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The Resource Guide to Developmental Disability and MentalHealth Services was created to help Township residents findthe assistance they need to build better lives or to weather anemergency.River Forest Township8020 Madison StreetRiver Forest, IL 60305708-366-2029Carla Sloan, Township ip.orgAvis Rudner, Mental Health AdministratorRiver Forest Mental Health Committee708-771-6159 x er Forest Township provides funding for a wide range of servicesfor children, adults, and families, in order to ensure that residentshave access to vital supports through respected service providersand advocacy organizations. These services can improve health andquality of life and promote independence and wellbeing.The River Forest Township Board of Trustees and the River ForestMental Health Committee invite your input on community serviceneeds and providers. This guide includes organizations that havebeen selected to receive River Forest Township funding through aformal grant application process. Additional resources located inChicago and the western suburbs also are listed.*For more information, please visit www.riverforesttownship.org.*Please note that River Forest Township does not fund every program at theagencies listed in this Resource Guide, and cannot be responsible for information onagencies’ websites.3

Developmental Disability OrganizationsSupported by River Forest TownshipCommunity Support Services9021 Ogden Ave.Brookfield, IL 60513708-354-4547www.cssservices.orgCommunity Support Services is dedicated to improving the livesof children and adults with intellectual/developmental disabilitiesand their families. Services are designed to meet client needs, fosterindependence, and respect personal dignity. Services include respiteand parent supports, vocational training and employment supports,in-home and transition supports, and adult residential services.Oak-Leyden Developmental Services411 Chicago Ave.Oak Park, IL 60302708-524-1050www.oak-leyden.orgOak-Leyden Developmental Services offers vocational and residentialservices for children and adults with developmental disabilities.Services include evaluation and developmental, occupational,physical, speech and language therapy for children birth to 5 yearsold. Oak-Leyden also provides parent education and support.Opportunity Knocks8020 Madison St.River Forest, IL 60305771-6159 ext. 220www.opportunityknocksnow.orgOpportunity Knocks serves young people with developmentaldisabilities through social, recreational, and life-skills programming.Participants receive support and training to pursue theireducational, occupational, and social interests in morning andafter school programs.4United Cerebral PalsySeguin Services3100 S. Central Ave.Cicero, IL 60804708-863-3808www.seguin.orgUCP Seguin serves adults and children with developmentaldisabilities and other special needs. Programs include communityemployment, residential services, and life skills classes to help adultslive more independently. Seguin also offers assistive technology andtraining. For children, Seguin provides foster care, adoption, andeducational services regardless of severe emotional, behavioral,intellectual or medical challenges.Additional Developmental Disability ResourcesAspire Chicago9901 Derby Ln.Westchester, IL 60154708-547-3550www.aspirechicago.comAspire offers family support, education, and therapy to children andadults with developmental disabilities. Aspire also has communityhomes, independent living, and career services/job training foradults with disabilities.The Arc of Illinois20901 LaGrange Rd, Suite 209Frankfort, IL 60423815-464-1832www.thearcofil@orgThe Arc provides policy, advocacy, support and other resources forindividuals and families with disabilities.5

Autism Resource Center at Rush University Medical Center1645 W. Jackson Blvd. Suite 600Chicago, IL psychiatry/autismresource-centerThe Autism Resource Center links children and families to appropriate services to improve the development of children with autism andrelated disorders.Easter Seals of Metropolitan Chicago1939 W. 13th St. Suite 300Chicago, IL 60608312-491-4110www.easterseals.com/chicagoEaster Seals of DuPage830 S. Addison Ave.Villa Park, IL 60181630-620-4433www.dfvr.easterseals.comEaster Seals provides services for infants, children and adults withdisabilities, and offers support for families. Therapists, teachers,and other professionals assist each person to overcome obstacles toindependence and reach his/her goals.Helping Hand Center9649 W. 55th St.Countryside, IL 60525708-352-3580www.hhrehab.orgHelping Hand serves children and adults with disabilities throughtherapy, early intervention, a school for children with autism, highschool transition services, residential homes, employment services,adult developmental training, and special recreation programs.6Misericordia6300 N. Ridge Rd.Chicago, IL 60660773-273-2038www. misericordia.comMisericordia is a residential campus for individuals withdevelopmental and physical disabilities, offering educational, health,supported employment, and therapeutic services.Parents Allied with Children and Teachers for Tomorrow(PACTT)PACTT Learning Center7101 N. Greenview Ave.Chicago, IL 60626773-338-9102www.pactt.orgPACTT helps individuals with autism become as independent aspossible in community settings. PACTT operates group homesfor young adults in Oak Park and Elmwood Park, a therapeuticday school for students 3 to 21 years old, and a vocational andeducational transition program.Ray Graham Association901 Warrenville Rd.Lisle, IL 60532630-620-2222www.ray-graham.orgRGA serves children and adults with developmental and otherdisabilities. RGA provides early intervention services for childrenbirth to 3 years old, respite, in-home services, residential services,and community learning centers.7

Suburban Access1 Westbrook Corporate Center, Suite A-820Westchester, IL 60154708-449-7257www.subacc.orgSuburban Access offers individual case management and communityeducation for children and adults with a range of disabilities.Suburban Access also assists with enrollment in the Prioritization ofUrgency of Need for Services (PUNS) database to receive services inIllinois.West Suburban Special Recreation Association2915 Maple St.Franklin Park, IL 60131847-455-2100www.wssra.netWSSRA serves River Forest and nearby communities, providingyear-round therapeutic recreation and community programs forindividuals of any age with any disability.Mental Health Organizations Supported by RiverForest TownshipHephzibah Children’s Association946 North Blvd.Oak Park, IL 60301708-649-7100www.hephzibahhome.orgHephzibah provides services including day care, case management,comprehensive services for families in crisis, foster care andadoption services, and short- and long-term group homes forchildren traumatized by neglect or abuse. Enrichment programsinclude The Reading Academy with Dominican University, ColorfulDays Art Academy, and the After-School Academy.8National Alliance onMental Illness (NAMI)Metro Suburban816 Harrison St.Oak Park, IL 60304708-524-2582www.namimetsub.orgNAMI Metro Suburban offers free services and supports forindividuals with mental illness and their families, including veterans’support, peer-to-peer support, parent support, and NAMI Basics andFamily-to-Family classes for parents and family members. NAMI alsooperates a drop-in center with social and other opportunities forthose 18 years and older with mental illness.Oak Park River Forest Infant Welfare SocietyThe Children’s Clinic320 Lake St.Oak Park, IL 60302708-848-0528www.childrenscliniciws.orgThe Children’s Clinic delivers consistent, coordinated care through ateam-based approached focused on the whole child, including socialemotional screenings in the medical well-child visit, brief social workinterventions, mental health assessments, individual and familytherapy and social service referrals for low-income children.Oak Park and River Forest TownshipSenior Services130 S. Oak Park Ave. Oak Park, IL 60302708-383-8060www.riverforesttownship.orgThe OPRF Township Senior Services offers comprehensive casemanagement for residents aged 60 and over, based on establishedneed. Case managers are also trained to assist in situations of abuseand neglect of seniors and those with disabilities.9

Oak Park and River Forest TownshipYouth Services105 S. Oak Park Ave. Oak Park, IL 60302708-445-2727www.riverforesttownship.orgOPRF Township Youth Services provides services andresources for youth ages 9-17. Programs include FACE-It, a familyfocused early intervention substance abuse education; YouthInterventionist services, which work with youths at risk for ganginvolvement, violence or substance abuse. Staff collaborates closelywith local schools, law enforcement, parks, libraries and othercommunity groups.Parenthesis Family Center405 S. Euclid Ave.Oak Park, IL is offers parenting education and support programsdesigned to strengthen family bonds and facilitate healthydevelopment. Services include Parenteen, for pregnant and parentingteen moms; Mothering On Our Own, a support for single mothers;Family Wrap, which offers coaching and at-home counseling; andDrop In, Drop Off, an enriched environment for children 3-5 yearsold that offers parents a chance to attend free workshops, work orenjoy a break.Sarah’s Inn311 Harrison St.Oak Park, IL 60304708-386-330524 hour Crisis line 708-386-4225www.sarahsinn.orgSarah’s Inn offers support, counseling, and other community-basedservices for children and adults affected by domestic violence.Services include domestic violence crisis intervention, legal advocacy,community education, and school-based violence preventionprograms for youths.Thrive Counseling Center120 S. Marion St.,Oak Park, IL 60302708-383-7500www.thrivecc.orgThrive offers behavioral health services including psychiatricrehabilitation and recovery, 24/7 crisis intervention, individual,family, and couple therapy, youth counseling and substance abuseprevention, and in-home counseling for older adults. Youth servicesinclude emergency services and counseling as an alternativeto school suspension. Thrive accepts insurance, Medicaid, andMedicare. A sliding fee scale makes services available to all.Additional Mental Health ResourcesPrevail848 Lake St.First United Church of Oak ParkOak Park, IL 60301708-386-1946 www.prevailon.orgLutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois7620 Madison St. P.O. Box 5078River Forest, IL 60305708-771-7180www.lcfs.orgPrevail provides immediate and compassionate response toindividuals and families at risk of losing housing and utilities, aswell as resource referrals, budget management counseling and jobreadiness training to help individuals reach financial stability.LCFS offers case management, social work, parent support/training,foster care and adoption services. Community services includehousing and mentoring.1011