LibGuides: Local Health and Wellness Resources: Life Issues

Food Pantries

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Food Pantry Resources
Food is a daily necessity and something everyone has a right to. Here is a list of food opportunities in Champaign County. If applicable, there will be an accessible link to the website by clicking on the highlighted name of the pantry. These various food pantries are divided into the area of location and serve both students and/or the local community.

Champaign County Homeless Resources
A non-affiliated University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign list of homeless services in Champaign County. Resources include homeless center referrals, emergency shelters for families, homeless prevention rent assistance program, and rapid re-housing.
Champaign IL Halfway House Listings
A Champaign, IL list of housing resources, including emergency shelters, homeless shelters, day shelters, transitional housing, shared housing, residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs and permanent affordable housing.
Homeless Student Resources at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
A University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign compiled list of housing assistance in the Champaign County area. Includes homeless shelters with addresses, hours, contact information, and requirements. Includes homes for specifically single women and families with dependents. Also includes other housing assistance needs, such as covering rent, neighborhood services, foreclosure prevention, and the Illinois housing development authority.
Illinois Department of Human Services Homeless Resources
The state of Illinois’ resources to address the needs of homeless families and individuals by providing food, shelter, and supportive services through local not-for-profit organizations. These services range from outreach, to emergency and transitional housing, to assistance in gaining self-sufficiency and permanent housing.

Dealing with Homesickness
Daily Illini article about dealing with homesickness while attending college.
Refer a Student
Students, faculty, staff, parents and others are strongly encouraged to report behaviors they feel are concerning or worrisome. Descriptions of commonly concerning behaviors can also be found here
Student Bereavement Guidelines
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign guidelines for students seeking an absence letter for grief related issues.

What to Do When College Is Not the Best Time of Your Life by David Leibow
ISBN: 9780231525381
Publication Date: 2010-08-17
If college is supposed to be the best time of our lives, why are so many students unhappy? What causes a well-adjusted and academically successful high school graduate to suddenly flounder when he reaches college? Why might she start to skip classes, binge on alcohol, or engage in unsatisfying hook-ups? By understanding themselves better and making reasonable changes, students can grow from these challenges and turn bad choices into wiser personal and educational decisions.