Resources For DeKalb Area Women

NIU Presidential Commission on the Status of Women

(A brief list of helpful phone numbers for services in the DeKalb/Sycamore area.)

On -Campus Services

Affirmative Action/Diversity Resources 753-1118
Campus Activity Board753-1580
Campus Child Care Center753-0125
Campus Information Center753-1157
Campus Recreation (OCR)753-0231
Career Planning and Placement Center753-1641
Center for Accessibility Resources753-1303/753-1694
Child Development Laboratory753-1150
Continuing Education753-0277
Cooperative Education/Internship Program753-7138
Counseling and Student Development Center753-1206
Counseling Lab753-9312
Crisis Line (7 days)758-6655
Educational Services and Programs753-0201
Employee Wellness and Assistance Program753-9191
Family Center (Counseling)753-1684
Financial Aid Office753-1395
Fit Program753-0335
Hearing Impaired Services753-6503
Huskie Line/DeKalb Transit758-6900
Job Location and Development753-1152
Late Night Ride Service/Student Patrol753-2222
Lesbian Gay Bisexual Coalition(PRISM)753-0584
Library Information753-1995
Non-traditional Students (SWAN)753-5452
Ombudsman753-1414
One Card ID Services753-9569
Organization for Academic Women's Equality (OAWE)
(Information from Employee Wellness)
753-9191
Parking Services 753-1045
Psychological Services753-0591
Reading Clinic753-1416
Sexual Assault Abuse Services (7 days)758-6655
Speech and Hearing Clinic753-1481
Student Association753-0482
Student Health Advisory Council (SHAC)753-9579
Students' Legal Assistance Office753-1701
Students Organized Against Rape (SOAR)753-1206
University Health Service753-1311
University Resources for Women753-0320
University Women's Club756-4390
Women's Alliance (Info. from Student Assoc.)753-1038
Women's Studies Program753-1038

Off-Campus Services

Adult Education Services
Kishwaukee College1-815-825-2086
Northern Illinois University753-1000
Northern Prairie Healing Arts Center899-3382
University of Illinois DeKalb Co. Ext. Unit758-8194

Child Care Services
Children's Learning Center, Inc.756-3506
4-C's Child Care Resource and Referral758-8149
Growing Place, Inc756-5744
Kinder-Care Learning Center, Inc758-1541
Montessori School of DeKalb758-6822
Salvation Army Day Care Center756-7470
Two Rivers Headstart748-3713

Counseling Services
Ben Gordon Center756-4875
Benchmark Associates, Ltd. 756-1376
DeKalb County Youth Services Bureau 748-2010
Kishwaukee College1-815-825-2086

Services for Persons with Disabilities
DeKalb Co. Special Education Assoc. 758-0651
Family Service Agency 758-8616
Opportunity House, Inc 895-5108

Employment Services
Illinois Employment and Training Center 756-4893
Kane Count Department of Employment and Education 756-4893 x229

Family Support Services
Alcoholics Anonymous 1-800-452-7990
Big Brothers and Sisters/Family Service Agency 758-8616
Child Abuse Hot Line 1-800-252-2873
We Care Pregnancy Center 748-4242
DeKalb County Domestic Abuse Program 756-5054
DeKalb County Health Department 758-6673
Emergency 911
Family Planning Services 748-2420
La Leche League 1-800-525-3243
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) 1-800-253-6233
Safe Passage Inc. (Domestic Violence Services) 756-7930
SHARE-DeKalb Township 758-8282


Financial Assistance Services
Car Safety Seat Loan Program 758-6673
Community Contacts Inc. Energy Asst. 758-3835
Creditor's Debt Adjustment (CDA) 758-3404
DeKalb County Community Services Dept. 758-3910
DeKalb County Housing Authority 758-2692
Food Pantry/DeKalb (Salvation Army) 756-4308
Food Pantry/Sycamore (Sycamore United Methodist Church) 895-9113
Hope Haven (Asst. for the Homeless) 758-3166
Illinois Department of Public Aid/Dept. of Human Services 895-8667
The Salvation Army 756-4308
Women, Infants, and Children Program (WIC)
/DeKalb City Health Dept.
758-6673


Health Care Services
Alpha Christian Registry/Home Care 758-1224
Arthritis Foundation 1-800-735-0096
Ben Gordon Center 756-4875
DeKalb Clinic Chartered 758-8671
DeKalb County Health Department 758-6673
DeKalb County Hospice 756-3000
Healthline Physician Referral 748-2974
In-Home Care/Family Service Agency 758-8616
Kishwaukee Community Hospital 756-1521
Northland Plaza Dental Center 756-4430
TriCounty Community Health Center 753-9010
Well Child Program 748-2460


Legal Services
CASA-DeKalb County, Inc. 895-2052
Prairie State Legal Services Inc. 1-800-942-4612


Senior Citizens Services
DeKalb County Housing Authority 758-2692
DeKalb County Nursing Home 758-2477
Food/VAC 758-3820
In-Home Care 758-8616
Meals on Wheels/VAC 758-5703
Senior Services Center 758-4718
Social Security Administration 1-800-772-1213
The Salvation Army 756-4308
Voluntary Action Center (VAC) 758-3932


Transportation Services
Huskie Line/DeKalb Transit 758-6900
MedVAC758-0818
TransVAC 758-6641


Women Specific Services
DeKalb Area Women's Center 758-1351
Pregnancy Consultation Services 758-8756
Sexual Assault Abuse Services 758-7922
Womanspace/Rockford Women's Cntr. 1-815-877-0118


Youth and Recreation Services
DeKalb Community Schools/Education Center 754-2350
DeKalb County Forest Preserve 895-7191
DeKalb Park District 758-6663
DeKalb Public Library 756-9568
Kishwaukee Y.M.C.A. 756-9577
Sycamore Community Center/Park District 895-3202
Sycamore Community Schools/Student Serv. 899-8100
Sycamore Park District 895-3365
Sycamore Public Library 895-2500
Teen Parent Program/(Kishwaukee) 1-815-825-2086X238

Prepared by the Northern Illinois University Presidential Commission on the Status of Women

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