We encourage Chicago families of students with disabilities to apply for a chance to receive a one-time financial assistance payment.
The Diverse Learners Recovery Fund Application will be open through 11/15/24.
Recipients of the Diverse Learners Recovery Fund will be chosen through a lottery system. Only applications that have completed the verification process and are found eligible will be able to participate in the lottery. The time period to verify the eligibility of applications will depend on the number of applications received at any given time. There will be monthly drawings. Applications verified as eligible that are not chosen in previous drawings will have the opportunity to be chosen in subsequent lottery drawings.
Selected applicants will be notified by email and directed to return to the portal to select a payment method.
All verified eligible applicants will be notified of their status following each lottery drawing.
Preferred Documents:
Other Acceptable Documents:
You can submit a copy of various document type as proof for your child’s disability:
You can have a maximum of 2 applications for 2 students per household.
While you are still signed in on a mobile device scroll up to the top left of the page and click on the 3 horizontal lines (menu button), scroll down to "My Application" and click on "New Application" if you are on a computer scroll to the top and click on "My Application" and click on "New Application".
You do not have to create two separate accounts, you can apply for two students under the same account.
If you don't receive an activation email after registering yourself on the portal, please check your spam or junk folder. Sometimes, automated filters may mistakenly route activation emails there. If found, mark the email as "Not Spam" to ensure future emails are delivered to your inbox.
No, unfortunately, you cannot edit your application after submitting it for verification. This is to maintain the integrity and accuracy of the information within our system. If you need to modify any information, please contact us at mopd@adasmckinley.org or call 312-561-6965, and someone will reset your application so it can be updated and resubmitted.
Contact: Diana Trujillo, dtrujillo@adasmckinley.org
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Yes, there are scheduled outreach events around the city just for these purposes. Please click here to download the outreach calendar to see the list of dates and times.
You can log into you account and check your application status there. "Draft" means your application was started but has not yet been submitted. "Submitted" means your application is waiting to be reviewed by an application processor. "Revision" means your application was reviewed and additional documents are being requested from you. "Verified" means your application was reviewed, validated and entered into the lottery. You can also call our hotline: 312- 561-6965