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Help in DeKalb
11 service locations
Family and youth
Boone|DeKalb|Grundy Home-Based
Child care and early childhood education
155 N 3rd St, Dekalb · 815-748-0190
Head Start early childhood program — 150 funded slots; operated by Children's Home & Aid Society of Illinois.
Financial assistance
Utility assistanceFinancial assistanceFamily support servicesFood pantryFamily and youth
830 Grove Street, Dekalb · 815-756-4308
Salvation Army community center
Food assistance
Dekalb High School
Meal program
501 W Dresser Rd, Dekalb · (815) 754-2100
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by DeKalb CUSD 428.
Dr. Leroy A. Mitchell Elementary School
Meal program
1240 Normal Rd, Dekalb · (815) 754-8100
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by DeKalb CUSD 428.
Huntley Middle School
Meal program
1515 S 4Th St, Dekalb · (815) 754-2241
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by DeKalb CUSD 428.
Niu Dekalb Campus - Steam Program
Meal program
230 Normal Rd, Dekalb · (815) 754-1733
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by DeKalb CUSD 428.
Welsh Park Dfumc
Meal program
651 Russell Rd, Dekalb · (815) 751-3397
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Northern Illinois Food Bank.
Health care
Community health centersliding-scale fees
2550 N Annie Glidden Rd, Dekalb · 844-599-3700
Housing and shelter
Housing Authority Of The County Of Dekalb
Housing assistance
310 N 6th St, Dekalb · 815-758-2692
Public housing and Housing Choice Voucher agency
Substance use and recovery
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facilitysliding-scale fees
631 South 1st Street, DeKalb · 815-756-4875
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facilitysliding-scale fees
12 Health Services Drive, DeKalb · 815-756-4875
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults, seniors.
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