Financial Resources

IDES and PUA

  • If your income was impacted by Covid-19, you likely qualify for Unemployment Insurance (UI) or Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) through the Illinois Department of Employment Security.
  • UI provides temporary income to individuals whose employment has been impacted by COVID-19.
  • PUA temporarily expands unemployment insurance eligibility to self-employed workers, freelancers, independent contractors, and part-time workers.

To apply or learn more information visit www2.illinois.gov or call (800) 244-5631 Note: These benefits are available to immigrants and refugees depending on certain criteria. For information on whether you or your family may qualify for state benefits or other types of assistance based on citizenship, please call the Immigrant Family Resource Program (IFRP) Hotline at 1-855- IFRP-NOW (1-855-437-7669).

Help with Bills

  • Learn about the help you can get through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act

Scholly Covid-19 Student Relief Fund

  • student, parent of a student, or graduate
  • $200 cash assistance

Covid-19 Unemployment Benefits 

  • People laid off / out of work because of Covid-19.

 

Guidelines for Filing for Unemployment

  • Learn how to file for unemployment benefits

 

Disaster Unemployment Assistance

  • People unemployed as a result of a disaster

Farmworker & Landscaper Advocacy Project: Financial Assistance

Undocumented people in Chicago who have been laid off due to covid-19 are eligible for a one-time $500 deposit.

  • No more funds available – call to get put on the waitlist
  • Call or text (630) 877-8381

American Red Cross – Greater Chicago Chapter 

  • A: Rauner Center 2200 W Harrison St Chicago, IL 60612 (Westside)
  • P: 312 729-6100
  • Temporary Sheltering/Housing, Mental Health Assistance, Financial Assistance

 

Salvation Army

  • A: 5040 N Pulaski Road Chicago, IL 60630 (Northside)
  • P: 773-205-3521
  • Assistance with rent/mortgage, utilities, medicine, food, clothing, or transportation

 

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

  • Must be pregnant or have a child under age 19 who lives with them.
  • If you live in Illinois and experiencing homelessness, you still qualify.
  • Be a U.S. citizen or meet specific immigration requirements.

 

Aid to the Aged, Blind, and Disabled (AABD)

  • Persons who are aged, blind, or disabled

 

Flexible Financial Fund

  • Individuals or families experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness or another severe emergency.
  • Call 3-1-1 and ask for short-term assistance.