McHenry Township General & Emergency Assistance 
General Assistance is available
through the Township for residents with very low or no income. The
Township also may provide Emergency Assistance based on the
situation and need.
In addition to assistance for shelter, food, clothing and medical,
the staff of the Supervisor’s office will work with residents to
find employment and other sources of assistance.
Applications are available for General Assistance at McHenry
Township office or you may printout an application and supporting
document here.
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An appointment must be scheduled by calling 815-385-5605.
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Both
documents must be completed and returned to the case
worker at the time of the scheduled interview.
Application Part 1
Application Part 2
Resource List
LIHEAP Information
Circuit Breaker Info
Senior Resource
For
medical assistance resources
click on the Community Health link in the left-hand column.
Salvation Army Emergency Assistance
McHenry Township is an Extension Site for Salvation Army Emergency Assistance for residents residing on zip codes 60050, 60051, 60072, and 60097.
This assistance is similar to the township's Emergency Assistance and is in addition to the government funded programs and provides services to families on an emergency basis. Salvation Army is a faith based, non-for-profit agency and the program is subject to availability of these private resources.
The Salvation Army Back to School Program is in
need of these
items.
McHenry Township
Area Food Pantries
 FISH
Food Pantry
is a non-profit volunteer
In June 2010, FISH assisted:
414 Families
809 Adults
595
Children
$5,260.00 Vouchers
2101 Bags of Food
McHenry Township
provides housing for FISH Food Pantry at McHenry Township
Hall, 3703 N. Richmond Road, on the lower level at the rear of the
building. Parking for participants is in the Township’s
employee parking lot on the south side of the building.
- FISH Food Pantry is open every
- Tuesday & Thursday from 9:00 to 11:30 am
- For more information or to participate in
this program
- call FISH at 815-344-4717
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or visit their
website at
http://www.fishofmchenry.org
Applicants should call to schedule
an appointment to come in and fill out an application. All
recipients must register annually. The following paperwork is
needed to apply:
- Proof of income for the whole
household
- Picture IDs for anyone years age
18 and over
- Social Security cards for
everyone in the household
- Proof of residency such as
rental agreement/lease, mortgage coupon or a current utility
bill
The
Wonder Lake Neighbors Food Pantry
is housed at Nativity Lutheran Church, 3506 East Wonder Lake Road in Wonder Lake. The pantry is supported by area churches and organizations.
The Wonder Lake Food Pantry is open from
9 am to noon every Tuesday and Wednesday.
For more information
call 815-355-5459
or visit their website at
http://www.wlfoodpantry.com
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