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April 2019 | Ann Garcia and Grace O'Connor - Patient Advocates, Adult Down Syndrome Center

Some of these resources are specific to the greater Chicagoland area and/or Illinois. If you are looking for resources in another region, we recommend reaching out to a local Down syndrome parent organization. Click one of the four links below to jump to that category of resources.
 
 
 
 
Lincolnway Special Recreation Association (LWSRA) – New Lenox, IL
815-320-3500
  • TITANS Program
  • Options for 2-5 days/week
  • Private pay
  • Door-to-door transportation available for additional fee
 
Northeast DuPage Special Recreation Association (NEDSRA) – Addison, IL
 
30-576-4036
  • TREC (Transition-Aged Recreation Experiences and Community) Program
  • 3 days/week
  • Private pay
 
Northern Illinois Special Recreation Association (NISRA) – Crystal Lake, IL
815-459-0737
  • L.I.F.E. (Leisure Increases Freedom & Enjoyment) Program
  • Year-round life skills program
  • 9:30am-2:30pm, options for M/W group or T/Th group
  • Private pay
 
Northern Suburban Special Recreation Association (NSSRA) – Riverwoods, IL
847-509-9400
  • ELA (Enriched Lifestyles for Adults) Program
  • Offered in partnership with the Center for Enriched Living
  • Monday - Friday, 9:00am-3:00pm
  • Private pay
 
Northern Will County Special Recreation Association (NWCSRA) – Romeoville, IL
 
15-407-1819
  • ALL (Adults Living Large) Program
  • Monday - Friday, options for 1-5 days/week
  • Private pay
 
Northwest Special Recreation Association (NWSRA) – Rolling Meadows, Hanover Park, Wheeling, and Mount Prospect, IL
847-392-2848
  • Monday - Friday, options for 1-5 days/week, ½ day options are available
  • DHS waiver or private pay
  • Transportation available for additional fee
 
South East Association for Special Parks and Recreation (SEASPAR) – Darien, Brookfield, Lisle, and Lemont, IL
630-960-7600
  • EAGLES (Enhance Adult Growth through Lifestyle Education and Service)
  • Monday - Friday, 9:00am-3:00pm
  • Private pay
  • Enrollment limited to SEASPAR service area residents
 
Special Recreation Association of Central Lake County (SRACLC) – Libertyville, IL
847-816-4866
  • Active Adult Program (fitness, living skills, socialization, recreation-leisure)
  • Monday - Friday, 10:00am-3:00pm
  • Private pay
 
Special Recreation of Joliet and Channahon (SRJC) – Joliet, IL
815-741-7275
  • Connections Program (skill-building, independence, exploring the community)
  • Monday - Friday, 9:00am-3:00pm; option for M/W/F
  • Private pay
 
Special Recreation Services of Northern Lake County (SRSNLC) – Round Lake Beach, IL
847-740-9828
  • T.O.D.A.Y. Club (Together Opening Doors Around You)
  • Monday - Friday, 10:00am-3:00pm
  • Private pay
 
Western DuPage Special Recreation Association (WDSRA) – Naperville, Carol Stream, Glen Ellyn, and Wheaton, IL
630-681-0962
  • Rec & Roll Day Program
  • Monday - Friday, 9:00am-2:00pm
  • Private pay
  • Same rates apply for out-of-district
  • Scholarships are available
 
Warren Special Recreation Association (WSRA) – Gurnee, IL
847-244-6619
  • Monday - Thursday, 9:00am-2:00pm
  • Private pay
 
 
The Arts of Life – Chicago and Glenview, IL
312-829-2787 (Chicago)
847-486-0808 (Glenview)
  • 9:00am-2:00pm (Chicago)
  • 9:00am-3:00pm (Glenview)
  • DHS waiver or private pay
 
Association for Individual Development – Aurora and Sugar Grove, IL
630-966-4111
  • STARS Adult Day Program (in collaboration with Fox Valley Special Recreation Association)
  • DHS waiver
 
Clearbrook – Crystal Lake and Park Ridge, IL
847-385-5328
  • CHOICE Program
  • Monday - Friday, 9:00am-3:00pm
  • DHS waiver or private pay
 
Community Support Services – Cicero, IL (and various community locations)
 
08-354-4547
  • Community360 Day Program
  • Monday - Friday, 9:00am-3:00pm (full or part-time schedules offered)
  • DHS waiver or private pay
 
Envision Unlimited – Chicago, IL (multiple locations)
312-346-6230
  • Arts Studio & Horticulture
  • DHS waiver or private pay
  • Private pay clients - minimum of 15 hrs/week and pay in advance
 
Garden Center – Burbank, IL
708-398-6576
  • Monday – Friday
  • DHS waiver or private pay
 
Misericordia – Chicago, IL
 
73-273-4144
  • Adult Enrichment Program
  • Monday - Friday, 9:00am-2:30pm
  • Part-time schedule available
  • DHS waiver or private pay ($65/day)
 
Oak-Leyden – Oak Park and Elmwood Park, IL
708-524-1050
  • Lifelong Learning Program
  • DHS waiver
 
Ray Graham – Lombard, Lisle, Elmhurst, and Burr Ridge, IL
630-620-2222
  • Community Center Programs
  • Monday - Friday, 9:00am-2:30pm
  • DHS waiver or private pay
 
RRAF – Lombard, IL
630-495-7723
  • Community Day Services
  • Monday - Friday, 9:30am-2:30pm
  • DHS waiver or private pay
 
Search, Inc. – Evanston, IL
 
47-869-0000
  • No Boundaries Program
  • M/T, 9:15am-12:15pm (full-day options available)
  • DHS waiver or private pay
 
Search, Inc. – Mount Prospect, Chicago, Waukegan, and Evanston, IL
 
47-789-7155
  • Visibility Arts
  • Monday - Friday, 9:00am-2:30pm at Mount Prospect Studio
  • 1 day/week at other locations
  • DHS waiver or private pay
 
Trinity Services – Des Plaines, IL (for Northwest and Western Suburbs)
 
47-299-2200
  • Community Day Services
  • 8:30am-2:00pm
  • DHS waiver
 
Trinity Services – Elwood, Frankfort, Joliet, Manhattan, New Lenox, and Wilmington, IL (for Southwest Suburbs)
 
15-485-8146
  • Community Day Services
  • 8:30am-3:00pm
  • DHS waiver
 
UCP Seguin – Cicero, Oak Park, Chicago, Tinley Park, and Berkeley, IL
 
08-222-4606
  • Community Connections and CHOICE Programs
  • DHS waiver or private pay
 
 
 
Center for Enriched Living – Riverwoods, IL
847-509-9400 x6823
  • ELA Program (see NSSRA above)
  • Monday - Friday, 9:00am-3:00pm; options for 2, 3, or 5 days/week; ½ day and full day options
  • Private pay
 
Center for Enriched Living – Riverwoods, IL
847-315-9920
  • REACH Program
  • Monday - Friday, 10:00am-3:00pm; extended day option (9:00am-3:00pm) and ½ day options available
  • Private pay
 
Community Access Naperville – Naperville, IL
630-352-1928
  • Private pay
 
Connection of Friends – Wheaton, IL
630-260-0922
  • Monday - Friday (multiple time options)
  • Ages 16 and older
  • Private pay
 
CTF Illinois – Orland Park and Tinley Park, IL
708-429-1260
  • Lifestyles Academy
  • Private pay
 
PremierCare Consulting, LLC – Naperville, IL
630-579-4325
  • MyDay Care Program
  • Monday - Friday, 9:00am-2:30pm; 2:30-4:30pm
  • Full- or part-time options available
  • Private pay
 
Our Place of New Trier Township – Wilmette, IL
847-512-4661
  • Monday - Friday, morning and afternoon programs, 9:00am-6:00pm
  • Private pay
 
Opportunity Knocks – River Forest, IL
 
08-771-6159
  • The Life Shop Day Program
  • Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:30am-2:30pm
  • Private pay
  • Open to residents of Oak Park, River Forest, and Forest Park
 
 
Gigi’s Playhouse – Hoffman Estates, Tinley Park, and Rockford, IL
  • GiGi’s Career Development Programs

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