Legal service program that helps:

-- Individuals and families obtain and maintain Medicaid and Medicare and obtain coverage for services needed.

-- With medical assistance denials, terminations, spend down issues (Medicaid, Medicare).

-- Older adults and people with disabilities get the help needed to remain in their own home or secure coverage for long-term care.

-- Older adults and people with disabilities establish powers of attorney.

-- With nursing home discharges.

-- Family members obtain guardianship or other legal authority to care for loved ones.

-- People with HIV/AIDS obtain care and services.

Provides assistance with completing the Illinois Department on Aging (IDOA) Benefit Access Program application in order to receive a discount on license plate fees and free rides on fixed-route transit systems.

Helps increase access to education and employment, among other supports. Services include:

-- Seeking expungements and sealing criminal records, restoring driver's licenses, and removing other barriers to employment, education and housing.

-- SNAP and TANF denials, calculations, overpayments and sanctions.

-- Special education, school discipline, and school enrollment issues.

-- Community Care Program and Home Services Program issues.

-- Tax disputes with IRS, including innocent spouse relief, identity theft, and collections.

Legal service program that helps:

-- Individuals and families obtain and maintain Medicaid and Medicare and obtain coverage for services needed.

-- With medical assistance denials, terminations, spend down issues (Medicaid, Medicare).

-- Older adults and people with disabilities get the help needed to remain in their own home or secure coverage for long-term care.

-- Older adults and people with disabilities establish powers of attorney.

-- With nursing home discharges.

-- Family members obtain guardianship or other legal authority to care for loved ones.

-- People with HIV/AIDS obtain care and services.

Legal service program that helps:

-- Individuals and families obtain and maintain Medicaid and Medicare and obtain coverage for services needed.

-- With medical assistance denials, terminations, spend down issues (Medicaid, Medicare).

-- Older adults and people with disabilities get the help needed to remain in their own home or secure coverage for long-term care.

-- Older adults and people with disabilities establish powers of attorney.

-- With nursing home discharges.

-- Family members obtain guardianship or other legal authority to care for loved ones.

-- People with HIV/AIDS obtain care and services.

Provides refugee resettlement and immigration and citizenship services including refugee employment services, English as a Second Language (ESL) classes, housing, mediation, and counseling, assistance with green cards, citizenship, counseling, legal services.

On-site therapy, counseling, group-based programming, and individual/family case management to improve lives of immigrants who have experienced severe loss and trauma.

Also currently serving refugees from Ukraine.

Helps increase access to education and employment, among other supports. Services include:

-- Seeking expungements and sealing criminal records, restoring driver's licenses, and removing other barriers to employment, education and housing.

-- SNAP and TANF denials, calculations, overpayments and sanctions.

-- Special education, school discipline, and school enrollment issues.

-- Community Care Program and Home Services Program issues.

-- Tax disputes with IRS, including innocent spouse relief, identity theft, and collections.

Outreach program that helps link older adults to agencies, services and programs in the area. Assistance with the following programs is provided:

-- Health Care.

-- Medicare drug coverage.

-- Medicare/Medicare HMO.

-- Supplemental insurance.

-- Homemaker services.

-- Care Link (Lifeline).

-- Handicapped parking card.

-- Medical equipment.

-- Adult/senior protective services.

-- Housing.

-- Low rent housing.

-- Westernization.

-- Consumer complaint.

-- Nutrition.

-- Peace Meal - Congregate sites.

-- Home-delivered meals.

-- Link Card (formerly Food Stamps).

-- Financial Assistance.

-- Incense plate discount.

-- Social Security.

-- Energy assistance.

-- Department of Healthcare and Family Services (DHFS).

-- Homestead Exemption/Senior Tax Freeze.

Provides assistance with a variety of needs, including translation, interpretation of documents, benefit applications such as SNAP, Medicaid, ADC and SSI.

Provides a holistic approach to medical problems and aim to address unmet social needs of patients.

Services may include, friendly calling, home visits, shopping/errand assistance, grocery delivery and assistance ordering (requires credit card, does not accept food stamps), smart Meals program, SHIP (Senior Health Insurance Program) counseling, social and educational events, and excercise classes for seniors.

Helps increase access to education and employment, among other supports. Services include:

-- Seeking expungements and sealing criminal records, restoring driver's licenses, and removing other barriers to employment, education and housing.

-- SNAP and TANF denials, calculations, overpayments and sanctions.

-- Special education, school discipline, and school enrollment issues.

-- Community Care Program and Home Services Program issues.

-- Tax disputes with IRS, including innocent spouse relief, identity theft, and collections.

Legal service program that helps:

-- Individuals and families obtain and maintain Medicaid and Medicare and obtain coverage for services needed.

-- With medical assistance denials, terminations, spend down issues (Medicaid, Medicare).

-- Older adults and people with disabilities get the help needed to remain in their own home or secure coverage for long-term care.

-- Older adults and people with disabilities establish powers of attorney.

-- With nursing home discharges.

-- Family members obtain guardianship or other legal authority to care for loved ones.

-- People with HIV/AIDS obtain care and services.

Helps increase access to education and employment, among other supports. Services include:

-- Seeking expungements and sealing criminal records, restoring driver's licenses, and removing other barriers to employment, education and housing.

-- SNAP and TANF denials, calculations, overpayments and sanctions.

-- Special education, school discipline, and school enrollment issues.

-- Community Care Program and Home Services Program issues.

-- Tax disputes with IRS, including innocent spouse relief, identity theft, and collections.

Helps low-income seniors ages 65 and older or individuals with disabilities apply for reduced-price car registration and free city bus passes through the Illinois Department on Aging Benefit Access program (previously known as the Circuit Breaker program).

Helps with the online benefits application and with the required proof of income submission.

Provides services and programs for Rochelle area senior citizens. Offers nutritious meal, meet with friends over coffee, play pool, play cards, take a computer, exercise, or a yoga class, join the quilting, crafting groups or the book club. Many other activities are available.

Offers information and assistance in applying for state benefit programs and Medicare counseling.

Offers caseworkers to provide information and or assistance on benefit programs to assist individuals in remaining independent and in their homes. Also makes referrals to outside community service agencies that may assist in providing additional resources to meet client's needs.

Trained SHIP volunteers provide Medicare information and counseling to help people learn more about their options with Medicare.

Benefit Access Program: Provides a discount on license plate stickers for people who meet eligibility requirements.