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760 Anderson Street, Carlinville, IL 62626
Offers a family self-sufficiency program designed to teach families how to utilize community resources in order to achieve independence and self-sufficiency. Services provided through the program are child care assistance, education, job training, employment counseling, transportation, substance/alcohol abuse treatment/counseling and household skill counseling.

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United Way of Greater St Louis 211
580 Exchange Court, Aurora, IL 60504
20-session program that is offered in the evenings once a year and is designed for working individuals. Participants will work on physical, mental and financial self-sufficiency goals.

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211 DuPage County
10 South LaSalle Street, Suite 2200, Chicago, IL 60603
Housing Authority of Cook County administers the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program, funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which aims to to empower people to take control of their lives by becoming independent, productive members of their communities.Families will work with FSS coordinators to figure out their individual goals-reducing debt, getting a degree, starting a new career, becoming a homeowner, and more. As household income increases, HACC manages an escrow account to help families build financial assets. Families who successfully complete the program will receive a payout from the escrow account to put towards their goals. Eligible participants of the FSS program may also participate in the Homeownership Program which can help first-time homebuyers with affording a mortgage.

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211 Metro Chicago
2 Eastport Plaza Drive, Collinsville, IL 62234
The Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program is a voluntary program that helps Section 8 families achieve economic independence by providing education, job training and other services. The program works with welfare agencies, schools, businesses, and other local partners to give participating FSS family members the skills and experience to enable them to obtain employment that pays a living wage.

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United Way of Greater St Louis 211
1600 East Clear Lake Avenue, Springfield, IL 62703
Client centered intensive case management program to assist families in transitioning to stability.

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United Way of the Midlands
200 Steamboat Bend Shopping Center, Suite 200A, Hannibal, MO 63401

Offers case management services to families with at least one child under the age of 18.  Case management works to help families reach stability. Goals created are client-oriented, and case managers connect clients to job training, health services, housing options, legal help, education, and more. 

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United Way of the Midlands
316 Douglas Avenue, Elgin, IL 60120

Offers comprehensive case management system that helps families identify barriers to self-sufficiency and connects them with community support organizations. Barriers could include unemployment, insecure housing, lack of job skills, lack of child care.

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United Way of the Midlands
10 South LaSalle Street, Suite 2200, Chicago, IL 60603
Housing Authority of Cook County administers the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program, funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which aims to to empower people to take control of their lives by becoming independent, productive members of their communities.Families will work with FSS coordinators to figure out their individual goals-reducing debt, getting a degree, starting a new career, becoming a homeowner, and more. As household income increases, HACC manages an escrow account to help families build financial assets. Families who successfully complete the program will receive a payout from the escrow account to put towards their goals. Eligible participants of the FSS program may also participate in the Homeownership Program which can help first-time homebuyers with affording a mortgage.

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211 Metro Chicago
550 Redwood Drive, Aurora, IL 60506

Offers comprehensive case management system that helps families identify barriers to self-sufficiency and connects them with community support organizations. Barriers could include unemployment, insecure housing, lack of job skills, lack of child care.

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United Way of the Midlands
16555 Weber Road, Crest Hill, IL 60403

Offers community classes covering a variety of topics including Life Skills Training - Family Life Series, Stepping Up, personal development, anger management, and Positive Parenting.

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United Way of the Midlands
1609 4th Street, Building 2, Rock Island, IL 61201

Offers a food pantry and clothing pantry. Provides referrals to appropriate services when needing emergency housing, transportation, help with medical bills, and job searching.

Provides management of the Opportunities Quad Cities initiative, a collaboration of volunteers who have experienced success in their lives ("Navigators") who work with individuals and families struggling with poverty ("Neighbors"). Navigators support Neighbors one-on-one to connect them to specific community resources that can alleviate a barrier to success and help them move forward permanently out of poverty. Navigators have worked with Neighbors to resolve legal issues, parenting struggles, continuing education, and many other situations that keep people in poverty. Services are offered at two separate locations in Davenport and Rock Island. The Davenport location focuses on helping individuals and families who have been victims or witnesses of crime (reported or unreported).

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United Way of the Midlands
307 North Kickapoo Street, Lincoln, IL 62656

Offers case management to provide targeted services to families wanting to break the generational cycle of poverty and enable a path out of constant crisis. Services include, moving families from crises and vulnerability to stability and eventually self-sufficiency, meeting with a caseworker to develop your personalized action plan, tracking progress, reaching milestones, prepare for the future, service connections to: job training, health services, childcare and education, housing options, legal services, and more.

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United Way of the Midlands
1710 East End Avenue, Chicago Heights, IL 60411
Housing Authority of Cook County administers the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program, funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which aims to to empower people to take control of their lives by becoming independent, productive members of their communities.Families will work with FSS coordinators to figure out their individual goals-reducing debt, getting a degree, starting a new career, becoming a homeowner, and more. As household income increases, HACC manages an escrow account to help families build financial assets. Families who successfully complete the program will receive a payout from the escrow account to put towards their goals. Eligible participants of the FSS program may also participate in the Homeownership Program which can help first-time homebuyers with affording a mortgage.

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211 Metro Chicago
501 Broadway, Quincy, IL 62301

Offers case management services to families with at least one child under the age of 18.  Case management works to help families reach stability. Goals created are client-oriented, and case managers connect clients to job training, health services, housing options, legal help, education, and more. 

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United Way of the Midlands
3040 Finley Road, Suite 200, Downers Grove, IL 60515

Offers community classes covering a variety of topics including Life Skills Training - Family Life Series, Stepping Up, personal development, anger management, and Positive Parenting.

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United Way of the Midlands
433 South Carlton, Wheaton, IL 60187
Assistance for veterans and their families who are experiencing homelessness or veterans and their families that are "at risk" of becoming homeless with obtaining permanent housing, potential rental arrears assistance and utility assistance, case management and assistance accessing other community resources.

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211 DuPage County
325 North Carr Street, White Hall, IL 62092
Provides a five year program to promote self sufficiency by coordinating and referring to agencies for education, credit repair, child care and employment.

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United Way of Greater St Louis 211
421 North County Farm Road, Wheaton, IL 60187
Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program: Comprehensive case management, educational support, and employment planning to program participants who are striving to become self-sufficient.

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211 DuPage County