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Provides general medical care services. Including blood pressure screenings, breastfeeding peer counseling, car safety seat program, child and adult immunizations, developmental screenings, family case management, health screenings, Illinois tobacco-free communities' program, lead poisoning prevention program, WIC program, lice education, nutrition education, pregnancy testing, TB screenings and tests, vision and hearing screenings, and the women's health clinic. 

Provides senior health screenings to older adults. Health screenings include checking on chronic diseases like blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol.

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

Provides several programs that may be able to assist families or individuals that find themselves homeless with no place to stay.

Emergency Shelters may be provided through hotel vouchers when funding is available.

Staff will work with the families/individuals to determine eligibility and will provide case management and assist in locating housing that will meet the household's needs.

Assists households with rent and supportive services while the household participates in case management. Case management will include budget counseling, goal setting, assessment of needs, and referrals.

Offers a crisis line for families and survivors of sexual abuse, domestic abuse, or any other violent crime. An advocate will assist in any of those matters by providing information, support, and referrals.

- Provides emotional support, individual counseling, support groups, and therapy.

- Offers support and information for significant others, legal advocacy, medical advocacy, children’s individual and group counseling, and sheltering and housing services.

- Provides general advocacy to help all community systems enhance their response to abuse or any other violent crime victims.

Home care services including nursing, rehabilitative therapies, psychiatric nursing services, home health aides, meal preparation, errands and grocery shopping, household assistance, and respite care.

Also offers home provider care services, including companionship, light housekeeping, and assistance with activities of daily living to help you safely stay independent at home.

Child care food program; a federal program administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture through the Nebraska Dept. of Education.

Promotes healthy meals to children in family and childcare homes. Reimburses child care providers for serving nutritious qualifying meals/snacks to children in their home child care through age 12.

Family Service offers training, monitoring, help in meal planning and filing reimbursement for childcare providers.

Social skills group for adults with disabilities. This is a social and recreational program focusing on social competence and self-help skills. Activities can include (but are not limited to):

- Family swim night.

- Hobbies and crafts.

- Year-round recreational sports.

- Cooking classes.

- Outings to community activities.

- Shopping trips.

- Bingo.

Builds affordable homes for low-income individuals and families who demonstrate a housing need.

Critical Home Repair: Restoration and maintenance for safety and housing stability. Projects include interior or exterior work performed to alleviate critical health, life and safety issues or code violations.

Individual therapy for individuals with gambling-related problems.

- CAREGIVER AND SELF-CARE HUDDLES: These 30-minute retreats are a relaxing and rejuvenating pause for survivors and care partners. Learn to find inner calm and a connection to others. Care Partner Huddle meets every Wednesday morning on Zoom, Self-Care Huddle meets early evening on Tuesdays on Zoom.

- COMPANION COUNSELING: Companion counseling services are a combination of generous listening and compassionate presence. Schedule a telephone, Zoom or in-person conversation during the week.

- SUPPORT GROUPS: Join others on the cancer journey by connecting in a support group. Meetings are facilitated by Carolyn Ettinger and are offered in a hybrid fashion (in person and on Zoom).

- LEARNING CIRCLES: Through healing and discovery circles, Wings of Hope affirms that we all have our own healing powers. The circles provide a safe and supportive environment where anyone can explore and engage in their own healing.

- GUIDED IMAGERY: This evidence-based meditation technique promotes relaxation and healing. Streaming audios are available online.

- HEALING GARDEN PROGRAMMING: In addition to opportunities for individual healing in our indoor garden space, Wings collaborates with community experts to offer complementary medicine programs on a monthly basis.

- HOPE CHEST RENEWAL ROOM: Provides free wigs, hats and other practical care items.

- HEALING TOUCH: A certified Healing Touch Practitioner provides therapy that works with each person’s energy field to support their natural ability to heal. Gentle Touch assists in balancing the individual’s physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being.

- HOPE PROGRAM: The cost of treatment can be overwhelming. Wings of Hope provides vouchers to assist qualified patients with symptom management medications, nutritional supplements, transportation assistance and home medical equipment.

- WINGSOFHOPE.ORG: Register by phone or by email.

Provides weatherization services to low income households. Helps conserve fuel and reduce energy costs by making homes and apartments more energy efficient. Also provides many health and safety upgrades.

Services vary, but may include insulation, furnace work, and air sealing.

Assists with providing eyeglasses or contact lenses to enrolled tribal members living in the Tribe’s service area.

- Adults: 1 pair/year, up to $500.

- Children: 2 pairs/year, up to $500.

- Contact lens users must follow the same prescription process; contact the clinic to have an order submitted to McPeak Optometry in Hiawatha.

Appointments available at the White Could Health Center (3349 B Thrasher, White Cloud, KS 66094).

Provides USDA Summer Meals for children across the state.

Provides syringes for safe injection practices, education, counseling, and support to overall health and reduction of the spread of disease. Needles are typically 27-29 gauge, but 18-20 gauge may be available from time to time. Trans persons are welcome to use this exchange for Hormone Replacement Therapy purposes. Also offers drug testing strips for Fentanyl and Xylazine, and sharps containers so that used needles may be safely disposed of. Narcan (Naloxone) is also available upon request and after individual completes a brief training on how to use it.

Other harm reduction services include:

-- Safer injection materials, including: syringes, cottons, cookers, alcohol pads, waters, and band-aids

-- Safer smoking materials, including: pipe covers, copper filters, and alcohol pads

-- Wound care counseling, provides education to recognize and prevent abscesses, cellulitis, and other wounds

-- Hepatitis C and HIV rapid testing (results within minutes)

-- Overdose Prevention: Narcan kits and education

-- Drug testing strips for both Fentanyl and Xylazine

If supplies are needed after hours, they can be accessed through the vending option on the south side of the building.  If supplies need to be delivered, clients must fill out the Harm Reduction Supply Delivery form (deliveries are limited to Champaign and Vermilion Counties).

Provides tutoring to students in reading, writing, and math who are between 6 months and 2 years behind grade level in math or reading will qualify for the program. The focus is to work on fundamentals, providing opportunity for academic success, while growing self-esteem. Consistent attendance is mandatory. Students and parents are both required to sign a contract, ensuring that all individuals involved understand their responsibilities and expectations.

Free one-on-one family support program for expectant and new parents.

Provides free and voluntary home visits beginning during pregnancy or early infancy and continuing until a child is age 3-5. Families are supported by trained professionals who offer guidance and education to strengthen parent-child relationships and create a safe, nurturing environment.

Families are connected to community resources and medical homes if needed. Provides screening and referral for developmental delays, substance abuse, domestic violence, and mental health.

Offers children to participate in various activities and staged play to explore with a balance of language, sensory, fine and gross motor, art, math, music, cognitive and social-emotional concepts.