Centers for Independent Living (CILs)
The term "center for independent living" means a consumer controlled, community based, cross disability, nonresidential private nonprofit agency that is designed and operated within a local community by individuals with disabilities and provides an array of independent living services to individuals with disabilities. Illinois currently has 22 Centers for Independent Living providing services throughout 93 of Illinois' 102 counties. CIL staff must be comprised of at least 51% persons with disabilities and 51% of CIL Board of Directors are persons with significant disabilities.
A CIL provides, at a minimum, the following core services:
- Information & referral
- Independent living skills training
- Individual and systems advocacy
- Peer counseling
- Transition services, including:
- assisting consumers in moving from nursing homes and other institutions to community-based residences;
- assisting consumers to avoid institutional placement;
- assisting the transition of youth with significant disabilities after completion of secondary education to postsecondary life.
The Illinois Network of Centers for Independent Living includes:
Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago (AL)
Achieving Independence and Mobility Center for Independent Living (AIM)
Advocates for Access (AFA)
Illinois/Iowa Center for Independent Living (IICIL)
Illinois Valley Center for Independent Living (IVCIL)
IMPACT Center for Independent Living (IMPACT)
Jacksonville Area Center for Independent Living (JACIL)
Lake County Center for Independent Living (LCCIL)
LINC, Inc. (LINC)
Living Independence for Everyone Center for Independent Living (LIFE)
Northwestern Illinois Center for Independent Living (NICIL)
Opportunities for Access Center for Independent Living (OFA)
Options Center for Independent Living (OPTIONS)
Persons Assuming Control of their Environment (PACE)
Progress Center for Independent Living (PCIL)
Regional Access and Mobilization Project (RAMP)
Southern Illinois Center for Independent Living (SICIL)
Soyland Access to Independent Living (SAIL)
Springfield Center for Independent Living (SCIL)
Stone-Hayes Center for Independent Living (SHCIL)
West Central Illinois Center for Independent Living (WCICIL)
Will/Grundy Center for Independent Living DBA: Disability Resource Center (WGCIL)
Independent Living Program Highlights - SFY2018
- CILs served 94 of Illinois' 102 counties.
- Services were provided to 75,806 individuals regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, or disability.
- The Community Reintegration Program reintegrated 70 individuals from long-term-care facilities back into the community.
- The percentage of individuals with disabilities on CIL boards of directors was 69%.
- The percentage of individuals with disabilities on CIL management staff was 75%.
- The percentage of individuals with disabilities on CIL program and support staff was 74%.
Overall Individual CIL Operational Funding - SFY2018
| CIL |
GRF |
Federal |
Community Reintegration |
Personal Assistant Training |
Employment & Transition Services |
Older Blind |
Total |
| AL |
$288,899 |
$90,823 |
$150,000 |
$134,869 |
$254,805 |
|
$919,396 |
| AIM |
$315,100 |
$99,059 |
$128,208 |
$64,276 |
|
|
$606,643 |
| AFA |
$220,425 |
$69,138 |
$120,334 |
$64,332 |
$9,500 |
|
$483,729 |
| IICIL |
$99,849 |
$31,390 |
$119,912 |
$45,000 |
|
|
$296,151 |
| IVCIL |
$204,640 |
$53,177 |
$62,456 |
$37,251 |
|
|
$357,525 |
| IMPACT |
$244,355 |
$42,484 |
$112,963 |
$56,778 |
$2,520 |
$196,914 |
$656,010 |
| JACIL |
$120,362 |
$14,108 |
|
$32,911 |
|
$120,396 |
$287,777 |
| LCCIL |
$132,803 |
$69,403 |
$95,967 |
$70,651 |
$336,807 |
$87,648 |
$793,278 |
| LINC |
$176,734 |
$44,195 |
$134,950 |
$27,386 |
$6,370 |
$130,378 |
$520,011 |
| LIFE |
$186,945 |
$64,275 |
$100,166 |
$47,255 |
|
$113,120 |
$511,761 |
| NICIL |
$209,411 |
$58,882 |
$118,195 |
$61,606 |
|
|
$448,094 |
| OFA |
$367,380 |
$30,355 |
$97,944 |
$75,610 |
|
|
$571,289 |
| Options |
$121,630 |
$18,910 |
$86,080 |
$36,495 |
|
$60,533 |
$323,648 |
| PACE |
$187,659 |
$38,488 |
$128,394 |
$46,339 |
|
$116,309 |
$517,189 |
| PCIL |
$301,257 |
$94,707 |
$30,000 |
$97,894 |
$157,386 |
|
$681,244 |
| RAMP |
$176,149 |
$55,377 |
$265,043 |
$98,122 |
$265,756 |
|
$860,447 |
| SICIL |
$190,543 |
$89,902 |
$64,802.00 |
$91,474 |
$218,606 |
|
$655,327 |
| SAIL |
$108,410 |
$33,656 |
$73,522.00 |
$43,876 |
|
$108,148 |
$367,613 |
| SCIL |
$235,477 |
$39,532 |
$99,634 |
$34,031 |
|
|
$408,674 |
| SHCIL |
$27,615 |
$33,643 |
|
$45,303 |
|
|
$106,561 |
| WCICIL |
$120,501 |
$26,308 |
$92,766 |
$43,715 |
|
|
$283,289 |
| WGCIL |
$90,553 |
$47,329 |
$126,933 |
$42,622 |
|
|
$307,437 |
| Total |
$4,126,697 |
$1,145,135 |
$2,208,268 |
$1,297,795 |
$1,251,750 |
$933,447 |
$10,963,092 |
Age of Consumers Receiving Direct Services - SFY2018
| CIL |
Under 5 |
5-19 |
20-24 |
25-59 |
60 & Over |
Unknown |
Total |
| AL |
8 |
149 |
137 |
1072 |
348 |
10 |
1724 |
| AIM |
1 |
30 |
5 |
94 |
29 |
1 |
160 |
| AFA |
1 |
38 |
17 |
84 |
43 |
0 |
183 |
| IICIL |
0 |
6 |
1 |
154 |
139 |
0 |
300 |
| IVCIL |
1 |
31 |
7 |
52 |
13 |
0 |
104 |
| IMPACT |
3 |
5 |
9 |
93 |
220 |
7 |
337 |
| JACIL |
0 |
1 |
5 |
31 |
96 |
2 |
135 |
| LCCIL |
0 |
138 |
46 |
88 |
111 |
0 |
383 |
| LINC |
12 |
152 |
13 |
168 |
139 |
3 |
487 |
| LIFE |
0 |
4 |
8 |
67 |
160 |
1 |
240 |
| NICIL |
1 |
30 |
10 |
84 |
22 |
2 |
149 |
| OFA |
2 |
47 |
17 |
105 |
28 |
0 |
199 |
| OPTIONS |
0 |
5 |
12 |
202 |
237 |
0 |
456 |
| PACE |
0 |
33 |
17 |
185 |
360 |
0 |
595 |
| PCIL |
0 |
3 |
12 |
217 |
162 |
23 |
417 |
| RAMP |
17 |
344 |
72 |
264 |
115 |
0 |
812 |
| SICIL |
0 |
15 |
39 |
147 |
37 |
0 |
238 |
| SAIL |
0 |
12 |
3 |
123 |
177 |
0 |
315 |
| SCIL |
1 |
14 |
7 |
109 |
57 |
0 |
188 |
| SHCIL |
0 |
31 |
4 |
40 |
17 |
0 |
93 |
| WCICIL |
5 |
73 |
9 |
65 |
34 |
0 |
186 |
| WGCIL |
10 |
79 |
86 |
74 |
20 |
144 |
413 |
| TOTAL |
63 |
1240 |
536 |
3518 |
2564 |
193 |
8114 |
| PERCENT |
1% |
15% |
7% |
43% |
32% |
2% |
100% |
Consumers Receiving I &R and Direct Services by Gender - SFY2018
| CIL |
I & R RESPONSES |
CONSUMERS SERVED DIRECT SERVICES |
MALES SERVED DIRECT SERVICES |
FEMALES SERVED DIRECT SERVICES |
| AL |
1876 |
1724 |
893 |
831 |
| AIM |
1967 |
160 |
79 |
81 |
| AFA |
10827 |
183 |
87 |
96 |
| IICIL |
25830 |
300 |
154 |
146 |
| IVCIL |
414 |
104 |
68 |
36 |
| IMPACT |
896 |
337 |
132 |
205 |
| JACIL |
1475 |
135 |
47 |
88 |
| LCCIL |
1261 |
383 |
179 |
204 |
| LINC |
2394 |
487 |
239 |
248 |
| LIFE |
1026 |
240 |
93 |
147 |
| NICIL |
996 |
149 |
90 |
59 |
| OFA |
1465 |
199 |
121 |
78 |
| OPTIONS |
380 |
456 |
169 |
287 |
| PACE |
1457 |
595 |
218 |
377 |
| PCIL |
2735 |
417 |
204 |
213 |
| RAMP |
12174 |
812 |
460 |
352 |
| SICIL |
764 |
238 |
138 |
100 |
| SAIL |
734 |
315 |
118 |
197 |
| SCIL |
1576 |
188 |
92 |
96 |
| SHCIL |
77 |
93 |
43 |
50 |
| WCICIL |
2439 |
186 |
104 |
82 |
| WGCIL |
44 |
413 |
224 |
189 |
| TOTAL |
75806 |
8114 |
3952 |
4162 |
Ethnicity of Consumers Receiving Direct Services - SFY2018
| CIL |
American Indian |
Asian |
African American |
Hispanic |
Native Hawaiian |
White |
Other |
Total |
| AL |
5 |
23 |
1067 |
205 |
3 |
323 |
98 |
1724 |
| AIM |
0 |
3 |
25 |
15 |
0 |
113 |
4 |
160 |
| AFA |
2 |
1 |
30 |
4 |
0 |
141 |
5 |
183 |
| IICIL |
3 |
1 |
59 |
13 |
0 |
224 |
0 |
300 |
| IVCIL |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
101 |
1 |
104 |
| IMPACT |
3 |
3 |
41 |
7 |
0 |
282 |
1 |
337 |
| JACIL |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
126 |
2 |
135 |
| LCCIL |
1 |
13 |
44 |
56 |
1 |
246 |
22 |
383 |
| LINC |
0 |
9 |
131 |
16 |
1 |
314 |
16 |
487 |
| LIFE |
0 |
1 |
25 |
3 |
0 |
209 |
2 |
240 |
| NICIL |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
139 |
3 |
149 |
| OFA |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
191 |
2 |
199 |
| OPTIONS |
0 |
1 |
54 |
9 |
0 |
386 |
6 |
456 |
| PACE |
4 |
7 |
102 |
6 |
1 |
469 |
6 |
595 |
| PCIL |
1 |
4 |
157 |
98 |
0 |
147 |
10 |
417 |
| RAMP |
0 |
7 |
172 |
66 |
1 |
533 |
33 |
812 |
| SICIL |
0 |
2 |
43 |
7 |
0 |
186 |
0 |
238 |
| SAIL |
0 |
0 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
264 |
1 |
315 |
| SCIL |
0 |
1 |
77 |
0 |
0 |
109 |
1 |
188 |
| SHCIL |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
89 |
0 |
93 |
| WCICIL |
1 |
1 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
164 |
9 |
186 |
| WGCIL |
1 |
3 |
78 |
41 |
0 |
274 |
16 |
413 |
| TOTAL |
22 |
81 |
2177 |
557 |
9 |
5030 |
238 |
8114 |
| PERCENT |
0.27% |
1.00% |
26.83% |
6.86% |
0.11% |
61.99% |
2.93% |
100.00% |
Direct Services by Primary Disability - SFY2018
| CIL |
COGNITIVE |
MENTAL |
PHYSICAL |
HEARING |
VISUAL |
MULTI-DISABILITY |
OTHER |
TOTAL |
| AL |
323 |
371 |
847 |
11 |
26 |
0 |
146 |
1724 |
| AIM |
15 |
38 |
65 |
35 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
160 |
| AFA |
35 |
18 |
49 |
13 |
2 |
44 |
22 |
183 |
| IICIL |
13 |
22 |
82 |
60 |
45 |
78 |
0 |
300 |
| IVCIL |
18 |
8 |
37 |
1 |
5 |
29 |
6 |
104 |
| IMPACT |
12 |
9 |
49 |
30 |
206 |
31 |
0 |
337 |
| JACIL |
7 |
2 |
8 |
13 |
100 |
4 |
1 |
135 |
| LCCIL |
94 |
37 |
24 |
6 |
16 |
206 |
0 |
383 |
| LINC |
38 |
139 |
175 |
24 |
110 |
0 |
1 |
487 |
| LIFE |
28 |
5 |
35 |
1 |
158 |
9 |
4 |
240 |
| NICIL |
51 |
15 |
72 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
149 |
| OFA |
45 |
27 |
110 |
2 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
199 |
| OPTIONS |
37 |
42 |
140 |
18 |
157 |
58 |
4 |
456 |
| PACE |
72 |
11 |
128 |
123 |
239 |
11 |
11 |
595 |
| PCIL |
28 |
48 |
201 |
58 |
27 |
30 |
25 |
417 |
| RAMP |
360 |
171 |
243 |
18 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
812 |
| SICIL |
86 |
64 |
59 |
6 |
13 |
9 |
1 |
238 |
| SAIL |
17 |
24 |
128 |
28 |
112 |
6 |
0 |
315 |
| SCIL |
28 |
26 |
67 |
4 |
5 |
58 |
0 |
188 |
| SHCIL |
29 |
3 |
23 |
0 |
3 |
35 |
0 |
93 |
| WCICIL |
51 |
12 |
55 |
2 |
0 |
66 |
0 |
186 |
| WGCIL |
227 |
18 |
56 |
64 |
11 |
31 |
6 |
413 |
| TOTAL |
1614 |
1110 |
2653 |
522 |
1261 |
714 |
240 |
8114 |
| PERCENT |
20% |
14% |
33% |
6% |
16% |
9% |
3% |
100% |
County Coverage - SFY2018
| CIL |
NO. COUNTIES SERVED |
NO. SERVED HOME COUNTY |
NO. SERVED OUTLYING COUNTIES |
TOTAL |
PERCENT HOME |
PERCENT OUTLYING |
| AL |
1 |
1723 |
1 |
1724 |
100% |
0% |
| AIM |
3 |
157 |
3 |
160 |
98% |
2% |
| AFA |
4 |
116 |
67 |
183 |
63% |
37% |
| IICIL |
3 |
249 |
51 |
300 |
83% |
17% |
| IVCIL |
5 |
86 |
18 |
104 |
83% |
17% |
| IMPACT |
6 |
237 |
100 |
337 |
70% |
30% |
| JACIL |
4 |
88 |
47 |
135 |
65% |
35% |
| LCCIL |
2 |
378 |
5 |
383 |
99% |
1% |
| LINC |
3 |
389 |
98 |
487 |
80% |
20% |
| LIFE |
4 |
191 |
49 |
240 |
80% |
20% |
| NICIL |
5 |
59 |
90 |
149 |
40% |
60% |
| OFA |
13 |
90 |
109 |
199 |
45% |
55% |
| OPTIONS |
2 |
287 |
169 |
456 |
63% |
37% |
| PACE |
5 |
469 |
126 |
595 |
79% |
21% |
| PCIL |
1 |
402 |
15 |
417 |
96% |
4% |
| RAMP |
4 |
801 |
11 |
812 |
99% |
1% |
| SICIL |
7 |
127 |
111 |
238 |
53% |
47% |
| SAIL |
8 |
195 |
120 |
315 |
62% |
38% |
| SCIL |
5 |
174 |
14 |
188 |
93% |
7% |
| SHCIL |
3 |
187 |
118 |
308 |
61% |
39% |
| WCICIL |
6 |
105 |
81 |
186 |
56% |
44% |
| WGCIL |
2 |
365 |
48 |
413 |
88% |
12% |
| TOTAL |
95 |
6875 |
1451 |
8326 |
83% |
17% |
Overall Consumer Involvement - SFY2018
| CIL |
Board Members with Disabilities |
Total Board Members |
Percentage |
Total Management Staff with Disabilities |
Total Executive Staff |
Percentage |
Total Program and Support Staff with Disabilities |
Total Program and Support Staff |
Percentage |
| AL |
14 |
23 |
61% |
10 |
20 |
50% |
32 |
46 |
70% |
| AIM |
7 |
10 |
70% |
3 |
3 |
100% |
6 |
7 |
86% |
| AFA |
7 |
10 |
70% |
2 |
3 |
67% |
3 |
5 |
60% |
| IICIL |
10 |
10 |
100% |
6 |
8 |
75% |
6 |
8 |
75% |
| IVCIL |
6 |
10 |
60% |
2 |
3 |
67% |
5 |
6 |
83% |
| IMPACT |
6 |
11 |
55% |
2 |
2 |
100% |
5 |
7 |
71% |
| JACIL |
8 |
10 |
80% |
1 |
1 |
100% |
12 |
12 |
100% |
| LCCIL |
4 |
7 |
57% |
3 |
3 |
100% |
12 |
15 |
80% |
| LIFE |
9 |
14 |
64% |
3 |
3 |
100% |
4 |
5 |
80% |
| LINC |
7 |
10 |
70% |
2 |
3 |
67% |
8 |
12 |
67% |
| NICIL |
5 |
6 |
83% |
3 |
3 |
100% |
2 |
3 |
67% |
| OFA |
4 |
4 |
100% |
2 |
3 |
67% |
5 |
8 |
63% |
| OPTIONS |
5 |
8 |
63% |
2 |
2 |
100% |
4 |
7 |
57% |
| PACE |
8 |
8 |
100% |
3 |
3 |
100% |
12 |
12 |
100% |
| PCIL |
6 |
11 |
55% |
5 |
5 |
100% |
9 |
11 |
82% |
| RAMP |
7 |
12 |
58% |
6 |
9 |
67% |
15 |
26 |
58% |
| SAIL |
3 |
5 |
60% |
1 |
1 |
100% |
7 |
9 |
78% |
| SCIL |
8 |
10 |
80% |
2 |
2 |
100% |
9 |
10 |
90% |
| SICIL |
5 |
5 |
100% |
2 |
4 |
50% |
12 |
17 |
71% |
| SHCIL |
5 |
7 |
71% |
2 |
2 |
100% |
4 |
4 |
100% |
| WCICIL |
7 |
9 |
78% |
2 |
3 |
67% |
5 |
6 |
83% |
| WGCIL |
7 |
11 |
64% |
1 |
1 |
100% |
4 |
7 |
57% |
| AVERAGE |
7 |
10 |
69% |
3 |
4 |
75% |
8 |
11 |
74% |
