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Service agencies

to area residents. (Addresses are in Dixon, unless otherwise noted)

Alzheimer’s Association-Rock

River Branch — 93 S. Hennepin Ave.; alz.org; 815-285-1100

American Cancer Society Rockford

(Northern) Regional Office — 4312 E. State St., Rockford; 815-229-1287

American Red Cross of Northwest

Illinois — 727 N. Church St., Rockford; redcross.org/local/illinois/chicago-andnorthern-illinois/about-us/locations/ northwest-illinois.html; 815-963-8471

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the

Sauk Valley — 506 W. Fourth St., Ste. 27, Sterling; bbbs-mv.org and on Facebook; 815-716-8987

Court Appointed Special Advo-

cates for Children (CASA) — 101 W. First Street (third floor) http://casa15thdistrict.org/; 815-288-1901

Dixon Community Food Pantry —

2001 W. Fourth St.; on Facebook; 815288-4848

Dixon Greeter — Tere Elliott; dixongreeter2@gmail.com or 815-994-0422

Dixon Habitat for Humanity — P.O. Box 11; habitat.org/us-il/dixon/dixonhfh-il; 815-288-4957

Dixon Chamber of Commerce

& Main Street — 87 S. Hennepin Ave.; discoverdixon.com or Facebook (“Discover Dixon”); 815-284-3361

Dixon Park District — 804 Palmyra St.; dixonparkdistrict.com and Facebook; 815-284-3306

Dixon Welcome Center — 87 S. Hennepin Ave.; discoverdixon.com; 815284-3361

Dixon Rotary Club — P.O. Box 83; 815-973-1094; https://rotary6420.org/ clubinfo/dixon and Facebook

Granny Rose Animal Shelter — 613 River Lane; grannyrose.org, petfinder. com and Facebook; 815-288-7387

Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Cen-

ter — 1637 Plock Drive; homeofhopeonline.org and Facebook; 815-288-4673

Illinois State National Guard;

National Guard Armory — 412 W. Everett St.; www.il.ngb.army.mil; 309-5674980

Kreider Services — 500 Anchor Road; kreiderservices.org and Facebook; 815-288-6691; direct care programs to persons with developmental disabilities

Lee County Council on Aging —

100 W. Second St.; leecountycouncilonaging.net/ and Facebook; 815-2889236

Lee County Farm Bureau — 37 S. East Ave., Amboy; leecfb.org and Facebook; 815-857-3531

Lee County Health Department —

309 S. Galena Ave.; lchd.com and Facebook (find “Lee County Il Health Department”); 815-284-3371

Lee County Housing Authority —

1000 Washington Ave.; 815-284-2759

Lee County Industrial Development

— 101 W. Second St., Suite 301; dixongov. com/ and Facebook; 815-288-2154

Lee County Soil and Water Conser-

vation District — 319 S. Mason Ave., Amboy; leecountyil.com; 815-857-3623 ext. 110

Lee County Special Education —

1335 Franklin Grove Road; dps170.org/ page/lcsea; 815-284-6651

Lee-Ogle Transportation System

— 210 E. Progress Drive; lotsil.org and Facebook; 815-288-2117; provides curbto-curb service for all ages. All vehicles equipped with lifts for disabled persons.

Lee County Tourism — 37 S. East Ave., Amboy.; leecountyfun.com and Facebook; 815-288-1840

Leydig Memorial Center — 1107 Warp Road; 815-284-7772

Lutheran Social Services of Illinois

— 1245-A N. Galena Ave.; lssi.org and Facebook; 815-626-7333

AGENCIES cont’d on page 20 Get To Know Us: Dixon | 2022-23 19

Meals on Wheels — 403 E. First St.; 815-284-0333

Northwestern Illinois Center for Inde-

pendent Living; 412 Locust St., Sterling; nicil.org; 815-625-7860

Northwestern Illinois Special Olym-

pics — 904 Myrtle Ave.; 815-288-2939; soill.org/regiona/

PADS Homeless Shelter — P.O. Box 593; 815-288-6818; on Facebook

Prairie State Legal Services — 1600 Fourth Ave., Ste. 200, Rock Island pslegal. org; 309-794-1328

Rock River Hospice & Home — 2706 Ave. E, Sterling; hospicerockriver.org and Facebook; 815-625-3858

Sinnissippi Centers — 325 state Route 2; sinnissippi.com and Facebook (find “Sinnissippi Foundation”); 815-284-6611; 24-hour crisis hotline, 800-242-7642; mental health and addiction services

Small Business Development Center

— 173 state Route 2; sauksbdc.com/; 815-835-6244

Tri-County Opportunities Council —

405 Emmons Ave., Rock Falls; tcochelps. org; 815-323-5434

United Way of Lee County — 98 S. Galena Ave.; unitedwayofleecounty.org and Facebook;815-284-3339

University of Illinois Extension Lee

County — 280 W. Wasson Road, Amboy; https://extension.illinois.edu/ clw/4-h-lee-county; 815-857-3525

VFW Post 540 — 1560 Franklin Grove Road; 815-288-5165; on Facebook

VITAL Adult Literacy Program — 173 state Route 2; svcc.edu/community/adulteducation/vital; 815-835-6310

Volunteer Care Center — 101 W. Second St.; 815-284-9555

White Oaks Women’s Clinic — 1503 First Ave., Suite C, Rock Falls; myfutureapproved.com/white-oak-clinic/; 815-345-2570

Dixon Family YMCA — 110 N. Galena Ave.; dixonymca.org and on Facebook; 815288-9622

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