ELM CITY CENTER

1314 West Walnut, Jacksonville, Illinois 62650

Off: 217-245-9504 Fax: 217-245-2350

Email: ecc@elmcity.org Web page: www.elmcity.org

Work and Independence for people with disabilities.

Welcome to Elm City Center!

Providing services to people with disabilities since 1959

A Community Based Agency Providing Work, Vocational, Residential and Social Services

• We help people with disabilities be independent and live in the community.
• We serve over 200 people a day.
• We have over 100,000 square feet of production space with 9 docks and over $500,000 of shrink-wrap packaging equipment. Our customers are in retail stores through out North America. We can provide specialized packaging in almost any volume.
• We have offer certified confidential shredding for documents.
• We have residential programs throughout Jacksonville.
• We have been nationally accredited by  CARF since 1972.

QUICK NEWS

GOVERNOR QUINN ANNOUNCES CLOSURE OF SEVEN STATE OPERATED FACILITIES

During a press conference yesterday, Governor Quinn Announced the closure of seven state operated facilities and the layoff of 1,938 employees. Closures and approximate time lines for layoff notifications for the DD/MH facilities are as follows:

•  Chester Mental Health Facility - 3/31/12 (approximate)

•  H. Douglas Singer Mental Health Facility - 12/31/11 (approximate)

• Tinley Park Mental Health Facility - 11/30/11 (approximate)

• Jacksonville Developmental Center - 2/29/12 (approximate)

• Jack Mabley Developmental Center - 2/29/12 (approximate

• Logan Correctional Center

• IYC Murphysboro

Representative Jim Watson and Senator Sam McCann working to organize how to keep JDC open

Today Governor Quinn announced a plan that will leave hundreds of severely developmentally disabled individuals left to fend for themselves.  Quinn’s decision will close several facilities across the state, including the Jacksonville Developmental Center. The impact of this closure would be devastating.  JDC has treated seriously challenged individuals for 160 years.  The Center provides for those completely unable to provide for themselves.

I’m asking for all of your help.  We must stop this facility closure from happening.  The consequences for the Jacksonville community and JDC’s residents would be dire.

Here is a link to a petition.  Please print and fill it out, gather signatures from your friends and relatives, and return it to Rep. Watson's office at 325 W. State St. in Jacksonville. These petitions will be hand delivered to Governor Quinn.

You can also help by contacting the governor’s office.

Springfield Office of the Governor

207 State House

Springfield, IL 62706

Phone: 217-782-0244

Chicago Office of the Governor

James R. Thompson Center

100 W. Randolph, 16-100

Chicago, IL 60601

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