Resources for national and state unemployment benefits, food assistance, and health insurance.

National Unemployment Resources
Unemployment Benefits Finder - Department of Labor’s “Career One Stop” platform
How Many Weeks of Unemployment Compensation Are Available? – includes map comparing states
Economic impact payments: What you need to know – information from the IRS

Illinois Unemployment Resources
File for Unemployment Benefits in Illinois
Illinois Department of Employment Security
CARES Act Unemployment Benefits Expansion
Illinois Department of Human Service - “Help is Here”
Get Hired Illinois

DuPage County Unemployment Resources
workNet DuPage
DuPage Community Information Resource Center

Food Assistance
Districts 58, 68, and 99 Free Meal Pick-Up Program
Center Cass School District 66 Sack Lunch Distribution Program
West Suburban Community Pantry
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

Health Insurance
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
Applying for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
Affordable Health Care Act (Obamacare)