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Help in Kankakee
29 service locations · 1 recurring meeting
Family and youth
Family support servicesFood pantryOlder adult servicesUtility assistanceFinancial assistanceFamily and youth
148 N Harrison, Kankakee · 815-933-8421
Salvation Army community center
Lasting Impressions
Child care and early childhood education
1237 W Station St, Kankakee · 815-936-1242
Head Start early childhood program — 16 funded slots; operated by Child Care Resource & Referral.
Mary's Little Lamb Early Learning Center, LLC
Child care and early childhood education
525 E Fair St, Kankakee · 815-802-0553
Head Start early childhood program — 16 funded slots; operated by Child Care Resource & Referral.
Play Palz 101
Child care and early childhood education
201 N Wall St, Kankakee · 815-939-0101
Head Start early childhood program — 9 funded slots; operated by Child Care Resource & Referral.
Play Palz 101
Child care and early childhood education
270 N Schuyler Ave, Kankakee · 815-936-0101
Head Start early childhood program — 8 funded slots; operated by Child Care Resource & Referral.
Proegler
Child care and early childhood education
710 N Chicago Ave, Kankakee · 815-802-4951
Head Start early childhood program — 289 funded slots; operated by Kankakee School District 111 Head Start.
River Valley Migrant & Seasonal Head Start
Child care and early childhood education
202 N Schuyler Ave, Kankakee · 815-932-0569
Head Start early childhood program — 78 funded slots; operated by Rainbow Learning Enrichment.
YWCA
Child care and early childhood education
1086 E Court St, Kankakee · 815-933-4516
Head Start early childhood program — 19 funded slots; operated by Kankakee School District 111 Head Start.
Financial assistance
Utility assistance
657 East Court St., Suite 207, Kankakee · 815-933-7883
LIHEAP intake office serving Kankakee County
Food assistance
Avis Huff Student Support Services Center
Meal program
369 N 5Th Ave, Kankakee · (815) 802-7800
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Kankakee SD 111.
John Kennedy Middle Grade School
Meal program
1550 W Calista St, Kankakee · (815) 933-0764
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Kankakee SD 111.
Kankakee High School
Meal program
1200 W Jeffery St, Kankakee · (815) 933-0740
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Kankakee SD 111.
Kankakee Junior High School
Meal program
2250 E Crestwood St, Kankakee · (815) 933-0730
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Kankakee SD 111.
King Middle Grade School
Meal program
1440 E Court St, Kankakee · (815) 933-0750
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Kankakee SD 111.
Lincoln Cltrl Ctr-Montessori Elem
Meal program
240 Warren Ave, Kankakee · (815) 933-0709
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Kankakee SD 111.
Mark Twain Primary School
Meal program
2250 E Court St, Kankakee · (815) 933-0722
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Kankakee SD 111.
Proegler School
Meal program
710 N Chicago Ave, Kankakee · (815) 933-0773
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Kankakee SD 111.
Steuben Elementary School
Meal program
520 S Wildwood Ave, Kankakee · (815) 933-7813
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Kankakee SD 111.
Taft Primary School
Meal program
1155 W Hawkins St, Kankakee · (815) 932-0811
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Kankakee SD 111.
Health care
Community health centersliding-scale fees
202 N Schuyler Ave, Suite 206, Kankakee · 815-932-6045
Community health centersliding-scale fees
1777 E Court St, Kankakee · 877-692-8686
Community health centersliding-scale fees
202 N Schuyler Ave, Kankakee · 815-932-6045
Housing and shelter
Kankakee County Housing Authority
Housing assistance
185 N Saint Joseph Ave, Kankakee · 815-939-7125
Public housing and Housing Choice Voucher agency
Legal aid
Kankakee office
Legal aid services
191 South Chicago, Kankakee
LSC-funded legal aid branch office of Prairie State Legal Services, Inc.
Substance use and recovery
Substance use treatment facilitysliding-scale fees
256 South Washington Avenue, Kankakee · 815-386-1308
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facilitysliding-scale fees
700 East Court Street, Kankakee · 815-939-0125
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facilitysliding-scale fees
70 Meadowview Center, Kankakee · 815-269-4769
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facility
1 Dearborn Square, Kankakee · 815-304-4111
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facility
505 South Schuyler Avenue, Kankakee · 217-560-4465
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults, seniors.
Recovery & support meetings
GA meetings
Thu 19:00 · in-person · Riverside Medical Center
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