STATE - Lionheart



Illinois

Safer Foundation Safer Foundation is dedicated to promoting successful reentry and reducing recidivism through employment, education, and support services in Illinois and Iowa.

(312) 922-2200, , info@

Safer Foundation, 571 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60661

Tower of Refuge, Inc. Tower of Refuge is a community based nonprofit corporation supporting, assisting, and equipping the incarcerated and the formerly incarcerated in successful reentry into society to become and remain healthy, productive citizens in the community, while reconciling family relationships and protecting the integrity of neighborhoods.

(217) 241-9911, , info@

Tower of Refuge, Inc., 1209 S 4th St., Springfield, IL 62703

TARGET Area Development TARGET Area Development Corporation is a regional grassroots social justice organization with offices in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and South Africa.

(773) 651-6470, , info@

TARGET Area Development Corporation, 1542 West 79th St., Chicago, IL 60620

Breaking Ground Breaking Ground is a faith community characterized by grace and truth that seeks and develops those who desire to become instruments of lasting change in their community.

(773) 265-1370, , info@

Breaking Ground, 3501 W Fillmore St., Chicago, IL 60624

Chicago Legal Advocacy for Incarcerated Mothers (CLAIM) Chicago Legal Advocacy for Incarcerated Mothers (CLAIM) provides legal and educational services to maintain the bond between imprisoned mothers and their children.

(312) 675-0912, , mary@claim-

CLAIM, 70 East Lake St., Ste. 1120, Chicago, IL 60601

Community Collaboration and Integration (CCI) CCI helps communities establish a culture of accountability through collaboration among all aspects of the human services delivery sector. CCI enables effective, safe collaboration among faith-based organizations and social services and comprehensive case management used in reentry programs.

(815) 316-6390, , info@

Community Collaboration Inc., 303 N. Main St., Ste. 800, Rockford, IL 61101

Hope House of Chicago Hope House of Chicago provides an essential lifeline to anyone in urgent need.

(773) 521-8442, , HopeHouseCharity@

Hope House of Chicago, 3551 West. Roosevelt Rd., Chicago, IL 60624

Illinois (CONT.)

Godly Restoration Outreach to Women GROW'S Jail Ministry is dedicated to meeting the needs of women during and after incarceration. While in jail, we help women to discover the life change resulting from a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. GROW provides the tools necessary for women to leave jail with a greatly reduced risk of returning to jail in the future.

(309) 786-4769, , growministry@

GROW Ministries, Inc., 3900 18th Ave., Rock Island, IL 61201

Institute for Prison Ministries (IPM) IPM is a department of the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College and serves as a training and resource center for those who share the gospel with offenders and their families.

(630) 752-5727, , ipm@wheaton.edu

Billy Graham Center, 501 College Ave., Wheaton, IL 60187

JUST of DuPage JUST stands for Justice, Understanding, Serving, and Teaching. JUST of DuPage shares God's love and supports the spiritual journeys of inmates of the DuPage County Jail by providing chaplaincy, educational programs, addiction recovery, increased employability, and social service/counseling in order that inmates may make positive changes in their lives

(630) 407-2201, , info@

JUST of DuPage, P.O. Box 1253, Wheaton. IL 60187

Koinonia House National Ministries The mission of Koinonia House National Ministries is to equip and assist local Koinonia Houses, the local church, and organizations or individual attached to the local church, as they enable Christian inmates to go from prison to the local church, the workplace, and society through biblical discipleship.

(630) 221-9930, , info@

Koinonia HouseNational Ministries, P.O. Box 1415, Wheaton, IL 60187

City of Chicago: Ex-Offender Re-entry Initiatives The issue of prisoner reentry has taken on new urgency in recent years, as tens of thousands of formerly incarcerated individuals have returned to our city seeking a fresh start. For too long, the challenges facing these individuals were largely ignored.

(312) 744- 8045, , Rahm.emanuel@

Chicago City Hall-Office of the Mayor, 121 N. LaSalle St., Chicago, IL 60602

Prisoners Revolutionary Literature Fund The Prisoners Revolutionary Literature Fund (PRLF) is a non-profit 501(c)3 educational literature fund that fills requests from U.S. prisoners for revolutionary literature.

(773) 960-6952, , contact@

Prisoners Revolutionary Literature Fund (PRLF), 1321 N. Milwaukee, #407, Chicago, IL 60622

Illinois (CONT.)

The Reentry Project The Reentry Project is managed by a steering committee of formerly incarcerated women and men, service providers, educators and advocates, assisted by CCH community organizer Rachel Ramirez. It addresses barriers to community reentry, with a focus on improving access to housing and employment.

(312) 641-4140, , rachel@

Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, 70 East Lake St., Ste. 720, Chicago, IL 60601

RITAS Ministry (Restoring in mates to America's Society) Changing hearts saves lives. The Mission of RITAS Ministry is to help offenders reintegrate back into the society as productive citizens, as well as offering support to their families.

(630) 966-0252, , info@

RITAS Ministry, 568 W. Galena Blvd., Aurora, IL 60506

F.A.I.T.H. Inc. (For Action in Togetherness Holdfast) Assist formerly incarcerated individuals obtaining forms, ID’s, and other needs and services for reentry. Help obtaining, state ID, driver’s license, counseling and other services. Networks with other agencies to locate housing, education, advocacy, legal assistance, health and other treatments.

(773) 626-2429, , reverendcrawford91@

F.A.I.T.H. Inc., 5840 W. Chicago Ave., 2nd Fl., Chicago, IL 60651

John Howard Association of Illinois Provides critical citizen oversight of the state’s adult and juvenile correctional facilities.

(312) 291-9183, , dhoffman@

John Howard Association, P.O. Box 10042, Chicago, IL 60610

Cure Violence Cure Violence is guided by clear understandings that violence is a health issue, that individuals and communities can change for the better, that community partners and strategic partnerships are keys to success, and that rigorous, scientific, professional ways of working are essential for effectiveness.

(312) 996-8775, , gslutkin@uic.edu

Cure Violence, 1603 W. Taylor St., Chicago, IL 60612

TASC's Corrections and Community Reentry TASC works in collaboration with the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) and the Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse (DASA) to provide a range of services for men and women being released from Illinois prisons.

(312) 787-0208, , akusiak@

Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities, 700 S. Clinton St., Chicago, IL 60607

Illinois (CONT.)

Chicago Jobs Council Assists in finding formerly incarcerated individuals employment options, city-funded services, social services and welfare, and career consultation.

(312) 252-0460, , carrie@

CJC, 29 E. Madison St., Ste. 1700, Chicago, IL 60602

Michael Barlow Center - St. Leonard’s Ministries Program Education, job training, and job placement for formerly incarcerated men and women. Orientations held every Monday at 3:00pm.

(312) 226-6270, Ext. 11, , mbcdir@

St. Leonard’s Ministries, 2120 West Warren Blvd., Chicago, IL 60612

Community Renewal Society Policy Policy, formerly Protestants for the Common Good, works with CRS congregational leaders and members, community coalitions, and elected officials in state and county legislative bodies to develop and pass legislation surrounding the common good, primarily in the areas of economic justice, criminal justice, and tax reform. We also equip people in local churches to examine their responsibilities as citizens through a theological lens with our trainings, blogs, monthly e-news, and social media.

(312) 427-4830, , info@

Community Renewal Society, 111 W. Jackson Blvd, Ste. 820, Chicago, IL 60604

Men & Women in Prison Ministries Universal House of Refuge Center Information about housing, case management, medical care, substance abuse treatment, counseling, and supportive services in Illinois.

(312) 328-9610, , rev.green@

MWIPM, 10 W. 35th St., Chicago, IL 60616

Brighter Behavior Choices, Inc. Transitional housing for formerly incarcerated women who face homelessness and unemployment.

(773) 252-2900, , frank@

Northlight Architects, 2823 North Milwaukee Ave., Ste. B, Chicago, IL 60618

Prisoner Release Ministry, Inc. Provides post-release services, including job preparation and counseling and emergency food, clothes, and transportation for ex-offenders in Will, Kankakee, Kane, DuPage, Kendall, Grundy, and Cook counties.

(815) 730-8541, , prministry@

PRM, Inc., P.O. Box 69, Joilet, IL 60434

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