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This form is not a crisis service and is not monitored around the clock. Please do not describe an abusive situation in detail here.

If you are in immediate danger, call 911. For confidential support right now, use Get help now or call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233.

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Maxine’s Arms

Serving: Illinois
Phone: 224-605-4922
Email: manifestedglory@maxinesarms.org
Mail: [MAILING / P.O. BOX REQUIRED — never the shelter address]

The shelter address is confidential and is never published. Please do not bring donations to the shelter — arrange a drop-off instead.

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For interviews, statistics or comment, email manifestedglory@maxinesarms.org. We do not connect journalists directly to residents, and we do not confirm whether any individual is or was in shelter.

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If you need to talk to someone right now

These are statewide and national services. They are free, confidential, available 24 hours a day, and none of them is operated by Maxine’s Arms. To reach Maxine’s Arms directly, call 773-243-5464.

National Domestic Violence Hotline

Support for anyone affected by relationship abuse — including people who are unsure whether what they are experiencing counts.

800-799-SAFE (7233) Or text START to 88788 · TTY 1-800-787-3224 · thehotline.org

Illinois Domestic Violence Hotline

Illinois’ statewide 24-hour hotline. Call, text or chat with an advocate who can connect you to a program anywhere in the state.

877-863-6338 877-TO END DV · 240+ languages · the-network.org

StrongHearts Native Helpline

Culturally appropriate support for Native Americans and Alaska Natives affected by domestic, dating and sexual violence.

844-7NATIVE 844-762-8483 · strongheartshelpline.org

RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline

For survivors of sexual assault, by phone or online chat, routed to a provider near you.

800-656-HOPE 800-656-4673 · rainn.org

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Free, confidential support during any mental health or emotional crisis, by call or text.

988 Call or text 988 · 988lifeline.org

If you are in immediate danger or facing a life-threatening emergency, call 911.