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Beloved Community Family Wellness Center - Robbins Satellite Office facilitates enrollment in the supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children. This program provides assistance to pregnant mothers and to caregivers of children up to age 5 in the form of nutrition counseling for mothers and children, breastfeeding support, and vaccines.
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General Benefits and Services Assistance
Breakthrough's Community Economic Development program provides education, work experience, and supportive services so that individuals increase skills, gain and retain employment, and access to resources and opportunities. Located on the 2nd floor of the Breakthrough Women's Center.
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General Benefits and Services Assistance
Personal Financial Counseling
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Sinai Community Institute - Cicero helps households complete applications for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) supplemental nutrition assistance program. The WIC program provides healthy eating classes, breastfeeding support, and food vouchers to eligible pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women, infants, and children up to age 5. In order to be eligible for this program, households must meet income guidelines and also be at nutritional risk as determined by a health professional. Nutritional risk recognizes medically-based risks such as anemia and diet-based risks including poor nutrition.
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General Benefits and Services Assistance
A Benefits and Enrollment team is here to assist clients and patients with their insurance options.
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General Benefits and Services Assistance
Stickney Township Aging and Disability Resource Center is designed to assist individuals over the age of 60 and disabled in receiving benefits to which they may be entitled. Services include: options counseling, referral for services, and information on a variety of services to assist in remaining independent.
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Medicare Information/Counseling
Aging and Disability Resource Centers
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Helps increase access to education and employment, among other supports. Services include:
- Seeking expungements and sealing criminal records, restoring driver’s licenses, and removing other barriers to employment, education and housing.
- SNAP and TANF denials, calculations, overpayments and sanctions.
- Special education, school discipline, and school enrollment issues.
- Community Care Program and Home Services Program issues.
- Tax disputes with IRS, including innocent spouse relief, identity theft, and collections.
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State Unemployment Insurance Appeals/Complaints
General Benefits and Services Assistance
General Legal Aid
Taxpayer Advocate Services
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Offers telephone consultations and in-person visits to provide information and referral services, as well as case management to older adults in Champaign County.
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Case/Care Management
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Information and Referral
Outreach Programs
UI Health - Mile Square Health Center helps households complete applications for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) supplemental nutrition assistance program. The WIC program provides healthy eating classes, breastfeeding support, and food vouchers to eligible pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, infants, and children up to age 5. In order to be eligible for this program, households must meet income guidelines and also be at nutritional risk as determined by a health professional. Nutritional risk recognizes medically-based risks such as anemia and diet-based risks including poor nutrition.
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General Benefits and Services Assistance
Thornton Township offers a wide range of services and special events for senior citizens of Thornton Township. Services may include tax filing assistance, benefits application assistance, a mature driving class, exercise classes, senior parties, and more.
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Mature Driver Training
Senior Centers
Certificates/Forms Assistance
General Health Insurance Information/Counseling
Exercise Classes/Groups
Blood Pressure Screening
AARP Tax Aide Program Sites
Older Adults
General Benefits and Services Assistance
You can use ABE to apply on-line for healthcare, SNAP, cash assistance and the Medicare Savings programs with the State of Illinois.
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General Benefits and Services Assistance
Answers questions regarding government benefits and community resources such as: Social Security, Medicare/Medicaid, Benefits Access Application (driver's license discount, seniors and persons with disabilities ride free), energy assistance (LIHEAP), intervention and advocacy on a client's behalf, assessment of need and referral for services, and assistance in the completion of forms and applications for benefits.
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General Benefits and Services Assistance
Transportation Passes
Information and Referral
Reduced Cost Motor Vehicle Registration
Outreach Programs
Illinois Welcoming Center: help immigrants navigate Illinois’ human services delivery system. This program can offer the following services:
- Linguistically and culturally sensitive case management and service coordination for immigrants and refugee individuals.
- Emergency and crisis services for immigrants and refugees.
- Know Your Rights workshops on topics of importance to help immigrants and refugee individuals and families learn about resources and information with the goal of strengthening the capacity of the immigrant community.
Access to Justice (A2J): Large-scale Community Navigator Program that will allow families to access deportation protection education and legal defense.
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General Benefits and Services Assistance
Advocacy
Immigration/Naturalization Legal Services
Home visits to adults to assess needs, inform individuals of services available, and to assist them in accessing needed services.
Help with applications for Benefits Access Application, Medicare Part D, and more. As well as information and referrals for other social services, including grandparents raising grandchildren.
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General Benefits and Services Assistance
Outreach Programs
Information and Referral
Caseworkers provide information and/or assistance on benefit programs to assist individuals in remaining independent and in their homes. Also makes referrals to outside community service agencies that may assist in providing additional resources to meet client's needs.
Trained SHIP volunteers provide Medicare information and counseling to help people learn more about their options with Medicare.
Benefit Access Program: Provides a discount on license plate stickers for people who meet eligibility requirements.
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General Benefits and Services Assistance
Reduced Cost Motor Vehicle Registration
Medicare Information/Counseling
Information and Referral
Interfaith, volunteer-based program, provides free services including:
- Friendly calling.
- Home visits.
- Shopping/errand assistance.
- Grocery delivery and assistance ordering (requires credit card, does not accept food stamps).
- Smart Meals program.
- SHIP (Senior Health Insurance Program) counseling.
- Social and educational events.
- Excercise classes for seniors.
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Grocery Ordering/Delivery
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Errand Running/Shopping Assistance
Exercise Classes/Groups
Friendly Telephoning
Volunteer Opportunities
Friendly Visiting
DRS staff talk to persons with disabilities about their employment needs and help them find a job or get ready to go to work. They also make sure that people have the supports they need to stay on the job.
Specialized vocational rehabilitation services for people who are:
- Blind or visually impaired.
- Deaf or hard of hearing.
- Hispanic or Latino with disabilities.
DRS help high school students who have disabilities plan for their futures after high school graduation.
DRS Work Incentive Planning and Assistance Program helps people who receive SSDI/SSI benefits understand how working will affect their benefits.
DRS Supported Employment Program (SEP) serves eligible people with significant disabilities who want to go to work and need on-going support services to succeed on the job.
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General Benefits and Services Assistance
Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs
Vocational Rehabilitation
DRS staff talk to persons with disabilities about their employment needs and help them find a job or get ready to go to work. They also make sure that people have the supports they need to stay on the job.
Specialized vocational rehabilitation services for people who are:
- Blind or visually impaired.
- Deaf or hard of hearing.
- Hispanic or Latino with disabilities.
DRS help high school students who have disabilities plan for their futures after high school graduation.
DRS Work Incentive Planning and Assistance Program helps people who receive SSDI/SSI benefits understand how working will affect their benefits.
DRS Supported Employment Program (SEP) serves eligible people with significant disabilities who want to go to work and need on-going support services to succeed on the job.
Services
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs
Vocational Rehabilitation
Home visits to adults to assess needs, inform individuals of services available, and to assist them in accessing needed services.
Help with applications for Benefits Access Application, Medicare Part D, and more. As well as information and referrals for other social services, including grandparents raising grandchildren.
Services
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Outreach Programs
Information and Referral
Provides assistance with filing of Benefits Access Application, Medicare Part D, and general information & referral to other services for seniors.
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General Benefits and Services Assistance
Outreach Programs
The Senior Center offers many programs which include:
- Senior Citizens Nutrition Program: Congregate and home delivered meals.
- Senior Benefits Assistance (BAA Program).
- Health Insurance and Medicare Assistance (SHIP Program).
- Pharmaceutical assistance.
- Legal Aid for seniors.
- Transportation for age 60+, anywhere inside city limits. Wheelchair lift vans available.
- Recreation: Pool, TV, exercise equipment, quilting, painting, bingo, etc.
- Fitness programs: Exercise classes, bowling.
- Health screenings: Blood pressure, flu shots.
- Telephone reassurance/wellness checks.
- Home visits.
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Senior Centers
Prescription Expense Assistance
Temporary Financial Assistance
General Legal Aid
General Health Insurance Information/Counseling
Home Delivered Meals
Senior Ride Programs
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Congregate Meals/Nutrition Sites
Caregiver services are available to informal or family caregivers of persons over the age of 60 or to grandparents raising grandchildren. Services can include respite care (services that give caregivers a rest), home modification, assistive devices, transportation, and financial assistance.
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General Benefits and Services Assistance
Caregiver Counseling
Respite Care
Helps increase access to education and employment, among other supports. Services include:
- Seeking expungements and sealing criminal records, restoring driver’s licenses, and removing other barriers to employment, education and housing.
- SNAP and TANF denials, calculations, overpayments and sanctions.
- Special education, school discipline, and school enrollment issues.
- Community Care Program and Home Services Program issues.
- Tax disputes with IRS, including innocent spouse relief, identity theft, and collections.
Services
State Unemployment Insurance Appeals/Complaints
General Benefits and Services Assistance
General Legal Aid
Taxpayer Advocate Services
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
DRS staff talk to persons with disabilities about their employment needs and help them find a job or get ready to go to work. They also make sure that people have the supports they need to stay on the job.
Specialized vocational rehabilitation services for people who are:
- Blind or visually impaired.
- Deaf or hard of hearing.
- Hispanic or Latino with disabilities.
DRS help high school students who have disabilities plan for their futures after high school graduation.
DRS Work Incentive Planning and Assistance Program helps people who receive SSDI/SSI benefits understand how working will affect their benefits.
DRS Supported Employment Program (SEP) serves eligible people with significant disabilities who want to go to work and need on-going support services to succeed on the job.
Services
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs
Vocational Rehabilitation
DRS staff talk to persons with disabilities about their employment needs and help them find a job or get ready to go to work. They also make sure that people have the supports they need to stay on the job.
Specialized vocational rehabilitation services for people who are:
- Blind or visually impaired.
- Deaf or hard of hearing.
- Hispanic or Latino with disabilities.
DRS help high school students who have disabilities plan for their futures after high school graduation.
DRS Work Incentive Planning and Assistance Program helps people who receive SSDI/SSI benefits understand how working will affect their benefits.
DRS Supported Employment Program (SEP) serves eligible people with significant disabilities who want to go to work and need on-going support services to succeed on the job.
Services
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs
Vocational Rehabilitation
DRS staff talk to persons with disabilities about their employment needs and help them find a job or get ready to go to work. They also make sure that people have the supports they need to stay on the job.
Specialized vocational rehabilitation services for people who are:
- Blind or visually impaired.
- Deaf or hard of hearing.
- Hispanic or Latino with disabilities.
DRS help high school students who have disabilities plan for their futures after high school graduation.
DRS Work Incentive Planning and Assistance Program helps people who receive SSDI/SSI benefits understand how working will affect their benefits.
DRS Supported Employment Program (SEP) serves eligible people with significant disabilities who want to go to work and need on-going support services to succeed on the job.
Services
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs
Vocational Rehabilitation