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Northern Illinois Justice For Our Neighbors (NIJFON)

Program Address

77 W Washington St, Suite 814
Chicago 60602
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Communities Served

Areas served with classes or tutoring sites:

  • Belmont Central, Belmont Gardens, Belmont Heights, Brickyard, Cragin, Dunning, Hermosa
  • Rockford
  • Aurora
  • Buffalo Grove
  • Crystal Lake
  • Humboldt Park, Jefferson Park, Logan Square, Palmer Square, Chicago Heights, Franklin Park
  • Melrose Park, Buffalo Grove, Crystal Lake, Aurora, Plano
  • Belmont Central, Belmont Gardens, Belmont Heights, Brickyard, Cragin, Dunning, Hermosa

Hotline Contact

Diana Aguilar
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(773) 609-4401

Program Office Hours

Day(s) Open Time Close Time
Monday-Friday 09:00 am 05:00 pm
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Program Description

Northern Illinois Justice For Our Neighbors (NIJFON) provides free high-quality legal services to low-income immigrants, engages in education and advocacy efforts and builds cross-cultural relationships. Our virtual citizenship classes are designed to help legal permanent residents with multi-level speaking proficiency pass the citizenship exam and interview given by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.

We serve individuals who live in Chicago, Suburban Cook County, Lake County, McHenry County, Kane County, DuPage County, and Kendall County, and Winnebago County.

We also serve IL Senate Districts: 2nd, 29th, 33rd, 34th, 35th, 42nd, and 45th; IL House Districts Served - 4th, 5th, 7th, 57th, 66th, 67th, 68th, 70th, 83rd, 90th.

Interested students can directly call and leave a voicemail on our hotline (773) 609-4401. They can also leave a text message. NIJFON will respond and give them more information

Class/Tutoring Times

  • Evening

Learning Options

  • Online

Languages of Staff

  • English
  • Spanish
  • Polish
  • Other
  • Albanian, Greek

Tutoring Available

Yes

Tutoring Volunteers Needed?

Yes

Types of Classes Offered

  • Citizenship/Civics

Additional Services Offered

  • Other
  • Know Your Rights Trainings, legal referrals, and Immigrant Family Support Programs (IFSP).

Bridge Programs

  • None

ICAPS Programs

  • None

This project was made possible by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, a division of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds designated for literacy, and the Illinois Community College Board.This project was made possible by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, a division of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds designated for literacy, and the Illinois Community College Board.