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www.illinoislifespan.org  

http://www.vote-smart.org/index.htm  Find Your Representative  

http://www.dhs.state.il.us/ts/fss/dhs_foodStamps_fsai.asp  Apply for Food Stamps, Cash and Medical Assistance

http://www.southwestern.cc.il.us/psop/alttrans.jsp  Alternative Transportation System (A.T.S.)  

http://www.bestbuddiesillinois.org/site/c.kuIXLeMSJpE/b.1378499/k.C00A/Home.htm  Best Buddies ® is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of people with intellectual disabilities by providing opportunities for one-to-one friendships and integrated employment.  

http://www.chail.org/index.htm  Peoria Children’s Home is a private, not-for-profit, non-sectarian, multiple program, social service organization.  

http://www.systemofcareillinois.com/CRSA.htm  The Community and Residential Services Authority (CRSA) is an interagency group created by the State Legislature in 1985.  The CRSA is responsible for identifying and addressing barriers facing parents, professionals and providers when trying to get needed services and programs for individuals with a behavior disorder or a severe emotional disturbance and their family.

http://www.equipforequality.org/

http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/index.html  The Family Village is a web site for children and adults with disabilities, their families, and their friends and allies.

http://stlfoodbank.org/Members/index.html  The St. Louis Area Foodbank is a non-profit 501 (c) 3 food distribution center for organizations that feed hungry people in 14 counties in eastern Missouri and 12 counties in southwestern Illinois .

http://www.lincinc.org/ 

http://www.thearclink.org/

http://www.systemofcareillinois.com/overview_of_wraparound.htm  The State of Illinois has adopted the Wraparound process and concepts as a way to strengthen the system of care for youth and families

http://www.ssa.gov/   Social Security

http://www.siu.edu/~rehabedc/support/edc_index.html  The Independent Living Unit of EDC provides a full array of programmatic services.

http://www.dmh.mo.gov/slrc/    Missouri Department of Mental Health

http://www.memberofthefamily.net/registry/il.htm Nursing home care

http://www.qmrp.org/

http://www.aamr.org/

http://www.thenadd.org/ The National Association for the Dually Diagnosed (NADD)

http://www.thearcofil.org/document.asp?did=79  The Arc of Illinois

http://www.autismone.org/homepage.cfm

http://www.havedreams.org/characteristics.html  Autism

http://www.fasttfoundation.org/   Autism

http://www.familysupportnetwork.org/

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