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Provides emergency financial assistance to residents who are in need, including:
- Rental and utility assistance
- Employed clients who have transportation issues
Residents can receive assistance up to three times. Each time must be 18 months apart.
- First time applicants qualify for up to $400 of assistance
- Second time applicants qualify for up to $250 of assistance
- Third (and last) time applicants qualify for up to $150 of assistance
Applicants are required to participate in a financial session before receiving funds.
Township boundaries do not follow municipal or zip code boundaries. Verify residency in this Township for services by entering the address of the individual in the magnifying glass: https://maps.lakecountyil.gov/MyGovernmentServices/.
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Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Offers financial aid to help Township residents avoid loss of home, job, or utilities. Funds are available once every two years and provide help to meet basic needs, including:
- Preventing eviction or past due rent/mortgage
- Preventing utility disconnection
- Work-related expense necessary to getting or keeping a job (for example, uniform or licensing fees)
- Cost of prescription medication
*Amount of assistance determined on a case-by-case basis.
*Program does not disburse cash; all funds will be paid directly to vendors.
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Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Provides services to low-income veterans and their families who are at imminent risk of becoming homeless. Supportive services include:
- Housing stabilization
- Temporary financial assistance (including rent, security deposit, utilities and car repairs; based on eligibility)
- Intensive, short-term case management
- Assistance with VA and mainstream benefits
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Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Provides benefits to veterans and their dependents for education and job training. Programs include:
- Deceased, Disabled, and MIA/POW Veterans' Dependents Educational Opportunity Grant (Age 10-18)
- Deceased, Disabled, and MIA/POW Veterans' Dependents Scholarship
- State Approving Agency GI Bill
- Illinois Veterans' Grant
- Illinois National Guard Grant
- University of Illinois Children of Veterans Scholarship
- Veteran Coordinators at Public Universities and Colleges in Illinois
- VA Work Study Locations
- Get Academic Credit for Military Training
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Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Offers financial assistance to help undocumented-led families buy food and cover urgent medical expenses.
*Emergency funds for food or medicine. This will not cover rental expenses*
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Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Financial assistance for victim/survivor of domestic violence, stalking, sexual abuse, and/or human trafficking. Survivors may apply for funding for a particular cost, such as a car repair bill, a plane ticket to get back home to safety, a service animal fee, a security deposit, or a utility bill.
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Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) administers the Aid to the Aged, Blind, and Disabled (AABD) program which provides cash assistance to elderly and disabled residents of Illinois.
Services
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Older Adults
Visual Impairments
Functional Disabilities
Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) administers the Aid to the Aged, Blind, and Disabled (AABD) program which provides cash assistance to elderly and disabled residents of Illinois.
Services
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Older Adults
Visual Impairments
Functional Disabilities
Disabled Patriot Fund provides assistance for local U.S. veterans and their families adversely affected by their military service.
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Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Veterans
Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) administers the Aid to the Aged, Blind, and Disabled (AABD) program which provides cash assistance to elderly and disabled residents of Illinois.
Services
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Older Adults
Visual Impairments
Functional Disabilities
New Trier Township (EA) is available to qualified individuals and families facing emergencies that are either life-threatening (shelter, utilities, or medical) and/or work-related. Applicants must be residents of New Trier Township and meet all financial and non-financial eligibility requirements.
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Disaster/Emergency Issues
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Riverside Township Emergency Assistance program is a one-time award to alleviate a health and/or welfare crisis, and can only be given once within a 12-month period. The amount available is limited and only granted if the crisis would be averted. Payments are made to the vendor or creditor, not to the applicant.
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Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Disaster/Emergency Issues
The Illinois Welcoming Center's COVID-19 Recovery Financial Assistance program provides financial assistance to households that were not eligible to receive any Economic Impact Payments (EIPs) due to immigration status and cannot receive any additional public benefits.
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Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Immigrants
Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) administers the Aid to the Aged, Blind, and Disabled (AABD) program which provides cash assistance to elderly and disabled residents of Illinois.
Services
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Older Adults
Visual Impairments
Functional Disabilities
Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) administers the Aid to the Aged, Blind, and Disabled (AABD) program which provides cash assistance to elderly and disabled residents of Illinois.
Services
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Older Adults
Visual Impairments
Functional Disabilities
Niles Township Emergency Assistance is a financial assistance program to alleviate a life-threatening circumstance for eligible Niles Township residents. In order to qualify, residents must have a 5-day eviction notice from a landlord or a disconnection notice from a utility company. This program is available once in a 12-month period per household. Assistance is paid directly to the vendor.
Services
Disaster/Emergency Issues
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) administers the Aid to the Aged, Blind, and Disabled (AABD) program which provides cash assistance to elderly and disabled residents of Illinois.
Services
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Older Adults
Visual Impairments
Functional Disabilities
Bloom Township Emergency Assistance (EA) assists Bloom Township residents to help alleviate an "Emergency" or life-threatening circumstance. Emergency Assistance does not cover security deposits or first-month rent except in individual or family displacement due to disaster. Residents who receive subsidized housing benefits may be ineligible for certain benefits.
Services
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Disaster/Emergency Issues
Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) administers the Aid to the Aged, Blind, and Disabled (AABD) program which provides cash assistance to elderly and disabled residents of Illinois.
Services
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Older Adults
Visual Impairments
Functional Disabilities
Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) administers the Aid to the Aged, Blind, and Disabled (AABD) program which provides cash assistance to elderly and disabled residents of Illinois.
Services
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Older Adults
Visual Impairments
Functional Disabilities
Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) administers the Aid to the Aged, Blind, and Disabled (AABD) program which provides cash assistance to elderly and disabled residents of Illinois.
Services
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Older Adults
Visual Impairments
Functional Disabilities
New Trier Township Angel Fund (AF) is an assistance program supported through donations received from the New Trier Township community. The funds are used to help residents facing a life-threatening emergency. Applicants must be residents of New Trier Township and meet all financial and non-financial eligibility requirements.
Services
Disaster/Emergency Issues
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) administers the Aid to the Aged, Blind, and Disabled (AABD) program which provides cash assistance to elderly and disabled residents of Illinois.
Services
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Older Adults
Visual Impairments
Functional Disabilities
Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) administers the Aid to the Aged, Blind, and Disabled (AABD) program which provides cash assistance to elderly and disabled residents of Illinois.
Services
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Older Adults
Visual Impairments
Functional Disabilities
Elk Grove Township Emergency Assistance, or EA, is for households experiencing a life-threatening circumstance, which consists of having a 5 day-notice for eviction or a disconnection notice for utility and having a qualifiable emergency. Individuals and families may qualify based on township guidelines, which include financial and non-financial factors. Those who receive an EA grant may qualify once every 24 months.
Services
Disaster/Emergency Issues
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance