Immigration and Community Resources

National Resources

• Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC)
  • Family Preparedness Plan
• Immigrants Rising
  • ITIN 101: Everything You Want To Know About ITINS, But Don’t Know What To Ask (Webinar)
• My Undocumented Life
• American Immigration Council
• Learning Center
• Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund
• National Immigration Law Center

Illinois Resources

College Resources

• College Advising Guide for Undocumented Students (IACAC)

Community Organizations

• Organized Communities Against Deportations
• Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
• National Immigrant Justice Center
• World Relief – DuPage/Aurora
• Family Focus Aurora
• Illinois Business Immigration Coalition

Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights

• Non-Profit Organizations Authorized to Provide Immigration Services (PDF)
• Illinois Immigrant Legal Services Directory (PDF)

Know Your Rights

• National Immigration Law Center
• Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights: Know Your Rights Card

Mental Health

• Mental Health Resource Guide for Refugee and Immigrant Families
• Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health

Chicago Area Resources

• Anixter Center | 773-973-7900 | TTY 773-973-2180
• Arab American Action Network | 773-436-6060
• Alliance of Filipinos for Immigrant Rights and Empowerment | 773-580-1025
• Chinese American Service League | 312-791-0418
• Chicago Lighthouse | 312-666-1331
• Chicago Hearing Society | 773- 248-9121 | TTY 773-248-9174
• Enlace Chicago | 773-542-9233
• Howard Brown Center | 773-388-1602
• Korean American Resource and Cultural Center | 773-588-9158
• Metro Levine Hillel Center | 312-829-1956
• Refugee One | 773-989-5647
• The Night Ministry 4711 N. Ravenswood Ave | 773-989-5647
• Proyecto de Acción de los Suburbios del Oeste (P.A.S.O. West Suburban Action Project) | 708-410-2000
• United African Organization | 312-949-9980

External Legal Resources

• Chicago Bar Association | 312-554-2001
• Chicago Legal Clinic Pro Bono Program | 773-731-1762
• Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation | 312-332-1624
• Coordinated Advice and Referral Program for Legal Services | 312-738-9200
• Heartland Alliance | 312-660-1300
• Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights | 312-332-7360
• Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund | 312-427-0701
• National Immigrant Justice Center | 312-660-1370