Using funding from FEMA’s Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program (CCP), Illinois Strong has partnered with community providers to offer free COVID-19 crisis counseling and other mental health services for those struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In collaboration with the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership, the Cook County COVID-19 Recovery Job Training and Placement Program helps jobseekers and workers impacted by the pandemic get back to work and find new career opportunities.

COVID-19 tests are available at no cost nationwide at health centers and select pharmacies. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act ensures that COVID-19 testing is free to anyone in the U.S., including the uninsured. Additional testing sites may be available in your area. Contact your health care provider or your state or local public health department for more information.

This will be automatically provided to all existing Link card holders on June 2, 2020 and can be used online at Amazon and Walmart – the first retailers to provide online SNAP in Illinois. IDHS is encouraging other grocery retailers to participate to deepen and broaden the reach of this program across Illinois communities.

Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) serves 2.5 million residents and 127 municipalities in suburban Cook County, excluding Evanston, Oak Park, Skokie and Stickney Township, which have their own state-certified health departments.

For the latest details and data on COVID-19 please visit hud.gov