Financial Resources
Resources by Category
Covid Financial Assistance
Help with Bills
- Learn about the help you can get through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act
Scholly Covid-19 Student Relief Fund
- student, parent of a student, or graduate
- $200 cash assistance
Unemployment
Guidelines for Filing for Unemployment
- Learn how to file for unemployment benefits
Disaster Unemployment Assistance
- People unemployed as a result of a disaster
Housing, Bills, and Food Assistance
American Red Cross – Greater Chicago Chapter
- A: Rauner Center 2200 W Harrison St Chicago, IL 60612 (Westside)
- P: 312 729-6100
- Temporary Sheltering/Housing, Mental Health Assistance, Financial Assistance
Salvation Army
- A: 5040 N Pulaski Road Chicago, IL 60630 (Northside)
- P: 773-205-3521
- Assistance with rent/mortgage, utilities, medicine, food, clothing, or transportation
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
- Must be pregnant or have a child under age 19 who lives with them.
- If you live in Illinois and experiencing homelessness, you still qualify.
- Be a U.S. citizen or meet specific immigration requirements.
Aid to the Aged, Blind, and Disabled (AABD)
- Persons who are aged, blind, or disabled
Flexible Financial Fund
- Individuals or families experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness or another severe emergency.
- Call 3-1-1 and ask for short-term assistance.