The Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District provides fully accessible fixed-route bus service in Champaign, Urbana, and Savoy. The DASH card is available to qualifying individuals with disabilities and offers unlimited free bus rides for the cardholder. For those unable to utilize bus service due to disability, CUMTD offers complementary paratransit van services within the CUMTD district […]
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C-CARTS provides general public, shared ride transportation services to and from rural areas within Champaign County. C-CARTS provides transportation to meet the needs of the community, including the elderly and persons with disabilities. Reservations must be made at least 48 hours prior to the requested ride. Rides may be scheduled between the hours of 6:00am
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University of Illinois at Chicago’s Division of Specialized Care for Children provides free care coordination for families of children with special health care needs. Additionally, we are able to provide some financial support to families who meet our financial eligibility guidelines. As a division of UIC, we have unique access to resources and research to
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Thrivent Financial provides sound financial guidance with value-based financial strategies. Experienced financial representatives at Thrivent Financial can help you create a strategy that reflects your values. The organizations provide a wide range of products and services to help you meet your financial goals and needs. Thrivent Financial is a not-for-profit financial services organization dedicated to
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John’s Friends is a Christian ministry striving to promote fellowship between people with and without disabilities, making friends and growing in Christ. Meetings are held the 2nd Sunday of each month from 2:00-3:30pm, at the Stephen’s Family YMCA Community Room in Champaign. Our activities include games, Bible Study geared to meet the needs of our
Social Security delivers a broad range of services online and in over 1200 field offices nationwide. Social Security touches almost everyone’s life, whether it be applying for a new or replacement Social Security card, applying for Retirement, Disability, Medicare or Survivor benefits, or applying for Supplemental Security Income and Extra Help with Medicare Prescription Costs.
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Rape Advocacy Counseling and Education Services (RACES) offers a variety of services to victims/survivors of sexual assault, abuse, and harassment and their non-offending significant others who live or work in Champaign, Douglas, Ford, and Piatt counties in East-Central Illinois. All services are free and confidential. You do not have to report to the police to
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Paws Giving Independence trains service dogs to assist people with a variety of different disabilities, while providing support to encourage independence. PGI educates the public to the benefits of service dogs and encourages animal rescue by obtaining many of our animals from shelters and rescue groups.
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PACE, Inc. Center for Independent Living offers services that assist people with disabilities to achieve and maintain independence. Our goal is full participation in the rights and responsibilities of society for people with disabilities. PACE is a consumer-controlled and cross-disability organization that is led by people with disabilities in all aspects of our organization. Through
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The Illini Service Dog Program is a Registered Student Organization at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign that was founded in 2010 by Bridget Evans. Our mission is to improve the lives of individuals with disabilities through community education, advocacy, and service dogs. Students are provided the opportunity to foster and train a service dog
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