Little Friends, Inc

Little Friends, Inc mission is to empower people of all ages experiencing autism, intellectual, emotional, and physical disabilities, and their families, to live, learn, work, and thrive in their communities. The vision is to, as an organization, be recognized as one of the premier providers of services in the state of Illinois addressing the needs of children, adults, and families challenged by autism, intellectual/developmental, emotional, and physical disabilities. To provide whole person care through direct services and alliance partners the most robust offering of clinical and research support in the field of autism.

Little Friends Respite Family Services provides caregivers with time for rest and relief from the challenges that are associated with raising a child with special needs. Our program offers multi-week sessions for children with special needs and their siblings, featuring a combination of indoor and outdoor activities and socialization opportunities. Thanks to generous funding and volunteer support, we’re able to offer this program completely free of charge to children ages 3–17 and their siblings.