Family Support

​United Way 

Call "211"
211 is a free, confidential referral and information helpline and website that connects people of all ages and from all communities to the essential health and human services they need, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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Call4Calm

​Text "TALK" to 552-020
Call4Calm, is a new emotional support hotline for those in Illinois experiencing stress related to COVID-19.  To connect with a mental health professional to talk about stress, fears, etc., text "TALK" to 552-020.  The hotline is free-of-charge and anonymous.

Miss Carly's

​1125 5th Avenue  |  Sack meals available 24/7

Northern Illinois Food Bank

Winnebago Community Market
Mobile Pantry and Pop-Up Market Calendar

​Rockford Rescue Mission

​​715 W. State St., Rockford, 61102  |  815-965-5332
Sack meals available for pick up at their door 

• 7am - Breakfast 
• 11:30am-12:00pm - Lunch 
• 5pm - Dinner

For RPS 205 meal information, please visit the Meals page. 

• Children living in "Substandard" conditions which include housing that lacks utilities (such as working water, gas or electricity). Housing that is infested with vermin and mold, and does not have a working kitchen or a working toilet. Housing that might present unreasonable dangers to adults, children, or persons with disabilities
• Children sharing housing with of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason (sometimes referred to as doubled-up) 
• Children living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to lack of alternative adequate accommodations
• Children living in crisis shelters, emergency shelters or transitional shelters
• Children abandoned in hospitals
• Children and youth who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings
• Children and youth who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, at bus station or train stations, or similar settings
• Unaccompanied youth (students not living in the physical custody of parent/guardian. Commonly referred to as runaways, lockouts, throwaways, etc.)
• Migratory children who qualify as homeless because they are living in circumstances described above 

• Receive a free, appropriate public education
• Enroll in school immediately, even if lacking documents normally required for enrollment
• Enroll in school and attend classes while the school gathers needed documents
• Enroll in the local school; or continue attending their school of origin (the schools the attended when permanently housed or the school in which they were last enrolled), if that is your preference and is feasible
• If the school district believes that the school you select is not in the best interest of your child(ren), then the district must provide you with a written explanation of its position and inform you of your right to appeal this decision
• Receive transportation to and from school, if the students meet the state statue eligibility requirements
• Receive educational services that "Non-homeless students" are eligible to receive
• A priority to certain pre-school programs