Homeless Shelters

A listing of some Chicago-area homeless shelters. Warm Wishes is not a shelter, nor is it affiliated with any of these organizations and is providing the list as a free service in an effort to be helpful. Updates will be made as information is made available to us. We welcome additions and links.


Chicago North Side

Lakeview Shelter, Inc. Serving men who are homeless or formerly homeless, 835 W. Addison Street, Chicago, IL 60613, 773-327-1389

REST - Residents for Emergency Shelter Overnight shelter for men and women, 941 W. Lawrence, Chicago, IL 60640, 312-784-0909

Lincoln Park Community Shelter Empowering homeless individuals to make life changes, 642 West Deming Place, Chicago, IL 60614, 312-549-6111

Franciscan Outreach Association House of Mary & Joseph Overnight Shelter, 1645 West LeMoyne Street, Chicago, IL 60622, 773-278-6724


Chicago South Side

Southwest Chicago PADS Public Action to Deliver Shelter, held at rotating locations, PO Box 29453, 3121 West 71st Street, Chicago, IL 60629-0453, 312-737-7070

Port Ministries Shelter, soup kitchen, food pantry. 5013 South Hermitage, Chicago, IL 60609, 773-778-5955

San Jose Obrero Mission Transitional shelter for homeless men, 1909 South Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60608, 312-243-4347


Near West Side

Cathedral Shelter of Chicago Shelter, food pantry, services, 1668 W. Ogden Avenue, Chicago, IL 60612-3249, 312-997-2222


West Suburbs

Lazarus House Provides shelter, food, encouragement, information, case management and support services to men, women and children in need who are connected to the Batavia, Geneva, St. Charles, or Kaneland School districts, 214 Walnut Street, St. Charles, IL 60174, 630-587-2144

Beds Plus Provides emergency overnight shelter and assists homeless people of west suburban Cook County to become self-sufficient, P.O. Box 2035, LaGrange, IL 60525, 708-354-0858

DuPage P.A.D.S., Inc. Public Action to Deliver Shelter, rotating congregational sites for the homeless men, women and families of DuPage County, 705 West Liberty, Wheaton, IL 60187, 630-682-3846

West Suburban P.A.D.S. Public Action to Deliver Shelter, rotating congregational sites in Oak Park and Berwyn, PO Box 797, Oak Park IL 60303, 708-488-1724, information and referral: 708-488-1890

Hesed House 659 South River Street, Aurora, IL 60506-5551, 630-897-2156

Wayside Cross Ministries Helps those in the Fox Valley whose lives lack hope and direction because of poverty, addiction, abuse and violence, 215 East New York Street, Aurora, IL 60505 630-892-4239


Northwest Suburbs

Community Crisis Center, Inc. Provides 24-hour, caring and professional services to individuals and families affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, and other crisis situations. P.O. Box 1390 Elgin, Illinois 60121-1390 24-Hour Hotline: 847-697-2380

WINGS - Women in Need Growing Stronger Housing program dedicated to ending homelessness for women & children in the Northwest Chicago suburbs, 415 E. Golf Road, Suite 108, Arlington Heights, IL 60005, 847-640-8542

Journeys From PADS to HOPE Assists men, women & families in Cook County who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, 1140 E. Northwest Highway, Palatine, IL 60074, 847-963-9163 ext.17

Home of the Sparrow, Inc. Providing Transitional Shelter for Homeless Women and Their Children in the Northwest Suburbs, with Shelters in Crystal Lake, McHenry, and Palatine. PO Box 343, McHenry, IL 60051, 815-344-5171

Shelter, Inc. Providing community-based, emergency and temporary housing for thousands of children and adolescents from birth through age 17 in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, who are abused, neglected, dependent or in need of supervision, 1616 N. Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights, IL 60004, 847-590-6188