This is a list of community organizations or platforms that have, and continue to aid undocumented/DACAmented folks.
community organizations
| Name | Description | Phone | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance of Filipinos for Immigrant Rights and Empowerment | A non-partisan grassroots community organization that works to build the capacity of Filipinx/a/os* to organize towards progressive change. | [email protected] | (773) 580-1025 | https://www.afirechicago.org/ |
| Blocks Together | Empowers residents to work together for systematic changes that bring concrete improvement to the | [email protected] | (773) 940-2319 | https://www.facebook.com/blockstogetherchi/ |
| Enlace | Provides support and services aimed at immigration, health, education, and violence prevention. | [email protected] | (773) 943-7570 | https://www.enlacechicago.org/ |
| Centro de Trabajadores Unidos | Their mission is to build power among low-wage and immigrant workers and advance systemic change to stabilize low-income immigrant communities and communities of color. | [email protected] | 773-720-7111 | https://centrodetrabajadoresunidos.org/ |
| Chinese American Service League | CASL is an all-inclusive nonprofit agency with 40+ years of experience educating youth, caring for seniors, training the workforce, placing immigrants on the path to citizenship, and securing our community’s housing and financial wellbeing. | (312) 791-0418 | https://www.caslservice.org/ | |
| Chinese Mutual Aid Association | CMAA’s mission is to serve the needs, promote the interests, and enhance the well-being of low-income immigrants and refugees of all generations and to foster their participation in U.S. society. | [email protected] | (773) 784-2900 | https://www.chinesemutualaid.org/ |
| Frida Community Organization | Provides educational (adult and youth) and immigration services. | [email protected] | Education Department: (773) 565-4175 | Immigration (312) 421-7599 | https://fridacommunity.org/ |
| HANUL Family Alliance | Their mission is to provide comprehensive community-based services to meet the needs of Korean-American seniors and families to enhance their quality of life. | [email protected] | (773) 478-8851 | https://hanulusa.org/ |
| Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) | HIAS is the international Jewish humanitarian organization that provides vital services to refugees and asylum seekers in more than 20 countries. | [email protected] | Information Help Line: (800) 442-7714 | https://hias.org/ |
| Highland Park-Highwood Legal Aid Clinic | Provides accessible, quality, equitable, free legal services in the areas of domestic violence, housing, and immigration to give low-income, at-risk community members access to justice and the opportunity to live productive and secure lives. | [email protected] | (847) 737-4042 | https://nslegalaid.org/ |
| Hispanic American Community Education & Services (HACES) | Provides the expertise and navigational support for immigrants and citizens to become knowledgeable, empowered members of society. | [email protected] | (847) 244-0300 | https://www.haces.org/ |
| Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) | Provides information and assistance to help make education accessible and affordable, events, resources | [email protected] | (800) 899-4722 | https://www.isac.org/about-isac/contact.html |
| Indo American Center | The Indo American Center (IAC) addresses the needs of South Asian immigrants as well as people from more than thirty nations over the world. IAC provides services that facilitate their adjustment, integration, and friendship with the wider society, nurture their sense of community, and foster appreciation for the diversity of culture and heritage. | [email protected] | (773) 973-4444 ext. 100 | https://indoamerican.org/ |
| Junior Achievement | Provides support and services to youth on a variety of skill sets and career opportunities in the business world. | (312) 715-1300 | https://chicago.ja.org/ | |
| Ladder Up | Tax assistance, financial aid for college, financial literacy workshops. | [email protected] | (312) 409-1555 | https://www.goladderup.org/ |
| Latinos Progresando | Immigration legal services, community education, resource network, and wellness education. | (773) 542-7077 | https://latinospro.org/what-we-do/ | |
| Metropolitan Family Services | Offer services in education, economic stability and wellness and empowerment of communities | [email protected] | (312) 986-4000 | https://www.metrofamily.org/ |
| Mano a Mano Family Resource Center | Provides four key programs: Healthy Families, Engaged Citizens, Productive Parents, and Successful Children. | [email protected] | (847) 201-1521 | https://www.mamfrc.org/ |
| Mil Mujeres Legal Services | Offer immigration legal services to low-income individuals in the Latino community. Specialize in providing immigration benefits to survivors of violent crimes in the United States. While they mainly focus on helping survivors of gender related crimes, they also provide services to other survivors. | [email protected] | (202) 808-3311 | https://en.milmujeres.org/ |
| Mujeres Latinas En Accion | Over the years Mujeres has developed a comprehensive array of social services and advocacy initiatives that promote non-violence, reproductive health and leadership development. | [email protected] | (773) 890-7676 | https://mujereslatinasenaccion.org/ |
| Muslim Women Resource Center | Provides immigration services, social services, education programs, healthy living programs and internship programs | (773) 764-1686 | https://www.mwrcnfp.org/ | |
| National Immigrant Justice Center | Offers consultations and legal representation for low-income immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. | (312) 660-1370 | https://immigrantjustice.org/contact-us | |
| One Million Degrees | Offers personal, academic, professional, and financial supports to each of its scholar. | [email protected] | (312) 920-9605 | https://onemilliondegrees.org/ |
| Pilsen Neighbors | Support education, immigrant expungment, and community involvement. | [email protected] | (312) 666-2663 | https://www.pilsenneighbors.org/ |
| Polish American Association | Offer five programs: education, employment, immigration, clinical and supportive services | (773) 282-8206 | https://www.polish.org/en/ | |
| Southwest Organizing Project | Aims to advance racial equity and economic justice | (773) 471-8208 | https://swopchicago.org/ | |
| The Resurrection Project/La Casa Student Housing | Support financial stability, affordable housing, immigration, community involvement. | (312) 666-1323 | https://resurrectionproject.org/ |
resource platforms
Services offered: CPS portal for scholarship opportunities
Services Offered: Connects first-generation and minority students with colleges, scholarships, and mentors.
Services Offered: College workshops, college camps, leadership institutes, scholarships,
Services Offered: Provides programs and events aimed at post-secondary pathways (events, summits, conferences, workshops, etc.)