Useful LINKS

The Arc
The Arc addresses critical issues related to rights, treatment, services and programs for children and adults with mental retardation and their families.

The Arc of Illinois
The Arc of Illinois is committed to empowering persons with disabilities to achieve full participation in community life through informed choices.

The Council (CQL)
The Council on Quality and Leadership in Supports for People with Disabilities'
services, publications and public presence, establishes connections between disabilities theory and practice and help those who work with persons with disabilities take the important step from innovative ideas to everyday action.

United Way
Mission: To improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities.

DHS
The Illinois Department of Human Services
Mission: to provide a full array of quality, outcome-based, person- and community-centered services and supports for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families in Illinois.

Institute on Public Policy for People with Disabilities
The Institute is a voluntary association of organizations supporting services to persons with developmental disabilities. The Institute seeks to influence public policy development which supports these services and to engage in activities which will improve the quality of programs and services throughout the State of Illinois.

NCBI
National Coalition Building Instuite
Dedicated to ending the mistreatment of every group, whether it stems from nationality, race, class, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, physical ability, job or life circumstance. NCBI trains leaders in the skills of prejudice reduction, inter group conflict resolution, team building and coalition building.

NCBI Meeting Minutes (.pdf file 6kb)
Central Illinois NCBI Trainers (.pdf file 5kb)

DSP
Direct Support Professionals
Working to find creative solutions to the challenges of recruitment, retention and training of qualified direct support professionals.

MCC
McLean County Illinois Chamber of Commerce

 

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