Community Resources
- Local Community Resources
- 2024 Summer Enrichment Opportunities
- Before- and After-School Childcare Programs
- Clothing Closet
- D15 eFlyers
- Developmental Disabilities Support Agencies
- Food Pantry - All Saints Lutheran Church
- LEARN15 - Family Education
- NSSEO
- PATH (Palatine Assisting Through Hope)
- Palatine Township Outreach Department
- People Helping People
- SPARK - Special Education Parents Accessing Resouces & Knowledge
- Summer EBT Card
Local Community Resources
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2024 Summer Enrichment Opportunities
Before- and After-School Childcare Programs
Before- and after-school care programs are available at District 15’s schools. These programs are operated independently of the school district by the respective park districts or organizations. Visit their websites for general information, pricing, enrollment, and FAQs.
- Hoffman Estates Park District STAR Program offers before- and after-school care for students who attend Frank C. Whiteley.
- Palatine Park District C.A.R.E. Program offers before- and after-school care for students who attend Gray M Sanborn, Jane Addams, Lake Louise, Lincoln, Marion Jordan, Stuart R. Paddock, Virginia Lake, and Winston Campus Elementary.
- Rolling Meadows Park District R.E.C. Program offers before- and after-school care for students who attend Central Road and Kimball Hill.
- Right At School Program offers an additional after-school care option at Hunting Ridge, Pleasant Hill, and Willow Bend.
There are several private community care providers in District 15 boundaries that offer before- and/or after-school care. Click here for information about daycare center transportation to/from school.
There are also many local community care providers. See the D15 e-flyers page for additional summer care opportunities.
Clothing Closet
Partners for Our Communities (POC) Clothing Closet
In 2022, the POC took over the Clothing Closet from PATH (Palatine Assisting Through Hope) at the Community Resource Center. The Clothing Closet offers a boutique shopping experience for individuals in need of coats, boots, gloves, hats, children and adult clothing. To make an appointment, call the Community Resource Center at 847-776-9500 or email poccloset@gmail.com. The Clothing Closet is located in the Community Resource Center, 1585 N. Rand Road, Palatine.
D15 eFlyers
Developmental Disabilities Support Agencies
Food Pantry - All Saints Lutheran Church
All Saints Lutheran Church Food Pantry
(in partnership with St. Thomas of Villanova)
Thursdays 4-6 p.m.
Saturdays 9 am-12 p.m.
Clients may shop one time per week, no appointment necessary. Serving the northwest suburbs.
Located in the Community Resource Center, 1585 N. Rand Road, Palatine.
For additional information, call 847-991-2080 or email foodpantry@allsaintspalatine.org
LEARN15 - Family Education
NSSEO
NSSEO - Parent Education Resource Center
Northwest Suburban Special Education Organization is a special education collective school district operating in Arlington Heights, Mount Prospect, and Palatine. NSSEO serves students through programs designed through a person-centered approach to address a range of intense, significant needs as well as providing services and support to students and staff in member districts, ranging from itinerant student services to embedded coaching, technical supports, professional learning and monthly parent training across the eight member districts. NSSEO is driven by the critical focus on the future and the career/college/ life plans of students.
NSSEO includes six elementary districts that include Community Consolidated School District 21, Prospect Heights School District 23, Arlington Heights School District 25, River Trails School District 26, Mount Prospect School District 57, Community Consolidated District 59, and the two high school districts, Township High School District 211 and Township High School District 214. NSSEO is governed by a Board of District Board Members selected by each of the respective district boards to serve on the NSSEO Governing Board.
PATH (Palatine Assisting Through Hope)
Palatine Assisting Through Hope
PATH is an organization dedicated to empowering people in need. This mission is carried out by providing food, clothing, and other basic needs for families in crisis. A variety of programs for underprivileged children are also supported. PATH's ultimate goal is to transform lives by connecting those who need them with vital community resources in the Greater Palatine Area.
Palatine Township Outreach Department
Palatine Township Outreach Department
Outreach programs are a vital community service provided by the Palatine Township.
The following programs are coordinated and administered to help families and individuals who are experiencing financial hardship:
- Easter Basket – Sign Up
- Easter Basket – Donate
- Back To School Supplies Program – Donate
- Back to School Supplies Program – Sign Up
- Thanksgiving
- Angel Tree
- Adopt-A-Family
- Toy Drive
The Palatine Outreach Department works with the Palatine Township General Assistance office, local churches, and other social service agencies in our area to identify needs within our community. Eligible recipients must live within the Palatine Township boundaries.
People Helping People
People Helping People (PHP) is a charity organization based in Palatine, committed to supporting individuals by providing essential food and clothing. Among their impactful initiatives is The Comfort Closet, a thoughtful program designed to ensure students in need have easy access to necessary essentials within their schools, facilitated by school counselors and social workers. Upcoming projects include supporting the PADS Shelter, Comfort Closet donation drive, and Wings Thanksgiving.
The organization is exclusively organized for charitable purposes, more specifically to helping those in the Palatine area and surrounding communities, including but not limited to, local residents, homeless community, and students in need.
Want to help PHP fulfill its mission? People Helping People has volunteer hours availalbe to high school and college students! These hours qualify for D211’s community service hours, as well as Harper Promise hours. Visit our website for more information.
SPARK - Special Education Parents Accessing Resouces & Knowledge
SPARK - Special Education Parents Accessing Resouces & Knowledge
SPARK is sub-committee of a Northwest Suburban Council of PTA/PTSA. SPARK is proud to serve children with disabilities in Community Consolidated School District 15 and beyond.
Summer EBT Card
Apply for the 2024 Summer EBT Card
2024 Summer EBT (electronic benefit transfer) card provides families with a monthly grocery benefit to feed their children for three summer months (June, July, and August) when children are not receiving free or reduced-price meals at school.
In the summer of 2024, families will receive a one-time benefit of $120 for the summer for each eligible child. Benefits are distributed on an electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card and can be used at authorized retail stores.
To qualify: Children must be eligible for free or reduced-priced school meals, in other words they must reside in a household that has total household income at or below 185% of the federal poverty level.