relief Chicagoland 773-583-9191
· The Resurrection Project 312-666-1323
· Romero Center/Centro Romero 773-508-5300
· Erie Neighborhood House Association 773-231-7884
Free stores/tiendas gratuitas:
· Ellis Avenue Free Store, 5001 S. Ellis, Thursday/Jueves, 9-11 AM
· La Tiendita, 5627 S. Michigan, 773-667-5881, Monday/Lunes 4-6 PM, Saturday/Sábado 10 AM-1 PM
· 11th Ward Free Store, 3249 S. Halsted, 773-254-6677
Free food programs in Hyde Park-Kenwood/ Alimentos gratis
Love Fridges/Refrigeradores de Amor
· 5500 S. Woodlawn Ave. (Augustana Lutheran Church)
· 5200 S. Hyde Park Blvd. (Congregation Rodfei Zedek)
More food resources/Más recursos de alimentos
· English
· Español
En el caso de tener una emergencia vital, marque el 9-1-1.
These are all sliding scale health centers. No documents are required.
Todos los siguientes centros de salud pueden brindar atención médica accesible a un precio que usted pueda pagar según sus ingresos reales y sin pedir documentos. Llame para pedir una cita.
Friend Family Health Center
6250 South Cottage Grove Ave
312-682-6110
Howard Brown Health
1525 East 55th Street
773-388-1600
Sliding-scale health centers with various locations and Spanish-speaking staff.
Los siguientes centros de salud tienen varios sitios en la ciudad de Chicago, con personal hispanohablante. Llame para pedir una cita.
Friend Health
312-682-6110
Erie Family Health
312-666-3494
Esperanza Health Centers
773-584-6200
Alivio Medical Center
773-254-1400
Cook County Community Health Centers
312-864-0200
Programs for children ages 6 weeks to 5 years, with priority for working single-parent families.
Programas para niños de 6 semanas a 5 años, dando prioridad a familias de un solo padre o madre que trabajan.
Family Focus 773-643-452
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) website/Coalición de Illinois pro Derechos de los Inmigrantes y Refugiados pagina en español
• ICIRR Family Support Hotline: 855-435-7693: report ICE activity; questions about immigration or DACA; help finding a lawyer; health care resources; public benefits questions; workplace issues
• Hotline de ICIRR para apoyo familiar: 855-435-7693: reportar actividades de ICE; preguntas sobre inmigración o DACA; conéctese con un abogado; recursos sanitarios; preguntas sobre beneficios públicos; problemas de los inmigrantes en el lugar de trabajo
Resources are always a work in progress. Please send any corrections, updates, or additions to info@hprpchicago.org/La lista de recursos comunitarios está en constante modificación y progreso. Por favor, envíenos cualquier corrección necesaria, nuevos cambios, o información adicional a info@hprpchicago.org.