Mile Square Health Center

The Chicago Housing Authority supports Mile Square by:

• Promoting clinic services and locations
• Referring families for care
• Providing workshops that clear up myths, address social determinants of health, and promote the development of healthier lifestyles

Westside Community Development Collaboration supports Mile Square by:

• Promoting clinic services and locations
• Referring families for care
• Providing workshops that clear up myths, address social determinants of health, and promote the development of healthier lifestyles

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) supports Mile Square by:

• Promoting clinic services and locations
• Referring families for care
• Providing workshops that clear up myths, address social determinants of health, and promote the development of healthier lifestyles

CPS also supports our school-based health centers, where we provide care to community members.

Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corporation supports Mile Square by:

• Referring individuals to our clinics and programs, such as our Diabetes Prevention Program
• Networking with other community organizations
• Bringing awareness to our program and services through their outreach efforts to individuals and families

Just Roots aids Mile Square in:

• Providing fresh fruits and vegetables to participants in our Diabetes Prevention Program

Lawrence Hall supports Mile Square by:

• Providing needed resources, such as information regarding Mile Square services, at engagement events for individuals and families
• Linking care to homeless populations
• Decreasing myths about health topics, such as COVID-19 and vaccinations

Major Adams Community Committee supports Mile Square by:

• Providing information to families on how to develop healthier relationships and lifestyles as well as access necessary services to address social determinants of health
• Offering educational workshops and opportunities, such as HIV/STI testing, drug and alcohol resources, and patient holiday gift-giving events, to give back to the community tailored to youth and young adults

St. Leonard’s House supports Mile Square by:

• Linking previously incarcerated individuals to healthcare and other needed resources
• Decreasing myths about health topics such as COVID-19 and vaccinations

Westside Coalition for Seniors supports Mile Square by:

• Providing necessary resources and engagement events for the senior and disabled patient population in order to offer linkage to care and decrease myths about health topics, such as COVID-19 and vaccinations

Cicero Health Department supports Mile Square by:

• Providing necessary information to non-English speaking and other families in need regarding how to develop a healthier lifestyle balance and how to access important health services to address social determinants of health

CARE Program CARE supports Mile Square by:

• Collaborating between Winnebago County Jail, University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford, and Mile Square Health Center LP Johnson Rockford
• Helping coordinate same-day or next-day behavioral health and addiction services for justice-involved individuals upon release from the Winnebago County Jail
• Learn more about the Winnebago County Community Mental Health Board (WCCMHB)

COAR, which is a member of the Boone County Behavioral Health Task Force, supports Mile Square by:

• Providing Medication Assisted Recovery via video telehealth
• Eliminating transportation barriers for individuals living in more rural areas

DOPP supports Mile Square by:

• Providing services and resources to assist people in abstaining from substance use

LIHEAP supports Rockford communities by:

• Providing energy assistance to residents in eligible households through a benefit directly paid to utility companies

Rosecrance, a community mental health and addiction organization, supports Rockford communities by:

• Offering inpatient/residential, intensive outpatient, and outpatient mental health and addiction services

University of Wisconsin Addiction Services — SOLARAS Program offers resources, programs, and services for adults and adolescents designed to:

• Educate the community about drug and alcohol abuse
• Provide tools to navigate addiction 

RAASE, which is a human trafficking prevention organization, supports Rockford communities by:

• Educating the community on human trafficking to reduce the number of victims of this crime
• Providing youth education through their Not A Number Program

Get Connected supports Rockford communities by:

• Aiding in re-entry for justice-involved individuals returning to Winnebago County

The Workforce Connection supports Mile Square by:

• Linking employers and career seekers in Winnebago, Stephenson, and Boone Counties