If you have questions about health care and support for an unexpected pregnancy in Illinois or Indiana or if you want to explore adoption, please call the Adoption Center toll free:          1-800-869-1005

Find helpful resources for women and teenage girls with an Unplanned Pregnancy in Illinois including: Chicago, Chicago suburbs, Rockford, Joliet, Bloomington, Peoria, Champaign, Springfield, McHenry County, Kankakee, DuPage County, Waukegan, Zion and other towns and cities in Illinois. 

Find helpful resources for women and teenagers with an Unplanned Pregnancy in Indiana including:  Hammond, East Chicago, Highland, Munster, Michigan City, LaPorte, Chesterton, Merrillville, South Bend, Bloomington, Terre Haute, Kokomo, Indianapolis, Evansville and other towns and cities in Indiana.

American Pregnancy Association:  Find important information about pregnancy at: www.americanpregnancy.org

Health Care--Pregnancy Help and Health Resources?

Illinois Department of Public Health
www.idph.state.il.us
535 W. Jefferson St. Springfield, IL 62761
(217) 782-4977
160 N. Lasalle St. Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 814-2608

Mclean County Health Department
Partners In Prevention
200 W. Front St.
Bloomington IL, 61701
Phone (309) 888-5450
health@mcleancountyil.gov

Women's Care Center ( Indiana) www.womenscarecenter.org  Located in :  South Bend Indiana,  Bremen Indiana, Elkhart Indiana, Fort Wayne Indiana, LaPorte Indiana, Michigan City Indiana, Plymouth Indiana.

Indiana State Department of Health, www.in.gov.isdh/18934.htm               

Emergency Shelters in Indiana listed by county:   http://www.in.gov/ihcda/files/Emergency_Shelter_List(1).pdf

County Health Services for Pregnant Teens and Women with unplanned pregnancies:

Northwest Indiana Healthy Start, www.nwihs.com  The program provides assistance with prenatal care, case management and health education classes in Hammond, Gary, East Chicago and Lake Station.. (800)-445-2229

Illinois County Pregnancy Services

 McHenry County: Family and Maternal Health Clinic - 815-334-4510
Lake County Health Department:
  • (Waukegan) 847- 377-8400
  • (North Chicago) 847-984-5200
  • (Highland Park) 847-984-5300
  • (Round Lake Beach) 847-984-5100
  • (Zion) 847-872-1918
Evanston Health Department: 847-866-2948
Dupage County Health Department,  630-682-7400 www.dugpagehealth.org
Dekalb Health Department: 815-758-6673
Cook County Health Department:
  • (Oak Park Health Department) 708-492-2000
  • (Rolling Meadows) 847-818-2860
  • (Markham) 708-210-4500
  • (Bridgeview Health Dept.) 708-974-6160
  • (Maywood) 708-450-5300
Bond County Health Department
503 S. Prairie, Greenville, IL 62246
(618) 664-1442
www.gvc.net/~bchd30
Boone County Health Department and Maternity Services
1204 Logan Ave. Belvidere, IL 61008
(815) 544-2951
www.boonecountyil.org/health/health.htm
Coles County Health Department Maternity Services
825 18th St. Charleston, IL 61920
(217) 348-0547
JoDaviess County Health Department
Family Planning Clinic, 9483 US 20 West, Galena, IL 61036
(815) 777-0593
Access Community Health Network
1501 S. California Ave. Chicago, IL 60604
(773) 257-5643
www.accesscommunityhealth.net
Provides health care and other services to low income families.

Pregnancy Testing, Women's Health

Lake County,Illinois Comprehensive pregnancy counseling, education, pregnancy testing and medical care focusing on family planning and women's health are services offered at the following Community Health Center clinics: http://www.co.lake.il.us/health/pcs/familyplan.asp   Belvidere Medical Building (Pregnancy) 2400 Belvidere Road Waukegan (Just east of McAree Road) 847.377.8400 North Chicago Pregnancy Services 2215 14th Street  North Chicago 847.984.5200 North Shore Health Center 1840 Green Bay Road  Highland Park 847.984.5300 Mid-Lakes Pregnancy Services 224 Clarendon Avenue Round Lake Beach (On the corner of Cedar Lake and Clarendon) 847.984.5100 Northeast Satellite 1819 27th Street   Zion Pregnancy Services (On the south side of the street, approximately 1/2 mile west of Sheridan Road) 847.872.1918    Northern Indiana: Women's Care Centers:  www.womenscarecenter.org Pregnancy counseling, pregnancy testing, ultrasounds and  referrals for pre-natal care or adoption services.

Family Planning in Indiana and Illinois--Options for pregnant women

Planned Parenthood
www.plannedparenthood.org

Northwest Indiana Pregnancy Services,  Merrillville,  (219) 769-3500 (Adoption Referrals)
Near North Health Center, Chicago
1200 N. Lasalle St. Chicago, IL 60610
(312) 266-1033
Roseland Health Center
1250 S. Halsted St. Chicago, IL 60628
(773) 468-1600
Englewood Health Center
6059 S. Ashland Chicago, IL 60636
(773) 434-3700
Planned Parenthood Express
1314 N. Roselle Rd. Schaumburg, IL 60195
(847) 839-1600
Family Planning, Inc.
636 Hampshire, Suite 202 Quincy, IL 62301
(217) 224-6877
www.carthage.lib.il.us/community/healthcare/d/famplan.html
Offer family planning counseling, contraceptives, pap smears, pregnancy testing, and STD testing.

Online Resources for pregnant women, teenage girls and birthmothers coping with grief and loss

Birthparent Loss and Grief:
www.e-mailtherapy.com/loss98.htm
Grief Recovery:
(818) 907-9600
www.grief-recovery.com/Articleindex.html
Bella Online - The Voice of Women ("Sam's Sister")
www.bellaonline.com/articles/art13933.asp
A book about why a child’s sibling goes to live with another family.

Food Assistance for pregnant women and children

Indiana State Department of Health: Women, Infants and Children (WIC) www.in.gov/isdh/19691.htm   Food assistance for pregnant women and children in Indiana. For local addresses, call:  1-800-522-0874.

Illinois Department of Human Services: 1-800-843-6154
Northern Illinois Food Bank: 630-443-6910
Lakeview Pantry: 773-525-7718
3831 N. Broadway Chicago, 60613
www.lakeviewpantry.org
Greater Chicago Food Depository: 773-247-3663
4501 S. Tripp, Chicago
Hull House-Resource Center: 773-767-1582
4438 S. Lacrosse, Chicago
St. Basil's: 312-243-3738
733 S. Ashland, Chicago 60607
Bethel Lutheran Church: 773-487-8136
6201 S. Sangamon, Chicago 60621
 

Chicago Department of Human Services: 312-744-4022
510 Peshtigo Ct.
West Englewood Youth Teen Center & Project:
773-471-3313
Reach Out and Touch:
5510 S. Paulina, Chicago 60636
SANAD: 773-436-7989
6200 S. Albany, Chicago 60629

Housing, birthmother counseling and pregnancy resources for teenage girls and young pregnant women

Hannah's House, Housing for pregnant women and counseling resources. 518 West Fourth Street Mishawaka, Indiana 46544 Phone : (574) 254 -5309 Fax : (574) 254-5310 info@hannahshousemichiana.com

www.communityresources.net - Information on all types of social services in Ilinois.
www.dhs.state.il.us - Illinois Department of Human Services
www.lssi.org - Lutheran Social Services of Illinois
www.state.il.us/dcfs - Department of Children and Family Services
www.chasi.org - Children's Home and Aid Society of Illinois Adoption Services
  • Granite City: (618) 452-8900
  • Palatine: (847) 991-1030
  • Rockford: (815) 962-1043
  • Chicago: (312) 424-0200
  • Evanston: (847) 866-3800
  • Bloomington: (309) 827-0374
www.icaanet.org - Illinois Community Action Association
Programs for assistance with energy, housing, food, nutrition, budgeting.
3435 Liberty Dr. Springfield, IL 62704
(217) 789-0125

Emergency Shelters in Indiana listed by county:  See listing on website below: http://www.in.gov/ihcda/files/Emergency_Shelter_List(1).pdf

For birthmothers seeking support after placing a child for adoption:

On Your Feet Foundation:  847-433-7820   Post Adoption Counseling and small grants for education and training, online support groups and weekend retreats for birthmothers in Illinois and Indiana. www.oyff.org
 

Adoption Counseling: 847-359-4919
P.H.D. Counseling Center
37 N. Plumgrove, Palatine, IL
Family Rescue:  Chicago, IL
773-375-8400
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago: 312-372-6600
360 N. Michigan, Chicago 60601
Email - info@ywcachicago.org
Dupage County Crisis Pregnancy Services: 630-627-1700
Behavioral Health Services: 773-276-1200
1633 N. Hamlin St. Chicago,
Catholic Charities Pregnancy Counseling and Adoption
Will County - 815-723-3405
Josselyn Center:
Chicago’s Northshore 847-441-5600
Rockford information & Referral:
815-636-5001 or 815-544-9594
Lutheran Social Services Pregnancy Counseling and Adoption 815-544-9594 or 800-845-6350 (Rockford area)

Domestic Violence Shelters in Illinois help abused pregnant women and girls.

Aurora: Mutual Ground - 309-582-7233
Des Plaines: Life Span - 708-824-4454
Elgin: Community Crisis Center - 708-697-2380
Evanston: A Friend’s Place - 847-274-HELP
Homewood: South Suburban Family Shelter - 708-335-3028
Joliet: Groundwork Joliet – 815-729-1228
Kankakee: 815-932-5800
Rockford: P.H.A.S.E/W.A.V.E - 815-962-6102
Chicago:
  • Chicago Abused Women Coalition - 312-278-4566
  • Family Rescue - 312- 375-8400
  • LOOP- YWCA Women’s Services - 312-372-6600
  • Mujeres Latinas En Accion - 312-226-1544
  • Neopolitan Lighthouse - 312 722-0006
  • SHALVA - 312-583-HOPE
  • United Charities - 312-436-2400

Domestic Violence Shelters in Indiana help pregnant women and teenage girls.

 Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 800-538-3393

• Women's Shelter, Elkhart County 574-294-1811
• The Caring Place-Haven House, Lake County Indiana 800-933-0466
• Stepping Stone, LaPorte County, 219-879-4615

Maternity Clothing and other Resources for birthmothers:

Indiana Salvation Army  For local offices : Toll Free (800) 589-1037  http://salvationarmyindiana.org/contact/

Salvation Army in Illinois : www.salvationarmyusa.org
  • 5045 W. 47th St., Chicago, IL 60638, (773) 735-6773
  • 1616 N. Arlington Heights Rd. Arlington Heights, IL 60004
    (847) 392-0265
  • 609 W. Dempster St. Des Plaines, IL 60016
    (847) 981-9113
  • 1 Illinois Blvd. Hoffman Estates, IL 60194, (708) 885-4060
  • 25100 N. Iroquois Ct. Barrington, IL 60010, (847) 381-2369
  • 1403 Sherman Ave. Evanston, IL 60201,

Resources for Adoptive Families and Prospective Adoptive Parents: 

Chicago Area Families for Adoption:  (CAFFA) is the largest adoptive parent support group in the Chicago area. Member families include children of all races www.caffa.org

Stars of David Adoptive Parent Support Group:: A Jewish Adoption Information & Support Network is a non-profit ... Inc. | 3175 Commercial Avenue, Suite 100 | Northbrook IL 60062-1915 ...  www.starsofdavid.org

Adoptive Families Today: Adoption Support Group located n Chicago's northwest suburbs, .http://adoptivefamiliestoday.com/index.htm