Tax Help for Low-income Families
Help the People of Haiti
Help the people of Haiti by giving what you can.
If you would like to make a donation to the American Red Cross, please visit their website at www.redcross.org, call1-800-RED-CROSS or donate $10 to American Red Cross disaster relief efforts by texting “Haiti” to 90999.
You can also support disaster relief efforts in Haiti by clicking here to support other organizations, such as UNICEF and CARE International: http://www.google.com/relief/haitiearthquake
Circuit Breaker Application for Seniors
The Illinois Department on Aging's Circuit Breaker program provides grants to senior citizens and persons with disabilities to help them reduce the impact of taxes and prescription medications on their lives.
When the costs of property taxes and prescription medicines begin to "overload" our seniors and persons with disabilities, this program steps in to help, just as a circuit breaker prevents overloads in an electrical system.
Recycle Wireless Phones and Help Victims of Abuse
HopeLine is a program exclusive to Verizon Wireless that puts wireless services and equipment to work to assist victims of domestic violence.
The long-running HopeLine program collects no-longer-used wireless phones and equipment in any condition from any service provider. The used phones are either refurbished or recycled.
With the funds raised from the sale of the refurbished phones, Verizon Wireless donates wireless phones and airtime to victims, and provides funding and other contributions to non-profit domestic violence shelters and prevention programs across the country.
Read more: Recycle Wireless Phones and Help Victims of Abuse
2010 General Assembly Scholarship Now Available
(January 5, 2010 – CHICAGO) Representative Deborah L. Mell today announced the opening of the application process for the 2010-2011 General Assembly Scholarship. Applications are available online and are due Friday, April 9, 2010.
