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The Center for Prevention of Abuse is the only agency in the State of Illinois to provide combined services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault/abuse, and elder/disabled adult abuse. The Center also reaches students age pre-K through college with violence prevention education, as well as abusers with an abuser re-education program.

The Pathway Ministries Women's Residential Center provides an emergency shelter for single women and also offers nutritious meals, chapel services, clean clothes, showers, and case management services. Please note that this site was formerly known as the Esther House.

The Carol House of Hope is the Center for Prevention of Abuse's Pekin shelter.

The Salvation Army Safety Net Shelter serves men experiencing homelessness.

Tri-County Opportunities Council is a community action agency serving Bureau, Carroll, LaSalle, Lee, Marshall, Ogle, Putnam, Stark, and Whiteside counties. ============================================== 2025-26 LIHEAP Utility Assistance Details Please call after September 16, 2025 to schedule for October onward. Marshall County LIHEAP Office: 309-246-2200 Stark County LIHEAP Office: 309-286-0001 Putnam County, please use main office line for LIHEAP: 815-625-7830 October Appointments - priority scheduling for: -Seniors (60 & over) -Disabled individuals -Families with children 5 & under -Households disconnected or under imminent threat of disconnection November-Open enrollment for all households. In addition to LIHEAP, Tri-Counties Opportunities Council offers the "Neighbor to Neighbor" program for possible utility assistance.

Since 1983, Freedom House has provided a safe and free haven for victims of domestic and sexual violence and their children. It serves the residents of Bureau, Henry, Marshall, Putnam, and Stark Counties in Illinois and is supported by public, corporate, and private funds. In addition to shelter services, Freedom House provides domestic and sexual violence prevention programs, prevention programs for grade school and high school students, medical and legal advocacy, and volunteer support.

The Woodford County Heart House is a homeless shelter for women and children. The Heart House will take domestic violence/abuse victims, but it is not an abuse shelter.

Tri-County Opportunities Council is a community action agency serving Bureau, Carroll, LaSalle, Lee, Marshall, Ogle, Putnam, Stark, and Whiteside counties. ============================================== 2025-26 LIHEAP Utility Assistance Details Please call after September 16, 2025 to schedule for October onward. Marshall County LIHEAP Office: 309-246-2200 Stark County LIHEAP Office: 309-286-0001 Putnam County, please use main office line for LIHEAP: 815-625-7830 October Appointments - priority scheduling for: -Seniors (60 & over) -Disabled individuals -Families with children 5 & under -Households disconnected or under imminent threat of disconnection November-Open enrollment for all households. In addition to LIHEAP, Tri-Counties Opportunities Council offers the "Neighbor to Neighbor" program for possible utility assistance.

The Pekin Outreach Initiative's Outreach Center offers a place for individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Pekin to access showers, laundry services, personal care items, and meals. In addition, the following organizations are on site routinely: -Goodwill (job finding assistance & clothing): Mondays, 10 a.m. to 12 Noon -Trillium (goal planning; as well as assistance or referrals for medical, dental, vision, substance use, Medicaid, housing, and Disability): Monday through Thursday each week, times vary

The goal of the Brightpoint Crisis Nursery program is to provide overburdened parents with facilitated breaks, crisis counseling, stress reduction therapy, family stability, and positive parenting education. The Crisis Nursery offers supportive services that link parents and caregivers to community resources to help them cope and problem-solve. Services are free to anyone in need; and the nursery is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days per year.

Illinois Valley PADS Ottawa offers an emergency shelter.

The Center for Prevention of Abuse is the only agency in the State of Illinois to provide combined services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault/abuse, and elder/disabled adult abuse. The Center also reaches students age pre-K through college with violence prevention education, as well as abusers with an abuser re-education program.

The Harold J. Rust Transitional Center is a shelter for families and women (there is more limited space for single men) working towards independence. The facility allows The Salvation Army to provide shelter, meals, and case management services to help the adult identify and work on the underlying causes of his or her homelessness. ============== 2025: Overnight shelter in gym is also open during the day starting September 1.

Since 1983, Freedom House has provided a safe and free haven for victims of domestic and sexual violence and their children. It serves the residents of Bureau, Henry, Marshall, Putnam, and Stark Counties in Illinois and is supported by public, corporate, and private funds. In addition to shelter services, Freedom House provides domestic and sexual violence prevention programs, prevention programs for grade school and high school students, medical and legal advocacy, and volunteer support.

The Woodford County Heart House is a homeless shelter for women and children. The Heart House will take domestic violence/abuse victims, but it is not solely an abuse shelter.

Fulton Mason Crisis Service provides 24 hour crisis intervention services for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. FMCS also provides abuse counseling, referral information for community resources and services, and classes for perpetrators of domestic violence. If you are in immediate danger, please call 911 first.

The Carol House of Hope is the Center for Prevention of Abuse's Pekin shelter.

Serves individuals and families passing through Eureka. Call or visit a church to get a voucher, then take it to the Woodford County Sheriff's Office for voucher approval. Provides food, gas, and overnight lodging vouchers. Crosspoint Community Church: 951 Country Road 1625 E, Eureka 61530 | (309) 467-4968 Eureka Bible Church: 1452 Church Road, Eureka 61530 | (309) 467-4341 Eureka Methodist Church: 208 North Callender Street, Eureka 61530 | (309) 467-3026 Eureka Presbyterian Church: 101 North Major Street, Eureka 61530 | (309) 467-3342 Living Faith Fellowship Church: 1201 West Center Street, Eureka 61530 | (833) 877-2540 Roanoke Mennonite Church: 1195 Country Road 900 E, Eureka 61530 | (309) 467-3460

Limited service, sometimes available to military veterans. Please call for further information and screening.

The Center for Prevention of Abuse is the only agency in the State of Illinois to provide combined services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault/abuse, and elder/disabled adult abuse. The Center also reaches students age pre-K through college with violence prevention education, as well as abusers with an abuser re-education program.

Dream Center Peoria offers a 24/7 emergency shelter that includes snacks, showers, a bed to sleep in, breakfast, lunch, dinner, job readiness assistance, case management services, and storage (not for furniture). Phones can be utilized for job interviews. Day services also include showers and cooling/warming center availability for their eligible population (single women; mothers with children; single fathers with children; couples with and without children; and other family units) even if they are not staying at the Dream Center.

Crittenton Center offers a crisis bursery and crisis child care.

The Men's Residential Center is a Christian homeless shelter for men that, in addition to a place to sleep, offers nutritious meals, chapel services, clean clothes, showers, and case management services. Please note that this site was formerly known as the Peoria Rescue Mission.

The Center for Prevention of Abuse is the only agency in the State of Illinois to provide combined services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault/abuse, and elder/disabled adult abuse. The Center also reaches students age pre-K through college with violence prevention education, as well as abusers with an abuser re-education program.

Illinois Valley PADS Peru Shelter offers an emergency shelter.