Member Group Chapters:

We can accomplish a lot when we support each other to reach our goals!

Alliance member groups receive individualized support and resources to develop and strengthen their group as well as access to our educational webinars, newsletter and events. Membership is free! With many member groups in Illinois, there’s one near you. Contact us to learn more about
joining a group or starting one of your own. Member group resources can be found HERE.

The Alliance can help by:

Connecting you with a group in your area
Sharing resources on how to start and maintain a group & tips for advisors
Spreading the word about local event
Sharing ideas about what other groups have done
Holding regional meetings to discuss issues, plan activities, and have fun
Inviting you to get involved in statewide actions to make change

Benefits of Alliance membership:

Possible membership on The Alliance’s Board of Directors (1 self-advocate) *Gold Level*
Invitations to attend regional events and participate on planning team
Receive monthly newsletter
Contribute an article to the monthly newsletter
Invitation to participate on committees
Unlimited webinars
Dedicated Alliance staff support

The Alliance is made up of self-advocacy groups from around the state of Illinois. Here is a list of our current member group chapters:

Group Name / Location-

RGA Council – Lisle
Voices of Aztlan – Chicago
The Network – Alton
Advocates In Motion (AIM) – McHenry
Personal Power Players – Monticello
Speak Out of Rock Island – Rock Island
Sertoma United – Alsip
PossAbility Partners (formerly ROHSA) – Chicago Heights
Vocational Voices – Englewood/Chicago
Self-Advocates of Lake County – Lake County
Change to Independence Altogether (CIA) – Bloomington-Normal
CTF Tigers – Homewood
Madison County Self Advocates
People First Aktion Club – Jacksonville
Livingston County Advocates in Action (LCAA) – Pontiac
CTF Advocacy Center Charleston – Charleston
MRI – Decatur
Self Advocates of Madison County – Edwardsville
Envision for Freedom – Chicago
Dixon Delegates – Dixon
Peacemakers – Tinley Park
Client Advocacy Board (CAB) – Galesburg
Chicagoland Disabled People of Color Coalition (CDPOCC) – Chicago
Friendship League – Tremont
Clark/Edgar Alliance Advocates – Paris
Wolf Pack – Mattoon
NWSRA PURSUIT – Rolling Meadows/Hanover Park/Mt. Prospect
Mosaic of Pontiac and Dwight Self-Advocates – Dwight
Team Voice – Brookfield
Chicago Disability Activism Collective (CDAC) – Chicago
Freedom Fighters – Elgin
Super Fighters – Aurora

Don’t see your self-advocacy group’s name? Want to start a self-advocacy group? We can help you! Please contact Krescene Beck, The Alliance’s Organizational Director, at [email protected] We can’t wait to hear from you!

Here are some photos of Alliance member groups speaking UP and speaking OUT!

Advocates from Envision for Freedom share their poster board presentation at UIC

Advocates from Sertoma Centre meeting with legislators

New group Freedom Fighters posing for a picture

The Sertoma United advocacy bulletin board

Advocates from Vocational Voices speaking at a college about ‘Spread the Word to End the Word’