COVID-19 Resources
Funeral and Burial Benefits Program
The Illinois Department of Human Services (DHS) Funeral and Burial Benefits Program pays for funeral and burial expenses when a person’s resources and all other sources of payment are less than the DHS standard payment rates.
More information and forms for submitting a claim are available online or at your local Family Community Resource Center (FCRC). Use the DHS Office Locator to find your local FCRC.
Get Out the Vaccine is a website from the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities that provides information to help people with disabilities and their families make informed decisions about being vaccinated for COVID-19.
Helps teachers and parents get kids moving with short interactive activities. Desk-side movement helps kids achieve more by keeping them engaged and motivated throughout the day.
Good Samaritan Ministries in Carbondale
Good Samaritan Ministries provides assistance to families and individuals in need in the Carbondale area. Programs and services include:
- Emergency assistance
- An emergency shelter and transitional housing
- A soup kitchen
- Food pantry
Grace Bible Fellowship Pantry in Moline
Pantry Hours: Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday 8:30 to 11 a.m. For more information, please call (309) 797-7001.
Greater Elgin Family Care Center Virtual Visits
Greater Elgin Family Care Center patients now have the option of having an appointment with a practitioner through a Virtual Visit.
Guidance for Evaluating a Child’s Medical Tolerance for Use of Face Coverings in Schools
This document from the Illinois Department of Public Health provides guidance to pediatric healthcare providers for evaluating a child’s medical tolerance for use of face coverings in schools and recommendations for evaluating symptomatic individuals.
Guidance for Return to School for Transplant Families
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago provides this guidance to help parents decide if their transplanted child or their siblings should return to school during the COVID-19 pandemic. It includes recommendations on minimum requirements to prevent infection and how to assess your child and family’s risk.
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) COVID-19 Provider Locator
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) provides a Find a Health Center locator tool to help you find health centers and COVID-19 services in your community. The tool is available in many languages.
Health Services for the Uninsured in DuPage County
The DuPage Health Coalition (DHC) and several Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) are providing a variety of health and financial support services to uninsured and low-income residents in the county.
COVID-19 testing, telemedicine and opioid use disorder treatment services are among the services available at these FQHCs located throughout DuPage County.
Click on the health coalition flyer, which is in English and Spanish, for more information.