Services: Providing extended family, ie. grandparents and other relatives raising children, support program services, including private guardianship, medical cards, financial assistance and advisory groups.
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-252-2873 or 1-800-358-5117
www.state.il.us/dcfs
Advocacy Office for Children and Families
Phone: 1-800-232-3798 or 217-524-2029
Questions, concerns or problems regarding child welfare issues, including post-adoption and subsidized guardianship services
Department of Aging
Address: One Natural Resource Way, Suite 100, Springfield, Illinois 62702
Phone: 1-866-800-1409 or 217-785-4477
www.state.il.us/aging
Support groups, prescription drug assistance, referrals for counseling, financial and legal assistance, adult and child care, advocacy for school enrollment, special education and visitation