Community Resource Center

Community Resource Center (CRC) is a collaboration of non for profit organizations, government agencies, and faith based organizations that work together to provide resources to those in our community who are in need.

Community Resource Days each Friday

We host a Community Resource Day each Friday from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. where you can receive support or volunteer to serve others.

What to expect:

The Community Resource Day provides representatives from the agencies and organizations who are there to meet needs. New guests arrive and connect with an intake volunteer who helps connect the needs of the guest with the resources available that day. Besides agency resources, Willow Creek Church in Crystal Lake also provides a hot shower, haircuts, laundry services, clothing and a hot lunch for our guests, free of charge.

Helpful information:

• 40+ agencies/organizations are involved in providing resources at our Resource Days
• Generally we see 60-65 guests each Friday
• Most agency providers are geared toward McHenry County residents, but not exclusively
• About 30% of our guests are currently experiencing homelessness, about 30% are in transitional housing and about 40% of our guests are experiencing a crisis of some kind like lack of work, overdue bills, eviction notice, mental or physical health issues.
• Agencies provide services around the areas of: transportation, housing insecurity, bill pay assistance, mental health assistance, employment, substance abuse, veteran’s services, children& youth services, disability assistance and food insecurity.
• Furniture and bike applications are also received and distributed out of the Resource Days.
• Community Resource Days close whenever there is a Fifth Friday (1/31, 5/30, 8/25, 10/31) or when it is a holiday weekend (7/4, 11/28 and 12/26)

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