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Adminstration on Aging
National
202-619-0724

Alcoholics Anonymous
Chicago & outlying areas
180 N Wabash
Suite 305
Chicago, IL 60601
312-346-1475

ALS Association Greater Chicago Chapter
Chicago & outlying areas
220 W Huron St
Suite 4003
Chicago, IL 60610
312-932-0000

ALS Association of America
National
800-782-4747

Alzheimer Europe
National

Alzheimer's Association
National
225 N. Michigan Ave
Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60601-7633
800-272-3900
312-335-5723

Alzheimer's Association Greater Illinois Chapter
Illinois
4709 Golf Rd.
Suite 1015
Skokie, IL 60076
847-933-2413
800-272-3900

Alzheimer's Disease Education & Referral Center
National
PO Box 8250
Silver Spring, MD 20907
800-438-4380

Alzheimer's Foundation of America
National
322 8th Avenue
6th Floor
New York, NY 10001
866-232-8484

American Assn for Homecare (AAHomecare)
National
635 Slaters Lane
Suite 200
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-836-6263

American Association of Diabetes Educators
National
100 W Monroe St
Suite 400
Chicago, IL 60603
800-832-6874

American Association of Diabetes Educators
Illinois
100 West Monroe St.
Suite 400
Chicago, IL 60603
800-338-3633

American Association of Kidney Patients
National
3505 E. Frontage Road
Suite 315
Tampa, Florida 33607
813-636-8122
800-749-2257

American Brain Tumor Association
National
2720 River Rd
Des Plaines, IL 60018
847-827-9910
800-886-2282

American Cancer Society
National
1599 Clifton Rd, NE
Atlanta, GA 30329-4251
800-ACS-2345
800-227-2345

American Cancer Society
Illinois
225 N Michigan
Suite 1210
Chicago, IL 60601
312-372-0471
800-ACS-2345

American Cancer Society DuPage Area Office
DuPage County area
1801 S. Meyers Road
Suite 100
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
630-932-1141
800-227-2345

American Diabetes Association
National
1701 N Beauregard St
Alexandria, VA 22311
800-DIABETES
800-342-2383

American Diabetes Association - Northern Illinois Area
Northern Illinois
30 N. Michigan Avenue
Suite 2015
Chicago, IL 60602
312-346-1805
888-342-2383

American Dietetic Association
National
120 S Riverside Plaza
Suite 2000
Chicago, IL 60606-6995
800-877-1600

American Foundation for the Blind Senior Site
National
11 Penn Plaza
Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
800-232-5463

American Foundation for Urologic Disease
National
1128 N Charles St
Baltimore, MD 21201-2463
410-468-1800

American Hearing Research Foundation
National
8 S Michigan Ave
Suite 814
Chicago, IL 60603-4539
312-726-9670

American Heart Association
Illinois
208 S. LaSalle St.
Suite 900
Chicago, IL 60604
312-346-4675

American Heart Association
National
7272 Greenville Ave
Dallas, TX 75231
800-242-8721

American Hospice Foundation
National
2120 L St., N.W.
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20037
202-223-0204

American Kidney Fund
National
6110 Executive Boulevard
Suite 1010
Rockville, MD 20852
301-881-3052
800-638-8299

American Liver Foundation
National
75 Maiden Lane
Suite 603
New York, NY 10038
212-668-1000
800-465-4837

American Liver Foundation - Illinois Chapter
Illinois
180 N Michigan Ave
Suite 1870
Chicago, IL 60601
312-377-9030

American Lung Association
National
61 Broadway 6th Floor
NY, NY 10006
800-LUNGUSA
800-586-4872

American Lung Association
Metropolitan Chicago
1440 W Washington Blvd
Chicago, IL 60607
312-628-0219

American Lung Association
Chicagoland collar counties
One Trans Am Plaza
Suite 460
Oak Brook Terrace, IL 60181
630-812-5864

American Macular Degeneration Foundation
National
P.O. Box 515
Northampton, MA 01061-0515
413-268-7660

American Occupational Therapy Assn (AOTA)
National
PO Box 31220
Bethesda, MD 20824
301-652-2682

American Parkinson Disease Association
National
135 Parkinson Ave
Staten Island, CA 10305
718-981-8001
800-223-2732

American Parkinson's Disease Association (APDA) Midwest
Illinois & Northern Indiana
2100 Pfingsten Rd.
Glenview, IL 60025
847-657-5787
800-223-9776

Amyloidosis Support Groups
National
232 Orchard Drive
Wood Dale, IL 60191
866-404-7539

Arthritis Foundation
National
800-735-0096

Arthritis Foundation
Illinois
29 E. Madison
Suite 500
Chicago, IL 60602
312-372-2080
800-735-0096

Association of Illinois Senior Centers
Illinois
927 N. Latham St
Sandwich, IL 60548
815-786-8876

Bone Marrow Transplant Family Support Network
PO Box 845
Avon, CT 6001
800-826-9376

Brain Injury Association of America
National
800-444-6443

Brain Trauma Foundation
National
212-772-0608

Brain Tumor Society
National
800-770-8287

Breast Cancer Alliance
National
203-861-0014

Breast Cancer Resource Committee
National
202-463-8040

Cancer Federation
National
P.O. Box 1298
Banning, CA 92220
951-849-4325

CancerCare
National
275 Seventh Ave
Floor 22
New York, NY 10001
800-813-4673

Care Guide
National

Catholic Charities Northwest Senior Services
Northwest Suburbs
1801 W Central Rd
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
847-253-5500

Catholic Charities of Lake County
Illinois
671 S Lewis
Waukegan, IL
847-782-4163
800-942-3930

Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services
IL,IN,MI,MN,OH,WI
233 N Michigan Ave
Suite 600
Chicago, IL 60601
312-886-6432

Center for Mental Health Services
National
PO Box 42557
Washington, DC 20015
800-789-2647
866-889-2647 (TDD)

Center on Deafness
Illinois
3444 Dundee Road
Northbrook, IL 60062-2258
847-559-0110

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National
1600 Clifton Rd, NE
Atlanta, GA 30333
800-311-3435

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
National
7500 Security Blvd
Baltimore, MD 21244
877-267-2323
877-486-2048(TTY)

Chicago Department on Aging
Chicago
30 N LaSalle
Chicago, IL 60602
312-744-4016
312-744-6777 (TTY)

Chicago Hearing Society
Illinois
2001 N. Clybourn Avenue
2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60614
773-248-9121
773-248-9174 (TTY)

Chicago Lighthouse for People Who are Blind or Visually Impaired
Illinois
1850 W. Roosevelt Rd.
Chicago, IL 60608
312-666-1331
312-666-8874 (TDD)

Children of Aging Parents
Illinois
800-227-7294

Council for Jewish Elderly
Chicago
1015 W Howard
Evanston, IL 60202
773-508-1000

Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America, Inc.
National
386 Park Ave. South 17th Floor
New York, NY 10016
800-932-2423

Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America, Inc.
Illinois
2250 E. Devon Ave.
Suite 244
Des Plaines, IL 60018
847-827-0404
800-886-6664

Deicke Center for Visual Rehabilitation
Illinois
219 E. Cole Ave.
Wheaton, IL 60187
630-690-7115

Diabetes Public Health Resource
National
4770 Buford Hwy NE
Mailstop K-10
Atlanta, GA 30341-3717
800-232-4636
888-232-6348(TTY)

DocFinder
National

Dupage Center for Independent Living
Illinois
739 Roosevelt Rd.
Suite 109
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
630-469-2300

Dupage Easter Seal Center
Illinois
830 S. Addison Avenue
Villa Park, IL 60181
630-620-4433
630-620-4436 (TDD)

EFFORTS - Emphysema Foundation for Our Right to Survive
National
239 NE Hwy 69
Suite D
Claycomo, MO 64119

Eldercare Locator
National
800-677-1116

Elmhurst College Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic
Illinois
190 Prospect Ave.
Elmhurst, IL 60126
630-617-3555

Encore Plus Exercise and Support Programs
National
624 9th Street NW
3rd Floor
Washington, DC 20001
202-628-3636

Epilepsy Foundation
National
8301 Professional Place
Landover, MD 20785-7223
800-332-1000

Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago
Illinois
17 N. State Street
Suite 1300
Chicago, IL 60602
312-939-8622
800-273-6027

EyeCare America
National
655 Beach St
San Francisco, CA 94109
800-222-3937

FacioScapuloHumeral Muscular Dystrophy Society
National
3 Westwood Rd
Lexington, MA 02420
781-860-0501
781-275-7781

Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy
National
800-886-1762

Gilda's Club
National
888-Gilda-4-U

Guild for the Blind
Illinois
180 N. Michigan Ave.
Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60601
312-236-8569

Health Care Financing Administration
National
200 Independence Ave, SW
Washington, DC 20201
202-619-0257
877-696-6775

Homecare Online
National

Hospice Foundation of America
National
1621 Connecticut Ave., NW
Suite 300
Washington, DC 20009
800-854-3402

Hospice Helpline
National
1901 N. Monroe St.
Suite 901
Arlington, VA 22209
800-658-8898

Huntington's Disease Society of America
National
505 8th Ave
Suite 902
New York, NY 10018
212-242-1968
800-345-4372

Huntington's Disease Society of America
Illinois
PO Box 8383
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
630-443-9876

Illinois Adult Day Services Association
Illinois
1055 E. State St.
Rockford, IL 61104
815-964-2433

Illinois Carol Fisher Chapter - Crohns and Colitis Foundation of America
Illinois
2250 East Devon Ave
Suite 244
Des Plaines, IL 60018
847-827-0404
800-886-6664

Illinois Department of Human Services Division of Rehabilitation Services (ORS) Bureau of Blind Services
Illinois
2901 Finley Road
Suite 109
Downers Grove, IL 60515
630-495-0500

Illinois Dept. on Aging
Illinois
800-252-8966

Illinois Geriatrics Society
Illinois
332 South Michigan Avenue
Suite 525
Chicago, IL 60604
312-663-0040

Illinois Homecare Council
Illinois
1926 Waukegan Rd.
Glenview, IL 60025
847-657-6960

Illinois Nurses Association (INA)
Illinois
105 West Adams St.
Suite 2101
Chicago, IL 60603
312-419-2900

Illinois Occupational Therapy Association
Illinois
715 Lake Street
Suite 710
Oak Park, IL 60301
708-386-9393

Illinois Relay Service
Illinois
800-526-0857

International Hearing Society Hearing Aid Helpline
National
800-521-5247

International Myeloma Foundation
International
2129 Stanley Hills Dr
Los Angeles, CA 90046
213-654-3023

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Intl
National
800-JDF-CURE
800-533-2873

Les Turner ALS Foundation
Illinois
550 W Touhy
Suite 302
Skokie, IL 60077
847-679-3312

Leyden Family Service - S.H.A.R.E Alcohol Treatment Program
Illinois
1776 Moonlake Blvd.
Hoffman Estates, IL 60194
847-882-4181

LIFE Center Rehabilitation Center of Chicago
345 E Superior
1st Floor
Chicago, IL 60611
312-238-6076

Lighthouse International
The Sol and Lillian Goldman Building
111 East 59th Street
New York, NY 10022-1202
(800) 829-0500

Lions of Illinois Foundation
Illinois
2814 Dekalb Ave.
Sycamore, IL 60178
815-756-5633
800-955-5466

Living Beyond Breast Cancer
National
610-645-4567

Lung Cancer Alliance
National
1747 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
11th Floor
Washington, DC 20006
800-298-2436
202-463-2080

Lupus Foundation of America (LFA)
National
2000 L Street, N.W.,
Suite 710
Washington, DC 20036
202-349-1155

Lupus Foundation of Illinois
Illinois
20 E. Jackson Blvd.
Suite 1150
Chicago, IL 60604
312-542-0002

Lupus International
National
17985 Sky Park Circle
Suite J
Irvine, CA 92614
949-833-2121
888-532-2322

March of Dimes Birth Defect Foundation
National
888-MODIMES
888-663-4637

Medicaid
National
800-252-8635

Medicare
National

Medicare/Medicaid Complaint Line
National
800-368-5779

Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA)
National
706 Haddonfield Rd.
Cherry Hill, NJ 8002
856-488-4500
800-532-7667

Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
National
800-441-7055

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
National
1604 N. County Club Rd.
Tucson, AZ 85716
520-881-4005

National Aging In Place Council
National
1400 16th St NW
Suite 420
Washington, DC 20036
202-939-1760

National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations
National
888-806-2226

National Association for Continence
National
PO Box 1019
Charleston, SC 29402
800-252-3337
843-377-0900 ext. 207

National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers, Inc.
National
1604 N. Country Club Rd
Tucson, AZ 85716-3102
520-881-8008

National Ataxia Foundation
National
2600 Fernbrook Lane
Suite 119
Minneapolis, MN 55447
763-553-0020

National Brain Tumor Foundation
National
22 Battery St
Suite 612
San Francisco, CA 94111-5520
415-834-9970
800-934-CURE

National Cancer Institute
National
800-4-CANCER
800-422-6237

National Caregivers Library
National
901 Moorefield Park Dr
Suite 100
Richmond, VA 23236

National Center on Accessibility
National
800-424-1877

National Coalition on Cancer Survivorship Message Center
National
1010 Wayne Ave
7th Floor, Suite 700
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-650-8868

National Emphysema COPD Association (NECA)
National
256 Post Road E Suite 204
Westport, CT 06880
203-454-2345
866-340-6322

National Foundation for Cancer Research
National
800-321-CURE
800-321-2873

National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
National
PO Box 30105
Bethesda, MD 20824-0105
301-592-8573
240-629-3255(TTY)

National Home Oxygen Patients Association (NHOPA)
National
8618 Westwood Center Drive, Suite 210
Vienna, VA 22182
1-888-646-7244

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organazation
National
1700 Diagonal Road
Suite 625
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-837-1500

National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Disorders
National
31 Center Dr, MSC2560
Bldg 31, Rm 9A06
Bethesda, MD 20892-2560

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
National
PO Box 5801
Bethesda, MD 20824
301-496-5751
800-352-9424

National Institute on Aging
National
31 Center Dr, MSC2292
Bldg 31, Rm 5C27
Bethesda, MD 20892
301-496-1752
800-222-4225

National Institutes of Health
National
888-346-3656

National Kidney Cancer Association
National
1234 Sherman Ave
Suite 203
Evanston, IL 60202
847-332-1051
800-850-9131

National Kidney Disease Education Program (NKDEP)
3 Kidney Information Way
Bethesda, MD 20892
866-4-KIDNEY

National Kidney Foundation of Illinois
Illinois
215 W Illinois
Suite 1C
Chicago, IL 60610
312-321-1500

National Lung Health Education Program
National
9425 MacArthur Blvd.
Irving, Texas 75063
972-910-8555
972-484-2720

National Multiple Sclerosis Society
National
800-FIGHT-MS
800-344-4867

National Multiple Sclerosis Society Chicago-Greater Illinois Chapter
Illinois
910 W.Van Buren
4th Floor
Chicago, IL 60607
312-421-4500
800-922-0484

National Organization for Rare Disorders
National
55 Kenosia Ave
PO Box 1968
Danbury, CT 06813
203-744-0100
203-797-9590 (TDD)

National Osteoporosis Foundation
National
1232 22nd St NW
Washington, DC 20037-1292
202-223-2226

National Parkinson Foundation
National
1501 NW 9th Ave/Bob Hope Rd
Miami, FL 33136-1494
305-243-6666
800-327-4545

National Rehabilitation Assn
National
633 S Washington St
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-836-0850

National Stroke Association
National
9707 E Easter Lane
Centennial, CO 80112
800-STROKES
800-787-6537

Needymeds
National

North Shore Senior Center
Illinois
161 Northfield Rd.
Northfield, IL 60093
847-784-6000

Northeastern Illinois Area Agency on Aging
Illinois
815-939-0727
800-528-2000

Northern Illinois Hospice Association
Illinois
4215 Newburg Rd
Rockford, IL 61108
815-398-0500

Paralyzed Veterans of America
National
800-424-8200

Parkinson's Disease Foundation
National
1359 Broadway
Suite 1509
New York, NY 10018
212-923-4700
800-457-6676

Parkinson's Disease Foundation
Illinois
833 W. Washington Blvd.
Chcago, IL 60607
312-733-1894

PDK Foundation
National
9221 Ward Parkway
Suite 400
Kansas City, MO 64114
800-PKD-CURE

Project ACTION
National
1425 K Street NW
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20005
202-347-3066
800-659-6428

Pulmonary Education and Research Foundation (PERF)
National
Box 1133
Lomita, CA 90717
310-539-8390
310-539-8390

Rise Sister Rise
National

Rush's Alzheimer's Disease Center Outpatient Clinic
Illinois
710 S. Paullina St.
Suite 8N
Chicago, IL 60612
312-942-4463

Self Help for Hard of Hearing People
National
7910 Woodmont Ave.
Suite 1200
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-657-2248

Sertoma Speech and Hearing Center
Illinois
10409 S. Roberts Road
Palos Hills, IL 60465
708-599-9500

Skin Cancer Foundation
National
245 Fifth Ave
Suite 1403
New York, NY 10016
212-725-5176
800-754-6490

Social Security Administration
National
800-772-1213

Society of Gynecologic Oncologists
National
401 N Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60611
312-644-6610

Spina Bifida Association of America
National
800-621-3141

Strength for Caring
National
888-ICARE80

Suburban Area Agency on Aging
Illinois
708-383-0258
800-699-9043

The ALS Association
National
27001 Agoura Road
Suite 150
Calabasas Hills, CA 91301
888-949-2577

The ALS Association
Southern and Central Illinois
5615 Pershing Ave #20
St. Louis, MO 63112

The American Occupational Therapy Association
National
4720 Montgomery Lane
Bethesda, MD 20814-3425
301-652-6611
800-877-1383

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
National
800-344-4823

The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
National
1311 Mamaroneck Ave
White Plains, NY 10605
212-573-8484

The Muscular Dystrophy Association
National
800-572-1717

The National Council On The Aging
National
300 D Street S. W.
# 801
Washington ., D.C. 20024
202-479-6975

The National Emphysema Foundation
National
15 Belden Ave.
Norwalk, CT 06850
203-849-9000
203-286-11-5

The Wellness Community
National
919 18th St NW
Suite #54
Washington, DC 20006
202-659-9709

United Cerebral Palsy Association
National
800-USA-5UCP
800-872-5827

United Ostomy Association
National
19722 MacArthur Blvd
Suite 200
Irvine, CA 92612
949-660-8624
800-826-0826

United Spinal Association
National
(formerly Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Assn)
718-803-3782

US Dept of Health & Human Services
National
200 Independence Ave, SW
Washington, DC 20201
877-696-6775

Visiting Nurses Assoc
Illinois
4223 East States Street
Rockford, IL 61108
815-971-3550

Well Spouse Foundation
National
P.O. Box 30093
Elkins Park, PA 19027
800-838-0879

Wellness House
Illinois
131 N. County Line Road
Hinsdale, IL 60521
630-323-5150

Y-Me
Illinois
300 W Adams
Suite 430
Chicago, IL 60606
312-364-9071

Y-Me National Organization
National
2112 W Van Buren
Chicago, IL 60607
800-221-2141