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This is a listing for securing the future of a child or older relative who has a disability and requires careful legal, benefits, financial planning, and consultation with experts who can guide the family in making the best decisions. Listed below are some organizations that provide these services and can aid in the long term planning.
Family Support Aids
The Arc of Illinois - Family Transition Project
Hope is at the heart of the Family Transition Project. We encourage people with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD) living in large institutions (and their families) to explore the possibilities of community living.
https://www.thearcofil.org/familytransition/
815-464-1832
Family Transition Manual
Transition to Employment and Adult Services for Youth with Developmental Disabilities in Illinois.
A manual to assist in transitioning to independent employment.
http://dscc.uic.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ARCFamilyTransitionManual2010.pdf
Future Life Care Planning Organizations
Companions on Your Journey LLC
https://www.companionsonyourjourney.com/what-we-do
helps people with disabilities and their families set realistic goals for work, life and independence and put together the public and private resources to pay for them.
Alexandra Conroy Baig, MBA, CFP®
773-297-1556
Rehab Assist, Inc.
https://rehabassist.com/index.php/about-rehab-assist-inc/
By providing the highest quality of service in the areas of Case Management, Guardianship Services and Life Care Planning, the staff at Rehab Assist helps disabled individuals navigate the challenges and roadblocks that living with disabilities can present.
708-338-4530
Trust Planning Services
Life’s Plan, Inc
https://www.lifesplaninc.org/
Dawn Feldt:
630-628-7169
Bart Stevens Special Needs Planning, LLC
https://www.bssnp.com/
(888) 447-2525
