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Provides temporary and permanent placards that enable drivers who qualify to park in designated parking slots. Also issues motor vehicle license plates with disabilities insignia.

Provides temporary and permanent placards that enable drivers who qualify to park in designated parking slots. Also issues motor vehicle license plates with disabilities insignia.

Provides consumers with a listing of privately owned and managed multi-family buildings that are approved to receive subsidy from HUD. The list covers all counties in the jurisdiction, and includes the address, the property manager to contact, and a summary of each property. A list of subsidized buildings specifically for older adults age 62 and older (elderly apartments) is also available, and is also suitable for persons who are under the age of 62 and disabled.

Provides skilled home nursing, home health aides (to assist with grooming, ambulation, personal care, and bathing), in-home physical, occupational, or speech therapy, and in-home respite care for eligible adults in need of these services. Also provides homemaker assistance (meal preparation, laundry and general household management including light housekeeping.) Services also include personal care and homemaking for adults with HIV/AIDS.

Provides temporary and permanent placards that enable drivers who qualify to park in designated parking slots. Also issues motor vehicle license plates with disabilities insignia.

Provides financial assistance for minor home repair projects to low-income seniors and individuals who are permanently physically disabled. Eligible work may include, but not be limited to: electrical (replace fuse or light bulb, repair/replace a switch, repair/replace frayed cords/plugs, etc.); plumbing (repair/replace toilets and sinks, leaking faucets, drain and supply lines, vent pipes and sump pumps, etc.); masonry (repair sidewalks, porch floor and steps; apply waterproofing compound to basement walls; minor tuck-pointing, etc.); carpentry/maintenance (repair doors, jambs, frames, hinges, window frames, kitchen cabinets, decking, floors, porches, holes in walls; install glass; install smoke detectors; install deadbolt locks; etc.); and heating and air conditioning (repair/replace furnace and air conditioner).

Provides small grants of up to $500 for seniors located in Ward 17 that meet income requirements. Repairs for life safety or housing code issues. Also make referrals to other agencies that can offer additional assistance

Provides temporary and permanent placards that enable drivers who qualify to park in designated parking slots. Also issues motor vehicle license plates with disabilities insignia.

Provides temporary and permanent placards that enable drivers who qualify to park in designated parking slots. Also issues motor vehicle license plates with disabilities insignia.

Provides monthly support and discussion groups for persons with disabilities. Discusses disability-related problems and issues.

Provides assistance (phone calls, appointments, etc.) for disabled people dealing with public and private benefit systems and for parents of children dealing with public school systems around disability issues. Will review application filings for Social Security Disability (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and accompany applicants to hearings. This is not legal assistance, although organization has lists of attorneys that can help with filing appeals.

Provides temporary and permanent placards that enable drivers who qualify to park in designated parking slots. Also issues motor vehicle license plates with disabilities insignia.

Provides temporary and permanent placards that enable drivers who qualify to park in designated parking slots. Also issues motor vehicle license plates with disabilities insignia.

Provides temporary and permanent placards that enable drivers who qualify to park in designated parking slots. Also issues motor vehicle license plates with disabilities insignia.

Offers a variety of sports activities and instruction as well as recreational and social activities for special needs youth and adults. Activities/sports include but are not limited to: basketball, volleyball, swimming, softball, bowling, soccer, exercise classes, karaoke, drumming, dances, movie nights, cook outs, and more. Sports programs vary by season.

Provides a program for youth who are physically or mentally challenged that enables them to participate in baseball by partnering with non-challenged assistants of similar ages.

Offers driveway snow plowing for eligible seniors and those with disabilities.

Provides a variety of recreational activities and human services for seniors.

Offers a support group for amputees, their families and friends. Also matches a new amputee with an amputee of similar age, sex, and amputation to provide support and helpful hints to new amputees.

Provides various social activities, health screenings such as blood pressure, diabetes, or hearing for older adults. Offers a mobile pharmacy for prescription review. Also includes activities such as arts and crafts, yoga, beach volleyball, meditation, bingo, speakers on varied subjects, and monthly field trips.

Offers bus and rapid transit services providing downtown trolleys service, rail service, and Park-N-Ride lots. Regular and discount bus passes and farecards are available. Daily Pass, 7-day, and monthly passes are available. 5- ride also available. Provides free rides on election day.

Provides temporary and permanent placards that enable drivers who qualify to park in designated parking slots. Also issues motor vehicle license plates with disabilities insignia.

Provides temporary and permanent placards that enable drivers who qualify to park in designated parking slots. Also issues motor vehicle license plates with disabilities insignia.

Provides services for clients to find gainful employment or training. Specific services include: counseling and planning, personal and work adjustment training, vocational training, training supplies and books, financial aid to attend post-secondary classes, artificial limbs, braces, eyeglasses, hearing aids, psychotherapy, physical therapy, wheelchairs (if needed to work), occupational supplies, placement, small business development, and follow-up on the job. Also helps disabled students who are transitioning from school to work or college after high school. Some of the above services are provided by other agencies through a referral process.

Offers one-on-one assistance to help individuals determine which private, public, state and local benefits they may be eligible to receive. Includes benefits such as Medicaid, Medicare Part-D, SSI, SSD, SNAP (food stamps), HEAP, Golden Buckeye Card, Homestead Exemption, prescription assistance programs, housing and others. Will assist clients with filling out and submitting applications and forms and provides follow-up with client to see if they were able to enroll in the programs. Uses the Benefit Bank screening tool to provide screening and submit electronically applications for some government benefits such as Food Stamps, Medicaid and OWF.