Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies

Founded in 1897 and located in Lake Villa, Ill., Allendale Association is a private, nonprofit social service agency, serving children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral disabilities. The center offers various community-based programs, including an outpatient counseling center, foster care licensing, training and support, independent living and transition support, and mentoring services. It also provides a full continuum of educational services, offering classes from grades kindergarten through12. Allendale Association s facility houses the Elizabeth Morse Special Education School, the Bradley Counseling Center and intensive residential treatment programs for children of ages 7- to 18-years. The association serves more than 700 children, youth, and families annually. The center is licensed and approved by Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, and is a member of American Psychological Association and National Association of Private Schools for Exceptional Children.

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, also called as AAAAI, is one of the largest professional medical specialty organizations. The academy represents allergists, clinical immunologists and allied health professionals with a special interest in treating and researching diseases such as allergic rhinitis, asthma, atopic dermatitis, eczema and anaphylaxis. AAAAI s National Allergy Bureau is responsible for reporting current pollen and mold spore levels to the public. The NAB has developed a certification process for potential mold and pollen grain counters that ensures that data is collected and counted in a consistent manner for use in scientific studies. AAAAI is headquartered in Milwaukee.

Established in 1978, the Community Youth Network is a nonprofit counseling center. It serves the mental health care needs of individuals, couples and families in Lake, Cook, Kenosha and McHenry counties in Illinois and southern Wisconsin. The center provides children, individual, couple and family therapies and trauma assessment services for physical and sexual abuse victims. It also offers Christian counseling and case and anger management services. Additionally, the Community Youth Network provides play therapy and outreach-based youth counseling services, as well as professional and community education and training programs. It employs licensed psychotherapists, social workers, volunteers and counselors. The Community Youth Network is located in Grayslake, Ill.