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Provides comprehensive mental health and substance use treatment for children, adolescents, adults, and families at the Norfolk, Columbus, and West Point locations.

- Connects individuals with the behavioral health, medical, and community resources they need.

- Services include (but are not limited to) mental health and substance use assessments; individual, family, and group counseling; psychiatric evaluation and medication management; case management; and intensive outpatient treatment (IOP).

- Treatment is available in person, through telehealth, and in community settings when appropriate.

Head Start is an educational program to help prepare children for transition into kindergarten and provides health screenings and nutrients. Transportation is available at most locations. Early Head Start is specific to meet the developmental needs of infants and toddlers. Offers home-based options with a weekly visit from a teacher in the family's home along with two special days a month for activities with other families. The program focuses on supporting every child’s education, health, nutrition, and social-emotional development while partnering with families.

Find local contacts below:

Alexander County:

- Egyptian Early Learning Center, (618) 776-5756

Hardin County:

- Hardin County Early Learning Center, (618) 287-9098

Johnson County:

- Vienna Early Learning Center, (618) 658-9229

Massac County:

- Building Blocks Day Care, (618) 524-7400

- Metropolis Head Start, (618) 524-5222

Pope County:

- Pope County Early Head Start, (618) 683-2142

Pulaski County:

- Mounds Head Start, (618) 745-6703

Union County:

- Cobden and Migrant Head Start, (618) 893-1000

- Jonesboro Early Learning Center, (618) 614-6499

- Provides information about the criminal justice system for crime victims and witnesses.

- Assists with restitution, referrals to other human service agencies, accompaniment to court, and transportation when needed.

- Helps with Victim Impact Statements and Crime Victim Compensation applications.

Offers to empower male youth to make positive life choices. Program provides participants with mentor/mentee matches, weekly group mentoring sessions, graduation ceremonies and special events. Locations vary within the Polk County area, including community and school-based sites.

For those in the street outreach program must call in and schedule a time slot (only 4 slots per day), and one load of laundry limit. A case manager must refer them to this list to sign up.

Willis Dady Works - Offers shower/laundry - Mon, Wed, Fri 9 am-1 pm, first come, first served basis, no case manager necessary. 

Designed to help individuals optimize their personal and social competency to live successfully in the community. Activities include volunteerism, leisure and recreation, health and wellness, personal empowerment, access to the arts, making friends, pursuing hobbies, passions, and more.

Provides delivery of hot meals to home-bound seniors. Additional frozen meals available to be used for dinner and on weekends.

Provides primary health care to those in the community. Also offers pediatric services.

Offers a free clothing thrift store open to all residents within the 795 calling area, providing access to secondhand clothing for all ages, including school clothing and winter clothing such as coats, gloves, hats, and scarves. The store also accepts food, clothing, and financial donations.

Located in the green building east of the Madrid Home.

GriefShare is a 13-week nationally recognized support group for those grieving the loss of a loved one offered periodically throughout the year.

Helps people with little income buy food for a healthy diet. An application for Food Assistance must be completed to receive this assistance. Call or visit website for more detailed information.

Non-residential level-4 outpatient substance abuse program which provides substance abuse counseling and relapse prevention program. Services are offered to individuals abusing substances or individuals who have been affected by someone else's use or abuse of alcohol or other drugs. The availability and accessibility of community-based services allows individuals to remain in their own environment while receiving services that meet their needs in the least restrictive environment.

Provides a thrift store offering clothing, household goods, and furniture available at low cost to the community or vouchers if needed can be picked up at the Iowa Street location to be used here. Donations accepted at any time.

Offers mental health services including individual, couples, and family counseling.

Provides care coordination services to older adults who are in need of services to stay in their home. Case Managers will visit the individual in the home to discuss what the needs are of the individual and to help find services that are available to meet those needs. Case Managers can help find and set up services so the older individual can continue to live independently.

Advises and aids veterans and their dependents in applying for federal benefits and burial benefits through compensation or pension claims. Emergency financial assistance for basic necessities such as rent or mortgage payments, utilities and food may be available. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.