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Chicago Volunteer Legal Services offers a team of volunteer legal assistants that provide legal services free of cost to low-income individuals.
Services
Adoption Legal Services
Divorce Mediation
Living Wills
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Comprehensive Immigration/Naturalization Services
Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
Bankruptcy Assistance
Land Deeds/Titles
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Consumer Law
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Provides free, confidential, professional support anywhere in the country. Staff help clients with advance directives, local referrals, information and support on end-of-life care, and decision making. Staff also offer information on self-determined dying when appropriate and provide emotional support through a difficult time. Public information presentations are available as well.
Services
Death and Dying Education/Information
Advance Medical Directives
Oak Park Township strives to promote the well-being of all its older residents. They offer a wide variety of affordable, and often free, services geared toward enhancing and improving the quality of life for senior residents including the chore program, affordable wills, benefits assistance, a memory cafe, the senior health insurance program (SHIP), caregiver support, and the home repair program.
Services
Personal Care
Living Wills
General Minor Home Repair Programs
Medicare Information/Counseling
Daily Money Management Services
Case/Care Management Referrals
Extreme Heat Cooling Centers
Extreme Cold Warming Centers
Magnolia Care Solutions advocates and coordinates care to ensure all of your needs are met when you or a family member cannot.
Services
Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
Bloom Township offers a variety of financial and legal services to the community such as living will preparation, legal aid, and AARP tax assistance.
Services
Living Wills
AARP Tax Aide Program Sites
General Legal Aid
Hanover Township Social Services assists seniors and their caregivers with energy assistance, health insurance counseling, therapy and psychiatric services, pharmaceutical assistance, public benefits programs, and provides information and referrals to external services.
Services
Merchandise/Services Discount Cards
Individual Counseling
General Mental Health Support Groups
Weatherization Programs
General Psychiatry
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Comprehensive Information and Referral
Furnace Maintenance/Repair
Living Wills
Certificates/Forms Assistance
General Health Insurance Information/Counseling
Benefits Screening
At the Power of Attorney Workshops, CDEL representatives prepare Powers of Attorney for Health Care and Property, as well as Illinois Living Will Declarations, for low-income seniors at senior centers throughout Cook County.
Services
Living Wills
Durable Power of Attorney for Asset Management
Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
Provides legal services in order to help with the following:
- Elder abuse, including financial exploitation
- Guardianship of adults to ensure health care.
- Nursing home and home care issues.
- Powers of attorney and other advnace directives.
- SSI and social security denials, cessations, terminations, overpayments, and garnnishments.
Services
Adult Guardianship Assistance
General Legal Aid
Advance Medical Directives
Provides legal services in order to help with the following:
- Elder abuse, including financial exploitation
- Guardianship of adults to ensure health care.
- Nursing home and home care issues.
- Powers of attorney and other advnace directives.
- SSI and social security denials, cessations, terminations, overpayments, and garnnishments.
Services
Adult Guardianship Assistance
General Legal Aid
Advance Medical Directives
Provides legal services in order to help with the following:
- Elder abuse, including financial exploitation
- Guardianship of adults to ensure health care.
- Nursing home and home care issues.
- Powers of attorney and other advnace directives.
- SSI and social security denials, cessations, terminations, overpayments, and garnnishments.
Services
Adult Guardianship Assistance
General Legal Aid
Advance Medical Directives
Provides legal services in order to help with the following:
- Elder abuse, including financial exploitation
- Guardianship of adults to ensure health care.
- Nursing home and home care issues.
- Powers of attorney and other advnace directives.
- SSI and social security denials, cessations, terminations, overpayments, and garnnishments.
Services
Adult Guardianship Assistance
General Legal Aid
Advance Medical Directives
Provides legal services in order to help with the following:
- Elder abuse, including financial exploitation
- Guardianship of adults to ensure health care.
- Nursing home and home care issues.
- Powers of attorney and other advnace directives.
- SSI and social security denials, cessations, terminations, overpayments, and garnnishments.
Services
Adult Guardianship Assistance
General Legal Aid
Advance Medical Directives
Orland Township offers a variety of programs to assist seniors in everyday life. The Minor Home Repair Program, Senior Transportation Program, RTA Senior Ride Free Program Registration, S.H.I.P. (Senior Health Insurance Program) Counselors, Luncheons, and Dinner Dances. Senior Services also hosts Drop-In, where the Orland Township Activity Center opens on Thursdays and Fridays from 9:00am to 2:00pm for residents to play cards and bingo and enjoy refreshments. Call or visit the website for specific information by program.Senior Services also provides applications for Free Amplified Phone Program and Cell Phones for Seniors Program, in partnership with Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart's office.
Services
Train Fare
General Health Insurance Information/Counseling
Living Wills
General Minor Home Repair Programs
Senior Centers
Mature Driver Training
Local Bus Fare
Cell Phones
Midwest Care Management Services can help you plan ahead by arranging to be your financial or healthcare power of attorney.
Services
Durable Power of Attorney for Asset Management
Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
Provides legal services in order to help with the following:
- Elder abuse, including financial exploitation
- Guardianship of adults to ensure health care.
- Nursing home and home care issues.
- Powers of attorney and other advnace directives.
- SSI and social security denials, cessations, terminations, overpayments, and garnnishments.
Services
Adult Guardianship Assistance
General Legal Aid
Advance Medical Directives
Provides legal services in order to help with the following:
- Elder abuse, including financial exploitation
- Guardianship of adults to ensure health care.
- Nursing home and home care issues.
- Powers of attorney and other advnace directives.
- SSI and social security denials, cessations, terminations, overpayments, and garnnishments.
Services
Adult Guardianship Assistance
General Legal Aid
Advance Medical Directives
Provides legal services in order to help with the following:
- Elder abuse, including financial exploitation
- Guardianship of adults to ensure health care.
- Nursing home and home care issues.
- Powers of attorney and other advnace directives.
- SSI and social security denials, cessations, terminations, overpayments, and garnnishments.
Services
Adult Guardianship Assistance
General Legal Aid
Advance Medical Directives
Provides legal services in order to help with the following:
- Elder abuse, including financial exploitation
- Guardianship of adults to ensure health care.
- Nursing home and home care issues.
- Powers of attorney and other advnace directives.
- SSI and social security denials, cessations, terminations, overpayments, and garnnishments.
Services
Adult Guardianship Assistance
General Legal Aid
Advance Medical Directives
Serves people who have advanced, chronic or life-limiting illnesses. Services include:
- In-home pain and symptom management.
- Care coordination with current healthcare team.
- Guidance with the development of the patient's individual plan of care.
- Advocacy for the patient.
Services
Home Health Care
Advance Medical Directives
Case/Care Management