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Peoria Resources

  • Dunlap & Central Illinois Special Needs Parent Group

    A forum for parents to discuss different topics for their special needs children.

    Meets monthly at Dunlap Valley Middle School.

    For additional information, contact Libby at (309) 693-0514 or email dunlapparentgroup@att.net.

  • Red Café Parent Support Group

    Parents share information and ideas to help take care of themselves, raise strong children, and build strong relationships with their kids with disabilities.

    1st Thursday of each month
    6:00pm – 7:00pm

    To register, call (309) 686-1177 or email parentsupport@ci.easterseals.com.

  • Transition to Employment & Adult Services

    The Arc of Illinois Family to Family Health Information and Education Center’s Family Transition Manual provides help for families of young adults with developmental disabilities preparing to transition from school and services for children to the world of work and adult services.

  • Almost Home Kids

    Almost Home Kids provides a bridge from hospital to home through an innovative community-based care system for children with medical complexities. It responds to the needs of families, trains caregivers, offers respite care, advocates for accessibility and inclusion and educates healthcare professionals.

    Almost Home Kids offers transitional, respite and respite transportation care. It has locations in Chicago, Naperville and Peoria.

  • DSCC’s Adult Living Arrangements/Self-Reliant Skills Checklist

    There are many activities that youth with specialized healthcare needs can practice doing to become more self-reliant and ready for their desired adult living arrangements. The Division of Specialized Care for Children (DSCC) created this Adult Living Arrangements/Self-Reliant Skills Checklist to help youth and their families learn about and build important skills and abilities in the areas of independence, nutrition, personal care and hygiene, and mobility/exercise. Some of these activities may not apply to everyone.

    DSCC’s Adult Living Arrangements/Self-Reliant Skills Checklist in English

    DSCC’s Adult Living Arrangements/Self-Reliant Skills Checklist in Spanish