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Maintains county parks and recreation areas and provides hunter safety classes, camping, fishing and boating information. Outdoor recreational opportunities are available through county parks and outdoor wildlife areas.

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.

Trained volunteers are matched with an Afghan family to teach them English in their home.  Provides academic support for youth, including enrolling in Kindergarten and assistance with college applications.  

Pregnancy testing and counseling. Obstetric ultrasound (limited) after positive pregnancy test.

Information and referral to social services and medical services.

Maternity and baby supplies for people enrolled in the program.

Parenting classes.

Addresses local community planning and economic development through initiatives such as community engagement, leadership development, economic development, improving regional food systems and creating welcoming recreational and functional spaces.

Provides GED classes for parents with children birth through 3 or who are pregnant. Provides a parenting class and a high level of child-care for children while the parent attends academic classes. Visits the library together regularly and provides opportunities for parents and children to learn together. Wraparound services include, transportation, Case Management, parent education, and home visits.

Offers a day program where people battling different mental illnesses can socialize and gather in a safe environment.

Members make their own event and lunch calendars each month, cook lunches on a daily basis and help keep the clubhouse clean by signing up for tasks. There are weekly groups and daily activities, monthly out of town or in town outings that may include going out to eat, to a movie, seeing a sporting event or whatever else members decide to do that month.

The program provides access to two in-house support staff and a peer support specialist who offer assistance with finding housing, obtaining medical benefits, and connecting clients to additional services or resources. Support also includes help with obtaining, completing, and filing official forms, certificates, and documents required to apply for benefits or services, as well as guidance in acquiring copies of official documents or understanding legal documentation.

LLCC Summer Camp: Provides a summer camp for youth at Lewis Lemon Community Center. Youth spend time indoors and outdoors each day. Daily snack is provided.

Activities include:

- Sports

- Arts and crafts

- Dancing

- Video games

- Playground time

- Field games

- Water play

Golf Summer Camps: Offers half-day camps for beginner and junior golfers. Lunch is provided each day.

Hockey Summer Camps: Offers hockey camps for a variety of skill levels.

Volleyball Camp: Offers a camp for youth of all skill levels interested in learning basic volleyball skills.

Time 2 Play: Offers summer camps at various playground in the community. Activities include:

- Spiderball

- Four-square

- Kickball

- Table hockey

- Wet and wild water play

Provides an array of employment opportunities, such as job training and counseling, job search assistance, resume and cover letter writing, and financial support while attending school to earn a certificate or degree for a high growth occupation.

Clinics are community outreach programs which provide early intervention services using applied behavior analysis (ABA), which is a research-supported treatment for autism spectrum disorders. The clinics offer one-on-one services for toddlers with autism and a caregiver-training program.

Offers voluntary programs to eligible landowners and agricultural producers to provide financial and technical assistance to help manage natural resources in a sustainable manner. Through these programs the agency approves contracts to provide financial assistance to help plan and implement conservation practices that address natural resource concerns or opportunities to help save energy, improve soil, water, plant, air, animal and related resources on agricultural lands and non-industrial private forest land, with emphasis on market stability and commodity pricing.

Offers classes designed to help parents of young children understand child development and learn what to expect as their child grows.

Outpatient mental health and substance abuse counseling for individuals, families, and couples of all ages. Substance abuse evaluations available as well.

Outpatient services available in Banner, Cheyenne, Deuel, Garden, Kimball, and Morrill counties.  Virtual option available statewide in Nebraska.

Shelter Plus Care is project based rental assistance for single adults who are chronically homeless and experiencing problems with serious mental illness, substance dependence, or co-occurring disorders.

Supportive Living is housing for adults and families who are experiencing problems with serious mental illness or co-occurring disorders with priority for individuals transitioning out of the Lincoln Regional Center, Crisis Center, or other emergency levels of care.

Overland Trail Apartments provide Section 811 housing assistance in one bedroom apartments for adults experiencing problems with serious mental illness or co-occurring disorders.

Transitions provides independent living apartments and case management for transition age young adults, 18-24, who are experiencing homelessness and problems with substance abuse, mental illness, or co-occurring disorders.

Transitions II provides rental assistance for small families where a parent is experiencing homelessness and problems with serious mental illness, substance abuse, or co-occurring disorder.

Glide transitional housing in scattered site apartments in addition to case management services is provided for single, homeless adults over 19 years of age who have substance use and mental health disorders.

Permanent housing is a housing and case management service for single, homeless adults over 19 years of age who have substance use and mental health disorders.

Services include:

- Immunizations.

- Emergency preparedness.

- Referrals to community health resources.

- Preventative dental services.

- Disease surveillance.

- Environmental health, including lead and Radon testing.

- Home visiting services for pregnant mothers, or babies up to 3 months in age.

Provides free tax credit clinics and prepares free federal and state income taxes for low to moderate income households.

Starting January 15, 2026, visit https://vita.unl.edu to schedule an appointment. Tax appointments begin Feb 1 and run through Apr 10 and are available at multiple sites in Lincoln. To see the days and times for all the locations, visit the website to download the site schedule.

Must make an appointment.

When scheduling an appointment, choose a site location and date. All location will be face-to-face; virtual preparation is available in addition to facilitated self-assistance (schedule an appointment under the 'Need Assistance' tab).

If Lincoln Public School and/or UNL is closed due to bad weather, all VITA sites are closed.

The scope of work that can be done within the VITA site is defined by the IRS. If a return is considered "out of scope" for the site, VITA Volunteers will not be able to prepare the return.

2026 Tax Site locations, dates, and times are as follows: (Lincoln)

* MONDAYS *

- American Job Center - 1330 N Street, Suite A - 10 am-3 pm, on Feb 2-Apr 13 (Closed Feb 16)

* TUESDAYS *

- Tuesday

- Asian Community And Culture Center - 144 North 44th, Suite A - 11 am-1 pm - Feb 3 - Apr 7

Southeast Community College - 8800 O Street - 1 pm-4 pm - Feb 10 - Apr 7 (Closed Mar 10)

Victor Anderson Library - 3635 Touzalin Avenue - 4 pm-6 pm- Feb 3 - Apr 7

* WEDNESDAYS *

- Loren Eiseley Library - 1530 Superior Street - 1 pm-6 pm, on Feb 4-Apr 8

- Southeast Community College - 8800 O Street, Unit T-102 - 2 pm-5 pm, on Feb 4-Apr 8 (Closed Mar 11)

* THURSDAYS *

- Air Park Community Center - 4900 Mike Scholl Street - 10 am-1 pm - Feb 5-April 9

* SATURDAYS *

- Nebraska East Union - 1705 Arbor Drive - 10 am-3 pm, Jan 31-Apr 4 (Closed Mar 14, 21)

* SUNDAYS *

- Bennett Martin Library - 14th and N Street - 1 pm-3 pm - Feb 1-Mar 29

- Good Neighbor Center - 2617 Y Street - 1 pm-3 pm - Feb 15-Mar 22

No locations with Friday hours.

2026 Tax Site locations, dates, and times are as follows: (GRAND ISLAND)

Wednesdays

Grand Island Multicultural Coalition - 325 West 4th Street - 9 am-12 pm - 3 pm-6 pm - Feb 11-Apr 8

2026 Tax Site locations, dates, and times are as follows: (HASTINGS)

Wednesdays

Hastings Public Library - 314 North Denver Avenue - 3 pm-5 pm - Feb 11-Mar 25

Saturday

Hastings Public Library - 314 North Denver Avenue - 10 am-12 pm - Apr 4

Offers a program that helps you to save time and money through planning your meals and shopping strategies. Programming and materials may also be available online. 

Emergency operations center for the County, which handles emergency response incidents, including accidents, fires, floods, storms and other disasters. Also responsible for requesting federal assistance after a disaster.

RSVP volunteers serve in a diverse range of nonprofit organizations, public agencies, and faith-based groups. Volunteers perform a variety of valuable services such as mentor at-risk youth, organize neighborhood watch programs, teach English to immigrants, and lend their business skills to community groups to provide critical social services.

Other volunteer opportunities are available at Senior Services Associates, including Elgin & South Elgin Neighbor to Neighbor Program, Long-Term Care Volunteer Ombudsman Program, Senior Companion Program, Senior Home Repair Assistance Program, Senior Medicare Patrol Projects, and the Transportation Program.