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Governmental Financial Assistance:

Your key to accessing Federal, State and Local financial help…

Department of Veteran’s Affairs
4807 West Main Street, Suite 204
Belleville, IL  62226

618.233.5140
Services offered: The Department of Veterans’ Affairs is a State Agency, having its primary function as providing professional counseling and assistance relative to all veterans programs, both state and federal.

 

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Division of Child Support – Illinois Department of Public Aid
27 East Main Street
Belleville, IL  62220

618.277.3310
Hotline:
Toll free 1.877.455.1314
Services offered: Location of non-custodial parents, enforcement of child support orders, establishment of child support orders, establishing parentage-genetic testing.  Serve employers wage garnishment.

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Federal Information Center
P.O. Box 450
Camby, IN  46113

1.800.FED.INFO
Website: www.info.gov
Services offered: Serves as a one-stop clearinghouse fro inquiries about federal and state government functions.  Provides answers to questions about the government or government-funded programs or refers inquiries to the appropriate office.

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Help Me Grow Hotline – Illinois Department of Human Services
2501 North Dirksen Parkway
Springfield, IL  62761

217.785.5368
Hotline: 1.800.323.4769 (GROW)
Services offered: The DHS Help Me Grow Helpline provides information and statewide referrals in the following areas: adoption, AIDS, alcoholism/drug abuse, child care, child safety seats, child support, dental, disabilities, domestic violence, early intervention, education emergency services, employment, financial aid, family planning, food supplementation, gang prevention, health/physician referral, hearing aids, housing, immunization, infant health, insurance, intergenerational interaction, lead, legal advice, male responsibility, maternity home/school, mental health (general and suicide), miscellaneous, multi-service agencies, nurse midwife, parent/child/teen/mate communication, parenting education/support, parents anonymous, pregnancy/substance abuse, pre-kindergarten, parental, school/peer pressure, seniors, sexual assault, sexuality, sexually transmitted diseases, shelter/drop-in/overnight/transitional, state agency, teratogen (environmental or occupational) and WIC vendors/complaints.  Women’s Health categories include: breast and cervical cancer, cardiovascular disease, depression, domestic violence, menopause and osteoporosis.

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Illinois Department of Human Services
225 N. 9th Street
East St. Louis, Illinois  62201

618.583.2414
Services offered:  A part of the Department of Human Services, the office administers programs of assistance to the aged, blind, disabled; Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF; medical assistance; Food Stamp program, child support services.  Provides financial assistance and offers services to needy, aged, and the disabled.

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Illinois Department of Insurance
320 W. Washington
Springfield, Illinois  62767

217.782.4515
Services offered:  Assists consumers having insurance problems, complaints or questions regarding an insurance company, agency or agent.

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Illinois Department of Public Health
22 Kettle River Drive
Glen Carbon, IL  62034

618.656.6680
Services offered:  Office of Community Health:  Provides education, training, consultation and technical assistance through the following programs conducted by the Divisions of Dental Health; Family Health, and Health Assessment and Screening; lead poisoning control; maternal and child health; vision and hearing.  Office of Health Care Regulation:  Responsible for evaluating the quality of care rendered in hospitals, HMOs, home health agencies, and ambulatory surgical treatment centers through the Division of Health Care Facilities and Programs.  Licensure/certification survey and inspection activities and complaint investigations for nursing homes are conducted through the Division of Long Term Care Field Operations.  Ambulance Inspection and Certification of EMS personnel are provided through the Division of Emergency Medical Services.  Office of Health Protection:  Administers programs and activities related to the identification, investigation, and control of public health hazards and diseases.  This office conducts the following programs through the Divisions of Infectious Diseases:  Food, Drugs and Dairies; and Environmental Health:  Communicable disease investigation; immunization; food sanitation; inspection of dairy farms, processing plants and milk tank trucks; regulation of private water supplies, sewage systems, well drillers, plumbers, manufactured housing, mobile home parks, migrant labor camps, recreational parks and bathing facilities, youth camps, pesticides, and structural pest control technicians.

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KidCare
201 South Grand Avenue
Springfield, IL  62763

1.866.468.7543 (1.866.4.OUR.KIDS)
Website:
www.kidcareillinois.com
Services offered: Health insurance for Illinois children through the age of 18 and pregnant women.

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St. Clair County Health Department
19 Public Square, Suite 150
Belleville, IL  62220

618.233.7703
Website: www.scchd.org
Services offered: Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), family case management, teen parent services, KidCare, immunizations, communicable disease surveillance and treatment, screenings (blood lead, vision and hearing, breast and cervical cancer), abstinence only education, tobacco-free communities support program, violence prevention, HIV/AIDS prevention and care, environmental protection, food service sanitation, potable water supply program, private sewage disposal program, pollution prevention, community health assessment and planning, health and wellness initiatives.

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St. Clair County Health Department – WIC (Women, Infants and Children) Program
19 Public Square, Suite 150
Belleville, IL  62220

618.233.6170
Services offered: Supplement nutrition with nutrition education and health referrals.

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St. Clair County Intergovernmental Grants Department
19 Public Square, Suite 200
Belleville, IL  62220

618.277.6790
Services offered: Job training and employment assistance for individuals who qualify under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) as economically disadvantaged, dislocated workers, people with employment barriers, veterans, or older individuals, as well as services for employers.  Additional services provided through Welfare to Work programs (WTW).  WIA and WTW services provided through Illinois Employment and Training Centers (IETC) in Belleville (277.5678) and East St. Louis (271.7750) and through satellite centers in Carlyle (594.4520), Chester (826.4709), Nashville (327.4191), and Waterloo (939.3332).  Community Services Block Grant and Community Action Agency programs include residential energy assistance, emergency medical and food assistance, homeless services and referrals.  Community development provides a rental rehab loan program and weatherization of residential property plus other community and economic development programs.

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Social Security Office
1652 Lebanon Avenue
Belleville, IL  62220

618.235.0455 or 1.800.772.1213
Services offered: Administers Old Age, Survivors, Disability Health Insurance, and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) under the Social Security Act.

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Southwestern Illinois Area Agency on Aging
2365 Country Road
Belleville, IL  62221

618.222.2561 or 1.800.326.3221
Services offered: Provides state and federal funds to profit and non-profit organizations for direct services; coordinates existing resources for residents of Bond, Clinton, Madison, Monroe, Randolph, St. Clair and Washington counties for persons who are 60 years of age and older.  Senior employment program for persons who are 55 years of age and who meet income guidelines.

 

 

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Last updated: 12/31/09.

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