| Arc of Illinois Chapter Members |
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Access Services of Northern IL - Access Services of Northern Illinois provides Independent Service Coordination for individuals with developmental disabilities in the thirteen northern Illinois counties of Bureau, Boone, Carroll, DeKalb, JoDaviess, LaSalle, Lee, Marshall, Ogle, Putnam, Stephenson, Whiteside and Winnebago.
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Ada S. McKinley Community Services, Inc. - Our mission is to serve those who, because of disabilities or other limiting conditions, need help in finding and pursuing paths leading to healthy, productive, and fulfilling lives.
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Arc of Iroquois County - The Arc is committed to supporting people with disabilities in choosing personal goals and seeking life situations with which they are satisfied. Services and advocacy will support opportunities for independence, personal achievements, and community involvement.
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Arc of Lee County/Kreider Services - Individuals with disabilities reaching their fullest potential since 1952.
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Arc of Rock Island County - Living and working in partnership with the community to support individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.
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Arc of Winnebago, Boone & Ogle Counties - The Arc is an AREA RESOURCE CENTER committed to supporting persons with intellectual, mental and, developmental disabilities, their families and the community.
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Aspire - The mission of Aspire is to provide people with developmental disabilities quality lifetime supports and opportunities to achieve their individual highest human potential where they live, learn, work or play.
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Assoc. of Comm. Mental Health Authorities of IL - ACMHAI exists today to increase the capacity of individual community mental health systems by strengthening and developing local mental health authorities.
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Association for Individual Development - The Association is a private, community-based, not-for profit organization, serving over 2,300 individuals of all ages who are developmentally and/or physically disabled or in need of behavioral health care. Individuals who receive our services reside in over 40 communities in Kane, Kendall, and DeKalb Counties, Hanover Township in Cook County, including the city of Aurora.
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Avenues to Independence - Avenues to Independence is a non-profit, charitable organization, providing residential, vocational and daily living support in a wide variety of programs for persons with developmental disabilities.
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Bethshan - Providing an array of residential living environments for persons with developmental disabilities. All services provided are based upon the premise that all individuals served are children of God and shall be treated with dignity and respect. Our mission is to provide for each person served the highest quality of services and supports, designed to maximize his/her potential and independence; while encouraging the maximum inclusion in church and community.
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Blue Cap - Blue Cap is an organization dedicated to the discovery, pursuit, and achievement of personal growth and dignity for individuals of all ages having or at risk for developmental disabilities.
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CARC - Our mission is to provide quality services which promote choice, independence and community integration. We operate three early intervention centers, six special education schools, and five vocational training centers. In addition, we offer a wide array of community residential options and a full spectrum of individual and family support programs
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Community Alternatives, Unlimited (CAU) - Community Alternatives Unlimited (CAU) is a private not-for-profit organization, incorporated in the state of Illinois as a 501(c)3. CAU is the first case management agency in Illinois that provides independent case management services to individuals with a wide range of disabilities, including developmental disabilities, mental health needs, hearing, visual and physical impairments
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Community Service Options, Inc. - CSO's mission is to promote access, to provide "choice" of service options and to foster the independence of people with disabilities who reside in Chicago's communities, through the provision of information, education, planning and service coordination. It is primarily funded by Illinois' Department of Human Services to act as "gatekeeper" for access to government entitlement programs, first, by conducting objective assessments of individuals' functional abilities and then, by arranging and coo
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Community Support Services, Inc. (CSS) - Community Support Services, Inc. is a private, not-for-profit service agency that initiates, provides and promotes services for people with developmental disabilities and their families, within their own communities, in order to strengthen their independence, self-esteem, and ability to participate in and contribute to community life.
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Cornerstone Services, Inc. - Cornerstone Services, Inc. provides progressive, comprehensive services for people with disabilities, promoting choice, dignity, and the opportunity to live and work in the community.
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Day One Network - We are dedicated to informing children and adults with developmental delays and/or disabilities and their families of service eligibility and options, helping them make informed choices and access the most appropriate ones, and assist them in obtaining the services and supports they require. Our ultimate goal is to connect people who need help with the services and support that best meet their needs. Persons residing in Kane and Kendall Counties and Hanover Township of Cook County are in our service area.
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Developmental Disability Services of Metro East - An independent advocate and communication link between service providers, the individual with a developmental disability and their families.
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Dubois-Douglas Centres - The mission of Dubois-Douglas Centres is to assist people with mental illness, developmental disabilities and alcohol or drug abuse in their quest to achieve life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, independence in activities of daily living, economic self-sufficiency and community integration via a wide range of services based on client's choice.
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Elim Christian Services - Elim is a ministry that equips individuals with special needs to achieve their highest God-given ability.
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Evanston Mental Health Board - Evanston Mental Health Board (MHB) was adopted by a local referendum in 1969. The MHB consists of nine community members who are appointed by the Mayor to plan, fund, coordinate and evaluate local community-based services for: 1) individuals with psychiatric impairment; 2) individuals with developmental disabilities; and/or 3) individuals who abuse alcohol and/or other drugs. The MHB allocates funds to community agencies through contracts for specific programs; monitors and evaluates Evanston ag
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Glenkirk - Glenkirk's mission is to provide quality, lifetime supports and services which empower individuals with developmental disabilities to participate fully in all areas of community life.
Glenkirk will advocate for and provide support and service based on the principles of informed choice, personal dignity, responsibility and individualization thereby enhancing the quality of like for all those whom Glenkirk serves.
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Helping Hand Rehabilitation Center - The mission of Helping Hand Rehabilitation Center is to assist persons with disabilities to achieve their highest level of independence through quality programs and services.
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Lambs Farm, Inc. - Lambs Farm is a private, non-profit organization serving adults with developmental disabilities. Lambs Farm was founded in 1961 as an alternative to the traditional sheltered workshop. Today, Lambs Farm is located on a 70-acre site in Libertyville, Illinois, where over 250 men and women are served on an annual basis.
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LARC - LARC will provide supports and services that promote quality, dignity, and choice and will assist individuals with developmental disabilities achieve outcomes of independence in their lives.
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Little City Foundation - The mission of Little City Foundation is to provide state-of-the art services to help children and adults with mental retardation or other developmental, emotional and behavioral challenges to lead meaningful, productive and dignified lives.
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Malcolm Eaton Enterprises - Malcolm Eaton Enterprises encourages and assists people with disabilities, and those who touch their lives, by promoting informed choice and creating opportunities which foster independent community living, work and play.
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National Association for Down Syndrome - National Association for Down Syndrome (NADS), a not-for-profit organization, was founded in Chicago in 1961 by parents of children with Down syndrome who felt a need to create a better environment and bring about understanding and acceptance of people with Down syndrome. Provide information and service in the Chicago Metropolitan area.
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New Hope Center, Inc. - The purpose of New Hope Center is to provide services that enhance the quality of life for individuals with developmental disabilities, and to promote community integration. For the participants in all of New Hope Center's programs our goal is simple: To provide meaningful life experiences that instill a sense of purpose and accomplishment.
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Oak Park Township Community Mental Health Board - The purpose of the Community Mental Health Board (CMHB) is to: enhance the mental health and developmental potential of Oak Park residents; establish an appropriate continuum of community support service; and manage local resources in a fiscally responsible manner.
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Options & Advocacy for McHenry County, Inc. - It is the mission of Options & Advocacy to provide community education, advocacy, and innovative individual service coordination, in a climate of trust and collaboration, for individuals and their families with support needs related to developmental disabilities, school related problems, mental health issues or other disabilities. Options & Advocacy services are available to people residing in or having significant ties to McHenry County.
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PACT, Inc. - PACT, Inc. provides case coordination services for individuals with disabilities within both the public and private systems of DuPage County and the State of Illinois. PACT is dedicated to advocating actively and aggressively for solutions to the special needs of individuals with developmental disabilities. We are committed to maintaining a professional and knowledgeable staff in order to effectively address the current and long-term needs of the people we serve. We conduct our activities in a m
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Park Lawn - Park Lawn's mission is to provide comprehensive services for people with developmental disabilities and their families. The goal is to promote independence, choice and access to mainstream living.
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Seguin Services, Inc. - Seguin Services supports adults and children with disabilities and other special needs, enabling them to be productive, valued members of society.
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South Chicago Parents & Friends, Inc. - South Chicago Parents & Friends supports persons with developmental disabilities , enabling them to become productive, valued members of society. To accomplish this goal, South Chicago Parents & Friends services allow individuals with disabilities to learn, work, play, and live just like other members of the community.
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Southern Illinois Community Support Services, Inc. - The mission of Southern Illinois Living Centers, Inc., is to: Empower people to make choices of supports needed. Enhance community inclusion. Enable people to live as independently as they choose with integrity, dignity, and quality of life.
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SouthStar Services - Providing choices and opportunities for persons with developmental disabilities, enabling them to enrich their lives by maximizing independence in the areas of vocation, community living and social integration.
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Southwest Community Services - To provide programs for adults who are mentally disabled, enhancing employability and economic independence through personal, social and vocational experiences, work adjustment, employment and supported employment opportunities, and to provide programs for children with developmental delays, maximizing individual potential for future learning and socialization serving individuals in Metropolitan Chicago, Cook and Will counties.
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Sparc - Sparc is a not-for-profit, 501 (c) (3) corporation providing residential, vocational, family support and respite support services to more than 1,100 infants, children, adults and seniors with developmental disabilities in 36 central Illinois counties. Sparc also provides literacy training, information and referral services, advocacy and community education programs.
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Suburban Access, Inc. - Suburban Access, Inc. is committed to improving the quality of life for individuals with disabilities who reside in the eighteen township areas of South and West Suburban Cook County. Through activities of individual service coordination, case management, assessment, consultation, and community education. Suburban Access, Inc. seeks to promote choice, inclusion, and independence. Entering into a partnership with individuals and their families, we strive to identify and achieve those goals which
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The Hope School - The Hope School is an educational and residential center located on 25 scenic acres. The Hope School is a place to grow and a place to learn. It is a place where maintaining strong connections to family and community are priorities. In addition to its campus that includes residential facilities and a state of the art Learning Center, The Hope School has community homes throughout the greater Springfield area.
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Trinity Services - The mission of Trinity Services Inc. is to be a leadership organization in providing the highest quality, socially responsible, and cost-effective services and supports to individuals with disabilities so that they might live full and abundant lives.
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Victor C. Neumann Association - The mission of Neumann Association is to integrate persons with disabilities and other life issues into the community and enrich their quality of life with choice and independence.
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