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Listing: Financial Support Services

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Jul 11, 2024

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CEDA’s Utility Assistance Programs, clients can take comfort in knowing there’s help with your gas, electric, and water bills, as well as repairing or replacing your heating system.

(800) 571-2332



One of the largest private, non-profit Community Action Agencies in the country, CEDA serves residents throughout Cook County, Illinois. Programs and services are offered in the areas of education, emergency assistance, employment and workforce training, energy conservation and services, health and nutrition, and housing counseling services. We are constantly improving and expanding our services to further aid our mission of assisting individuals, families and communities.

(312) 782-CEDA (2332)


Learn how you can get help resolving your housing and debt problems. All services are available at no cost to Cook County residents and property owners regardless of income, language, or immigration status. 

(855) 956-5763


Emergency food and services, Homeless services, Adult day Emergency response system, Caregiver assistance, Housing relocation, Transportation/ADA Paratransit, Schools

312.743.0300


The mission of the Chicago Furniture Bank is to provide dignity, stability, and comfort to Chicagoans that face poverty by allowing clients to handpick an entire home's worth of furniture.

(312) 752-0211
donate@chicagofurniturebank.org

 
312.743.0300

  • Temporary loss of income
  • Fire or flood
  • Court order to vacate (foreclosure or eviction)
  • Domestic violence


800-642-8399
Long term care for a person with a disability can become expensive. Non-medical expenses such as caregiving and housing are often not covered by insurance. HelpHOPELive teaches patients and families how to set up a fundraising drive to support these out of pocket costs. This nonprofit organization serves as an intermediary for managing donations and supplying documentation required for tax purposes.
Persons who have had an organ transplant or traumatic event resulting in spinal cord injury, brain injury or amputation are eligible for this program.

 


The eviction moratorium ended on Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, but Chicago tenants still have options. If you are worried about remaining in your home because you have been unable to pay rent: 

  1. Don't Self-Evict - If you get an eviction notice, know that only the Sheriff can carry out an eviction. It is illegal for your landlord to try to remove you from your home. 
  2. Get Legal Help - Cook County Legal Aid for Housing and Debt is a free resource to help landlords and tenants resolve housing and debt issues. Visit  or call 855.956.5763. Legal support for tenants is also available at  or text "hi" to 866.773.6837.


Connecting Chicago and suburban Cook County residents to the help they need, when they need it.

Phone:211


Financial relief and other programs for Chicago residents

Community Care Alliance of Illinois
(CCAI) is an organization contracted to offer Medicare benefits. The government pays companies like CCAI to provide you with the same or even more benefits than original Medicare (Part A and Part B), including affordable co-payment and coinsurance amounts when you use network doctors and hospitals.
1-800-772-1213

 
The federal government has two programs for assistance to individuals that meet the criteria and qualify for benefits:
1-800-772-1213

  •  pays benefits to you and certain members of your family if you are "insured," meaning that you worked long enough and paid Social Security taxes.
  •  pays benefits based on financial need.

USA Gov - Financial Assistance and Support Services for People with Disabilities
Explore a wide range of programs and tools to help with housing, taxes, medical bills, service and emotional support animals, and more.
Get help with medical bills, modifying vehicle, housing resources, service animals, tax help....
1-844-USA-GOV1 
 

Family Benefit Solutions
Financial assistance for families with a special needs child.
1110 W. Lake Cook Rd. Suite 150
Buffalo Grove, Il. 60089
http://www.familybenefitsolutions.com/
Office - 847-279-8506


Medical fund raising for the expenses insurance doesn’t cover
800.642.8399

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IL ABLE is a program for eligible people with disabilities to save and invest their money for expenses related to living with a disability.


Cash assistance, SNAP, My IL link, employment



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1-800-843-6154
1-866-324-5553 TTY


View all active grant programs, and funding opportunities

217-782-4520

 

1-866-487-2365


The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is an international non-profit organization dedicated to serving the poor and providing others with the opportunity to serve.

12731 S. Wood St.
Blue Island, IL 60406
773-779-6700
contact@svdpchicago.org


Some may find it necessary to get help paying for prescriptions even after enrolling in Medicare drug coverage (Part D).
Here are 5 tips to consider if you think you might need to get help with the costs of prescription drug coverage.

 

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This content is for informational purposes only and may not be comprehensive. Information contained does not imply an endorsement from Shirley Ryan 汤头条app, and does not replace the advice of a qualified healthcare professional.  See here  for further details.
? Shirley Ryan 汤头条app (formerly Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago)
Henry B. Betts LIFE Center – (312) 238-5433

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