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1. Safer Foundation Safer Foundation is dedicated to promoting successful reentry and reducing recidivism
through employment, education, and support services in Illinois and Iowa.
(312) 922-2200, http://www.saferfoundation.org/, info@saferfoundation.org
Safer Foundation, 571 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60661
2. Tower of Refuge, Inc. Tower of Refuge is a community based nonprofit corporation supporting,
assisting, and equipping the incarcerated and the formerly incarcerated in successful reentry into society to
become and remain healthy, productive citizens in the community, while reconciling family relationships
and protecting the integrity of neighborhoods.
(217) 241-9911, http://www.towerofrefugeinc.com/, info@towerofrefugeinc.com
Tower of Refuge, Inc., 1209 S 4th St., Springfield, IL 62703
3. TARGET Area Development TARGET Area Development Corporation is a regional grassroots social
justice organization with offices in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and South Africa.
(773) 651-6470, http://targetarea.org/, info@targetarea.org
TARGET Area Development Corporation, 1542 West 79th St., Chicago, IL 60620
4. Breaking Ground Breaking Ground is a faith community characterized by grace and truth that seeks and
develops those who desire to become instruments of lasting change in their community.
(773) 265-1370, http://breakingground.net/, info@breakingground.net
Breaking Ground, 3501 W Fillmore St., Chicago, IL 60624
5. Chicago Legal Advocacy for Incarcerated Mothers (CLAIM) Chicago Legal Advocacy for Incarcerated
Mothers (CLAIM) provides legal and educational services to maintain the bond between imprisoned
mothers and their children.
(312) 675-0912, http://www.claim-il.org/, mary@claim-il.org
CLAIM, 70 East Lake St., Ste. 1120, Chicago, IL 60601
6. Hope House of Chicago Hope House of Chicago provides an essential lifeline to anyone in urgent need.
(773) 521-8442, http://hopehouseofchicago.org/, HopeHouseCharity@gmail.com
Hope House of Chicago, 3551 West. Roosevelt Rd., Chicago, IL 60624
7. Godly Restoration Outreach to Women GROW'S Jail Ministry is dedicated to meeting the needs of
women during and after incarceration. While in jail, we help women to discover the life change resulting
from a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. GROW provides the tools necessary for women to leave jail
with a greatly reduced risk of returning to jail in the future.
(309) 786-4769, http://www.growministry.org/, growministry@sbcglobal.net
GROW Ministries, Inc., 3900 18th Ave., Rock Island, IL 61201
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8. Institute for Prison Ministries (IPM) IPM is a department of the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton
College and serves as a training and resource center for those who share the gospel with offenders and their
families.
(630) 752-5727, http://www.bgcprisonministries.com/, ipm@wheaton.edu
Billy Graham Center, 501 College Ave., Wheaton, IL 60187
9. JUST of DuPage JUST stands for Justice, Understanding, Serving, and Teaching. JUST of DuPage
shares God's love and supports the spiritual journeys of inmates of the DuPage County Jail by providing
chaplaincy, educational programs, addiction recovery, increased employability, and social
service/counseling in order that inmates may make positive changes in their lives
(630) 407-2201, http://www.justofdupage.org/, info@JUSTofDuPage.org
JUST of DuPage, P.O. Box 1253, Wheaton. IL 60187
10. Koinonia House National Ministries The mission of Koinonia House National Ministries is to equip and
assist local Koinonia Houses, the local church, and organizations or individual attached to the local church,
as they enable Christian inmates to go from prison to the local church, the workplace, and society through
biblical discipleship.
(630) 221-9930, http://www.koinoniahouse.org/, info@khnm.net
Koinonia HouseNational Ministries, P.O. Box 1415, Wheaton, IL 60187
11. City of Chicago: Ex-Offender Re-entry Initiatives The issue of prisoner reentry has taken on new
urgency in recent years, as tens of thousands of formerly incarcerated individuals have returned to our city
seeking a fresh start. For too long, the challenges facing these individuals were largely ignored.
(312) 744- 8045, http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/mayor/supp_info/ex-offender_reentryinitiatives.html, Rahm.emanuel@cityofchicago.org
Chicago City Hall-Office of the Mayor, 121 N. LaSalle St., Chicago, IL 60602
12. The Reentry Project The Reentry Project is managed by a steering committee of formerly incarcerated
women and men, service providers, educators and advocates, assisted by CCH community organizer
Rachel Ramirez. It addresses barriers to community reentry, with a focus on improving access to housing
and employment.
(312) 641-4140, http://www.chicagohomeless.org, rachel@chicagohomeless.org
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, 70 East Lake St., Ste. 720, Chicago, IL 60601
13. RITAS Ministry (Restoring Inmates to America's Society) Changing hearts saves lives. The Mission of
RITAS Ministry is to help offenders reintegrate back into the society as productive citizens, as well as
offering support to their families.
(630) 966-0252, http://www.ritasministry.org/, info@ritasministry.org
RITAS Ministry, 568 W. Galena Blvd., Aurora, IL 60506
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14. F.A.I.T.H. Inc. (For Action in Togetherness Holdfast) Assist formerly incarcerated individuals
obtaining forms, ID’s, and other needs and services for reentry. Help obtaining, state ID, driver’s license,
counseling and other services. Networks with other agencies to locate housing, education, advocacy, legal
assistance, health and other treatments.
(773) 626-2429, http://reverendcrawford91.wix.com/faithinc, reverendcrawford91@gmail.com
F.A.I.T.H. Inc., 5840 W. Chicago Ave., 2nd Fl., Chicago, IL 60651
15. John Howard Association of Illinois Provides critical citizen oversight of the state’s adult and juvenile
correctional facilities.
(312) 291-9183, http://www.thejha.org, dhoffman@thejha.org
John Howard Association, P.O. Box 10042, Chicago, IL 60610
16. Cure Violence Cure Violence is guided by clear understandings that violence is a health issue, that
individuals and communities can change for the better, that community partners and strategic partnerships
are keys to success, and that rigorous, scientific, professional ways of working are essential for
effectiveness.
(312) 996-8775, http://cureviolence.org/, gslutkin@uic.edu
Cure Violence, 1603 W. Taylor St., Chicago, IL 60612
17. TASC's Corrections and Community Reentry TASC works in collaboration with the Illinois
Department of Corrections (IDOC) and the Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Alcoholism
and Substance Abuse (DASA) to provide a range of services for men and women being released from
Illinois prisons.
(312) 787-0208, http://www.tasc.org, akusiak@tasc.org
Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities, 700 S. Clinton St., Chicago, IL 60607
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18. Chicago Jobs Council Assists in finding formerly incarcerated individuals employment options, cityfunded services, social services and welfare, and career consultation.
(312) 252-0460, http://www.chc.net, carrie@cjc.net
CJC, 29 E. Madison St., Ste. 1700, Chicago, IL 60602
19. Michael Barlow Center - St. Leonard’s Ministries Program Education, job training, and job placement
for formerly incarcerated men and women. Orientations held every Monday at 3:00pm.
(312) 226-6270, Ext. 11, http://slministries.org/, mbcdir@slministries.org
St. Leonard’s Ministries, 2120 West Warren Blvd., Chicago, IL 60612
20. Community Renewal Society Policy Policy, formerly Protestants for the Common Good, works with
CRS congregational leaders and members, community coalitions, and elected officials in state and county
legislative bodies to develop and pass legislation surrounding the common good, primarily in the areas of
economic justice, criminal justice, and tax reform. We also equip people in local churches to examine their
responsibilities as citizens through a theological lens with our trainings, blogs, monthly e-news, and social
media.
(312) 427-4830, http://www.communityrenewalsociety.org, info@communityrenewalsociety.org
Community Renewal Society, 111 W. Jackson Blvd, Ste. 820, Chicago, IL 60604
21. Men & Women in Prison Ministries Universal House of Refuge Center Information about housing, case
management, medical care, substance abuse treatment, counseling, and supportive services in Illinois.
(312) 328-9610, http://www.mwipm.com, rev.green@mwipm.com
MWIPM, 10 W. 35th St., Chicago, IL 60616
22. Brighter Behavior Choices, Inc. Transitional housing for formerly incarcerated women who face
homelessness and unemployment.
(773) 252-2900, http://www.northlightarchitects.com/, frank@northlightarchitects.com
Northlight Architects, 2823 North Milwaukee Ave., Ste. B, Chicago, IL 60618
23. Prisoner Release Ministry, Inc. Provides post-release services, including job preparation and counseling
and emergency food, clothes, and transportation for ex-offenders in Will, Kankakee, Kane, DuPage,
Kendall, Grundy, and Cook counties.
(815) 730-8541, http://www.prisonerreleaseministry.com/, prministry@sbcglobal.net
PRM, Inc., P.O. Box 69, Joliet, IL 60434
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