Office Locator

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DHS Offices and Service Providers for Jefferson County

  1. DHS Family Community Resource Center in Jefferson County

    Family Community Resource Center

    333 Potomac Boulevard, Suite F
    Mount Vernon, IL 62864

    Phone: (618) 242-1040
    TTY: (866) 325-8153
    Fax: (618) 242-9241

    You may also visit ABE.Illinois.gov or call the IDHS Help is Here toll-free line at 1-833-2-FIND-HELP.

  2. DHS Long Term Care Resource Center - Medical Field Operations Downstate

    Family Community Resource Center

    707 E Wood Street
    Decatur, IL 62525

    Phone: (217) 362-6515
    TTY: (866) 324-5553
    Fax: (217) 362-6659
    Toll Free: (800) 843-6154
    Website: abe.illinois.gov

  3. Department of Human Services Main Office - Chicago

    Administrative Offices

    401 South Clinton Street
    Chicago, IL 60607

    Phone: (800) 843-6154
    TTY: (800) 447-6404

    No direct services provided at this location.

  4. Department of Human Services Main Office - Springfield

    Administrative Offices

    100 S Grand Avenue East
    Springfield, IL 62704

    Phone: (800) 843-6154
    TTY: (888) 440-8994

    No direct services provided at this location. Administrative office only.

  5. Jefferson County Health Department

    Better Birth Outcomes-Comprehensive

    4102 S. Water Tower Place
    Mt. Vernon, IL 62864

    Phone: (618) 244-7134
    TTY: None
    Fax: (618) 244-2640
    Website: www.jeffersoncountyillinois.com

  6. Project CHILD: Child Care Resource & Referral

    Child Care Resource & Referral

    327 Potomac Blvd
    Mount Vernon, IL 62864

    Phone: (800) 362-7257
    TTY: None

    Subsidy: (800) 362-7257, Local: (618) 244-2210

  7. Southern Illinois Case Coordination Services (SICCS)

    Developmental Disability Services

    130 South Locust , PO Box 588
    Centralia, IL 62801

    Phone: (618) 532-4300
    TTY: (618) 532-4300
    Fax: (618) 532-9416
    Toll Free: (800) 828-7422

    Crisis after hours number: (800) 828-7422

  8. Regional Office of Education #13 (Child and Family Connections #22)

    Early Intervention

    660 W. Noleman St.
    Centralia, IL 62801

    Phone: (618) 532-4919
    TTY: None
    Fax: (618) 615-4161
    Toll Free: (800) 661-0900

    Child & Family Connections #22

  9. Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation

    Free Legal Services

    8787 State Street, Suite 201
    East St. Louis, IL 62203

    Phone: (877) 342-7891
    TTY: None
    Website: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation

  10. Comprehensive Connections (a d/b/a for Jefferson County Comprehensive Services, Inc.)

    Mental Health

    16338 N IL Hwy 37
    Mt Vernon, IL 62864

    Phone: (618) 242-1510
    TTY: None
    Website: Comprehensive Connections

    Serving Region 5

  11. Division of Mental Health - Region Five South

    Mental Health

    1000 N Main St
    Anna, IL 62906

    Phone: (618) 833-8266
    TTY: None

    No direct services provided at this location. Administrative office only.

  12. Spero Family Services

    Mental Health

    2023 Richview Rd
    Mt Vernon, IL 62864

    Phone: (618) 242-1070
    TTY: None
    Website: Spero Family Services

    Serving Region 5

  13. Sexual Assault and Family Emergencies

    Rape Crisis Center

    P.O. Box 1503, 123 S. 10th Street, Suite 302
    Mt. Vernon, IL 62864


    TTY: None
    Toll Free: (800) 625-1414

    Rape Crisis Centers provide free and confidential crisis intervention services, counseling and advocacy for victims of sexual assault and their significant others.

  14. Mt Vernon DRS Office - Remote Staff Available

    Rehabilitation Services

    333 Potomac Boulevard, Suite F
    Mount Vernon, IL 62864

    Phone: (618) 244-0331
    TTY: (888) 340-1009
    Fax: (618) 244-6843

  15. Illinois Center for Rehabilitation & Education - Roosevelt - Temporarily Closed

    Residential Schools

    1950 W Roosevelt Rd
    Chicago, IL 60612

    Phone: (312) 433-3100
    TTY: (888) 261-8561
    Website: http://www.icre-roosevelt.org/

  16. Illinois School for the Deaf - Temporarily Closed

    Residential Schools

    125 S Webster Ave
    Jacksonville, IL 62650

    Phone: (217) 479-4200
    TTY: (217) 479-4200
    Website: http://www.morgan.k12.il.us/isd

  17. Illinois School for the Visually Impaired - Temporarily Closed

    Residential Schools

    658 E State St
    Jacksonville, IL 62650

    Phone: (217) 479-4400
    TTY: (217) 479-4400
    Website: www.isvi.net

  18. Centralia Township

    SNAP E&T

    148 S Poplar St
    Centralia, IL 62801

    Phone: (618) 532-5000
    TTY: None

    Accepting Referrals: NO
    Services: blah blah

  19. Mt. Vernon Township

    SNAP E&T

    811 Harrison St
    Mt Vernon, IL 62864

    Phone: (618) 242-1613
    TTY: None

    Accepting Referrals: Yes
    Services: blah blah

  20. Clyde L Choate Mental Health & Developmental Center

    State Developmental Centers

    1000 N Main St
    Anna, IL 62906

    Phone: (618) 833-5161
    TTY: (618) 833-4052
    Fax: (618) 833-4191

  21. W G Murray Developmental Center

    State Developmental Centers

    1535 W Mccord St
    Centralia, IL 62801

    Phone: (618) 532-1811
    TTY: (618) 532-9183
    Fax: (618) 532-8171

  22. Alton Mental Health Center

    State Psychiatric Hospitals

    4500 College Ave
    Alton, IL 62002

    Phone: (618) 474-3800
    TTY: None
    Fax: (618) 474-3807

  23. Choate Mental Health & Dev Center

    State Psychiatric Hospitals

    1000 N Main St
    Anna, IL 62906

    Phone: (618) 833-5161
    TTY: None
    Fax: (618) 833-4191

  24. CVS PHARMACY #06370

    WIC Authorized Specialty Formula Retailers

    2700 BROADWAY
    MOUNT VERNON, IL 62864

    Phone: (618) 242-2074
    TTY: None

  25. KROGER #711

    WIC Authorized Specialty Formula Retailers

    415 S 42ND ST
    MOUNT VERNON, IL 62864

    Phone: (618) 244-6210
    TTY: None

  26. WAL-MART SUPERCENTER #224

    WIC Authorized Specialty Formula Retailers

    110 DAVIDSON AVE
    MOUNT VERNON, IL 62864

    Phone: (618) 244-7119
    TTY: None

  27. WALGREENS #02876

    WIC Authorized Specialty Formula Retailers

    3001 BROADWAY ST
    MOUNT VERNON, IL 62864

    Phone: (618) 242-1442
    TTY: None

  28. Jefferson County Health Department

    Women, Infants, and Children

    4102 S. Water Tower Pl.
    Mt Vernon, IL 62864

    Phone: (618) 244-7134
    TTY: None
    Fax: (618) 244-2640

    Hours: Monday – Thursday 7:30am – 4:30pm

Office Types

  • Administrative Office - management of DHS services, programs and facilities
  • Better Birth Outcomes-Comprehensive - provides pregnant and parenting clients with 1:1 nursing assessments and assistance to connect and engage with medical, social, and other supports
  • Better Birth Outcomes-Navigation - connects pregnant and parenting clients medical, social, and other benefits and supports available in Chicago.
  • Chicago Family Connects - provides evidence-based nurse home visiting and coordinated referral program for City of Chicago birthing families with newborns
  • Child Care Resource & Referral - information for parents looking for quality child care; and for child care providers
  • Comprehensive Community-Based Youth Services - provides crisis assistance to youth, 11 to 17 years of age, who have run away from home or have been kicked out of their homes.
  • Developmental Disability Services - provide information, assessment & referral regarding developmental disabilities.
  • Domestic Violence Victim Services - provide free and confidential services to help domestic violence victims attain safety and self sufficiency, and to promote violence prevention through education and outreach.
  • Early Intervention - assessment of children age 0-3 for developmental delays
  • Family Community Resource Center (Family & Community Services) - "one-stop" centers for cash & medical assistance, food stamps, and job services
  • Family Planning - provides medical, social and educational services related to the avoidance, achievement, timing and spacing of pregnancy.
  • Free Legal Services - Outside services which provide information and free civil legal guidance, and possible representation, for low-income, elderly, and other vulnerable individuals.
  • High Risk Family Case Management - Provides nursing assessment, intervention, and service coordination to high risk pregnant & postpartum individuals and/or their high risk infants throughout pregnancy and the first one year after birth.
  • Mental Health - information, assessment & referral regarding mental health and mental illness
  • Partner Abuse Intervention Services - DHS protocol-approved programs for perpetrators of intimate partner violence.
  • Rape Crisis Centers - provide free and confidential crisis intervention services, counseling and advocacy for victims of sexual assault and their significant others.
  • Recovery Residence - provides services for prevention, intervention, treatment and recovery support for individuals and families with or at risk for Substance Use Disorder
  • Rehabilitation Services - assistance for people with disabilities looking for jobs or living independently
  • Residential School - residential education and outreach programs for children with disabilities
  • State Psychiatric Hospital - for children, adolescents and adults who need publicly-funded inpatient treatment
  • Women, Infants and Children (WIC) - provides nutritious foods, education, counseling and support for pregnant women, new mothers, infants and children up to age 5.