HEALTH &
HUMAN SERVICES
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY - Area office -
Champaign, IL 1-800-227-2345
BIG BROTHERS, BIG SISTERS OF FORD COUNTY - 361
1/2 N Railroad Ave, Paxton. Contact: Sara Mutchmore
(217) 379-9990; email:
bbbs-ford@illicom.net. Community based program or
school- based mentoring.
COMMUNITY FOOD BANK - sponsored by the Salvation
Army, by referral only
COMMUNITY RESOURCE & COUNSELING
CENTER (CRCC) - 1510 W Ottawa Rd, Paxton (217)
379-4302; Fax (217) 379-4304; email:
crcc@illicom.net.
Offering individual/family counseling, marital
counseling, case management, crisis intervention, and
psychiatric services. CRCC treats a variety of behavior
health issues, including depression, grief, anxiety,
phobias, life stresses, marital issues, adjustment
disorders, parent-child issues, ADHD, b-polar disorder,
schizophrenia, domestic violence, sexual abuse, and
other issues.
EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS COMMUNITY
ACTION AGENCY - 425 W Orleans, Paxton. (217)
379-3863. By appointment only. Home energy
assistance, weatherization assistance, scholarship
program, housing and community services.
FORD COUNTY FAMILY COMMUNITY RESOURCE
CENTER, DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES - 1500 W Ottawa,
Paxton (217) 379-2141
FORD COUNTY FOOD PANTRY - 780 S
Vermilion, Paxton. Hours: Thursdays and Saturdays 9 am -
noon. Monthly cookouts open to the public. Exec.
Director: Pastor Brent Phillips, (217) 379-3817; Program
Director: Millie Sutton (217) 379-9182
MEALS ON WHEELS - Sponsored by
Paxton Service Club; Contact: Caryl Nuckols (217)
379-3817
PAXTON WE CARE SHARE FOOD -
Reservations must be made 1 month prior to contacting:
Signs & Designs (217) 379-2184
PAXTON HEAD START - 425 W
Orleans, Paxton. Free child development program;
services include educational, medical, dental, health
and parent involvement; Contact: Gloria Westhoff (217)
379-3863
PEACE MEALS - Meets at the Paxton
Civic Center, 601 S Fall, Paxton 9217) 379-4023;
Contact: Phyllis Perkinson (217)249-1973
FORD-IROQUOIS PUBLIC HEALTH DEPT, 235 N Taft St,
Paxton (217) 379-9281; Fax (217)379-2802; email:
info@fiphd.org.
Contact: Julie Clark (314)371-1382 or (815)432-2483
ILLINOIS DEPT OF CHILDREN & FAMILY
SERVICES, 2 Lane Drive, Paxton (217) 379-4206
ILLINOIS EMPLOYMENT &
TRAINING CENTER - Workforce Investment Act office - Ford County, 200
W State, Ford County Courthouse, Paxton. Providing job training,
educational training, information and job placement services that link
employers with people seeking employment. Contact: Cindy Thompson (217)
379-4505
THRIFT
SHOP OF PAXTON (Community Thrift Shop of Paxton),
110 N Market St, above Hudson Drug & Hallmark Shop;
hours 1-4 Wed-Fir and 10-12 Sat. (217) 379-3107
PAXTON DAY
CARE CENTER - 200 N Elm St, Paxton. Day care and
preschool; ages 6 weeks to 5 years; School age program
kindergarten to third grade. Contact: Sue DeRosa (217)
379-3865; Fax (217) 379-6205
PAXTON
TELECARE - Provides rides in Paxton for the elderly
and handicapped to medical appointments, grocery
shopping, banking, and other places. Rides are
also available to Rantoul, Gibson City, and
Champaign-Urbana for medical appointments only.
Donations are not requested but are accepted. To
schedule rides or to volunteer, call (217)379-3925
PAXTON, IL
