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Provides information and assistance to caregivers of friends and family age 60+ through one-on-one meeting or by providing information over the phone and by email or through public information sessions. Also assesses problems and capabilities and provides counseling support and a link to appropriate services that may include respite care.

Woman and infant health care services to assist with a healthy pregnancy and to promote the infant's healthy development.

Provides a thrift store that accepts and sells new and gently used articles of clothing of all ages, housewares, furniture, tools, athletic items, toys, home decor, linens, craft items, purses and shoes.

Cooling stations open across the community (as of Jun 29, 2026).

- NORTH CORPS: 2401 Manderson Street, (402) 451-4048; Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm. Open and serving lunch and dinner and offering water when forecasted temperatures have a heat index of 95 degrees Fahrenheit or higher. No animals allowed. Children are welcome.

- HERITAGE PLACE (Salvation Army Renaissance Village): 3612 Cuming Street; (402) 898-5900; Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm. Offering water when forecasted temperatures have a heat index of 95 degrees Fahrenheit or higher. Children are welcome. No animals allowed.

Offers SERVSAFE® classes for food service professionals, providing comprehensive training on food hazards, proper food handling practices, and regulatory requirements to ensure food safety and prevent foodborne-illness outbreaks. 

Offers group activities and socializing with friends, assistance with daily tasks, supervision, medical monitoring, therapy, and memory care services. Services aim to help seniors stay independent while giving caregivers essential respite help and delaying the need for residential care.

Provides individualized financial counseling to individuals and families. Aims to bring individuals and families out of poverty and improve the financial stability of low- and moderate-income persons throughout the city. Areas of service include improving credit score, creating a savings plan, reducing debt, general money management, safe banking, and home ownership planning/management.

Provides in office or telehealth therapy at all locations. Can also provide in-home or in-office behavioral health services for children, ages 4-18 and their families. BHIS services can also be done via telehealth as well.

Thanksgiving Assistance 2025 - Meal vouchers will be given for Thanksgiving 2025. Must visit in person for services, first come first serve basis. Decatur County may accept up to 60 individuals. Wayne County may accept up to 25 individuals. 

** No update for Christmas 2025 as of yet ** 

CHRISTMAS ASSISTANCE - Dates to be determined - Call agency for more details Decatur County - No program for Christmas 2024. Clarke County - No program for Christmas 2024 Lucas County - No program for Christmas 2024. Monroe County - No program for Christmas 2024. Wayne County - No program for Christmas 2024. 

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.

Body-centered therapeutic approach that helps individuals recover from trauma and stress by focusing on the body's natural ability to self-regulate.

Guides individuals to become aware of and gently process physical sensations associated with traumatic experiences, rather than solely focusing on the cognitive or emotional aspects. This process helps release trapped survival energy, restore nervous system balance, and alleviate symptoms such as anxiety, hypervigilance, chronic pain, and emotional dysregulation, ultimately promoting healing and resilience.

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. 

Assists low-income homeowners and renters pay for a portion of their primary heating costs for the winter heating season. Assistance is based on household income, size, type of fuel and type of housing. The application period is from October 1-April 30 for elderly and disabled households and November 1-April 30th for the rest of the households.

LIHEAP also offers a crisis program that may be able to assist homeowners who are with no heat or limited heat. The furnace component for crisis runs October 1-April 30th.

Provides tobacco cessation counseling and information to tobacco users who want to quit tobacco use, and tobacco cessation materials to individuals requesting information to give to a tobacco user. There is also a support group offered along with tobacco education.

Offers 10-week long internships for individuals with disabilities that provide vocational skills in a variety of hospital departments. At the completion of the internships, students are placed into competitive employment.

Three main categories of internships:

- Operations: stocking linens and supplies, dock, assembling and cleaning equipment, delivering linens/equipment, completing work orders, sanitizing, etc.

- Clerical: data entry, scanning, making and receiving phone calls, alphabetizing, minimal patient interaction, shredding, using copying machines, sorting mail, etc.

- Hospitality: food and beverage prep, customer service, cashiering, stocking food items, cleaning spills, catering, refilling creamer and coffee machines, catering, identifying specialty items, etc.

Provides approved clients with job placements in Springfield for up to 70 hours per month over a 9-month period. Program helps build work experience, learn job skills, and earn a paycheck.

Provides congregate and home delivered meals to seniors. Meals are accompanied by social, recreational, and informational activities.

Home-delivered meals available to home-bound seniors in need.

Provides a supplemental package of food and nutrition education for income-eligible women, infants, and children up to five years of age. Will also provide case management services for income-eligible pregnant women and children up to age one. Helps pregnant women apply for All Kids insurance and find an OB/GYN for pregnancy services.

Public transportation for individuals inside the five-county service area, including special rates and services for seniors.

Offers Child Care Expense Assistance through the Iowa Department of Human services is available to the children of income-eligible parents who are absent for a portion of the day due to employment or participation in academic or vocational training or PROMISE JOBS activities. Assistance may also be available for a limited period of time to the children of a parent looking for employment. APPLY TO BE A REGISTERED CHILD CARE PROVIDER. SEARCH FOR REGISTERED CHILD CARE PROVIDERS at www.hhs.iowa.gov