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Child Care Resource & Referral of Kankakee County
Location: Joliet, IL
Website: www.childcarehelp.com
Phone: 815.741.1163
Child care specialists assist all families with referrals to child care providers in Will, Grundy, Kendall, and Kankakee counties.
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Child Care Resource Service
Location: Urbana, IL
Website: www.ag.uiuc.edu/CCRSCare
Phone: 217.333.3252
State child care resource and referral agency assisting parents in locating child care and helping eligible families receive assistance when paying for child care in east central Illinois.
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Illinois Attorney General - Lisa Madigan
Location: Springfield, IL
Website: http://www.ag.state.il.us
Phone: 217.782.1090
The Attorney General is the lawyer for the state and its citizens and advocates to protect consumers and safeguard the environment. Provides assistance to victims of violent crimes.
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Illinois Auditor General - William G. Holland
Location: Springfield, IL; Chicago, IL
Website: www.auditor.illinois.gov
Phone: 217.782.6046
Audits public funds of the State and reports findings and recommendations to the General Assembly and Governor.
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Illinois Comptroller -Judy Barr Topinka
Location: Springfield, IL; Chicago, IL
Website: www.ioc.state.il.us
Phone: 217.782.6000
The Comptroller is the state's chief fiscal officer and manages state financial accounts. Advises and collects annual financial reports from local governments and monitors for-profit cemeteries, funeral homes, and crematories.
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Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
Location: Chicago, IL; Springfield, IL; Kankakee, IL
Website: www.state.il.us/dcfs
Phone: 815.939.8140
Provides child welfare services in Illinois.
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Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services - Public Aid
Location: Kankakee, IL; Springfield, IL
Website: www.hfs.illinois.gov
Phone: 815.939.4544
Determines eligibility for and provides legislatively mandated assistance for food stamps, Medicaid, temporary assistance to needy families, and assistance to the aged, blind, and disabled who reside in Kankakee and Iroquois counties.
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Illinois Department of Public Health
Location: Springfield, IL
Website: http://www.idph.state.il.us
Phone: 217.782.4977
IDPH is the state agency responsible for the prevention and control of disease and injury. Over 200 programs exist to meet health needs and improve the quality of life.
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Illinois Department on Aging
Location: Springfield, IL; Chicago, IL
Website: http://www.state.il.us/aging
Phone: 217.785.2870
Distributes federal and state funds to thirteen Area Agencies on Aging which reallocate the money to serve older people.
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Illinois State Treasurer -Dan Rutherford
Location: Springfield, IL; Chicago, IL
Website: www.treasurer.il.gov
Phone: 217.782.2211
The Treasurer is the State's banker and is responsible for the safekeeping of taxpayers' money and also invests that money to maximize the State's financial resources.
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A Pledge for Life Partnership Initiative
189 E. Court Street, Suite 403
Kankakee, IL 60901
Email: kan-i-help.org