At VOA Illinois, we believe that a safe, supportive, housing placement is integral to mental health and substance use disorder recovery. Through our Housing is Recovery program, we provide individuals with the highest risk of homelessness and institutionalization with the support they need in order to lead independent, productive, healthy lives. By providing housing subsidies, financial assistance, holistic case management, and behavioral healthcare to those who need it most, we will help create more equitable outcomes for individuals and communities we serve in Elgin and Kane County, Illinois.
Services We Provide:
- Immediate access to temporary housing
- Permanent housing navigation, search, and placement
- Rental subsidy
- Security deposit, application fee, and landlord incentive assistance
- Utility assistance
- Sustenance allowance
- Transition assistance
- Holistic case management
- Financial literacy
- Employment assistance
- Benefit assistance
- SOAR access
- Life skills building
- Connection to local resources
- Assistance building support network
- Placement on Statewide Referral Network and Section 811 waitlists
- Mental health counseling
- Substance use counseling
For more information please contact ask@voail.org, or call 312-564-2300
Fabia Stafford-Ilevbare
Program Manager