Funding Assistance

Parent Fellowships
Parent Education Fellowships are now available for individual requests of up to $100 per award, and may be used for workshop registration, lodging, or childcare. Note: Individuals may apply only once during our fiscal year. Parent Education Fellowships are no longer available for fiscal year 2020.  Please check our website for Fellowships that may become available after July 1, 2020.

The Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities has a stipend program that pays for Illinois families to attend conferences.
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Websites for Grants for Families Challenged with Autism
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Family Events & Support

FREE Conferences for Parents of Children who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
South of Seventy-February 22, 2020-Carterville, South of Eighty-March 21, 2020-Springfield,
North of Eighty-April 18, 2020-Rockford, City of Chicago-May 2, 2020-City of Chicago/Near Midway
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Illinois Center for Autism-Support Group Meeting
Subject of meeting: Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Touch of Nature-Environmental Center
February 26, 2020
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Webinar-Sponsored by Family Matters PTIC and Infinitec:
Get from A to Z with a Little Help for AT-AT and Executive Functioning
March 5, 2020 – 12:00pm
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STAR NET Regions I, III & IV invite you to relax, refresh & rejuvenate at the “Fifth Annual Moms Retreat”
March 20 – 22, 2020 – This is an overnight retreat
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Webinar-Sponsored by Family Matters PTIC and Infinitec:
Let’s Get Visual! Visual Stratgies for All
March 24, 2020 – 7:00pm
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Functional Vision & Hearing Screening Training
April 16, 2020
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We are looking for participants for an exciting research project that will explore the nature of advocacy
conducted by parents of children with disabilities
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S.P.E.A.K. Parent Support Group
Every third Monday of each month
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NAMI-Southwestern Illinois Free Family Support Group for Parents/Caregivers of Children and Adolescents with Brain Disorders
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Grandparents Support Group
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Illinois Center for Autism Support Group
Every third or fourth Wednesday of each month
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Family Resources

The Spectrum:
A resource for busy parents of children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder or other special need!
Parenting Tips, Info, Updates and News from Connie Hammer (parent, coach)
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Free Children’s Vision Screening
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Air Force Respite Care
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Family Needs Survey
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Child Dental Services for Patients to age 20 on Medicaid
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Insurance Coverage for Autism
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Parent Right’s Guide Educational Rights and Responsibilities: Understanding Special Education in Illinois
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St. Louis Zoo/UCP Heartland Visual Schedule
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Zero to Three – Military Families
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