View Search Results

Provides assistance to immigrants and refugees to navigate Illinois’ human services delivery system. Services include linguistically and culturally sensitive case management and service coordination, emergency and crisis services, and "Know Your Rights" workshops to educate individuals and families about resources and information aimed at strengthening the immigrant community. 

The program also features the Access to Justice (A2J) initiative, a large-scale Community Navigator Program that provides deportation protection education and legal defense. 

Additionally, support may be available to help immigrants and refugees prepare for, find, and retain employment, including vocational assessment, job search assistance, professional mentoring, and guidance to gain recognition for professional experience obtained in another country. These services aim to facilitate successful integration into the workforce and community.

Offers to help patients prevent illness, manage ongoing health conditions, and get care when they are sick. Services may include exams, screenings, immunizations, care for acute illness, chronic disease care, referrals, and care coordination.

Provides library services with free public access to computers and internet, seasonal reading and story time, assistance in locating and utilizing library resources, and meeting rooms.

Assists pregnant women with infants and young children to obtain the health care services and other services they may need to have a healthy pregnancy and to promote the child’s healthy growth and development.

Provides child and adult immunizations, flu and pneumonia vaccination clinics and international travel consultations for immunizations. 

Social Security’s Ticket to Work program supports career development for Social Security disability beneficiaries age 18 through 64 who want to work. The Ticket program is free and voluntary. The Ticket program helps people with disabilities progress toward financial independence.

Appointment website opens mid-January 2026

Tax preparation for low and moderate income taxpayers of all ages, with special attention to people 60 and older during tax season (Feb 1-April 15).

Provides mental health and substance abuse counseling services to veterans. Services include treatment for addictions, depression, anxiety, trauma, PTSD, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and OCD.

Air conditioners provided, when available, to the most vulnerable individuals (especially seniors 60 and older) who are experiencing health problems that make air conditioning a medical necessity, or those of any age with medical necessity.

Provides safety repairs and modifications to allow home owning seniors to safely remain in their residence. Applications are taken for those over 60 who are low income. Funding for large or cosmetic repairs is not available. Applicants may qualify for furnace repair or replacement if needed through other funding. 

Provides various daily activities for seniors age 60 and older, and additional monthly outings and special activities monthly.

Provides various employment services to individuals with disabilities. Employment services include career counseling, resume and cover letter development, assistance with finding job leads, interview practice, assistance with securing public or private transportation, job coaching, and assistance with identifying possible job accommodations.

Provides behavioral health services to those in need. Services include mental health evaluations, individual, couples, family and group counseling, substance abuse treatment and counseling, and medication management. 

Provides information on Parkinson's disease, including its causes, symptoms, treatment options, and therapeutic activities to do at home. Also offers resources and insights to foster understanding and awareness about living with Parkinson's disease, promoting positive communication and interaction with individuals affected by the condition. 

Offers to help those individuals with a chronic mental illness living in their own apartment, home, or in a group setting. Program provides support services that assist individuals to live successfully and safely in the community.

DCFS has the primary responsibility of protecting children and strengthening families through the investigation and intervention of suspected child abuse or neglect by parents and other caregivers.

DCFS links families with community services to address struggles families are having, offers preventative services to referred families in an attempt to keep family units together to address findings of abuse/neglect, and works with families who have children under the legal custody of DCFS while working to reunify families when possible or provide a permanent home for children.

As part of its duties, DCFS also licenses and monitors all Illinois child welfare agencies, child care agencies, domestic and international adoption providers, and group homes in the state.

Preschool for children ages 3-5.

Maintains public safety and laws enforcement; responds to emergencies, investigates crimes, apprehends offenders, and aims to prevent future criminal activity. Provides traffic management and community engagement.

Provides family caregivers with support services. Services include counseling, education, training, support groups, TCARE assessments, and gap funding to cover needed services not covered by other programs.