The links below will connect to useful information for you, your friends, and family.
Know Your Rights
TASC Client Rights Statement and Notice of Privacy Practices
Know Your Rights Fact Sheet (from ACLU)
Learn about Social Security after Incarceration
Find Legal Aid Resources in Illinois
State ID, Record Clearing, and Voting
Clearing Your Criminal Record (TASC brochure)
Record Expungement and Sealing Fact Sheet (from Cabrini Green Legal Aid)
Obtaining Illinois State ID
Sealing or Expunging Records in Illinois
Registering to Vote
How to Register to Vote in Illinois
Prevention and Intervention
Recognizing and Preventing Drug Overdose
Opioid Safety and How to Use Naloxone
Prevent an Overdose, Save a Life (an educational video produced by the New York City Department of Health)
Find Treatment and Health Services
Locate a Substance Use Disorder Treatment Provider in Illinois
Locate a Mental Health Treatment Provider
Find a Health Center
Find Illinois Public Health Programs
Learn about Winners' Circles and TASC's community reentry services
Alcoholics Anonymous
Cocaine Anonymous
Marijuana Anonymous
Narcotics Anonymous
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Illinois Re-Entry Resources
Employment and Vocational
Illinois WorkNet Center
Illinois National HIRE Network
Re-Entry Illinois Employment Service Program
The Cara Program
i.c. stars
Safer Foundation
Housing
Housing Resources in Illinois
Subsidized Housing and a Criminal Record in Cook County: What You Need to Know (from BPI Chicago)
Support for Veterans
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs
Resources for Parents and Family Members
Adult Children of Alcoholics
Al-Anon Family Groups
Child Care Resource Service - Parenting Resources
When DCFS Cases Go to Juvenile Court
ACCESS NI – Community Resource Directory for Northern Illinois
ACCESS SI – Community Resource Directory for Southern Illinois
For resources and services in your county, do a google search on your county name and “community services.” You may find results such as these:
DuPage CRIS (Community Resource Information System) – DuPage County Guide to Community Services
Kane County Guide to Community Services