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Help in Mount Vernon
15 service locations · 4 recurring meetings
Family and youth
Dr. Andy Hall Early Education Center
Child care and early childhood education
301 S 17th St, Mount Vernon · 618-244-8087
Head Start early childhood program — 218 funded slots; operated by Mount Vernon City Schools District 80.
Food assistance
J L Buford Intermediate Ed Ctr
Meal program
623 S 34Th St, Mount Vernon · (618) 244-8064
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Mount Vernon SD 80.
Zadok Casey Middle School
Meal program
1829 Broadway St, Mount Vernon · (618) 244-8060
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Mount Vernon SD 80.
Health care
Community health centersliding-scale fees
2920 Veterans Memorial Dr, Mount Vernon · 618-244-6544
Mt. Vernon Health & Wellness Center
Community health centersliding-scale fees
4117 S Water Tower Pl, Suite D, Mount Vernon · 618-242-4848
Housing and shelter
Housing Authority Of Jefferson County
Housing assistance
109 Shiloh Dr, Mount Vernon · 618-244-5910
Public housing and Housing Choice Voucher agency
Housing Authority Of Mt. Vernon, Illinois
Housing assistance
619 Broadway St, Mount Vernon · 618-244-6275
Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) agency
Legal aid
Mt. Vernon Branch Office
Legal aid services
1702 Broadway St, Mt. Vernon
LSC-funded legal aid branch office of Land of Lincoln Legal Aid
Mental health
Mental health treatment facility
107 Shiloh Drive, Mount Vernon · 618-242-6944
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use and recovery
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facility
Mount Vernon · 618-315-6466
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facilitysliding-scale fees
16338 North IL Highway 37, Mount Vernon · 618-242-1510
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facilitysliding-scale fees
2920 Veterans Memorial Drive, Mount Vernon · 618-244-6544 x1711
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facility
9 Cusumano Professional Plaza, Mount Vernon · 618-242-4290
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facility
9 Cusumano Professional Plaza, Mount Vernon · 618-242-4290
Eligibility: Serves young adults, adults, seniors.
Veteran services
VA facilityHealth care
4000 South Water Tower Place, Mount Vernon · 618-246-2910
Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 08:00–16:30
Primary Care CBOC
Recovery & support meetings
NA meetings
Welcome Home Group
Mon 19:00 · in-person · Wesley United Methodist ChurchOpenWheelchair accessible
Welcome Home Group
Wed 19:00 · in-person · Grace Community ChurchOpenDiscussionWheelchair accessible
Welcome Home Group
Fri 19:00 · in-person · Grace Community ChurchOpenDiscussionWheelchair accessible
Welcome Home Group
Sat 19:00 · in-person · Wesley United Methodist ChurchOpenDiscussionWheelchair accessible
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