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Provides assistance to veterans including:

- Claim assistance

• Advocacy for veterans applying for local, state, and federal programs
• Free transportation from the office to Hines VA Hospital

Offers support groups for seniors and their caregivers. Support groups being offered are Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group (meetings held in Normal and Clinton), Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Group (Zoom and in-person meetings held in Bloomington and Pontiac), and Caretakers Path Caregiver Support Group (Zoom and in-person meetings held in Bloomington).

Immunization clinics provide childhood vaccines and adult immunizations.

Offers ALS information, mobility medical equipment, caregiver support and respite care, online counseling, and support groups. Focuses on uniting the ALS community through research, advocacy, and comprehensive care for individuals and families affected by ALS.

Provides counseling for individuals dealing with the death/loss of a loved one. Services include a bereavement camp for children ages 7-16, a grief resource library, and other grief support groups. Services may also offer support groups for grieving parents like adult bereavement, beyond baby blues, empty arms, homicide survivors, and parents with empty arms. 

Povides nutrition education, breastfeeding support, community referrals, and nutritious supplemental foods for eligible pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, infants, and children up to age 5. WIC can help families get healthy foods and connect to healthcare and other services. 

The health department is constantly monitoring school absences in an attempt to determine a food borne outbreak or a disease outbreak. The health department is also required to have drills annually to see how quickly they could dispense medications to the population should a bioterrorist event or pandemic influenza occur.

The health department currently monitors what is happening in the world regarding different disease outbreaks.

Character and leadership development. Programs include aquatics, arts, sports, fitness and recreation, health and life skills, educational and career development, job training, career preparation, tutoring services, and age appropriate community service.

Outdoor activities, including Carter Lake Summer Camp.

Meals served. Limited bus service.

Provides rent assistance to those in need. 

Offers school bus driver training and refresher courses.

Medical advocates respond to the hospital when a patient is victim of sexual assault to provide emotional support, clothing, and information regarding hospital procedures. Advocates help educate the victim about their options for hospital procedures and pressing charges. The advocate serves as a liaison between the victim, the police, and ER personnel. Advocates and staff respond to hospital calls 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

Legal advocates provide guidance and support for victims of sexual assault and abuse as they go through the legal system. As a victim of a violent crime in Illinois, they are entitled to advocacy services. The legal advocate also works closely with the State's Attorney's Office and is available to help with questions relating to court and provide emotional support.

Addresses the nutritional, social, emotional, and spiritual needs of older adults. Socialization, meals, classes, and outings are a few of the services offered to seniors in our community.

Breakfast and lunch served Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Focuses on improving the nutrition, food safety, and physical activity of Nebraska's youth and adults. Includes diabetes education.

Focuses on improving the nutrition, food safety, and physical activity of Nebraska's youth and adults. Includes diabetes education.

-- Peace Meal: Noon meal in community locations, often with recreational and educational activities, as well as transportation to the sites.

-- Home-Delivered Meals: Available for individuals with a need for meal assistance.

Offers a food pantry delivery service to the greater Polk County area in the Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. For delivery services individuals must call and provide basic information about their household to receive food.  Requests for delivery are taken on a first-come first-serve basis. Individuals requesting a delivery must call from Mon-Wed 9 am-12 pm, and all orders are delivered on Thursdays. 

Outpatient therapy for children and adults. Therapies used include Parent Child Interaction Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, Lifespan Integration, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused Brief Technique, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Critical Incident Stress Management, Substance Use Disorder Psychotherapy, and Play Therapy.

Outpatient psychiatric services include evaluations and diagnosis, and medication management.

Provides help to low-income people and families buy food.

Offers the Restaurant Meals Program, which allows eligible SNAP customers to buy meals at authorized restaurants. (Available to SNAP customers who are homeless, elderly, and/or disabled.)

The LINK card is accepted at many farmers' markets.

Expedited/Emergency SNAP Benefits may be available (in 5 days or less from the date of application) to eligible clients if:

- Monthly income, cash, and bank accounts are less than client's rent or mortgage plus utility costs, OR

- Monthly income is less than $150 and client's cash and bank accounts are not more than $100, OR

- At least one person in the household is a migrant farm worker and client's cash and bank accounts are not more than $100.