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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
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*
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.
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/.

Services

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

Older Adults
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Functional Disabilities
Visual Impairments
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

Older Adults
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Functional Disabilities
Visual Impairments
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.
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
Village of Arlington Heights offers short-term financial support provided to residents experiencing a temporary economic hardship.
Inner Voice Inc., provides an emergency client assistance fund to help clients maintain housing stability.

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Housing Issues
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
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

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

Older Adults
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Functional Disabilities
Visual Impairments
Stickney Township Emergency Assistance provides financial aid to help alleviate a life-threatening circumstance. A life-threatening circumstance is a condition that poses an imminent peril to health and or safety because of a lack of or the jeopardizing of the availability of shelter, food, or utility service. The requirements are the same as general assistance, and individuals may receive Emergency Assistance even though they have applied for and been approved to receive monthly welfare assistance (such as Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) as long as they have not yet begun to receive monthly payments of such assistance. However, if they have already begun receiving monthly payments of cash welfare assistance they cannot receive Emergency Assistance.

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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

Older Adults
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Functional Disabilities
Visual Impairments
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

Older Adults
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Functional Disabilities
Visual Impairments
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.
Provides limited financial assistance for individuals with a sickle cell disease diagnosis ranging from utilities, housing and food, to medical co-pays and transportation.
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

Older Adults
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Functional Disabilities
Visual Impairments
Provides financial assistance for needs related to MS, to provide solutions where resources may be lacking. Assistance might include include rent, mortgage, utilities, food, respite, and more.
Worth Township Emergency Assistance is a one-time financial grant, in a 12-month period, available to any Worth Township resident facing a life-threatening circumstance such as eviction or utility disconnection. Emergency Assistance funds go directly to the utility, landlord, or bank.

Services

Disaster/Emergency Issues
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Northfield Township Emergency Assistance is a financial assistance program to alleviate a life-threatening circumstance for eligible Northfield 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

Older Adults
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Functional Disabilities
Visual Impairments
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

Older Adults
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Functional Disabilities
Visual Impairments