The Alliance for Health Equity is working with our partners to compile go-to places for resources and information related to COVID-19 and social needs for key populations that were identified as priority equity groups in our Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) (low-income households, particularly in African American and Latinx communities; people with mental health conditions and substance use disorders; people experiencing homelessness; older adults; people with disabilities; immigrants and refugees; etc.)
Thus far, we’ve connected with the following groups that are working to compile resources and information. We all want to coordinate across public health, healthcare, and social services in our City and County to make sure community members and providers who need information, resources, and services locally can find and access those resources. This crisis is affecting the communities in our City and County that have been disinvested over time, reflecting the health inequities and racial inequities that originally brought us together as collaborative partners. As each of us works to address inequities through existing and new collaborative partnerships, we will continue to update this list as we find accessible and easy-to-navigate resources that can be shared with service providers and community members.
If you know of others who are working on compiling resources and information and/or creating systems for community members to find and access resources, please let us know so we can add to this list with your recommendations.
Organization | Description |
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Access Living | A resource repository for people with disabilities. |
Alliance for Research in Chicagoland Communities (ARCC) at Northwestern | A general collaborative resource repository. |
Call4Calm text “TALK” to 5-5-2-0-2-0, or for Spanish, “HABLAR” to the same number | A text hotline for mental health support and other resources. |
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless | A resource repository for people experiencing homelessness. |
Chicago Food Policy Action Council (CFPAC) | A resource repository for the local food system. |
City Bureau and Chicago United for Equity (CUE) | An interactive resource respository. |
Forefront | A resource repository for nonprofit organizations. |
Greater Chicago Food Depository (GCFD) | A repository of methods to access food. |
Housing Action Illinois | A resource repository for people experiencing homelessness. |
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) | A resource repository for immigrant communities. |
Illinois Partners for Human Service | A resource repository for human service agencies. |
Illinois Public Health Institute - Opioid Use Disorder Care Resources | A resource repository for providers caring for people with opioid use disorder. |
NAMI Chicago Helpline | A hotline to access resources. |
Proviso Partners for Health | A resource repository for suburban Cook County residents. |
Shriver Center on Poverty Law | A general resource repository. |
South Side Weekly | A resource repository for South Side residents. |
West Side United | A resource repository related to education, food, health, and small business. |