Adult Programs



Illinois Welcoming Center

The Illinois Welcoming Center, which operates through the Illinois Latino Family Commission, helps connect immigrants to much-needed resources provided by the State of Illinois, such as SNAP, Medicaid, and many more services!

Community Economic Development Associaton (CEDA) Low-Income Engergy Assistance Program

LOS has helped more than 1,800 individuals so far in FY15 to apply for financial assistance for their utility bills through the Community Economic Development Association (CEDA) low-income energy assistance program, helping to keep that number of households safer and healthier. 

Immigrant Family Resource Program

Through the Immigrant Family Resource Program (IFRP), LOS also connects more than 50 individuals every month with limited English proficiency (LEP) annually with SNAP, SSI, Medicaid, and Medicare through case management services. 

Legal Nights / Noches Legales


LOS currently offers the opportunity for community members to meet with a BIA-Accredited Representative weekly or an immigration attorney twice a month for a wide variety of legal services. A flyer for the legal nights can be viewed and downloaded here.

New Americans Initiative

New Americans Initiative to help you through the process of becoming a U.S. citizen, with FREE assistance.

If you are considering becoming a U.S. citizen, we strongly urge you to do it now. The cost of citizenship is increasing every year, and there are many efforts in Washington to make the test much more difficult and the process even more bureaucratic.
We can answer your questions about:
Who is eligible for citizenship?
How much does it cost and how long does it take?
Do I need to speak English?  How well?
What is on the Citizenship Test? How do I prepare?
What are the benefits of U.S. citizenship?
We can assist with your citizenship application with:
Citizenship workshops for application assistance.
A checklist of the documents you must submit.
Referral to citizenship and English classes, if necessary.
Help with materials to prepare you for the citizenship test.
Help with financing the citizenship process.
U.S. citizenship is the path to full participation in our nation. You can vote, travel freely, protect yourself and your family members from the possibility of deportation, petition to unite with other family members, hold a wider range of jobs, and have access to all of the rights, benefits, and responsibilities of a full member of the United States of America.
We also encourage you to volunteer with the New Americans Initiative, assisting others to become U.S. citizens and participate in our Democracy.
So...for yourself, for your family, and for your community, take the step to become a U.S. citizen!
Continue your American Dream.

The Opportunity is Now! Participate!. Become A Citizen! Vote!.

  
INICIATIVA DE NUEVOS AMERICANOS

HAZTE CIUDADANO.

La Iniciativa de Nuevos Americanos le ayuda GRATIS en todo el proceso hacia la ciudadanía.

Si esta considerando hacer la ciudadanía, nosotros lo invitamos a que comience ahora, el costo se incrementa periódicamente, y en Washington se están haciendo esfuerzos para hacer más difícil el examen y el proceso será más burocrático.

Nosotros podemos contestar sus preguntas sobre:

 ¿Quién es elegible para la ciudadanía?
 ¿Cuál es el precio y cuánto tiempo toma el proceso?
¿Necesito hablar inglés? ¿Qué tan bien?
¿Cómo es el examen? ¿Cómo me puedo preparar?
¿Cuáles son los beneficios de la ciudadanía?

Nosotros podemos ayudarle en la aplicación de ciudadanía  con:

Llenar su aplicación en los talleres de ciudadanía
Lista de documentos que usted necesitará presentar
Referirlo a clases de ciudadanía o inglés si es necesario.
Ayudarlo con material para prepararse para el examen.
Informarle sobre ayuda financiera o si califica para hacerlo gratis.

La ciudadanía es una manera de participación total en nuestra nación. Puede votar, viajar libremente, protegerse usted mismo y a los miembros de su familia de una posible deportación, peticionar a familiares, ampliar su rango de trabajo, y tener acceso a todos los derechos, beneficios   y responsabilidades de un miembro de los Estados Unidos de América.

También lo invitamos a ser voluntario de la Iniciativa de Nuevos Americanos, ayudando a otros a hacerse ciudadanos y participar en nuestra democracia.

Así que, por usted, por su familia y por su comunidad tome acción y hágase ciudadano de los Estados Unidos, continúe con su sueño Americano.
¡La oportunidad es ahora! ¡Participe, Hágase Ciudadano y Vote!


Proyecto Salud Emocional del Migrante (PSEM) - The Migrant Emotional Health Project

LOS is currently developing the PSEM program to offer free counseling services to uninsured and underinsured immigrants and their families throughout the Southwest Side of Chicago. Once underway, PSEM will provide family counseling, drug and alcohol addictions counseling, and domestic violence counseling primarily for undocumented individuals, who otherwise would not be able to afford quality mental and emotional health care services. 

PSEM is currently searching for funding sources, as well as advisory board members. For more information on the PSEM program, or for information on how to become an advisory board member, please contact Padraic Stanley at stanley.padraic@gmail.com

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