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Food pantry, a St. Louis Area Foodbank partner.
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See all days, hours and detailsFood pantry, a St. Louis Area Foodbank partner.
Call first. Hours come from the St. Louis Area Foodbank map. Please call to confirm before you go.
See all days, hours and detailsFood pantry, a St. Louis Area Foodbank partner.
Call first. Hours come from the St. Louis Area Foodbank map. Please call to confirm before you go.
See all days, hours and detailsFood pantry, a St. Louis Area Foodbank partner.
Call first. No phone is listed for this site. Dial 2-1-1 for help reaching it.
See all days, hours and detailsHousing across Madison County →
Public housing (low-rent apartments) for low-income families, older adults and people with disabilities.
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See all days, hours and detailsShelter across Madison County →
Salvation Army location that lists help for people without a home. Help depends on funding and need, so call first to ask what is available now and what to bring.
Call first. Call first: help depends on funding and each person's situation.
See all days, hours and detailsSalvation Army location that lists help for people without a home. Help depends on funding and need, so call first to ask what is available now and what to bring.
Call first. Call first: help depends on funding and each person's situation.
See all days, hours and detailsAll health help in Alton →Health across Madison County →
Community health center run by Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation, INC.. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.
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See all days, hours and detailsCommunity health center run by Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation, INC.. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.
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See all days, hours and detailsCommunity health center run by Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation, INC.. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.
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See all days, hours and detailsThese serve more than one town. Check each listing for who they serve.
Monthly Senior Box of food for people 60 and older who meet the income limit. Bring an ID. Serves Madison, St. Clair. Participants must be 60 or older and meet the income guidelines set by FNS CSFP is an equal opportunity provider: https://www.usda.gov/non-discrimination-statement.
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See all days, hours and detailsFree civil legal help for people with low income, funded by the federal Legal Services Corporation: evictions and housing, family law and protective orders, public benefits, consumer debt and more. Call or apply online; they will tell you if they can take your case.
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See all days, hours and detailsThe IDHS helpline for SNAP food benefits, cash help, Medicaid and other human services. Ask about a program or your case.
Free, confidential help for anyone hurt or threatened by a partner or family member: safety planning, shelter referrals and someone to talk to. Call 1-800-799-7233, text START to 88788, or chat at TheHotline.org. In an emergency, call 911.
Call or text 988 to reach a trained crisis counselor any time, for a mental health crisis, thoughts of suicide or a substance use crisis. It is free and confidential. Veterans can press 1.
Free, confidential treatment referral and information for mental health and substance use, in English and Spanish. You can also text your ZIP code to 435748.
Dial 988, then press 1. Or text 838255, or chat at veteranscrisisline.net. Free and confidential. You do not need to be enrolled in VA health care.
VA benefits: 800-827-1000. VA health benefits: 877-222-8387. Homeless veterans, open 24 hours: 877-424-3838. MyVA411, the main VA line, open 24 hours: 800-698-2411.
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We have confirmed 5 places that can help in Alton: Crisis Food Center (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM), (618) 462-8201, call first; Guardian Angel Food Pantry (Wednesday and Friday, 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM), (618) 462-0634, call first; Salvation Army Alton (Tuesday, 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM. Thursday, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM), (618) 465-7764, 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.
We have confirmed one place that can help in Alton: Housing Authority, City of Alton, (618) 465-4260. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Alton: The Salvation Army Alton, IL Corps, (618) 465-7764, call first; The Salvation Army Alton, IL Booth House, (314) 960-2532, call first. Please call first to confirm the ones marked call first. We could not confirm a year-round walk-in shelter in the county. For a place to stay tonight, call 2-1-1, or 911 in an emergency.
We have confirmed 3 places that can help in Alton: SIHF Healthcare , Alton Circle, (618) 332-0694, call first; SIHF Healthcare , Central Alton, (618) 462-4342, call first; SIHF Healthcare, Alton, (618) 463-5905, call first. Please call first to confirm the ones marked call first. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Alton: 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.
We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Alton: 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.
We have confirmed one place that can help in Alton: 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.
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