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State Supplement adds to the benefits of the federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Program to bring the income of aged and disabled individuals up to the need of standards of Nebraska. Additionally, some persons are not eligible for SSI payments, but qualify for a State Supplement payment because of different standards and regulations.

State Disability provides aid to needy persons who have a disability expected to last for at least six months, but less than the 12 months required to be eligible for the federal Supplemental Security Income Program.

Provides community-based psychiatric services to adolescents and adults who have been diagnosed with a serious and persistent brain health illness and are motivated to increase their community involvement and independence within the next six months to two years.

Responsible for treating the City of Nevada's wastewater and maintaining the infrastructure related to sanitary sewage. Tasks include cleaning and repairing sewer mains, inspections of the sewer system, manhole and pump maintenance, and other duties.

Employment program for people who experience a disability. Assists people with disabilities prepare for, find, and keep a job. Program is voluntary and the services provided will be specific to an individual's needs.

Helps businesses recruit, train, and retain employees with disabilities.

Offers peer support to people with mental health challenges. The support is given by trained staff who have their own experience with mental health and understand what it's like.

Focuses on the prevention of HIV and STI transmission through education and outreach efforts that include topics on lifestyle and healthy outcomes.

Offers several levels of case management care that are intended to support and enhance emergency services currently available in the Region V service area. Provides assistance to help consumers achieve and maintain a higher quality of life.

Program is a collaboration between Houses of Hope, Lutheran Family Services, Blue Valley Behavioral Health, The Bridge Behavioral Health, and Region V Services.

Provides food to individuals and families that present for assistance and who meet the Department of Human Services requirements.

Also available, refrigerated Mobile Food Pantry truck which delivers food to pre-registered individuals and families in rural communities.

Mobile Food Pantry requires pre-registration for services.

Provides food to individuals and families that present for assistance and who meet the Department of Human Services requirements.

Also available, refrigerated Mobile Food Pantry truck which delivers food to pre-registered individuals and families in rural communities.

Mobile Food Pantry requires pre-registration for services.

Offers domestic, international, and interstate adoption programs for families wishing to adopt a child. A social worker will assess the family prior to adoption. Adoption competent therapy available for adopted children & teens, adult adoptee's, adoptive parents, birth parents, and families.

Provides Permanent Supportive Housing to chronically homeless adults referred through the Community Coordinated Entry System maintained by Heartland HOUSED and the Heartland Continuum of Care.

Provides low-income housing. Apartments located in West Frankfort, Sesser, Zeigler, Christopher, Benton, and West City. Offers Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8), which subsidizes rent directly to the landlord.

Provides development training and support to individuals with developmental disabilities. Services determines eligibility for state funded developmental disability services. Programs may also provide referrals, linkage to services and provides advocacy and monitoring of individuals with developmental disabilities. Programs include prioritization for urgency of need for services (PUNS), preadmission screening (PAS), and individual service and support advocacy (ISSA).

Truant Alternative Optional Education Program: Designed for students who are at risk of school failure due to being truant, chronic truants, dropouts or potential dropouts with attendance.

Regional Safe Schools Program (RSSP): Designed for students who have multiple long-term suspensions, or students who are eligible for expulsion or in lieu of expulsion.

Provides police and dispatch services responsible for emergency assessment and response. Serves as a bicycle patrol on Constitution Trail, Town parks, as well as neighborhood patrol. Services may also provide shelter from extreme cold during normal business hours.