All your need-to-know policy and advocacy updates for Illinois human services.
Illinois Partners is proud to announce the appointment of 5 new members to our Board of Directors. Our board members are health and human service leaders from communities across the State of Illinois. They are equity-focused and possess professional and/or lived...
Over the past three months, IL Partners has been conducting focus groups with 61 health and human service organizations across the state to better understand how workforce related issues have evolved over the last year. When we conducted our initial workforce research...
Over the 2022 Legislative Session, we worked in collaboration with our health and human service partners to pass ground-breaking legislation in support of our workforce. We are so proud to work in partnership with our colleagues across the state, who are committed to...
Illinois Partners’ new report, Economic Impact of the Greater Peoria/Tri-County Health and Human Services Sector, shows that the human services sector is the region’s fifth largest employer and is a net contributor to the county’s GDP. It also demonstrates that for...
Illinois Partners for Human Service, a coalition of more than 850 health and human service providers across the state of Illinois, is encouraged by Governor Pritzker’s FY23 budget proposal. We appreciate the priorities outlined in this budget for the health and human...
We are so grateful to our legislators, community panelists, and the 485 people who registered for last week's advocacy event! It was a powerful and important conversation about the ways we need to invest in and support the health and human services workforce. View the...
This year, our policy and advocacy efforts are going to be entirely focused on building a strong health and human services workforce pipeline. We are working in collaboration with health and human service associations and coalitions to advance a workforce-centered...
We are so proud of our Board Chair, Sherrie Crabb and her incredible team at Arrowleaf for the work that they are doing in Southern Illinois! This month, Arrowleaf opened a new “client choice” food pantry in Cairo, Illinois. The pantry gives individuals and families...
We are so excited to welcome to our new Policy and Government Affairs Intern, Kiera Eckhardt! Here is a brief interview to help you get to know her. Can you tell us a bit about your background? My background is in Anthropology, specifically applying the methodologies...
The Governor’s Office of Management and Budget’s annually required 5-year financial projection “Illinois Economic and Fiscal Policy Report,” released 11/9/21, contains generally good news for the state budget (compared to earlier dire projections). For the current...