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Individuals and Family Services

Learn About Our Education and Assistance Programs

Community Action Partnership of Lake County serves Lake County, Illinois with programs help local families find self-sufficiency.
Learn more about how our programs that help individuals and families in need.

We accept applications for assistance via telephone, internet, and the use of dropbox service for:
Rent, Mortgage, Shelter, Energy, and the Curbside Food Pantry.

Assistance funded by Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)

Scholarships are available to qualified students pursuing Higher Education - $1,500 Scholarships!

Eligibility Criteria: Applicant must be at least a high school senior and enrolled or planning to attend an Illinois accredited higher educational institution or occupational training. Must be income eligible.

Must be residing in Lake County. Must acquire a letter of recommendation from someone within the community. Must submit a 500 word essay, typed and double spaced, which includes the applicants most important life experience; what receiving this scholarship would mean, what community action means to the applicant, and what contribution applicant intends to make to the community. Attach a photo of yourself for publication in the Agency Newsletter.

Rental and Mortgage Payment Assistance are offered to eligible tenants and homeowners facing a financial crisis. Tenants living in subsidized housing or with a Section-8 voucher may not be eligible.

Temporary Shelter for up to 5 days may be provided until stable housing is available.

Prescription Eyeglasses are one of the eligible assistance categories that we offer. Your case manager will complete a needs assessment with you during your appointment.

Food Pantry is available to individuals and families with a food crisis. You may access the food pantry no more than once per month.

Home Energy Bill Payment Assistance

Get HELP with your energy costs from Community Action Partnership of Lake County. Through LIHEAP we are able to assist households to pay for utilities, like heat, gas, electricity, and furnace repair assistance.

To schedule an appointment, contact our team at 847-249-4330.

What Do I Need?

Please contact our office to schedule an appointment. For the appointment, you will need to bring:

Proof of Social Security Numbers (SSN) or Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITIN) for all household members. Individuals without SSN or ITIN can still apply.
Proof of income for the past 30 days. If your household is zero-income, you will need a denial letter from unemployment and/or a food stamp print out.
Current Medical Card
Gas and/or Electric Bill

Furnace Assistance

If your household is LIHEAP eligible and your heating system is inoperable or determined to be unsafe by the fuel vendor, Furnace Assistance may be available. Call 847-249-4330 for an appointment.

Home Weatherization Assistance

The Illinois Home Weatherization Assistance Program (IHWAP) makes homes of low-income families more energy efficient by reducing the amount of energy it takes to keep homes warm in winter and cool in summer. An extensive array of conservation actions and improvements are funded through the program.

The first step of the process is an energy audit that will be performed. The results of the audit will be used to determine the types of improvements that will be made to the home. Updates to the residence include attic and wall insulation, air sealing, window, and door weatherization, and furnace repair and replacement. The work will be completed by local contractors or work crews that are specifically trained to install weatherization measures, and an inspection will be done upon completion.

Affordable Housing

Through this program, we offer safe and affordable housing for rent and first-time homeownership. CAPOLC also operates affordable housing to help veterans. CAPOLC owns 37 affordable rental housing units, a 14-unit apartment complex in Antioch, and four lease-to-own single-family houses in Lake County, Illinois.

Telephone Application Process

To Submit by Mail or Drop-off Process

Call 847-249-4330 from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Press #1 for Services; Press #3 for a call center representative who will schedule an appointment with a case manager for an over the telephone application..
Once the intake information is completed, the case manager will confirm the documenatation needed to submit in order to complete the application process

After your appointment, documents can be dropped off at one of the following lockbox locations:

2424 Washington St, Suite 207, Waukegan, IL 60085
213 Water Street, Waukegan IL 60085

Each location has a lockbox for document drop-offs located outside of the facility.
These lockboxes are checked every hour

The Community Action Partnership of Lake County and our partners are committed to helping families in Lake County who have been impacted by a crisis in our community.

You can find counseling and mental health resources at 211LakeCounty.org

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For more mental health resources, visit our partner GEC.

Programs are supported by the Office of Community Services / Community Services Block Grant within
the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human
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