Guardianship and Advocacy Commission
The Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission protects the rights and promotes the welfare of people with disabilities. The Commission provides legal representation, investigates complaints of rights violations and provides state guardianship for people with disabilities in Illinois. Four program Divisions in nine regions throughout the State carry out the responsibilities of the Commission. These divisions are: the Office of State Guardian (OSG), the Legal Advocacy Service (LAS), the Human Rights Authority (HRA), and and the SPED (Special Education).
Center for Prevention of Abuse
Live a life free from abuse and violence. If you feel as though you are in a hostile or unsafe environment. Contact: Crisis hotline: 1-800-559-SAFE (7233) Peoria office: 309-691-0551
Central Illinois Service Access
Provides assistance to individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities who are potentially in need of services now or within the next five years to register in the PUNS statewide database for counties: Mason, Tazewell, Woodford, and McLean.
The Client Assistance Program (CAP) helps people with disabilities receive quality services by advocating for their interests and helping them identify resources, understand procedures, resolve problems, and protect their rights in the rehabilitation process. Individuals with a disability who want to receive or are receiving Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) services are eligible for CAP assistance. CAP provides services through advocates and attorneys located throughout Illinois. All CAP services are free and confidential.
Crisis Nursery- emergency respite care for infants and children ages birth to 6 years, Child development center- preschool and daycare for infants and children 6 weeks to 6 years, and Educational and Support services to protect and nurture children and families.
Phone: General: 309-674-0105
Crisis Nursery: 309-674-4125
Address: Crittenton Center: 442 W John Gwynn Jr Ave Peoria, IL 61605
Address: Family Center: 2016 N Knoxville Ave Peoria, IL 61603
Help People and families meet basic needs. Services they provide to help people become self sufficient with are: cash, food, childcare, housing, health and medical, pregnancy, parenting. To find more services check out their website.
Devoted to turn Peoria into a better place for families with low income and a safer place for people to live.
Help people and families find a way to renew life by offering meals, clothes, and a place to learn.
A faith-based organization that is volunteer based to help provide the community with home maintenance and repairs, ramp access to entrances, and a home ownership program which renovates donated homes making them available for sale to low-income, first-time homeowners.
Illinois Network of Centers for Independent Living provides information about what centers for independent living are about and the locations of all CILs in Illinois to find one that serves where you reside.
Address: 1 W Old State Capitol Plz Suite 501 Springfield, IL 62701
Phone:217-525-1308
To help community members find or keep a home, learn a new skill, improve their credit score, file taxes, access legal support, find employment.
Address: 2605 W Krause St Peoria, IL 616051
Phone: 309-676-3832
Neighborhood House, established in 1896, is dedicated to providing a Safe Haven with comprehensive services that meet the social, emotional and material needs of individuals and families from infancy to the elderly. The common goal of all services is to enhance the quality of life and foster independence of those served.
Peoria Citizen Committee for Economic Opportunity (PCCEO)
Promotes self-sufficiency and economic security by offering family development, energy services, housing services and more.
Peoria County Health Department
Through resources, engagement, they educate and regulate to promote health, prevent disease, and provide for a safe environment.
Address: 2116 N Sheridan Rd Peoria, IL 61604
Phone: 309-679-6000
Phoenix Community Development Services
Provides supportive services to citizens to end homelessness while providing guidance to set and achieve goal, make healthy life choices, find employment, build skills, and become stable, self-sufficient member of society.
Prairieland Service Coordination, Inc.
Prairieland Services Coordination, Inc Services Clark, Coles, Cumberland, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Fulton, Henderson, Henry, Knox, Macon, Madison, McDonough, Mercer, Moultrie, Peoria, Piatt, Rock Island, Shelby, St. Clair, Stark and Warren Counties providing Pre-admission services to determine eligibility for developmental disability services, waiver case coordination, case coordination/ case management services, and the PUNS (Illinois Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services)
Address: 244 East Main St Galesburg, IL 61401
Galesburg office: 309-921-9102
PSL is a free legal service system for low income persona and those age 60 and over who have serious civil legal problems and need legal help to solve them.
Address:411 Hamilton Boulevard Suite 1812 Peoria, IL 61602
Phone: 309-674-9831
Rebuilding Together provides low income homeowners free critical home repairs, accessibility modifications and energy-efficient upgrades. This one-day rebuilding event is held in April. Visit their website to fill out an application.
Redeemer Lutheran- Care Ministry
Provides help in the time of need: food provided from panties, very limited financial assistance, referrals for counseling.
Address: 6801 N Allen Rd Peoria, IL 61614
Phone: 309-693-9214
To help people get basic needs and to help the community after natural disasters.
One time help with rent, utilities, and other basic living needs.
Phone: 309-677-7696
Their mission is to preach the Good News of Jesus Christ to the poor, and in His name, to love, feed, house, clothe and teach all those people in need.
1127 S. Laramie Street, Peoria, IL 61605
309-676-4606
A Senior safety organization that focuses on reducing crime victimization of seniors.
TRIADpeoria@gmail.com
Benefits for seniors and persons with disabilities, such as a fee discount on license plates and free rides on fixed-route transits. Eligibility is determined by age, disability, residency and income.
Offers Social Security for retirees, Medicare, ISS, disability, help to widows, widowers, and other survivors.
EP!C’s Educational Services Program enables individuals to build the skills and knowledge necessary to enrich their lives through enjoyable, productive, and therapeutic day programming.
If your child receives special education services or an accommodation plan or is in need of such services, Family Matters Parent Training and Information Center (FMPTIC) can help.
Providing in-home supportive services to elderly and younger persons with disabilities.
Address: 1501 N. Main Street East Peoria, IL 61611
Phone: 309-691-6527
A not-for-profit agency committed to serving seniors, family caregivers and grandparents raising grandchildren. They provide a number of programs including; information, a home-delivered meal program, transportation services, direct employment services, health education, senior legal services, medication management, faith in care and an elder abuse program.
Employ caregivers to aid with meal preparation, medication reminders, light housekeeping or transportation.
Address: 7620 N. University, Ste. 103, Peoria, 61614
Phone: 309-685-7777
Ability Links is committed to increasing employment of job seekers with disABILITIES.
Association for the Developmentally Disabled of Woodford County
ADDWC provides training programs that teach employable skills through group instruction, demonstrations, and hands-on learning.
CWTC provides service to adults with disabilities to help them become more independent. Their programming focuses on four areas: organizational employment, community employment, community integration, and community living.
EP!C’s Employment Services helps individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities reach their employment goals while providing the community with a workforce that is dedicated to making a valuable contribution.
Helps both the employee and the employer to work toward practical job accommodation solutions. JAN also helps enhance employability and shows employers how to take value in employing people with a disability in their workplace.
Tazewell County Resource Center (TCRC)
Employment Services works to secure community employment for adults with developmental disabilities. Workers may be placed in Supported Employment (with supervision) or Competitive Employment (with limited supervision).
Improves educational, social, and economic opportunities for individuals in Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford and McLean Counties.
Address: 317 S MacArthur Highway Peoria, IL 61605
Phone: 309-673-7474
Complete list of Food Pantries, Brown Bag Food Programs, Food Banks, Food Stamps and WIC.
Housing and Utilities tab includes a listing of Runaway and Domestic Violence Shelters, Home Repair and Weatherization, Rent, Mortgage and other Housing Expense Assistance, Housing Authorities and subsidized housing, utility payment assistance etc.
Association for the Developmentally Disabled of Woodford County
ADDWC offers a variety of residential services which promote independent living and are based upon an individual's needs.
CWTC provides service to adults with disabilities to help them become more independent. Their programming focuses on four areas: organizational employment, community employment, community integration, and community living.
The East Peoria Housing Authority (EPHA) provides an opportunity for lower income East Peoria residents to receive financial help with the cost of renting a property. EPHA does this by operating a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program.
EP!C’s Host Home Program assists individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in finding a home designed to encourage independence in a family environment.
Fulton County Housing Authority
The Fulton County Housing Authority offers rental housing and a section 8 voucher program.
Pekin Housing Authority strives to offer excellent affordable housing for low and moderate-income persons through effective management and the wise stewardship of public funds. Applications can be picked up during office hours and are accepted on the second, third, and fourth Thursdays of every month from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., except on holidays.
Peoria Citizen Committee for Economic Opportunity (PCCEO)
Promotes self-sufficiency and economic security by offering family development, energy services, housing services and more.
Peoria County Housing Authority
The Peoria Housing Authority is committed to providing affordable housing opportunities for all people living in Central Illinois.
A guide to finding senior living in Illinois. This site also provides info on paying for senior living, law & regulations, free resources, and much more.
Tazewell County Resource Center (TCRC)
The CILA (Community Integrated Living Arrangement) program and Miller Group Home for Children promote independence in daily living, economic self-sufficiency and community integration.
Woodford County Housing Authority
Woodford County Housing Authority offers rental housing and a section 8 voucher program.
CWTC provides service to adults with disabilities to help them become more independent. Their programming focuses on four areas: organizational employment, community employment, community integration, and community living.
Illinois Assistive Technology Program
IATP's goal is to improve the quality of life of all Illinoisans with disabilities and enable them through greater access to assistive technology devices to fully participate in all aspects of life.
Offering free consultations for mobility equipment for the workplace, home, or vehicle.
125 Thunderbird Lane East Peoria, IL 61611
309-698-9290
Harris Communications have a great selection of over 1,000 products for Deaf and Hard of Hearing people, children, parents, teachers, students and interpreters including books, DVD, videos and assistive listening devices.
HDIS Home Delivery Incontinence Supply
If you or someone you care for has Medicaid benefits and needs medical supplies, let HDIS help! HDIS will check your eligibility.
Phone: 1-800-269-4663
iAccessibility.com is powered by Teltex. This website is geared to finding apps, accessories, videos, and resources to make technology more accessible whether it be for general use, low vision, cognitive & intellectual, deaf, deaf-blind, hard of hearing, blind, mobility or speech needs.
Illinois Assistive Technology Program
IATP's device loan program provides an opportunity to borrow a device for 5 weeks to determine compatibility between user and device. Borrower is responsible for returning the device.
Address: 1020 South Spring Street Springfield, IL 62704
Phone: 217-522-7985
Provides Illinois Relay phone service and an equipment program all free to qualifying individuals.
Offers a wide range of products for blind, low vision, deaf, hard of hearing, mobility and home health care items to help with living as independently as possible.
Offers mobility equipment for the workplace, home, or vehicle. Equipment ranges from power chairs to stairlifts and everything in between.
Free to individuals that qualify by being deaf or using American Sign Language to communicate.
Teltex carries a wide range of assistive equipment, ranging from amplified phones, alerting systems and so much more.
Phone: 1-888-515-8120
A communication device that allows individuals to express their wants, needs or thoughts that may not be able to use speech as their way to communicate.
Blue Ridge Community Farm offers educational field trips for special education and life skills classes. They also offer social events for adults with special needs at no charge which include: their annual square dance, cookouts and campfire sing-a-longs.
Address: 21529 N Blue Ridge Road Chillicothe, IL 61523
Phone: 309-249-2499
Camp Big Sky offers education, training and skills development to children and adults with disabilities through participation in accessible outdoor activities.
Address: P.O. Box 56 Farmington, IL 61531
Phone: 309-258-6002
Heart of Illinois Special Recreation Association (HISRA)
The Heart of Illinois Special Recreation Association is a cooperative extension of the Morton, Peoria, Chillicothe, and Washington Park Districts. Its mission is to provide quality recreation programs and inclusion services to individuals with disabilities and special needs.
Illinois River Valley Special Recreation Association (IRVSRA)
The Illinois River Valley Special Recreation Association (IRVSRA) is a cooperative extension of Pekin and Fon du Lac Park Districts to provide recreational programs and leisure services for residents with developmental disabilities.
Autonomous Case Management Inc.
Provides personalized solutions to people with any level of vision or hearing loss.
Phone - 888-332-0811
Provides a custom care solution to maintain your highest quality of life to make sure you are getting the care your loved one deserves. ACM provides both senior care and disability care support services.
Easter Seals provides exceptional services to ensure that people with disabilities and their families have equal opportunity to live, learn, work and play in their communities.
Services include: emergency services, legal and financial assistance services, housing services, support services, children’s services, and community educational services. Hotline: 309-647-8311 (24/7) TTY/TTD (309)647-2972 Business: (309)647-8311
Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission
IDHHC is an executive state agency that promotes education and awareness of the legal requirements for effective communication on behalf of people with hearing loss in Illinois.
Peoria Citizen Committee for Economic Opportunity (PCCEO)
Promotes self-sufficiency and economic security by offering family development, energy services, housing services and more.
To find childcare that is tailored to meet the needs of each family, helping families determine if they qualify for help to pay for child care, providing training for those who work with children, recruiting additional child care providers.
Address: 3425 N. Dries Lane, Peoria, IL 61604
Phone: 309-686-3750
The Salvation Army's Adult Rehabilitation Centers and Harbor Light Programs have offered spiritual, emotional, and social assistance to those who have lost the ability to cope with their problems and provide for themselves.
Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC)
Increases awareness of independent living services and the independent living philosophy by seeking underserved areas/ persons and increasing awareness.
Tazewell County Resource Center (TCRC)
TCRC offers a wide array of programs and services that benefit persons with developmental disabilities and visual impairments who live and work in our community. The agency operates eleven facilities located in Tazewell County, Illinois.
If you or someone you love struggles with mental illness, substance abuse, severe relationship conflicts, or difficulty adjusting to life situations. They offer a variety of behavioral health services to address these concerns.
Peoria County – 309.671.8084
Tazewell and Woodford Counties - 309.347.1148
The Heart of Illinois United Way and Advanced Medical Transport of Central Illinois have partnered to provide Heart of Illinois 2-1-1, a comprehensive information and referral line to connect calls to critical health and human care programs.
Transportation services available for seniors 60 and older who have no other means of transportation in Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties.
Address: 700 Hamilton Boulevard Peoria, IL 61603
Phone: 309-674-2071
Greater Peoria Mass Transit District (CityLink) provides a safe and reliable transportation service. For further information about routes, fares and times and the buses with wheel chair lift check out the website.
Provides non-emergency medical transportation for patients in fully equipped vehicles throughout central Illinois.
Available 24/7 by appointment only
Phone: 217-607-2468