HELP!

If you are in need of assistance, here are some ways we might be able to help you

Loaves & Fish - Feeding Ministry

Available every Saturday
Hours: 11AM - 1PM

Loaves & Fish is a weekly feeding ministry of Peoria First UMC. If you are in need, we provide a sack lunch and food pantry.  Please enter the covered entrance at the corner of Main and Perry.

Medical Clinic

Available on the 1st and 3rd Saturday
Hours: 11AM - 1PM

Financial assistance may be available for prescriptions. All persons inquiring about financial assistance for prescriptions will need to bring a prescription and ID to the medical clinic.

Benevolence Ministry

Available the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month.
Hours: 9AM - Noon

The goal of the Benevolence Ministry is to assist in obtaining one or more of the following:

  • State ID
  • Birth Certificate
  • School Transcripts
  • Drivers License (recipient must pay $10 of the $30 fee)

Recipient guidelines:
  • Applicants must provide a phone number and mailing address.
  • Out of state birth certificate request forms must be completed at time of request. A valid state photo ID is required to submit request form. 
  • When an application is approved, the voucher will be mailed to the mailing address you provide.

Local Bus Passes

Available the 4th Saturday of the month
Beginning at 8AM

Passes are distributed to the first 10 people in line that haven’t received them in the prior three months.

Need Additional Assistance?

If you need of other types of assistance, we recommend calling 211.
This is a confidential help line that can be reached 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
211 serves Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford, Marshall, Stark, and Putnam Counties in Illinois.
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