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Provides the Unemployment Compensation Insurance programs and assists with questions regarding and applications for unemployment compensation, and provide resources for those seeking employment and retraining information.

Provides community events, adult classes such as English as a second language and citizenship classes. Also helps with applications and forms. 

Prepares formerly incarcerated people for work and helps them transition into their new jobs. Also connects employers to tax credits and incentives for hiring qualified ex-offenders. Re-entry Liaisons are available at IDES’ Illinois Employment and Training Centers and local offices throughout Illinois to help match employers with qualified, formerly incarcerated job seekers.

Website also contains information on many other employment-related resources.

Offers an overnight winter shelter for those in need.

For those participating in the shelter program, the cafe can provide meals, beverages, personal hygiene kits, showers, laundry, social activities, and peer-led support.

Emergency shelter residents have access to case managers upon request.

Provides information, assistance, and referrals to caregivers of older adults to help with necessary services and supports. Staff can also help the caregiver determine if the person they are caring for is receiving benefits they may be eligible for that could reduce the caregiver's costs.

Offers workshops that teach individuals and families how to get more out of money and how to save money for financial goals. This is a series of workshops that are a blend of instruction and hands on activities so each concept can be mastered. 

Provides basic instruction in listening, speaking, reading, and writing English for non-English speakers as a first language. Course content covers structure, pronunciation, vocabulary development, reading, and writing skills. Objective of the course is to develop an understanding of the language with a significant portion of class time devoted to hearing and discussion exercises. An oral assessment and/or standardized placement test will determine placement. Books are provided to students at no cost. 

Provides engineering and design of County roadway projects, including local resurfacing and bridge replacement. The division is responsible for the maintenance of the County Secondary Road System, including ditch cleaning, roadway surface repairs, bridge and culvert repairs, and snow removal.

Offers guidance and possible assistance to help with emergency needs such as rent or utility bills. Other needs may also be accommodated. Not able to provide security deposits. Help is available one time per year.

Equipment available includes seating/positioning devices, bathing/toileting equipment, standing devices, wheeled mobility, and electronic aids to daily living. Evaluations and fittings provided.

Specific programs include:

- "Amtryke" program provides adapted tricycles.

- "iCan Bike" program teaches children how to ride a bicycle.

- Augmentative/Alternative Communication uses high-tech devices and low-tech strategies to facilitate communication and speech development.

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 lead testing and car seat safety. 

Offers a free and confidential crisis line for veterans. Can also help with local suicide prevention coordinators, who can connect veterans to ongoing counseling and services in their area.

Offers scholarships to the spouses of active Military members. Scholarships may be available for education (GED’s to PhD’s), professional licenses and certifications, including re-licensure, business and entrepreneurial expenses, supervised clinical hours, continuing education courses, and more.

Provides the city government departments and other city information.

County level services provide direct emergency economic aid for vital necessities to veterans, their widow, and dependents, according to their needs. Personal visits for assistance and claims to housebound veterans or dependents. Must have an honorable or under honorable conditions discharge from active duty wartime service and must be a resident in Nebraska for the past one year and 6 months of that year in Pawnee County.

State level services do not require war time service and include the following: completes applications for the Nebraska Veterans Aid Fund, fee exempt fishing and hunting permits, applications to the Nebraska Veterans Homes, and waivers of tuition.

Federal level services provides and/or completes Veteran Administration forms for claims relating but not limited to the following: service connected compensation, disability pension, widow's pension, burial allowance, grave markers/headstones, educational benefits, home loans, and insurance.