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Food

Good Samaritan Food Pantry / University Baptist Church
700 S. Oakland
Carbondale: 618.457.0323

Open Monday and Friday from 9-11 am. Food recipients must be Carbondale residents.

Women’s Center
408 W. Freeman
Carbondale: 618.529.2324

Food served there for women and children only. "If they come to the door and say they're hungry, they're welcome to eat."

Murphysboro / Jackson County Food Bank
1344 N. 7th St.
Murphysboro: 618.684.8258

Hours Monday through Friday, 9-11 am.

Good Samaritan House
701 S. Marion St.
Carbondale: 618.457.5794

Three meals a day served to anyone who is hungry, seven days a week. Breakfast, 8-9:30; lunch 11:30-12:30; dinner 5:30-6:30.

Shelter

Good Samaritan House
701 S. Marion St.
Carbondale: 618.457.5794

Homeless shelter with room for 30 people.

Women’s Center, Abused Women’s Program
408 Freeman St.
Carbondale: 618.529.2324 or 618.997.0949 or 1.800.334.2094

Any woman and her dependent child(ren) seeking safety from an abusive situation will be welcomed into the domestic violence shelter

Utilities
Good Samaritan House
701 S. Marion St.
Carbondale: 618.457.5794

Some one-time assistance available for utilities and rent.

Western Egyptian Electric

684-3341 Murphysboro; 351-1021 Carbondale

Some assistance available with utilities. Program starts in October and money usually runs out by June.

LIHEAP: Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program

www.LIHEAPillinois.com

This is a program through the State of Illinois. You will need to use the website to find the agency serving your area. If you contact your local agency, they will tell you the requirements for the program and how to apply.

Clothing

University Baptist Church
700 S. Oakland
Carbondale: 618.457.0323

Clothes closet is open M and F, 9-11 a.m. Free clothes for those in need.

Transportation

Saluki Express
Carbondale: 618.453.5749 Call Monday thru Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Fixed routes and times in Carbondale Monday thru Friday from 7 a.m. and end depending on route and whether SIUC is in session. Students must show current student ID; non-students may buy a monthly pass or pay a $1 per ride fee.

Jackson County Mass Transit District - Public transit provider.
618.457.0171
Curb to curb routes in Jackson County. Call for information. The cost varies by age of rider and distance.

Health Services

Student Health Service

618.453 3311

Students are eligible to use the Student Health Service at SIU for $6 a visit.

Abundant Health Resource Clinic

441 E. Willow, Carbondale

618.529.9459

Healthcare for low-income, uninsured persons in southern Illinois.

Jackson Country Health Department

618.684-3143

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