Center of Concern

The Center of Concern is a nonprofit social service agency that provides housing, community, and older adults services to enable vulnerable residents to live with dignity and independence.

Older Adult Services: Case management, Medicare and health insurance counseling, telephone reassurance/friendly visits, grocery delivery, Alzeheimer’s caregivers support group, Memory Café, chore housekeeping, Senior Companionship Program, weekday lunches, educational workshops, referrals to resources

Housing Services: Case management, home sharing program, homelessness prevention, emergency and rapid re-housing, housing counseling, senior housing counseling, rent/mortgage/utility assistance, referrals to resources

Community Services: Legal counseling, income tax preparation assistance, low income taxpayer representation, financial counseling, small business grant assistance, employment and resume counseling, energy utility use counseling, COVID-19 assistance, referrals to resources

Volunteer Opportunities: Friendly visiting, grocery shopping, handyman services, senior lunch help, yard maintenance/gardening, telephone reassurance calls, help with holiday deliveries, service on event committees, and professional volunteer services like general legal counsel, medicare counseling, financial counseling, employment counselors, social workers, income tax preparers

Service Area: Chicagoland

Fees/Insurance: No charge for any services/programs

Languages: English