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The Illinois Child Care Assistance Program makes it possible for families who qualify to receive financial assistance in paying for child care. Parents must meet the State of Illinois' income and family size guidelines.
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Child Care Expense Assistance Applications
The YWCA administers the IDHS Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) to help income-eligible parents pay for child care while they work or go to school. It serves DuPage, Lake, and Kane counties.
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Child Care Expense Assistance Applications
The Illinois Child Care Assistance Program makes it possible for families who qualify to receive financial assistance in paying for child care. Parents must meet the State of Illinois' income and family size guidelines.
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Child Care Expense Assistance Applications
An informational resource for families, child care providers, employers, and communities. Improves family's access to quality and affordable early learning programs to ensure children have the early experiences they need to reach their optimal development.
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Child Care Provider Training
Child Care Expense Assistance
Child Care Provider Referrals
Centro Romero assists families in applying for childcare assistance.
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Child Care Expense Assistance
The Illinois Child Care Assistance Program makes it possible for families who qualify to receive financial assistance in paying for child care. Parents must meet the State of Illinois' income and family size guidelines.
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Child Care Expense Assistance Applications
Provides short-term assistance to relatives or close family supporters (fictive kin) who have been caring for a child/children informally. Relative caregivers receive assistance in obtaining guardianship of the child for whom they are providing care. Also helps resolve any crisis the family may be facing and prepares the relative caregivers to achieve permanent for the child as well as for them. Services aim to prevent children's entry into out-of-home care and help children achieve permanency.
Additionally, families are provided with financial assistance, if needed, to address needs such as clothing for the child(ren), additional needed furniture to accommodate the child(ren) such as mattresses, beds, and linen, and helping the child(ren) to be enrolled in school by acquiring birth certificates of child(ren). Also helps family identify appropriate additional benefits to which they may be entitled.
Services may include:
- Assistance in obtaining guardianship.
- Education on navigating the court system and proceedings.
- Help obtaining a child-only grant, subsidized day care and other entitlements.
- Guidance on enrolling children in local schools.
- Assistance with financial and housing issues.
- Cash and in-kind assistance to help meet the basic needs of the family.
- Referral linkages to other needed community resources including legal services, and medical and mental health services.
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Child Care Expense Assistance
Child Guardianship Assistance
- Child Care Assistance Program: Administers the Department of Human Services (DHS) child care program for working parents with children under the age of 13 who income-qualify. Pays for parent's choice of child care, full or part-time, as well as before- and after-school care.
- Child Care Referral Program: Provides referrals to parents in need of child care. Offers a free online child care search.
- Employer Contracted Services: Enhanced referral services as well as presentations and parenting seminars on child care issues.
- Early Childhood Professional Services: Training scholarships, conferences, workshops, and other early childhood professional development opportunities.
- Child Care Provider Recruitment Services: Resources and workshops on opening and operating a child care program available to interested individuals.
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Child Care Expense Assistance
Child Care Provider Referrals
Child Care Provider Training
Provides financial assistance for parents/guardians who meet income guidelines and are working and/or going to school.
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Child Care Expense Assistance
A one-time benefit related to obtaining or maintaining employment, such as:
- Uniform, shoes and/or tools required by job.
- Child care co-pay.
- Car purchase down payment assistance.
- Car payment.
- Car repair.
- Car insurance.
- License plates (sticker).
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Child Care Expense Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Work Clothing
SACC program offers top of the line care to children in grades kindergarten through fifth at an affordable price.
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Child Care Expense Assistance
Child Care Provider Referrals
Child Care Centers
The Illinois Child Care Assistance Program makes it possible for families who qualify to receive financial assistance in paying for child care. Parents must meet the State of Illinois' income and family size guidelines.
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Child Care Expense Assistance Applications
Payment assistance for working families for school-age children to attend summer camp.
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Child Care Expense Assistance
Provides child care assistance and referrals for clients. Provides information, professional development, credentialing for service providers.
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Child Care Expense Assistance
Child Care Provider Training
Child Care Provider Referrals
Provides various forms of support. All expenses are paid directly to the vendor:
- Drive to Success: Helps low income residents obtain reliable transportation for employment purposes. Provides assistance for vehicle repairs.
- Education Scholarships: Awards scholarships annually to clients to aid them in obtaining formal education or occupational training. Scholarships may be used for tuition and fees, textbooks, supplies or room and/or board.
- Employment Support: Assists eligible clients to obtain/maintain employment with such items as daycare costs, transportation, and work supplies. One-time support.
- Information, Referral, Outreach: Provides access to needed resources through comprehensive outreach, information and referral services.
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Work Clothing
Scholarships
Information and Referral
Transportation Expense Assistance
Child Care Expense Assistance
Project CHILD provides:
- Assistance with finding child care programs in the parents' local area.
- Information about choosing quality child care.
- Assistance with child care payments.
- Referrals to community services and agencies.
- Parenting resources and education.
- Health care information.
- Training for child care providers.
- Car seat safety inspections.
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Child Care Provider Training
Child Care Provider Referrals
Child Care Expense Assistance
Child Passenger Safety Seat Inspections
Provides financial assistance for parents/guardians who meet income guidelines and are working and/or going to school.
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Child Care Expense Assistance
Focused on improving the quality of children and families lives with a focus on insuring the accessibility, affordability, and quality of child care and early education in the southern fifteen counties in Illinois.
Services include:
- Information to families on resources and programs in the region.
- Referrals to families for child care and early learning programs.
- Financial assistance with child care costs to eligible families.
- Resources & support for child care and early education programs.
- Training, education, and professional development assistance to professionals and programs designed to promote continuous quality improvement.
- Enhanced referral service contract for employers.
- Facilitation of community collaborations and community-based early childhood system building.
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Child Care Provider Referrals
Child Care Expense Assistance
Child Care Provider Training
Child Care Assistance Program:
- Administers the Department of Human Services (DHS) child care program for working parents with children under the age of 13 who income-qualify. Will pay for parent's choice of child care, full or part-time, as well as before- and after-school care.
Child Care Referral Program:
- Provides referrals to parents in need of child care. Parents are counseled on how to select quality child care that best meets the needs of their individual child. Parents are educated on indicators of quality care, provided educational materials, and encouraged to visit programs. The CCRRN offers a free online child care search. Access to the Illinois Cares for Kids Online Child Care Search can be found on the agency's website.
Employer Contracted Services:
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Enhanced referral services as well as presentations and parenting seminars on childcare issues. Employer services are fee-based; call for specific information.
Early Childhood Professional Services:
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Training handbook is distributed twice a year. Training scholarships, conferences, CPR and First Aid training, workshops, and other early childhood professional development opportunities. An Infant/Toddler Specialist and a Mental Health Consultant are available to provide training, consultation, and resources.
Child Care Provider Recruitment Services:
- Lists legally-operating programs to provide available child care options to parents in the four-county service area. Resources and workshops on opening and operating a child care program are available to interested individuals.
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Child Care Provider Referrals
Child Care Provider Training
Child Care Expense Assistance
- Child Care Assistance Program: Administers the Department of Human Services child care program for working parents with children under the age of 13 who income-qualify. Will pay for parent's choice of child care, full- or part-time, as well as before- and after-school care.
- Child Care Referral Program: Provides referrals to parents in need of child care. Parents are counseled on how to select quality child care that best meets the needs of their individual child.
- Employer Contracted Services: Enhanced referral services as well as presentations and parenting seminars on child care issues. Employer services are fee-based; please call for specific information.
- Early Childhood Professional Services: Training, scholarships, conferences, CPR and First Aid training, workshops, and other early childhood professional development opportunities.
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Child Care Expense Assistance
Child Care Provider Referrals
Child Care Provider Training
Provides services to families including referrals and consumer information to families looking for child care. Determines eligibility for the Department of Human Services Child Care Assistance Program, which helps families pay for child care. Professional development, grants, and technical support and consultations are offered to child care providers.
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Child Care Expense Assistance
Child Care Provider Training
Child Care Provider Referrals
Provides an array of services for low-income Kane County residents:
- GED Assistance: Covers cost of books and/or GED test fees.
- Emergency Assistance: One-time assistance (must be a crisis situation- like the temporary loss of a job or an unexpected car repair bill) to cover emergency rental, medical, glasses, transportation, or dental care services.
- Childcare subsidy: Assistance with paying weekly co-payment for childcare expenses.
- College scholarships.
- Online Tutoring Services: Assistance with paying for online tutoring services from certified instructors.
- Back to School Assistance: Shopping cards to purchase a new pair of shoes for children at the start of the school year. Only available summer months.
- Rent Assistance.
- Utility Assistance (Water bill only).
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Child Care Expense Assistance
Temporary Financial Assistance
Prescription Expense Assistance
Dental Care Expense Assistance
Education Related Fee Payment Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Scholarships
The Illinois Child Care Assistance Program makes it possible for families who qualify to receive financial assistance in paying for child care. Parents must meet the State of Illinois' income and family size guidelines.
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Child Care Expense Assistance Applications
New Trier Township Child Care Scholarship Assistance programs provide financial support to income-qualified residents, working full or part-time and/or returning to school. Childcare Scholarship programs provide assistance to eligible parents/guardians utilizing licensed providers of Before/Afterschool, Daycare, and Summer Camp programs. Providers are paid directly by New Trier Township. Parents and/or guardians are responsible for any program balances not covered by the scholarship.
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Child Care Expense Assistance Applications
Financial assistance for childcare expenses through the State of Illinois.
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Child Care Expense Assistance