Self Help Center

Program Details

Operating Agency: Family Service of Champaign County (Private, Non-Profit )

Person In Charge: Coordinator : Sharon Monday-Dorsey

Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-5:00 PM (Sharon 8:30 AM-Noon Monday-Friday)

Eligibility: Anyone wishing to start a support group or wishing to find a support group.

Fees: None

Intake Process: Call for information

Service Area: Champaign, Vermilion, Coles, McLean, Piatt, Ford counties

Handicap Accessibility: Full Wheelchair Access,

Program/Service Notes

The purpose of the Self-Help Center is to provide information & referral to self-help/support groups, provide on-going assistance to self-help groups and activities, to facilitate the development of new self-help groups, and to heighten community awareness of the value of self help. The center provides resources to more than 300 local self-help groups located in and around Champaign County. SPECIFIC SERVICES OFFERED: * Computerized data base of self-help groups in and around Champaign County * Assistance to individuals who are trying to locate self-help groups * Assistance to individuals interested in starting new groups * Consultation and workshops to group members and professionals on a variety of issues, such as maintaining and organizing groups * Promotion of community awareness of the value of self-help groups * Information and Referral Service on local and national groups, which links individuals to groups, provides information on new groups and assists individuals wanting to start new groups. * Support Group Directory of more than 300 support groups currently meeting in East Central Illinois * Newsletter (distributed 2-3 times per year) * Self-Help lending library * Leadership, courses, workshops, and educational packets www.prairienet.org/selfhelp (has group listings on website) (website only active until 06/30/09) www.helpsource.org

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