Info for families in Illinois

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FYI - If you live in the state of Illinois, the following

information will be posted in the next MAGIC newsletter and was

written by the GHD division consultant, but applies to all children

in Illinois. Jenn

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This article is for all the families who live in Illinois. If your

child has any disabilities this may be of some help to you. The

criteria as it states has not yet be published. But it can't hurt to

try. I will try to find out what the criteria will be for this, if I

find out I will put it in the next newsletter. Good Luck to all of

you.

Leaders in The Arc:

In the not to distant future, there will be about $350,000 available

for one-time consumer & family support stipends. Criteria for the

stipends are not yet finalized. The maximum amount of a stipend will

be up to $2,500.00.

The catch is that in order to qualify for one of these stipends, you

need to be signed up on the Illinois Prioritization of Urgency of

Need for Services (Illinois PUNS)!

The fact is that all future services/supports or changes in

services/supports will be through the PUNS database. The PUNS

database is for infants, children, adolescents and adults.

ü You need to sign up for PUNS to get the one-time stipend.

ü You need to sign up for PUNS to get after school respite for

your school-aged child.

ü You need to sign up for PUNS if you are going to require

employment or day services after special education.

ü You need to sign up for the PUNS if you need or want a

community living opportunity.

To register for the PUNS, you must contact the local Individual

Service Coordination Organization in your area. If you do not know

who that is, you can call the Illinois Life Span Project at

or visit their website www.illinoislifespan.org

Please share this information with others who might be interested

in this opportunity.

For further information, contact the Illinois Life Span Project:

or Mike@...