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• Illinois 2-1-1

  2-1-1 is a free and confidential way to find out about important health and human services programs in your community. Call 2-1-1 for information about health care, help paying rent and utility bills, transportation services, job training, mental health counseling and much more.

  • Illinois
• Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) Vaughan

  Offers Veterans and all people with spinal cord injury or disease free, comprehensive benefits, disability rights and medical counseling, assistance in applying for VA benefits, and access to sports, recreational programs and other services.

  • Illinois
• Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission

  Workers' compensation is a no-fault system of benefits paid by employers to workers who experience job-related injuries or diseases.

  • Illinois
• Illinois Life Span

  Statewide information resource and referral for advocacy and services for people with developmental disabilities. Site includes a searchable database, contact information for electronic and phone assistance and an advocacy "toolbox."

  • Illinois
• Social Security Administration (SSA) Chicago Region 5 Office

  Advises SSA customers in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin on how they may contact their local office and obtain information on Social Security and Supplemental Security Income.

  • Illinois
• Aging & Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs)

  Links to county contact information for Aging and Disability Resource Centers, which provide a single point of entry for access to public long-term support programs and benefits, including transportation options for seniors and people with disabilities.

  • Illinois
• Illinois Parents of Adults with Developmental Disabilities (IPADD)

  Offers free online support and resources specific to Illinois, on topics including: Puberty and Health; Secondary Transition; Employment, Self-Employment or Supported Employment; Volunteerism and Community Service; Day Programming; Housing; Medicaid and Medicare; Social Security; Transportation; Advocacy and Support. IPADD is made up of parents, self-advocates, adult siblings and others who care about adults with developmental disabilities. 

  • Illinois
• Salvation Army - Corps Community Centers

  Provide extensive assistance to children, adults and seniors including emergency financial assistance; grocery assistance through food pantries; educational and recreational programs for children, adults and seniors; and leadership training and character development for youth.

  • Illinois, Indiana
• People's Resource Center

  Responds to basic human needs, promotes dignity and justice and works to create a future of hope and opportunity for the residents of DuPage County, IL through discovering and sharing personal and community resources.

  • Illinois
• Illinois Work Incentive Planning & Assistance (WIPA)

  If you receive disability benefits from the Social Security Administration and are interested in working or learning more about how working would affect your benefits, you can get help from a community organization known as a Work Incentive Planning and Assistance (WIPA) project.

  • Illinois