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Champaign County, Illinois

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Illinois
39 places

    Some safety programs do not share an address, so they are not on the map. They are listed under Safety below.

    Food pantries and meals25

    Rantoul

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    Food pantry, a Eastern Illinois Foodbank partner. Serves Champaign.

    Hours
    Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
    Address
    520 E Wabash, Ste 1, Rantoul, IL 61866

    Call first. Hours come from the Eastern Illinois Foodbank map. Please call to confirm before you go.

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    Champaign

    Daily Bread Soup Kitchen

    Free meals, a Eastern Illinois Foodbank partner. Serves Champaign.

    Hours
    Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM
    Address
    116 N First Street, Champaign, IL 61820

    Call first. No phone is listed for this site. For questions, call the Eastern Illinois Foodbank at 217-328-3663.

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    Champaign

    Jubilee Cafe @ CUCC

    Free meals, a Eastern Illinois Foodbank partner. Serves Champaign.

    Hours
    Monday, 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
    Address
    805 South Sixth Street, Champaign, IL 61820

    Call first. No phone is listed for this site. For questions, call the Eastern Illinois Foodbank at 217-328-3663.

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    Champaign

    Salvation Army Pantry-Champgn

    Food pantry, a Eastern Illinois Foodbank partner. Serves Champaign.

    Hours
    Monday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM
    Address
    2212 North Market St, Champaign, IL 61822

    Call first. No phone is listed for this site. For questions, call the Eastern Illinois Foodbank at 217-328-3663.

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    Champaign

    Wesley/ARC Food Assistance

    Food pantry, a Eastern Illinois Foodbank partner. College Students of University of Illinois only.

    Hours
    Tuesday, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Saturday, 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
    Address
    201 E Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL 61820

    Call first. No phone is listed for this site. For questions, call the Eastern Illinois Foodbank at 217-328-3663.

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    Champaign

    WUMC at Parkland College

    Food pantry, a Eastern Illinois Foodbank partner. Serves Champaign.

    Hours
    Wednesday, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. 1st and 3rd Saturday, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    Address
    2400 W Bradley Avenue Rm. M-138, Champaign, IL 61821

    Call first. No phone is listed for this site. For questions, call the Eastern Illinois Foodbank at 217-328-3663.

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    Urbana

    WUMC Evening Pantry

    Food pantry, a Eastern Illinois Foodbank partner. Serves Champaign.

    Hours
    Thursday, 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
    Address
    1203 West Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801

    Call first. No phone is listed for this site. For questions, call the Eastern Illinois Foodbank at 217-328-3663.

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    St. Joseph

    Feed the Need

    Food pantry, a Eastern Illinois Foodbank partner. Serves St. Joseph.

    Hours
    Thursday, 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
    Address
    205 N 3rd Street, St. Joseph, IL 61873

    Call first. No phone is listed for this site. For questions, call the Eastern Illinois Foodbank at 217-328-3663.

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    Utility bills and rent help1

    Champaign

    The Salvation Army Champaign, IL Social Services Center

    Salvation Army location that lists emergency help with rent and utility bills and food help. Help depends on funding and need, so call first to ask what is available now and what to bring.

    Hours
    Please call for hours
    Address
    2212 N Market, Champaign, IL 61822

    Call first. Call first: help depends on funding and each person's situation.

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    Checked October 9, 2026. Source: The Salvation Army location finder.Suggest an update

    Housing1

    Health and dental5

    Champaign

    CHP Champaign Health Center

    Community health center run by Community Health Partnership of Illinois. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.

    Hours
    Please call for hours
    Address
    4 Henson Pl, Suite 2, Champaign, IL 61820

    Call first. Hours are not published on an official page we could check. Call first.

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    Recovery and mental health help2

    Veterans services2

    Safety and crisis help1

    Government offices1

    How HelpByState works

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    1. 1

      Matched to the source

      A listing goes up only after its phone and its address or hours match the organization's own page, or an official list.

    2. 2

      Dated on every card

      Each card shows the day we checked it. If sources disagree, we say call first instead of guessing.

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      See something wrong, or know a place we missed? Send it in. Nothing changes until we have checked it.

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    Help is closer than you think in Champaign County

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    Free groceriesFood banks and pantries give food to anyone who needs it.
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    Someone to help you applyState offices and local programs help with food stamps, bills and more.
    Kids laughing together over a free meal with a grandmother at a community center
    Meals and care for kidsFree meals, clinics and family programs, close to home.

    Questions people ask

    Where can I get free food in Champaign County, Illinois?

    We have confirmed 25 places that can help in Champaign County: Faith UMC Emergency Food Pantry in Champaign (Monday and Tuesday, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM. Wednesday, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM), (217) 359-3631, call first; Friends of Champaign County (Sunday, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM), (217) 352-7961, call first; Grace Lutheran Church in Champaign (Thursday, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM), (217) 356-6232, call first. 22 more are listed on this page. Please call first to confirm the ones marked call first. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

    Where can I get help paying rent or a utility bill in Champaign County, Illinois?

    We have confirmed one place that can help in Champaign County: The Salvation Army Champaign, IL Social Services Center, (217) 373-7825. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

    Where can I get housing help in Champaign County, Illinois?

    We have confirmed one place that can help in Champaign County: Housing Authority of Champaign County, (217) 378-7100. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

    Where can I find a free or low-cost clinic in Champaign County, Illinois?

    We have confirmed 5 places that can help in Champaign County: CHP Champaign Health Center, (312) 795-0000, call first; Promise Healthcare Neil St in Champaign, (217) 356-1558, call first; Promise Healthcare, Frances Nelson in Champaign, (217) 356-1558, call first. 2 more are listed on this page. Please call first to confirm the ones marked call first. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

    Where can I get help with addiction or mental health in Champaign County, Illinois?

    We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Champaign County: 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (24 hours a day, 7 days a week), 988; SAMHSA National Helpline (Open 24 hours a day, every day), (800) 662-4357. If you are in crisis right now, call or text 988. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

    Where can I get help with veterans benefits in Champaign County, Illinois?

    We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Champaign County: Veterans Crisis Line (Open 24 hours a day, every day), 988; VA national phone lines (Benefits line, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM Eastern), (800) 827-1000. A veteran in crisis can call 988 and press 1, or text 838255.

    Where can I get free legal help in Champaign County, Illinois?

    We have confirmed one place that can help in Champaign County: Land of Lincoln Legal Aid, (877) 342-7891. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

    Is HelpByState free to use?

    Yes. There is nothing to sign up for and nothing to pay. Every listing is free, and so is adding or correcting one.

    Why do some listings say call first?

    Church and community pantries often change days, move, or close for a holiday. When the sources we checked disagree, or an organization does not publish its hours, we say so instead of guessing. A quick call saves a trip.

    I run a pantry or a program. How do I get listed or fix our hours?

    Use the Add a listing or Suggest an update form. We confirm it against your own page or contact you, then change the listing. It is free.

    Is this the same as 2-1-1?

    No. 2-1-1 is a statewide phone line and database run by the state network. HelpByState is an independent, county-by-county directory that shows the date each listing was checked. If you want to talk to a person, dial 2-1-1.

    Where do the hours and phone numbers come from?

    From each organization's own website or page, official sources such as housing authority and WIC clinic lists, and the public Find Food map of the local food bank. We list the source on every card.

    Something missing, or out of date?

    If you run a pantry or program, or you saw a listing that is wrong, tell us. We check every message against the organization's own page before anything changes.