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Below are links to local community resources and organizations.

Cities/Townships/Villages

Community Organization Links

Libraries In McHenry County

Local Government/County

  • Consumer Credit Counseling Services
    The mission of CCCS of McHenry County is to improve the quality of life in our community by promoting financial responsibility through counseling, education and money management services.
  • McHenry County Conservation District
    Preservation; Education; Recreation
  • McHenry County Department of Health
    County health information at your fingertips.
  • McHenry County Government
    The official site for the County of McHenry.
  • McHenry County Housing Authority
    The McHenry County Housing Authority (MCHA) administers programs that help low and very low income families and individuals to obtain housing, help them afford the cost of heating and cooling their homes, help owners to keep their housing and make every effort to help prevent homelessness.
  • McHenry County Regional Office of Education
    Link to the central office for the county educational system.
  • McHenry County Soil and Water Conservation District
    The SWCD/NRCS offices house many resource informational materials. These materials can prove very valuable to prospective homeowners, etc., in allowing them to assess a property's capabilities and limitations prior to purchasing.
  • McHenry County Workforce Center
    Through a partnership of workforce development organizations, the McHenry County Workforce Center offers a single convenient connection point for job seekers and employers to find each other and tap into a pool of education, training and employment opportunities.

McHenry County Schools

Media

  • 103.9 FM WWYW
  • Cary Grove Countryside
  • El Conquistador
    El Conquistador recientemente unió esfuerzos con la compañía NorthWest News Group, una división de Shaw Newspapers. El Conquistador recently joined forces with the NorthWest News Group, a division of Shaw Newspapers.
  • Northwest Herald
    Covering the news across McHenry County.
  • Reflejos
    Reflejos Bilingual Journal ha servido a la comunidad latina de los suburbios de Chicago durante 14 años como publicación hermana del Daily Herald. Reflejos Bilingual Journal has served the Chicago suburban Latino market for 14 years as a sister publication to the Daily Herald.
  • Star 105.5 FM
  • The Farmside
  • Woodstock Independent
    Covering news in the Woodstock area.

Other Links of Interest

Social Services Related Links

  • CASA of McHenry County
    CASA's goal is to ensure safety and permanency for children whose lives are in turmoil. CASA volunteers are appointed by judges to be a voice for these children in court and in the community. The desired result is that children are placed into safe, loving homes where they can thrive.
  • Community Coordinated Child Care (Resource & Referral)
    4-C is a non-profit agency advocating quality, affordable child care.
  • Faith in Action McHenry County
    Community and Faith-based agencies working together to assist the lives of our senior population.
  • Family Alliance
    A not-for-profit, comprehensive geriatric health facility serving seniors and their caregivers since 1981, Family Alliance's programs have helped mentally and physically frail elderly to remain at home and in the care of loved ones, avoiding premature placement in nursing homes.
  • Family Health Partnership Clinic
    provides quality health care to the residents of McHenry County, Illinois. Operating with a committed group of volunteer physicians who work alongside a dedicated staff, we serve the uninsured and underinsured population of the county.
  • Home of the Sparrow
    Helping women and their children to move out of homelessness into lives of stability and a better future...
  • Mainstay Therapeutic Riding Program
    Main Stay Therapeutic Riding Program provides individualized equine related therapeutic activities to people with physical, developmental, social, and emotional disabilities, in McHenry and surrounding counties.
  • McHenry County Crisis Program
    The centerpoint of access for all behavioral health emergencies in McHenry County. The Crisis Program's primary goals are to provide prompt, compassionate and effective mental health help during personal, family, or community emergency.
  • McHenry County P.A.D.S
    Vision: To end homelessness in McHenry County one person at a time
  • McHenry County Volunteer Center
    The Volunteer Center fosters relationships with non-profits and volunteers to strengthen and support service in the county.
  • McHenry County Youth Service Bureau
    YSB exists to enhance the quality of life for children and families through programs and services which foster commitment to change by providing insight into problems & problem solving skills.
  • Network of Care for Behavioral Health
    Regardless of where you begin your search for assistance with behavioral health issues, the Network of Care helps you find what you need - it helps ensure that there is "No Wrong Door" for those who need services.
  • Options & Advocacy
    Options & Advocacy for McHenry County is making a big difference in the lives of children and adults with disabilities and families of school age children having problems. The place to turn to when a family is experiencing difficulties and has no where else to turn for help.
  • Peace 4 All
    Victim Advocacy, support groups and Batterer Intervention Programs
  • Pioneer Center
    Pioneer Center offers housing, jobs, counseling and life planning for over 1,000 individuals with disabilities and their families.
  • Senior Services Associates, Inc.
    A non-profit agency dedicated to sustaining and improving the quality of life for mature adults by providing access to the social services. Dedicated to preserving independence, promoting mental and physical well being and protecting rights and dignity.
  • The Light Center Foundation
    The Light Center Foundation Inc. is an organization that specializes in animal-assisted programming for challenged and at-risk youth.
  • Turning Point
    A domestic violence agency with a mission to confront violence against women and children in McHenry County.

State Government

Contact Us

McHenry County Unit
1102 McConnell Road
Box 1430
Woodstock, IL 60098
Phone: 815-338-3737
FAX: 815-338-4755
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