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Reimburses for funeral and burial expenses when a person's resources and all other sources of payment are less than the DHS standard payment rates. The maximum amount that DHS will pay is $1370 for a funeral and $686 for a cremation/burial.

Provides pharmacogenomics testing to individuals who are experiencing behavioral health issues that may require prescription treatment.

- PGX testing identifies indicators for successful medication treatment options.

- Testing improves care coordination, controls chronic conditions, and reduces hospitalizations and readmissions.

Offers group based parent education program for parents of children aged birth to twelve. Provides parent education, access to community resources, and peer support. 

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 or wartime service. Must be a resident in Nebraska for the past one year and 6 months of that year in Perkins County.

State level services do not require wartime service. Assists in completing 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 provide and/or complete Veteran Administration forms for claims relating but not limited to service connected compensation, disability pension, widow's pension, burial allowance, grave markers/headstones, educational benefits, home loans, insurance, indebtedness, and character of service upgrades.

Offers gently used clothing, furniture, and other household items. 99 cent items Thursday-Saturday depending on tag color.

Provides services to help survivors of domestic violence, older adults, people with disabilities, and immigrant survivors of violence and trafficking. Services include Orders of Protection for people experiencing domestic violence, divorce, custody, or child support in cases involving domestic violence or child endangerment, elder abuse, including financial exploitation, other court orders to stop abuse, harassment, or stalking, immigration issues faced by survivors of domestic violence and trafficking, and guardianships of minors and adults to ensure safety and stability.

Provides urgent, clinical health care services to those in need on a first come, first served basis, no appointment necessary.

Provides housing assistance to low income residents through the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.

Administers the Illinois Human Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination in Illinois with respect to employment, financial credit, public accommodations, housing and sexual harassment, as well as sexual harassment in education. The website includes forms, instructions, and links to numerous other related websites as well as detailed information on how the discrimination charge process works.

Also maintains a helpline for assistance specifically with sexual harassment and discrimination.

Provides before and after school activities in a supervised setting. Daily activities offered are gym activities, science, arts and crafts, outdoor play time, and homework tutoring.

Community convener, working with area nonprofits, civic organizations, and other funders to make our community strong.

Funding source for community non-profit programs through the annual United Way Campaign.

Community action agency providing a variety of services.

Information, referral, and advocacy assistance to income-eligible individuals and families. Referrals are given for food pantries and clothing.

Offers a full range of library services, including:

• Books, magazines, reference materials, newspapers
• Large print and braille
• Spanish language print, music and movies
• Movies, TV, Playaways, Launchpads.
• Photocopying, scanning, and fax
• Public computers
• Virtual programs for all ages
• Youth Services programming (grades 1-12)
• Book delivery to nursing homes and homebound adults
• Hoopla, Libby/Overdrive, Axis360 and Kanopy eReources
• Meeting, study, and conference rooms
• Notary services by appointment
• Computer training sessions by appointment

Community Garden members each have their own plots. Members join together to help take care of common areas. Located on Highland Avenue, right across the street from Marie’s West pantry and main office.

Provides telehealth individual, couples, and family therapy, mental health evaluations, and psychiatric medication management for anxiety, depression, trauma, anger, behavior problems, relationship problems, personality disorders, and chronic mental illness.

A program designed to provide community-based services that will meet the needs of individuals with brain injuries and help prevent unnecessary institutionalization.

Provides a home visitation program for parent education, family support, early intervention services and serves as a link to health care services.

Offers services for homeless youth and their families. Helps students enroll or stay in school. Connects families to community resources for health, transportation, food, and more.

Supportive home for those recovering from drug and alcohol addiction; residents must abide by the rules of the home, including never using drugs or alcohol while a resident. Homes may house men, women, women with children, or men with children.

Vacancies can be searched online at www.oxfordvacancies.com.

Offers environmental health services including well water testing, septic permits, well closure or alternation reimbursement. Checks for lead poisoning, follows up on nuisance complaints. Provides food service inspections and licensing and more. 

Emergency operations center for the County, which handles emergency response incidents, including accidents, fires, floods, storms and other disasters. Also responsible for requesting federal assistance after a disaster.