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    • Covid-19/Coronavirus assistance programs, including assistance with food, paying bills, and other free or reduced cost programs

D205 Meal Service FREE to ALL Students: D205 has free meal pick-up service for ALL children, ages 1-18, starting November 16th. Seven days of meals are provided. No pre-order or ID is required. Meals may also be picked up for your neighbors. Please wear your mask, remain in your car when picking up food, and let down the back window or open the trunk. The D205 Food Services team will place the food in your car.

Pickup is Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:30PM-5:00 PM and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:00AM-8:00AM at the following locations:

  • York High School, Main Entrance Door #3

  • Bryan Middle School, East Entrance Door #13

  • Churchville Middle School, Main Entrance Door #1

  • Sandburg Middle School, Main Entrance Door #3

Please help everyone to stay safe by wearing your mask and staying inside your car (roll down back windows or open the trunk to receive the meal kits). Thank you!

Addison Township Food Pantry Meal Services

      • Every Tuesday and Thursday

        • 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. is reserved for residents 60 and over

        • 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. is reserved for all residents

      • Cars should enter at 401 N. Addison Road. Please remain in your car. The pantry now uses "Curbside Pickup”. Staff will place bags in each vehicle. Accommodations will be made for Seniors, special needs, disabled or residents with unique hardships who cannot make it to the food pantry at the above listed days and hours. Any resident who needs assistance with food will be helped. Caseworkers are working remotely and will assist residents with emergency and general assistance issues. Please check www.addisontownship.com or call (630) 530-8161 for more information.

Elmhurst-Yorkfield Food Pantry Services

Elmhurst-Yorkfield Food Pantry, 1083 S York St, Elmhurst, IL 60126, is available to help those in need during this critical time. Client service hours are:

  • Monday: 6:30-8:30pm

  • Thursday: 1:00-4:00pm and 6:30-8:00pm

  • Saturday: 9:30am-12:30pm

New Clients: Please register prior to visiting the pantry here. Registration is only needed once. There is no need to re-register for each visit.

EYFP has implemented the following client service procedures in order to maintain a safe and healthy environment for all those we serve as well as our volunteers.

  • Clients must remain in their vehicles and line up along the parking lot lane next to Jimmy Johns.

  • When you pull up to the pantry garage door, hold your EYFP client punch card up against your closed, driver side window so volunteers can record the household number.

  • Open your trunk from the inside so volunteers can place pre-packed grocery boxes/bags in the trunk. These include commonly used non-perishable food items, fresh produce, bread and pastries, milk, eggs, and frozen meats.

  • If you have to step out to open your trunk or your trunk is full, you will be asked to pull off to the side but remain in your car. A volunteer will leave your grocery box/bags on the pavement. Once the volunteer has cleared the area, you can get out and load the groceries in your car. Volunteers are not permitted to enter any client vehicles. No exceptions.

Pritzker Administration Releases WI-FI Hotspot Map to Support Illinois Students

  • Illinois state agencies released a wi-fi hotspot map to help students across the state who lack internet access in their homes. The wi-fi map has at least 200 hotspots students can use to complete coursework. Students and their parents or guardians should continue to practice social distancing by remaining in their cars while utilizing the hotspots. If a student or caretaker is sick or experiencing symptoms, they should remain at home.

Free Internet/WiFi Services

  • Comcast Internet Essentials Is Free to New Customers: Low income families who live in a Comcast service area may sign-up for Internet Essentials with 60 days of complimentary service (normally available to all qualified households for $9.95/month).

  • See internetessentials.com or es.internetessentials.com, or call 1-855-8-INTERNET.

  • Comcast Xfinity WiFi Is Free For Everyone: Xfinity WiFi hotspots across the country are available to anyone for free – including non-Xfinity Internet subscribers. For a map of Xfinity WiFi hotspots, visit www.xfinity.com/wifi. Once at a hotspot, select the “xfinitywifi” network name in the list of available hotspots, and then launch a browser.

  • AT&T is expanding “Access from AT&T,” our low-cost home internet offering to qualifying households AT&T will continue to offer internet access for qualifying limited income households at $10 a month through our Access from AT&T program. Click here for more information. PDF Download

ComEd Bill Assistance

If you are in need of support, you can call ComEd at 1-800-EDISON1 (1-800-334-7661), M-F, 7am-7pm. Customers can also visit ComEd.com/Support to learn more about the following payment assistance options and eligibility requirements:

  • CARE Customer Hardship Grants. Residential customers facing financial hardship may be eligible to receive one-time CARE grants from ComEd to help them get back on their feet.

  • COVID-19 Financial Bill Assistance. A one-time bill assistance credit of up to $500 is available this year for eligible, low-income households.

  • Flexible, Extended Payment Arrangements. For a limited time, low-income households and residential customers expressing financial hardship may be eligible for a flexible payment arrangement so they can spread balances over 24 payments, with 0% down. Residential customers who may not be facing financial hardship, but would like to spread balances, may be able to do so over 18 payments, with no more than 25% down.

  • Waiver of New Deposits and Fee Relief. ComEd is waiving any new deposit requirements for a limited time for customers expressing financial hardship and extending relief from various fees (such as reconnection fees) to help low-income residential customers.

  • State and Federal Financial Energy Assistance. Illinois’ Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) and the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) also provide valuable financial help to households that may be facing financial challenges.

COVID-19 Testing

As DuPage County continues to experience a concerning rise in COVID-19 cases, there has been a greater demand for testing. Mobile community-based testing will provide accessible resources for individuals to acquire testing.

Anyone can be tested, regardless of symptoms or immigration status. There is no cost to the individual for testing, but they should bring their insurance card if they have one. However, insurance is not required. Specimens will be collected using a simple nasal swab. Drive-through and walk-up testing are both available at most locations.

Mobile Testing Sites

Thursday, Nov. 12 and Thursday, Nov. 19 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Glendale Heights Aquatics Center240 Civic Center Plaza, Glendale Heights, IL 6013

IDPH Testing Sites VNA testing site Pillars Community Testing

Anyone who is tested needs to stay home and self-isolate until they receive notification of a negative result. If they receive a positive result, they will receive additional instruction and support on isolation and contact tracing. DCHD has received frequent reports of persons who were tested being onsite at work, for example, when they received the notification call with their positive result. Staying home to self-isolate is a critical step to slowing the spread of COVID-19.

DuPage Federation on Human Services Reform: This document lists a variety of COVID-19 and public benefits.