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Provides practical information for anyone to access in the areas served. Education services include agriculture, horticulture, family and consumer economics, nutrition and wellness, and youth development. The website has information about different programming options available.

Pediatric clinic on wheels that delivers medical and dental care to uninsured children across the region. Services offered include:

- School and sports physicals.

- Primary care.

- Diagnosis.

- Treatment of chronic conditions, including asthma and obesity care.

- Immunizations.

- Lead and hemoglobin point of care testing.

- Dental care.

- Referral for specialty care.

Provides the following programs:

Making Appropriate Decisions deals with juveniles beginning to get into trouble with schools, family, and community. Adult life reality program. Alcohol education. DUI offender education class. Anger management classes for adults. Life Skills classes. Defensive driving classes for adults and juveniles. Babysitting class for 11-15 year olds. First Aid and CPR. Occupational safety and health programs.

Retail store for the sale of used furniture only.

Give-away voucher program. Vouchers distributed at the Friends in Need Service monthly.

Drive up food pantry. Provides a pre-packed box of non-perishable items that may be supplemented with some perishable and frozen food.

Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) for children ages 0 to 6 who have experienced interpersonal violence. Uses behavior-based strategies, play and verbal interpretation as therapeutic interventions. The focus is on improving child-caregiver interactions through play. The therapist acts as a bridge or interpreter between the child and parent.

Circle of Security Parent Training is an eight-week program based on years of research about how to best support and strengthen parent-child relationships. It is designed to help parents give their children a feeling of security and confidence so their children explore, learn, grow and build positive relationships.

Connections, a Project Harmony program, works with schools and health care professionals to identify children in grades K-8 in need of mental health services. Focuses on children who are not receiving child welfare or juvenile justice services. Children are matched with LFS community therapists who are trained in evidence-based practices. Throughout the counseling process, therapists work with the family and a Connections mental health coordinator to help remove financial hardships and other barriers families face in accessing services.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a psychotherapy used to help with symptoms of trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). By directly affecting how the brain processes information, EMDR helps people see traumatic memories in new, less distressing ways.

Using Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), parents learn play therapy skills to enhance their parent-child relationship. Parents also learn to manage their child’s behaviors through behavioral principles and discipline techniques.

Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) is an evidence-based psychotherapy for children and adolescents (ages 3 to 18) with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other difficulties related to traumatic life events. The goal is to provide both the child and caregiver with the knowledge and skills to help them identify and cope with trauma-related emotions, thoughts and behaviors.

The County Clerk’s office serves as the official record keeper for births, marriages/civil unions, and deaths occurring in the City of Springfield and Sangamon County. The Department of Vital Records provides certified copies of these documents to eligible individuals upon request. Additionally, the Sangamon County Clerk’s office issues marriage and civil union licenses to eligible couples and offers administrative support by maintaining court files, records, and exhibits, as well as handling financial matters to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court system.

Provides online support groups for parents to discuss parenting challenges. Topics include teaching children rules and directions, managing emotions, and getting along with others.

Works to improve dementia care and services, expand funding for Alzheimer's research and programs serving individuals with dementia, and increase access to community-based care.

Provides temporary financial assistance for pregnant women and families with one or more dependent children.

TANF provides financial assistance to help pay for food, shelter, utilities, and expenses other than medical.

Transitional services are also available to help families become independent, such as GED preparation, vocational training, job retention programs, etc.

Provides energy assistance for eligible low income families in which a benefit is paid directly to the utility companies on behalf of eligible households, or directly to renters if the utility costs are included in their rent.

Some applicants may qualify for the Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP), where an eligible client pays a percentage of their income, receives a monthly benefit towards their utility bill, and receives a reduction in overdue payments for every on-time payment they make by the bill due date. Contact for more information.

If the homeowner's furnace is not working or is dangerous or emitting carbon monoxide into the household, LIHEAP may be able to provide a furnace repair or replacement. Contact for more information.

Offers a variety of educational programs and activities to help youth, schools, workplaces, and communities understand and work on issues connected to the underage use and abuse of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs.class="pasteContent_RTE">

Offers scholarships, amounts are dependent of funding levels, to income eligible individuals who are planning to attend accredited Illinois University, community college, technical or vocational schools. Preference is given to applicants of racial or ethnic minorities.

Provides augmentative and alternative communication options through assistive technology, which enables children and youth with disabilities to participate more fully in all aspects of life. Augmentative and Alternative Communication includes various communication methods that enhance or replace verbal speech or writing for individuals with communication disabilities. Check the team resource folders for additional Assistive Technology & Augmentative and Alternative Communication information for IEP teams to consider and utilize including AT Information and Tools, AAC Information and Tools, or use the form link on the website to request AAC Collaboration.

Offers instant meal packs and bags of groceries.

As long as funding is available, 3 annual bus passes are provided on the first Tue of the month on a first-come, first-served basis, until supply is exhausted.