Thresholds Outpatient and Intensive Outpatient Services are person-centered, trauma-informed, and evidence-based.
Our model is to bring a comprehensive suite of services to wherever our clients are.
Thresholds provides mental health crisis response in Chicago through two programs – our Living Room and our Mobile Crisis Response Team.
The Thresholds Workforce Development Department offers workshops, conferences and other training opportunities.
Thresholds offers groundbreaking programs for adolescents, young adults, families, young mothers, and their children.
Thresholds offers services designed to integrate mental health, substance use, and primary care treatment.
Our mission is to provide data to support decision-making meant to improve quality of care, optimize health outcomes, and lower costs.
The Centers provide a wide range of mental health and substance use treatment services to their immediate surrounding communities in Ravenswood and McHenry County.
The only program of its kind in Illinois, offering services for persons with mental illnesses who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.
Thresholds’ Peer Success program is operated by consumers – those who have a lived experience of mental illness.
Thresholds is the largest provider of supported housing in Illinois and provides comprehensive services for persons experiencing homelessness.
Thresholds provides clients with the support and services needed to achieve independence to class members of the Williams Consent Decree.
Thresholds offers services to members of the armed forces who are experiencing PTSD, trauma, substance use disorders, and much more.
Thresholds’ Employment Specialists place clients in jobs of their choice to create real economic independence.
The Thresholds Creative Arts Therapy team, made up of a diverse range of trained art therapists, provides our clients tools for wellness.
The journey to self-sufficiency and recovery begins with a home. Thresholds is the largest provider of supported housing in Illinois, and our residential programs offer a variety of community-based options for persons with serious mental health and substance use conditions, including those exiting homelessness.
Thresholds offers a variety of housing options:
Contact Thresholds Housing: HousingAdministration@thresholds.org, 773-572-5272
Thresholds Permanent Supportive Housing buildings are for people with serious mental illnesses.
Thresholds housing includes group homes and apartment buildings. In a group home, residents have their own bedrooms and share kitchens, bathrooms and common areas. In an apartment building, each resident has their own living space, bathroom and, usually, a kitchen. There are varying levels of supportive services provided to residents at different buildings. Most apartments are furnished with a bed, table, chair, and dresser.
Thresholds housing includes residences in the city of Chicago, surrounding suburbs, Woodstock, IL and Kankakee, IL.
Located in Chicago, Oak Park, Kankakee, and Niles
Private bedroom, shared kitchen and bath
6-12 bedrooms per building
Eligibility: single adults
Income-based rents, meal and/or program fees
Supportive services staff onsite 24/7
| Bill’s Place
Chicago, IL Neighborhood: Archer Heights |
Vincennes House
Chicago, IL Neighborhood: Bronzeville |
Paxton House
Chicago, IL Neighborhood: South Shore |
Coles House
Chicago, IL Neighborhood: Hyde Park |
| Income limits
Fully accessible for physical disabilities
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Income limits Fully accessible for physical disabilities
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Not accessible for physical disabilities
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8 studio units in a larger building
Shared kitchen Not accessible for physical disabilities
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| Niles Apartments
Niles, IL |
River House
Kankakee, IL |
Oak Park CILA
Oak Park, IL |
| Income limits
Partially accessible for physical disabilities
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6 bedrooms
No income limits
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Shared apartments in a larger building
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Located in Chicago and Kankakee
Private bedroom, shared kitchen and bath
8 bedrooms per building
Eligibility: single adults
Income limits, income-based rent, meal fee
Supportive services staff onsite daily
Fully accessible for physical disabilities
| Calumet House
Chicago, IL Neighborhood: Bronzeville |
Chicago Heights House
Chicago Heights, IL |
Islander House
Chicago, IL Neighborhood: South Shore |
Karlov House
Chicago, IL Neighborhood: West Garfield Park |
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| King House
Chicago, IL Neighborhood: South Shore |
Mazza House
Chicago, IL Neighborhood: Woodlawn |
Polk House
Chicago, IL Neighborhood: Humboldt Park |
Harbor (West) House
Kankakee, IL |
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Located in Skokie and Morton Grove
Private bedroom, shared kitchen and bath
8 bedrooms per building
Eligibility: single adults, flat rent ($550/month)
Not accessible for physical disabilities
Supportive services staff onsite daily
| Wright Terrace
Skokie, IL |
Morton Grove House
Morton Grove, IL |
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Located in Chicago
Studio apartments
Eligibility: single adults, income-based rent
Meal and/or program fee
Supportive services staff onsite daily
Not accessible for physical disabilities
| Woodlawn House
Chicago, IL Neighborhood: Kenwood |
Jacqueline Terrace
Chicago, IL Neighborhood: Lakeview |
| Shared and individual kitchens
8 units
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Studio Apartments
12 units
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Located in Chicago
Eligibility: single adults, income limits, rent is 30% of income.
Elevator buildings with limited fully accessible units.
Supportive services staff onsite during the week.
Program fee may apply.
These properties are in high demand. Waitlists open approximately every 2 years.
| Doan Apartments
Chicago, IL Neighborhood: Garfield Park |
Dorchester Apartments
Chicago, IL Neighborhood: Woodlawn |
Penn House
Chicago, IL Neighborhood: Old Town |
| 15 units
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17 units
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19 units
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Located in Blue Island, Skokie and Woodstock
Eligibility: single adults
Flat rent (includes utilities)
Not accessible for physical disabilities
| Rebecca Susan Apartments
Woodstock, IL |
Blue Island Apartments
Blue Island, IL |
Old Orchard Apartments
Skokie, IL |
South Suburbs Apartments
Blue Island, IL |
| 6 units – 12 bedrooms
Rent is $450/month
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6 units –12 bedrooms
Rent is $550/month
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4 units – 8 bedrooms
Rent is $550/month
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Studio, 1 BR and shared 2 BR
Rent varies
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Private bedroom, shared kitchen and bath
7-11 bedrooms
Eligibility: single adults, deaf or hard of hearing
Income-based rent, meal and/or program fees
| Becker House
Chicago, IL Neighborhood: Rogers Park |
California House
Chicago, IL Neighborhood: Ravenswood |
Kiley House
Chicago, IL Neighborhood: Lincoln Square |
Washtenaw House
Chicago, IL Neighborhood: Ravenswood |
| Staff onsite weekdays
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24/7 staff onsite
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24/7 staff onsite
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Staff onsite weekdays
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Located in Kankakee and Canaryville
Private bedroom, shared kitchen and bath
10 bedrooms
Eligibility: single adults, Williams class member
Income-based rent, program and meal fees
Supportive services staff onsite 24/7
| Dearborn Apartments
Kankakee, IL |
Liberty House
Chicago, IL Neighborhood: Canaryville |
| 10 bedrooms
Accessible for physical disabilities
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10 bedrooms
Partially accessible for physical disabilities
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Various City of Chicago locations
Studio and 1 bedroom apartments in private condominium buildings
Eligibility: single adults, Williams class members
Fair Market Rent; accepts IL Department of Mental Health Bridge Housing Subsidy or Housing Choice Voucher
Supportive services staff visit as needed
Located in Chicago
Private bedroom, shared kitchen and bath
Eligibility: single adults, no income limits
Rent is $4121/month (includes supportive services, meals, and utilities)
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York House West Ridge |
The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) manages the waitlist for the following five Thresholds buildings, and two master leases in privately owned buildings, through the Project Rental Assistance (PRA) program. Most buildings are accessible for persons with disabilities, have income limits, and rent is 30% of income. You can apply to be on one Project Rental Assistance waitlist at any given time. CHA eligibility requirements apply.
Thresholds Project Rental Assistance Apartment Buildings
| Rowan Trees Apartments
Chicago, IL Neighborhood: Englewood |
Grais Apartments
Chicago, IL Neighborhood: Rogers Park |
Humboldt House (Carroll Apartments)
Chicago, IL Neighborhood: Humboldt Park |
Austin Apartments
Chicago, IL Neighborhood: Austin |
Buffett Place
Chicago, IL Neighborhood: Lakeview |
| Studio and 1-bedroom unit
For people experiencing chronic homelessness (enrolled in HMIS) |
Studio Units
For people experiencing chronic homelessness (enrolled in HMIS) |
Studio and 1-bedroom units
Program fee |
Studio units
For people experiencing homelessness
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Studio units
For persons with a disability, does not have to be serious mental illness |
Thresholds Project Rental Assistance – Contracts with Private Landlords
| Casa de Troy
Chicago, IL Neighborhood: West Lawn |
Edgewater Shores
Chicago, IL Neighborhood: Edgewater |
| 1-bedroom units
Walk up building Not accessible |
Studio units
Elevator building |
