CHILDREN AND FAMILY

BENEFITS UNIT
MISSION AND VISION (MISIN Y VISIN)

The Office of Student Health and Wellness aims to remove

health-related barriers to learning such that students may
succeed in college, career and life.
(La Oficina de Salud y Bienestar Estudiantil apunta a remover barreras de salud al
aprendizaje, para que los estudiantes puedan ser exitosos en la universidad,
carreras y la vida.)

To create a Healthy CPS that serves as a national benchmark

for student health and wellness.
(Crear una CPS saludable que sirva como referente nacional para la salud y
bienestar de los estudiantes.)
 Recess, PE, Health Education,
Sexual Health Education, School
Gardens, Nutrition Education,
Health Promotion School Food Promotion

Oficina de Salud y Bienestar estudiantil

Office of Student Health and Wellness
Promocin de salud (Receso, Ed. Fsica, Educacin de
Salud, Educacin de Salud Sexual,
Huertas escolares, Educacin sobre
nutricin, Promocin de alimentacin
escolar)

Evaluation,
Communications, Technical
Health Information Assistance, Surveys, Data
Informacin sobre salud
Management, Reporting
(Evaluacin, comunicaciones,
asistencia tcnica, encuestas,
manejo de datos, reportes)

Vision and Hearing

Screening, Dental Exams,
Student Health Services Vision Exams, Hearing
Servicios de salud para Exams
estudiantes (Controles de visin y audicin,
exmenes dentales, exmenes de la
vista, exmenes de odos)

Medicaid / SNAP (Food Stamps)

Enrollment, School Based Health
Centers, Chronic Condition
Children and Family Benefits Training
Beneficios a nios y familias (Registro en Medicaid/SNAP
(cupones de alimentos, centros
de salud escolar, capacitacin de
condiciones crnicas)
CFBU PHILOSOPHY/ FILOSOFIA DE CFBU:

Children deserve adequate nutrition.

(Los nios merecen nutricin adecuada.)
Children deserve access to quality health care.
(Los nios merecen cuidado mdico de calidad.)
Children of families who receive income support programs are better
equipped to learn.
(Los hijos de familias que reciben programas de apoyo estn mejor
preparados para aprender.)
CFBU: PARTNERSHIPS/ASOCIACIONES

v SNAP/LINK
v Medicaid
CFBU: KEY PERSONNEL
School Based Medicaid Enrollment Process
Key Collaborators
Medicaid Designees (School BASED)
School-based staff selected by Principal
Examples: Clerk, Case Manager, Parent Resource
Coordinator, School Community Rep
Must be a CPS Employee and not a parent/volunteer
Has a great relationship with parents and families
Easily identifiable by parents and families
Regional Health Specialists
OSHW Staff that fall under the Children & Family
Benefits Unit (CFBU)
LeAndra Padgett - North Region: Networks 1 - 4
Sergio Obregn Central Region: Networks 5 - 7
Brittany Ward South Region: Networks 8 13
Medicaid Enrollers
Field-based staff assigned to a specific school
based site
Employed by CPS, Greater Chicago Food Depository
and Patient Innovation Center
Primary Responsibilities
Distribute marketing information during Back to School and Report Card
Pick Up Days
Distribute target letters to your students that are eligible but are not
enrolled in Medicaid
RIN COLLECTION - Mail copies of Medicaid/Health Insurance cards that
are collected by your schools IEP team to Central Office for data entry
Communicate with eligible families to make them aware of other
opportunities to enroll (i.e. School based enrollment sites, city wide
enrollment events, referral to Healthy CPS Hotline, etc.)
Provide Medicaid Enrollers and other school support staff with training
Provide Technical Assistance to Medicaid Designees and other CPS
departments to help them understand the impact of Medicaid for our
district
Serve as lead contacts for outreach and educational opportunities for
parents
Conduct education and outreach at high need schools
Provide application assistance to enroll CPS students into Medicaid/SNAP
Case management
Follow-up
Data entry
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CFBU: HOW WE CAN HELP?/CMO LE PODEMOS AYUDAR?

Apply or Renew (Solicitar o Renovar Beneficios)

Understand correspondence from HFS/DHS
(Entender correspondencia de HFS/DHS)
Choose medical home (Elegir un hogar medico)
Renew benefits (Renovar beneficios)
Case Management (Seguimento de caso)
CFBU: ELIGIBILILTY/ELEGIBILIDAD
Application assistance for these
programs is FREE!
(Asistencia para solicitar estos
beneficios es GRATIS)

All children in the state of Illinois are

eligible for Medicaid regardless of
their immigration status
(Todos los ninos en el estado de Illinois
son eligible para un segruo medico sin
importar el estatus migratorio.
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT SITES/ SITIOS DE REGISTRO
NORTH SIDE
(Lado Sur)

Burbank Elementary Garfield Park Offices Hibbard Elementary Kellman Elementary Lowell Elementary
2035 N. Mobile Ave. 2651 W. Washington Blvd. 3244 W. Ainslie St. 3030 W. Arthington St. 3320 W. Hirsh St.

Orozco Elementary Smyth Elementary*

Monroe Elementary 1940 W. 18th St. Saucedo/Telpochalli 1059 W. 13th St. Sullivan High School
3651 W. Schubert Ave. 2850 W. 25th Blvd. Coming Soon/ 6631 N. Bosworth Ave.
Prximamente

SOUTH SIDE
(Lado Sur)
Chavez Pre K. Branch*
Carver, G. Elementary 4740 S. Damen Ave. Colman CPS Office Davis, N. Elementary Fiske Elementary
901 E. 133rd Pl. Coming Soon/ 4655 S. Dearborn St. 3014 W. 39th Pl. 6020 S. Langley Ave.
Prximamente

Garvey, M. Elementary*
10309 S. Morgan St. King Elementary New Sullivan Elementary Stevenson Elementary
Coming Soon/ Goode STEM High School* 644 W. 71st Street 8331 S. Mackinaw Ave. 4530 W. 79th St.
Prximamente 7651 S. Homan Ave.
DOCUMENTS TO APPLY/DOCUMENTOS PARA APLICAR

Proof of income for the past 30 days (Prueba de ingresos

de los ltimos 30 das)
Proof of identification (Prueba de identificacin)
Proof of Illinois residency (Prueba de residencia en Illinois)
Copy of current Medical Card - if you already have one for a
member of your family (Copia de Tarjeta Mdica vigente - si
tiene una por un miembro de su familia)

QUESTIONS?/PREGUNTAS?

If you have questions, please call the

Children and Family Benefits Unit
Si tiene preguntas por favor llame a la
Unidad de Beneficios para Nios y Familias

(773) 553-KIDS (5437)

Website: cps.edu/oshw
Email: cfbu@cps.edu