Legal Assistance
DeWitt County
BRE Law
Website: brelaw.com
202 South Franklin, 2nd Floor
Decatur, IL 62523
Land of Lincoln Legal Aid
Website lincolnlegal.org
302 North First Street
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 353-1351; (800) 747-5523
Logan County
Van Hook Law
Website: vanhooklaw.com
1226 Broadway St., Lincoln, IL 62656
(217) 735-2187
Land of Lincoln Legal Aid
Website: lincolnlegal.org
3085 Stevenson Drive, Suite 202
Springfield, IL 62703
(217) 529-8400; (800) 252-8629
McLean County
Todd Bugg-Specializes in Guardianship
Website: bugglawoffice.com
2205 E. Empire Street, Suite K
Bloomington, IL 61704
(309) 386-1884
Leighton Legal Group, LLC-guardianship
Website: lawbloomington.com
2712 McGraw Dr., Bloomington, IL 61704
(309) 828-7600
Prairie State Legal Services
Website: pslegal.org
201 W. Olive St, Suite 203, Bloomington, IL 61701
(309) 827-5021
*Serves Livingston, McLean, and Woodford Counties
Willams and Swee-Provides legal assistance for the Social Security process
Website: williamsswee.com
2011 Fox Creek Rd., Bloomington, IL 61701
(309) 827-4371
Woodford County
Stoller Law Office
Website: stollerlaw.com
15 West Front St, El Paso, IL 61738
(309) 527-4300
Financial Assistance
Social Security Administration:
Website: www.ssa.gov
McLean County
328 Susan Drive , Suite 100
Normal, IL 61761
1-800-772-1213
DeWitt County
606 W Pershing Rd
Decatur, IL 62526
888-619-619-4773
Logan County
3112 Constitution Dr
Springfield, IL 62704
877-279-9504
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a Federal income supplement program designed to help aged, blind, and disabled people, who have little or no income; and provides cash to meet basic needs for food, clothing, and shelter
- Can call your local SSA office to schedule a time to apply in person. Bring documentation to the meeting to confirm disability and how it may impact your ability to work or make a living wage.
- Can apply on-line at www.ssa.gov
Medicaid, SNAP, Cash Assistance:
Website: www.abe.illinois.gov
DeWitt and Logan Counties
Family Community Resources Center
1550 4th St
Lincoln, IL 62656
(217) 735-2306
McLean County
Family Community Resource Center
501 W Washington St
Bloomington, IL 61701
(309) 451-6000
- Jointly funded state and federal government program that pays for medical assistance services for those with low income. Medicaid pays for medical assistance for eligible children, parents and caretakers of children, pregnant women, persons who are disabled, blind…
- Also funds long-term care, such as CILA services. Individuals pulled from the PUNS list must be on Medicaid as services provided through the PUNS is a Medicaid waiver program.
- Go to: www.dhs.state.il.us to print a paper application. When filling it out, be sure to boldly print AABD on the application, or somehow document that the person applying for Medicaid should be found eligible based on their disability.
- Go to: www.abe.illinois.gov to complete an on-line application for Medicaid. In the comments section, please document that the person applying has a disability
- To receive assistance filling out Medicaid or Medicare applications:
- Annette Morrison at Community Care Systems.
3601 G.E. Road Suite 2
Bloomington, IL 61704
(309) 661-6400
- Rebecca Wheat, Manager Adult Day Services
Advocate BroMenn Medical Center
207 Landmark Dr., C
Normal, IL 61761
(309) 268-1710