Resources

Give Back To Your Community.

Explore our resource guides for more ways to support and connect with those in need:

Be the Solution.

Give a gift to help serve Aurora’s most vulnerable population.

Generous donations support individuals experiencing homelessness and help connect them with essential resources, including food assistance, housing support, and life-skill programs. 

Emergency Shelter 

Emergency shelters provide safe, warm places for those with no other options. Organizations like Hesed House and Mutual Ground offer overnight shelter and essential services, ensuring that individuals have a safe and accessible location.

• Hesed House: Emergency shelter for those residing in Aurora, IL

  630-897-2156

• Mutual Ground: Emergency shelter for women and survivors of domestic violence; provide substance-use assistance
  630-897-0084

• Wayside Cross: Transitional housing and recovery programs
  630-892-4239

• Salvation Army - Aurora: Shelter and emergency services
  630-897-7265

• World Relief: Offer refugee housing for immigrants
  630-906-9546

• Hope for Tomorrow: Shelter and housing support for Veterans
  630-966-9000

• 360 Youth: Youth housing and programming
  630-961-2992 x1165

Rapid Rehousing

Rehousing programs provide subsidized rent and case management for individuals and families facing recent housing crises, helping them secure stable housing while accessing necessary resources.

• AID (Association for Individual Development): Housing support and case management.
  Phone: 630-966-4000

• Hesed House: Rehousing support programs. 
  630-897-2156

• Catholic Charities of Aurora: Housing transitions and affordable housing units.
   630-820-3220

Permanent Supportive Housing

“Permanent housing in which housing assistance (e.g., long-term leasing or rental assistance) and supportive services are provided to assist households with at least one member (adult or child) with a disability in achieving housing stability.” (HUD, 2024)

• Hesed House: Rehousing support programs. 
  630-897-2156

• Aurora Housing Authority: Affordable housing with supportive services.
  630-701-9977

• Franciscan Ministries: Supportive housing for seniors and individuals in need.
  630-897-7340

Diversion Resources 

Diversion resources can swiftly address housing insecurity. In addition to food and shelter, programs like those at the Interfaith Food Pantry, Hesed House, and AID offer job training, case management, and family reunification services to help clients achieve self-sufficiency.

• Aurora Interfaith Food Pantry: Provides food assistance and links to community resources.
  630-897-2127

• Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry: Comprehensive family and individual support services.
  630-897-5431

• Two Rivers Head Start: Comprehensive family and individual support services.
  630-264-1444