Special Assistance

APCC Food Pantry
Annual Family Health Fair
LI-HEAP Energy Assistance

APCC Food Pantry, located at 5121 N. Kimball, offers emergency food to supplement individuals and families' sources of food. Food distribution is limited to once per month per household. (This is a collaboration between Queen of All Saints Parish, the Greater Chicago Food Depository, and the Albany Park Community Center.)
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Health Fair -The Albany Park Community Center and Swedish Covenant Hospital co-sponsor a Free Family Health Fair on a Saturday each spring. The fair serves several hundred people each year with screenings (blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes risk assessment, lead testing for children under age six, to name a few), immunizations, and school physicals. Exhibits focus on health information and community resources, such as WIC and KidCare.
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Energy Assistance--Residents of zip code 60625 can apply for help in paying utility bills from the State's Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs). At 5121 N. Kimball, 2nd floor, staff from Ekklesia-Ministry of Helps are available on a regular schedule from October through the winter months, or until funding is depleted. Contact APCC/LIT for more information (7731509-5650).
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Community Technology Centers (CTC) - This three-site program helps APCC clients access the Internet and learn to use information technology. The site locations follow:

Youth - Youth/Net 17 at Roosevelt High School, 3436 West Wilson Avenue, Chicago, IL 60625. Phone: 773.509.9139.
Job Seekers - APCC's Workforce Development Center at 3403 West Lawrence Avenue, Ste 200, Chicago, IL 60625. Phone: 773.539.3828.
Adult learners - APCC/LIT, 5101 North Kimball, Chicago, IL 60625. Phone: 773.509.5650.

Resources for the CTC's are provided in part by the Illinois Department of Commerce & Community Affair's and its "Eliminate the Digital Divide" program.
funding source http://www.commerce.state.il.us/digital_divide.htm
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Refurbished Computers - APCC's clients and staff may purchase refurbished computers at low prices through APCC/LIT. Call 773.509.5650 for more information.
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