Social Services Resources
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Important Information about Social Security Services
Information from the Social Security Administration
Coronavirus at Work: FAQs Around Disabilities
Understood’s Workplace Initiative has collected key resources from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and others.
COVID Rent and Utility Assistance Programs in Lake County
Community Partners for Affordable Housing has information on emergency rent and utility assistance programs to help Lake County, Illinois households whose incomes have decreased due to COVID-19. Their website outlines the different programs and provides eligibility guidelines.
If you need help submitting your application, accessing computer equipment, are unsure which program may be better for you or have other questions, please contact Emergency Assistance Coordinator, Toni Martinez, at tmartinez@cpahousing.org or (847) 263-7478 ext 30.
COVID-19 Community Vaccination Program
The COVID-19 Community Vaccination Program website allows residents served by Cook County Health, Cook County Government and Cook County Public Health to find COVID-19 vaccine information and schedule an appointment all in one place.
The COVID-19 Community Vaccination Program website also provides information on:
- Vaccine facts
- In-home vaccination
- Updates on the vaccine and the community vaccination program
- The digital COVID-19 E-card
COVID-19 Housing Resources Information
The Illinois Housing Development Authority continues to provide support and assistance programs for Illinois homeowners and renters. Its COVID-19 Housing Resources Information website provides the latest information.
COVID-19 resources for families and individuals in Illinois.
Information from the Shriner Center on Poverty Law
COVID-19 Resources for People with Disabilities in Marginalized Communities
The Chicagoland Disabled People of Color Coalition and the Illinois Self-Advocacy Alliance, Inc., developed this centralized list of resources for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in marginalized communities.
This list of resources have been compiled by the UIC Institute on Disability and Human Development.to help people with disabilities, their families, service providers and the workforce that supports them have access to the latest information about COVID-19.
COVID-19 Resources for the Disability Community
Access Living has compiled a variety of resources, including disability health information, schooling activities, self-care and meal information.
United Way of Central Illinois and The Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln have joined together to create the COVID-19 Response Fund to deploy resources to community-based organizations at the front lines of a coronavirus spread in Illinois’ greater capital region.
(217) 535-3120