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The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) is the department [1] [2] of the Illinois state government responsible for providing a wide variety of safety net services to Illinois residents in poverty, who are facing other economic challenges, or who have any of a variety of disabilities. As of 2006, it was the largest administrative agency ...
The Council of Social Agencies of Chicago, with which the Community Fund had partnered in the 1940s, had become the Welfare Council of Metropolitan Chicago by 1951, and by 1973 was known as the Council for Community Services of Metropolitan Chicago.
This content category includes all articles and subcategories related to Chicago organizations that are non-governmental and provide human welfare services. These include organizations that are chartered or have headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, and whose purpose includes delivery of needed social, medical, financial, or other similar services ...
In 1909, with the city population growing and the need for relief rising, the Chicago Bureau of Charities merged with The Chicago Relief and Aid Society to form the United Charities of Chicago. As United Charities, the organization became more active in the community in promoting progressive public policies and addressing health issues such as ...
The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS), formerly the Department of Public Aid, [1] is the code department [2] [3] of the Illinois state government that is responsible for providing healthcare coverage for adults and children who qualify for Medicaid, and for providing child support services to help ensure that Illinois children receive financial support from both parents.
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-45) What happened to welfare. FDR created the country's first welfare program when he signed the Social Security Act into law in 1935.
The IDVA, created by Public Act 79-376, is charged with responsibility for the welfare and needs of Illinois veterans, their dependents and survivors. IDVA maintains administrative offices in Springfield and Chicago, four veterans’ homes, and more than 73 full- and part-time field offices servicing the 102 counties of the state.
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is the code department [2] [3] of the Illinois state government responsible for child protective services. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] As of June 2019 [update] , Marc Smith is the acting Director of Children and Family Services.