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New Trier Township's Child Care Scholarship Assistance programs provides 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.
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.

Services

Child Care Provider Referrals
Child Care Expense Assistance
Child Care Provider Training
Child Care Resource Service (CCRS) is part of the statewide network of child care resource and referral agencies. Services include: - Providing families seeking child care with a list of local child care options and information on how to select quality care. - Supporting child care providers with training opportunities and resource development. - Maintaining current local data on child care supply and demand. - Administering the state Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) 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.

Services

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).

Services

Dental Care Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Temporary Financial Assistance
Prescription Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Education Related Fee Payment Assistance
Child Care Expense Assistance
Scholarships
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.

Services

Child Care Provider Referrals
Child Care Expense Assistance
Child Care Provider Training

Provides assistance with paying weekly co-payments for childcare expenses. Participants must use a licensed childcare provider and be approved through the Child Care Resource and Referral.

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.
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.
Provides child care payment assistance for eligible individuals or families.

When funding allows, may be able to help with limited financial assistance for basic needs such as childcare payments, rent, rent deposits, utilities, food, hygiene products, car repairs, transportation, prescription costs, etc., through the Community Services Block Grant. Eligibility requirements will apply, and ongoing case management will be required. Contact your local County Outreach Office for more information.

Services

Food Vouchers
Medical Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Temporary Financial Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Personal/Grooming Needs
Transportation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Child Care Expense Assistance
Automotive Repair and Maintenance

Provides services to access childcare including:
- Assistance with finding childcare programs in the parents' local area
- Information about choosing quality childcare
- Assistance with childcare payments
- Referrals to community services and agencies
- Parenting resources and education
- Health care information
- Training for childcare providers
- Car seat safety inspections

Services

Child Care Provider Training
Child Care Expense Assistance
Child Passenger Safety Seat Inspections
Child Care Provider Referrals

Provides assistance with paying weekly co-payments for childcare expenses. Participants must use a licensed childcare provider and be approved through the Child Care Resource and Referral.

Provides financial support to families who are looking for child care.

When funding allows, may be able to help with limited financial assistance for basic needs such as childcare payments, rent, rent deposits, utilities, food, hygiene products, car repairs, transportation, prescription costs, etc., through the Community Services Block Grant. Eligibility requirements will apply, and ongoing case management will be required. Contact your local County Outreach Office for more information.

Services

Food Vouchers
Medical Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Temporary Financial Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Personal/Grooming Needs
Transportation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Child Care Expense Assistance
Automotive Repair and Maintenance

Provides a voluntary home visiting program that provides family support and coaching for expectant parents and parents of young children ages 0-3. The program provides guidance about child development, child safety, practical parenting skills, and family bonding. The agency's trained professionals provide regular visits based on the family's needs, preferences, and schedules. Visits may be in-person or virtual.

- Health screenings.

- Developmental testing.

- Family-centered activities.

- Child care referrals.

Services

Home Based Parenting Education
Child Care Expense Assistance
Case/Care Management
Pediatric Developmental Screening
Parenting Skills Classes

Provides child care assistance and referrals for clients. Offers training opportunities and technical assistance to child care providers, work to develop new child care options and assist employers in meeting their employees' child care needs.

Services

Child Care Provider Referrals
Child Care Provider Training
Child Care Expense Assistance

Provides assistance with paying weekly co-payments for childcare expenses. Participants must use a licensed childcare provider and be approved through the Child Care Resource and Referral.

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 permanency 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.

When funding allows, may be able to help with limited financial assistance for basic needs such as childcare payments, rent, rent deposits, utilities, food, hygiene products, car repairs, transportation, prescription costs, etc., through the Community Services Block Grant. Eligibility requirements will apply, and ongoing case management will be required. Contact your local County Outreach Office for more information.

Services

Food Vouchers
Medical Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Temporary Financial Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Personal/Grooming Needs
Transportation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Child Care Expense Assistance
Automotive Repair and Maintenance

- 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.

Services

Child Care Provider Training
Child Care Expense Assistance
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.

Services

Work Clothing
Child Care Expense Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Comprehensive Information and Referral
Scholarships

Provides financial support to families who are looking for child care.

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.

When funding allows, may be able to help with limited financial assistance for basic needs such as childcare payments, rent, rent deposits, utilities, food, hygiene products, car repairs, transportation, prescription costs, etc., through the Community Services Block Grant. Eligibility requirements will apply, and ongoing case management will be required. Contact your local County Outreach Office for more information.

Services

Food Vouchers
Medical Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Temporary Financial Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Personal/Grooming Needs
Transportation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Child Care Expense Assistance
Automotive Repair and Maintenance

When funding allows, may be able to help with limited financial assistance for basic needs such as childcare payments, rent, rent deposits, utilities, food, hygiene products, car repairs, transportation, prescription costs, etc., through the Community Services Block Grant. Eligibility requirements will apply, and ongoing case management will be required. Contact your local County Outreach Office for more information.

Services

Food Vouchers
Medical Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Temporary Financial Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Personal/Grooming Needs
Transportation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Child Care Expense Assistance
Automotive Repair and Maintenance