Resources

The Arc mission is to empower people with disabilities to believe in their own unique abilities and achieve their full potential by providing quality, innovative services that focus on advocacy, independence, employment, meaningful community life and personal happiness.

PSCI provides coordination services for those with a developmental disability. This includes the PUNS list -this is the gatekeeper list for persons with disabilities once they turn 18 in order to receive funding for services post high school.

309-921-9102

Guardianship is needed when a person is unable to make and communicate responsible decisions regarding his personal care or finances due to a mental, physical or developmental disability.

The Healthcare Portal’s Disability Services Page helps to ensure that people with disabilities and their families get the information they need to take advantage of the services the State of Illinois has to offer.

In home respite (recently received big grant) Allows for someone the family knows to be hired, trained and paid to provide up to 180 hours annually of child care. The person has to be over 18 and not live in the home.

Claimants with Intellectual Disabilities must provide evidence of below-average intellectual functioning coupled with adaptive functioning deficits,

Application for Illinois Medicaid

Designed to help you navigate local autism resources and area service providers

Screening, Assessment and Support Services (SASS), is a crisis mental health service program for children and adolescents, who are experiencing a psychiatric emergency. SASS services are available by calling the CARES line. 800-345-9049

Information about finding child care and resources for this.

Robert Young is our local mental health center. They have a walk in clinic daily.

Transitions Mental Health Services improves the health and wellbeing of individuals with mental health challenges, their families and the community, through services, education and advocacy.