Illinois Partners for Human Service

10/14/2026

Join Illinois Partners for Human Service, Illinois Collaboration on Youth, and Student Debt Crisis Center - SDCC for a free, real-time discussion on national student loan debt updates and its growing impact on Illinois’ human services workforce.

Hear directly from legislators, policy advocates, and frontline workers about how changing loan payments affect worker well-being, financial stability, and organizations' ability to recruit and retain staff.

Register for this free webinar here: https://bit.ly/4iiwS5s

10/07/2026

Just a few weeks left to take our Partner Survey! Follow this link (https://bit.ly/4yzEfLv) to tell us what matters to you most. Your voice helps guide our next steps. Take the survey today!

10/02/2026

We are proud to share the fourth report in our Federal Changes, Community Consequences series, Beyond Resilience, A Call for State Action.

This report highlights the resilience and adaptability of providers, the strategies they are using to prepare for longer-term impacts, and an important reality: resilience has a human cost. The report also offers recommendations for how in the midst of an uncertain landscape Illinois can strengthen the systems that support community well-being and build a path toward greater stability for our sector and our state.

We would like to express our immense gratitude to the partners who shared your experiences, insights, and stories throughout this series. We hope these perspectives help move the conversation beyond the need for resilience and toward bold solutions that strengthen the human services sector, support its workforce, and ensure that people and communities across Illinois can thrive.

Read the full report here: https://bit.ly/4ye7KCq

09/16/2026

Illinois Partners is looking to our coalition for direct feedback to guide our upcoming advocacy, training, and research priorities. Your input directly informs our policy agenda to ensure our work in the upcoming legislative sessions centers what matters most to YOU and the communities you serve.

The survey should take about 10 minutes of your time and is completely annonymous!

Complete the survey here: https://bit.ly/4yxqOLz

09/01/2026

We’re hiring! 📣

Illinois Partners for Human Service is looking for a Policy & Advocacy Intern for the upcoming Spring semester (January to May 2027).

If you're passionate about strengthening community resources, legislative advocacy, and social justice across Illinois, this is your opportunity to gain hands-on policy experience!

Visit here if interested in applying: https://ideali.st/sEUNaF

Please share this opportunity with people in your networks who are enrolled in advanced degree programs in Illinois. We offer a stipend and flexible scheduling. Application deadline is October 2, 2026.

If you have any questions or inquiries, reach out to us at [email protected].

08/31/2026

Our Partners at the Protect Our Care Illinois Coalition are hosting a virtual community meeting on September 16th. Register here https://bit.ly/3UqbP7B and share the invitation with people in your networks!

08/24/2026

We are excited to announce offering LCSW, LSW, LCP, and LCPC CEUs to participants who join us for our upcoming dynamic four-part virtual training series: "Building Power in Human Services: Advocacy in Action."!

Ready to strengthen your state-level advocacy skills?

Register here! https://bit.ly/4wzJWY5

08/17/2026

Now more than ever, Human Service professionals need practical skills and tools to advocate for policies that strengthen our communities. Join this virtual training to better understand the legislative process in Illinois, and how your voice - and your organizations - can become a force for solutions rooted in community well-being and power.

Whether you are new to advocacy or looking to deepen your impact, you will gain knowledge and strategies to strengthen your organization's advocacy and shape policies that support Illinois communities.

Register here https://bit.ly/4wzJWY5

08/14/2026

Illinois Partners is proud to be a member of the Save Our SNAP Coalition and to share this message from our partners.

Illinois Partners se enorgullece de ser miembro de la Coalición Salvemos Nuestro Programa SNAP y de compartir este mensaje de nuestros socios.

Have food benefits like SNAP made a difference in your life — or have recent cuts caused hardship? Share your story with us.
🔗 https://saveoursnap.advocacyai.com/action/shareyourstory-geidT

Tu experiencia podría ayudar a proteger la asistencia alimentaria para las familias de todo Illinois. Si tú o alguien que conoces ha tenido dificultades para acceder a la asistencia alimentaria, considera compartir tu historia con nosotros.
🔗 saveoursnap.advocacyai.com/action/shareyourstory-geidT

Please share your story and help make your voice heard, or visit the Save Our SNAP website to learn more and get involved.

Por favor, comparte tu historia y ayuda a que tu voz sea escuchada, o visita el sitio web de Save Our SNAP para obtener más información y participar.

08/10/2026

Student loan defaults are surging and Illinois is feeling the impact. According to reporting by the Associated Press and NBC Chicago, nearly 9.5 million federal student loan borrowers are now in default nationwide, including nearly 20% of borrowers in Illinois. As Protect Borrowers' Aissa Canchola Bañez shared, "Folks are struggling to make ends meet and cover all the rising costs of everything else. The growing student loan bills are making things worse and folks are falling behind."

That's why our coalition continues to advocate for living wages and fully funding the Human Services Professional Loan Repayment Program - because the people who care for our communities deserve financial stability, too.

Resources:
Illinois Attorney General: Student Loan Debt Assistance: https://bit.ly/45ionQC
Student Loan Borrower Assistance: https://bit.ly/4fX5qbc
Join the Living Wages, Thriving Communities Campaign: https://bit.ly/4xxOX4p

Living Wages, Thriving Communities is advocating for increased state funding for human services and pushing for wage increases for workers in the sector in Illinois. Our campaign engages frontline...