Near North Health is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that offers benefits counseling to help individuals determine what benefits they're eligible for and how to enroll to receive them. They can specifically assist with:Medicaid or MedicareEnrolling in insurance through the MarketplaceWIC and SNAPChicago-specific support options

Pearson Disability Law, LLC offers assistance with Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) applicants to ensure any eligible applicant receives the benefits they deserve.

The European American Association provides assistance with applying to CEDA's various utility bill payment and energy services programs. This includes the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Peoples Gas Share the Warmth (Chicago residents only), City of Chicago Utility Billing Relief (UBR) (Chicago residents only), Home Weatherization, and Energy Saving Kits.Beginning October 1, 2024, applications will re-open for the following eligible individuals and households: Older adults (age 60 and older), individuals with a disability, households with at least one child age 5 years and under, households that are disconnected from their utilities/energy vendors, have a disconnect date within 7 days or have less than 25% in their propane tank. On November 1, 2024, all other income-eligible households can start applying for LIHEAP assistance.

Action Coalition of Englewood provides assistance with applying to CEDA's various utility bill payment and energy services programs. This includes the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Peoples Gas Share the Warmth (Chicago residents only), City of Chicago Utility Billing Relief (UBR) (Chicago residents only), Home Weatherization, and Energy Saving Kits.Beginning October 1, 2024, applications will re-open for the following eligible individuals and households: Older adults (age 60 and older), individuals with a disability, households with at least one child age 5 years and under, households that are disconnected from their utilities/energy vendors, have a disconnect date within 7 days or have less than 25% in their propane tank. On November 1, 2024, all other income eligible households can start applying for LIHEAP assistance.

Near North Health is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that offers benefits counseling to help individuals determine what benefits they're eligible for and how to enroll to receive them. They can specifically assist with:Medicaid or MedicareEnrolling in insurance through the MarketplaceWIC and SNAPChicago-specific support options

Free legal assistance with civil legal problems involving basic necessities for low-income individuals in all 99 Iowa counties. Assistance ranges from providing counsel and advice to representation before various agencies and courts.

Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide variety of legal education materials are also available on the website.

Legal services are provided in all civil legal areas, including:
Consumer/Finance - debt collection, repossession, garnishment, contracts/warranties, predatory lending, and public utilities (including utility disconnection or shut off notices).

Education - expulsion/suspension, special education, learning disabilities, school fees, access, vocational education, and student financial aid.

Employment - employment discrimination, wage claims, earned income tax credit, and taxes.

Family - adoption, custody, visitation, guardianship, domestic abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, family violence (child abuse, elder abuse, battered women/men), including assistance with restraining orders, and child support.

Health - Medicaid, Medicare, government children's health insurance programs, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, supplemental medical insurance, and hospital care.

Housing - federally subsidized housing, homeownership, real property, landlord/tenant, public housing, mobile homes, housing discrimination, foreclosures, forfeitures, and mortgage predatory lending practices.

Benefit Programs - ADFC/FIP, Social Security, food stamps, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, veterans benefits, FEMA, government benefits, and utility assistance applications.

Individual Rights - mental health, disability rights, civil rights, human trafficking, AIDS/HIV issues, assistive devices, and institutional confinement.

End of Life Planning - wills, living wills, advance directives, and power of attorney.

Drivers License.

Advocacy and legal assistance for people with disabilities, people with Alzheimer's disease, people with brain injury, people with mental illness, children, migrants, and veterans.

New Eclipse Baptist Church provides LIHEAP application assistance.

Saint Anthony operates a community wellness program out of several locations. This includes therapeutic family support groups (available on a weekly basis), mental health services (individual, couples, and family), case management, assistance with accessing healthcare (applying for medical cards, food stamps, etc.), and free pregnancy testing.Please note that free pregnancy testing is only available at the North Lawndale and Little Village locations.

Thornton Township provides assistance with applying to CEDA's various utility bill payment and energy services programs. This includes the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Home Weatherization, and Energy Saving Kits.Beginning October 1, 2024, applications will re-open for the following eligible individuals and households: Older adults (age 60 and older), individuals with a disability, households with at least one child age 5 years and under, households that are disconnected from their utilities/energy vendors, have a disconnect date within 7 days or have less than 25% in their propane tank. On November 1, 2024, all other income-eligible households can start applying for LIHEAP assistance.

ACCESS Community Health Network operates a number of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) that provide onsite benefit specialists who work with care teams to provide patients with benefits enrollment, Medicaid redetermination and enrollment, insurance open enrollment assistance, and WIC/SNAP assistance.

Metropolitan Asian Family Services (MAFS) can help individuals understand and apply for benefits such as: Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, Access to Care, Citizenship/Immigration, Transportation, Kids Care, SSI Prescription Drug Assistance, Food Stamps, LIHEAP, SHIP, and many others.

ACCESS Community Health Network operates a number of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) that provide onsite benefit specialists who work with care teams to provide patients with benefits enrollment, Medicaid redetermination and enrollment, insurance open enrollment assistance, and WIC/SNAP assistance.

Polish American Association's (PAA) Immigrant Family Resource Program is a partnership between ICIRR (Illinois Coalition for Immigrants and Refugees Rights), IDHS (Illinois Department of Human Services), and CBO (Community-Based Organizations). The purpose of is program is to inform those in the Polish community with limited English skills about services and eligibility requirements of IDHS programs. PAA offers it's clients:Bi-lingual case counseling services through one-on-one meetings with immigrants and/or immigrant families to determine their needsAssist clients in applying for/accessing appropriate programsMediate with IDHS as needed to insure receipt and maintenance of IDHS-administered benefitsProvide referrals and assistance with accessing other safety net programs for persons not eligible for IDHS-administered benefitsAssist local IDHS offices with interpretation for their Polish-speaking clients

Total Resource Community Development Organization provides assistance with applying to CEDA's various utility bill payment and energy services programs. This includes the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Peoples Gas Share the Warmth (Chicago residents only), City of Chicago Utility Billing Relief (UBR) (Chicago residents only), Home Weatherization, and Energy Saving Kits.Beginning October 1, 2024, applications will re-open for the following eligible individuals and households: Older adults (age 60 and older), individuals with a disability, households with at least one child age 5 years and under, households that are disconnected from their utilities/energy vendors, have a disconnect date within 7 days or have less than 25% in their propane tank. On November 1, 2024, all other income-eligible households can start applying for LIHEAP assistance.

Access to the agency's digital devices for the purposes of making and attending virtual medical and mental health appointments. Individuals can receive assistance to apply for mental health services with licensed professionals through our partner Lutheran Family Services. Staff can assist in applying for services. Assists individuals who need help applying for Medicaid so that they have easier access to the healthcare they need.

Case managers assist families and individuals experiencing a personal crisis. Information and referrals provided for a variety of needs. Direct services include budgeting, funeral assistance, elder care services, and application/forms assistance for tribal and government programs.

The Jail Diversion Program is offered to individuals in Jasper and Poweshiek Counties who are in contact with the criminal justice system because of a mental health or co-occurring disorder. Participation in the Jail Diversion Program is voluntary.

Program staff are able to assist with locating housing, applying for community assistance programs, locating employment, budgeting, promoting independent living skills and identifying and intervening where there are gaps in care. Staff also provide goal-related transportation.

Case managers assist families and individuals experiencing a personal crisis. Information and referrals provided for a variety of needs. Direct services include budgeting, funeral assistance, elder care services, and application/forms assistance for tribal and government programs.

Case managers assist families and individuals experiencing a personal crisis. Information and referrals provided for a variety of needs. Direct services include budgeting, funeral assistance, elder care services, and application/forms assistance for tribal and government programs.

Case mangement for immigrant and refugees. Assists or refers with job applications, housing applications, DHS applications, medical applications, agency referrals, notarizations, and more.

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.

Near North Health is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that offers benefits counseling to help individuals determine what benefits they're eligible for and how to enroll to receive them. They can specifically assist with:Medicaid or MedicareEnrolling in insurance through the MarketplaceWIC and SNAPChicago-specific support options