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Resources for Cook

  • The Chicago Lighthouse

    The Chicago Lighthouse is a social service organization serving the blind, visually impaired, disabled and veteran communities. It provides vision rehabilitation services, education, employment opportunities and assistive technology for people of all ages throughout Chicagoland.

  • The Colette Louise Tisdahl Foundation

    The Colette Louise Tisdahl Foundation provides support and financial help to families in crisis due to pregnancy complications, premature birth/neonatal intensive care unit stay and loss. This financial assistance may help cover: Childcare Medical bills...

  • The Conversation/ La Conversación – COVID-19 Vaccine Information for the Latino Community

    The Conversation/ La Conversación website features Latinx doctors, nurses and promotoras providing accessible facts and dispelling misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines. It includes an extensive library of frequently-asked-questions videos in English and Spanish to address...

  • The Guthrie-Koch Scholarship for Individuals with Certain Metabolic Disorders

    The Guthrie-Koch Scholarship from flok is for individuals with one of several metabolic disorders. The scholarship is for students demonstrating character, academic achievement and engagement with their community, and who are pursuing post-secondary educational or...

  • The HIKE Fund, Inc.

    The official site of the Hearing Improvement Kids Endowment Fund, Inc. (HIKE). The purpose of the fund is to provide hearing devices for children with hearing losses between the ages of newborn and 20 years...

  • The Humanitarian Foundation

    The Humanitarian Foundation Grottoes International program helps cover the costs of dental treatment, including hospital and anesthesia costs, for children with Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation, Organ Transplants or Muscular Dystrophy and related neuromuscular disorders.

  • The Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness (ISPB)

    The Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness (ISPB) promotes vision and eye health in the state of Illinois. ISPB provides: Eye care education programs and information Youth replacement glasses and low-vision equipment reimbursement services...

  • The Kinda Guide

    The Kinda Guide is designed to be a weekly survival guide for parents and families that will include expert tips on remote learning, parenting advice, virtual camp activities, simple meal and snack ideas and at-home family...

  • The Little Gym

    The Little Gym is sharing free online gymnastics classes for babies, toddlers and school children on its YouTube channel.

  • The Medicine Program

    Program helps patients who may qualify to enroll in a patient assistance program.  Prescription medicine is free to individuals in need  if they meet the sponsor’s criteria.