United States
- White House
- Biographies of the President and Vice-President
- Information about visiting the White House
- Policy statements about education, the economy, Medicaid, etc.
- Español texts and audio files of the President's radio speeches
- Bureau of the Census
- Al Día, The Radio Service of the U.S. Census Bureau : Contains Español audio files from weekly program of topics of interest to Hispanics.
- Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Health notices
- Publications in PDF and HTML formats
- General health topics
- Department of Commerce
- Clickable U.S. map to Commerce offices and services in your state
- Grant opportunities
- Contracting opportunities
- Job and career opportunities
- Department of Education
- Educational Resources for Spanish Speakers : Contains many publications in PDF format, including these guides for college students- Funding Your Education and The Student Guide.
- Ayudamos a educas a America ( Student Aid on the Web)
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Administration on Aging : Contains publications and press releases in PDF format.
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality : Contains publications and press releases in PDF format.
- Asegure a sus Hijos Ahora! (Insure Kids Now!) : National health insurance plan for children.
- Cancer.gov : This Español version of Cancer.gov features information about types of cancers and their treatment, cancer statistics, and cancer treatment news.
- Centers for Disease Control : Health subjects from A - Z
- Child Care Aware : Finding quality child care and the "Daily Parent" newsletter.
- Food and Drug Administration : Contains information on food and drug safety.
- Healthfinder Español : Contains many files on health and healthcare topics.
- Medicare : Find Medicare physicians in your area, compare Medicare suppliers, compare Medicare plans, compare nursing homes, compare dialysis facilities, etc.
- MedlinePlus : Health topics, medical encyclopedia, health news.
- National Institutes of Health : Contains NIH's plan for Hispanic healthcare and opportunities for study and employment .
- National Institute of Mental Health : Contains information on mental health problems from which you can order matching publications.
- National Women's Health Information Center : Contains many files about women's health and healthcare topics.
- Office of Child Support Enforcement : Contains information about getting child support payments.
- Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Information about buying, renting, and selling homes, how to buy HUD homes and homes from other agencies, FHA home loans, Fair Housing regulations, HUD grants and other HUD programs, and news.
- Department of Labor, Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division
- Information on pension coverage and health benefits for unemployed workers.
- Las 10 mejores maneras de hacer que sus beneficios medicos funcionen para usted. : Ten top ways to make your health benefits work for you.
- Department of the Treasury
- Internal Revenue Service : As in the English version, the most useful features are Forms and Publications.
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Includes: filing for job discrimination, employment rights of minorities, small business information, American with Disabilities Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, sexual harassment, and other topics.
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Contains features arranged by topics about environmental subjects.
- Federal Citizen Information Center
- Topics include: children, education, employment, environment, federal services, food and nutrition, health, housing, money,safety, small business, and consumer assistance.
- Federal Communications Commission
- Contains features for the consumer about TV, cable TV, radio, Internet, and telephone services.
- Federal Election Commission
- Contains features designed to help candidates operate their elections in accordance with election laws and FEC regulations.
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
- News about current and recent disasters
- Map of current disasters by state
- Information on preparing for disasters and emergencies
- Information on disaster response and recovery
- Federal Reserve Board, Five Tip Series
- Information on mortgages, vehicle leasing, complaints about banks.
- Federal Trade Commission
- Consumer information on cars, credit, diet, health and fitness, home repair, home mortgages, internet commerce, senior issues and more.
- FirstGov en Espanol
- The US Government's Official Web Portal for all government transactions, services, and information.
- Food and Drug Administration
- Information on food and cosmetic safety, as well as bioterrorism.
- General Services Administration
- Federal Citizen Information Center, Recursos en Español
- Internal Revenue Service (El IRS en español)
- Tax information and publications in Spanish
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- Contains features on such topics as bankruptcy, annuities, and telemarketing fraud.
- Small Business Administration
- SBA programs and services
- Business financing and management
- Information for women business owners
- Social Security Administration
- Information for immigrants
- Information about SSI and disability benefits
- Forms, publications, and news
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
- Provides nationwide assistance about immigration services and benefit by telephone to customers calling from within the United States.
Illinois Government
- Attorney General
- Student Assistance Commission
Local Government
- DuPage County State's Attorney"s Office
- Select Spanish from the drop down menu at the top-right side of the home page
- 505 N. County Farm Rd
- Wheaton, IL 60187
- (630) 407-8000
- Serves: All residents of DuPage County. Spanish spoken,
- Programs: Responsible for prosecuting all criminal acts charged in DuPage county.
- DuPage Housing Authority
- Website in English
- 711 East Roosevelt Road
- Wheaton, IL 60187
- (630) 690-3555
- Serves: DuPage County. Spanish spoken.
- Programs: Housing assistance to families and elderly.
Private Organizations
- Centro de Informacion
- 28 N. Grove Ave. Suite 200
- Elgin, IL 60120
- (847) 695-9050
- Serves: DuPage and western Cook County.
- Programs: Counseling, citizenship, education, employment, health care, housing, translating and others.
- Community Crisis Center
- P.O. Box 1390
- Elgin, IL 60121-1390
- (847) 697-2380 (24 hour crisis line)
- (847) 697-9740 ("Ayuda" Helpline for Spanish-speaking individuals)
- Serves: Northwest Suburban Cook Co. Spanish spoken.
- Programs: Community Crisis Center provides information, referral, counseling support, suicide intervention and advocacy via the phone 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
- Family Resource Center on Disabilities
- Website mostly in English
- 20 E. Jackson Blvd.
- Suite 300
- Chicago, IL 60604
- (312) 939-3519
- Serves: Parents, advocates and family members of children with disabilities. Spanish spoken.
- Programs: Information and referral. Outreach to minority parents. Training sessions on special education rights, advocacy, mediating, family support and negotiating skills.
- Latin American Chamber of Commerce
- 3512 W. Fullerton
- Chicago, Illinois 60647
- (773) 252-5211
- Serves: Hispanic and other minority businesses in Chicago and the suburbs.
- Programs: General business consulting.
- Mexican American Chamber of Commerce
- 111 West Washington Street
- Chicago, IL 60602-2703
- (312) 855-8783
- Serves: Mexican-Americans in Illinois
- Programs: Development of business opportunities.
- Mexican Community Committee
- 2939 E. 91st Street
- Chicago, IL 60617
- (312) 978-6441
- Serves: Latinos in Chicago and suburbs.
- Programs: Employment, health care, youth, crime-fighting, translating.
Sept 2012
Ken Orenic
Reference Librarian
630.942.2338
orenick@cod.edu
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