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Your Baby's Health

Eat well, stay healthy and be active. Check out the resources below, including a vaccination schedule and helpful parenting tips.

Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

Women, Infants and Families (WIC): Get help providing food and nutrition education for your family by accessing WIC benefits. Money is available for pregnant women, new moms, and children up to age five. Please call: 1-800-323-4769

Affordable Child Care

The Illnois Dept. of Healthcare (IDHS) knows how important it is for you to find quality child care for your child. The IDHS Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) and your local Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) agency are working together to support families to get the information and resources you need to find and select the best child care for their child. Find out more about programs available to you at the link below.

Easterseals

Children and adults with disabilities and special needs find highest-quality services designed to meet their individual needs when they come to Easterseals.

Teams of therapists, teachers and other health professionals help each person overcome obstacles to independence and reach his or her personal goals. Easterseals also includes families as active members of any therapy program, and offers the support families need.

HFS Medical Benefits

Illinois Client Enrollment Services

P.O. Box 1337
Chicago, IL 60690

Call us Monday to Friday, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.  The call is free

1-877-912-8880

(TTY: 1-866-565-8576)

United Cerebral Palsy Association for Greater Chicago

United Cerebral Palsy Seguin of Greater Chicago is a charitable not-for-profit agency serving individuals with disabilities in metropolitan Chicago and beyond. To create life without limits for people with disabilities, use FEIN# 36-2894174.

Find a Doctor

Cook County Health & Hospital System (CCHHS) is comprised of two hospitals and a robust network of more than a dozen community health centers, as well as other health services, including CountyCare, a Medicaid managed care health plan.  Locate your closest health care provider by clicking below.

Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services

The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services is responsible for providing healthcare coverage for adults and children who qualify for Medicaid, and for providing Child Support Services to help ensure that Illinois children receive financial support from both parents.

Resource Center for Autism and Developmental Delays

RCADD provides resources, referrals & trainings to assist families and providers supporting children with autism and other developmental disabilities. RCADD patrons have the opportunity to access the lending library, identify appropriate service providers in your community, create and adapt functional activities & visual supports, and take part in evidence-based trainings.