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Take Action for Early InterventionEarly Intervention can help ensure that infants and toddlers with or at-risk of developmental delays or disabilities have the best chance for healthy development and success. Illinois' EI program provides a range of developmental and social-emotional services, including speech and language, occupational and physical therapies and social work, that improve short- and long-term outcomes for young children and support families to better meet their child’s unique needs.


Despite EI's proven impact, thousands of Illinois families are being left on waiting lists and unable to access services, which they are legally entitled to receive under federal law. These service delays are tied directly to the program’s ongoing workforce crisis brought on by unsustainably high caseloads, low compensation and high turnover.


How many
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stories about Illinois’ waiting lists for Early Intervention will it take for the state to increase funding for these services? Join us in calling on the General Assembly to substantially increase EI funding in the state's Fiscal Year 2026 budget and address the program's staffing shortage and severe backlog in services for infants, toddlers and their families!

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Ways to Act for EI:
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If you or someone you know are waiting for Early Intervention
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can file complaints . Families are winning and getting services faster and money back if they pay out of pocket. For legal assistance, contact Peter Eatherton at Equip for Equality (312) 895-7355.
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Send a letter to your legislators urging them to increase EI funding by $60 million in the state's final FY26 budget
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Illinois Families for Early Intervention Thank you in advance for your commitment to our state's youngest learners and their families!



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