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Provides a Child Support Recovery Unit program to assist (both public assistance and non-public assistance) families with child support recovery.

Students who do not qualify for free transportation are eligible to ride DART buses at a half-fare rate by scanning and showing their current year school ID when boarding the bus. Half-Fare bus passes and tokens can be purchased at DART Central Station or local retailers such as Hy-Vee, Price Chopper or Cash Saver locations.

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 skilled medical care and support in the home for individuals recovering from illness, injury, or surgery or managing ongoing health conditions. Services include nursing care, physical, occupational, and speech therapy, home health aides, medication management, wound and ostomy care, fall prevention, and social work support.

Provides low-income clients with rent and security deposit assistance to help a household maintain housing. To qualify for this program the client needs to be behind on their rent and the landlord has to have served them a legal eviction notice. The client will also be required to have some type of income (employment, social security, TANF, unemployment, etc.) to qualify for assistance. Babysitting (or some other type of working) for cash will NOT be accepted as income. A client can only be assisted every two years through this program.

Transitional Housing is designed to move homeless families from streets and shelters into temporary housing and to maximize self-sufficiency, this program is for families only and they must be homeless in order to receive assistance. Homeless means living on the street, in an emergency shelter, or a place not meant for human habitation (cars, parks, sidewalks, abandoned building, etc.) Occupancy is limited.

Supportive Housing is designed to move homeless families/individuals with documented disabilities from streets and shelters into temporary housing and to maximize self-sufficiency. Enrollment is limited based on availability.

For more information regarding any of these programs, please call or schedule an appointment. ALL PROGRAMS ARE DEPENDANT UPON AVAILABLE FUNDING, AND APPLICATIONS WILL ONLY BE TAKEN BASED ON CLIENT INCOME ELIGIBILITY AND ARE FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED.

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 items such as wheelchairs, walkers, tub handrails, crutches and other assistive equipment and items. After 30 days client must return item or contact the public health nurse if needed for a longer period of time.

Prepares and carries out disaster response and recovery actions to prevent, minimize, repair, and alleviate injury and damage from natural, man-made, or nuclear disasters. Emergency preparedness and recovery resources are available for natural and man-made hazards.

Also has Project Lifesaver, a tracking device for people who may wander (such as due to Alzheimer, autism, or a brain injury).

Offers a food pantry.

When funds are available, also offers:

- Financial assistance for rent and utility bills.

- Vouchers for food and the thrift store.

- Laundry tokens.

- Emergency shelter voucher for the local motel (for one night only); maximum of once per year.

- Assistance with clothing and household items.

- Gas vouchers for medical appointments and stranded individuals in Kearney.

Gives away free items seasonally, depending on availability: 

• Winter coats and blankets (winter)
• Space heaters (winter)
• Christmas toys for children distributed by Santa
• Fans (summer)

Provides trauma-informed in-home and telehealth therapeutic services to families with adopted children. Therapeutic services include family and individual therapy, group therapy and activities, caregiver psychoeducation/coaching, case management and advocacy.

Provides dental care services to children in need. Dental health exams, treatment, and digital dental x-rays are available. Dental health services are available for adults who are established medical patients at Crusader.

Offers drug and alcohol testing and counseling.  Assists clients with overcoming challenges and changes related to ceasing substance use. Drug and alcohol evaluations for adolescents and adults are also a provided service utilizing the Nebraska Standard Reporting Format.

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.

Offers a food pantry twice a month.

Offers a supplemental food and nutritional counseling service for pregnant and nursing women, and children up to age 5 who show nutritional and financial need. All participants receive nutrition education and counseling, supplemental foods, and information about other health services based on assessment findings.

Provides peer support recovery services to individuals in recovery from mental illness or dual diagnosis of mental illness and substance use disorders. Services are individualized and recovery-focused to allow individuals the opportunity to learn to manage their own advocacy process. Peer support may include peer mentoring or coaching, resource connecting facilitating and leading recovery educational and support groups, advocating for the person/family served, or building community support.

Preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation in times of disaster.

Information and education on emergency disaster preparedness.

Assists in managing Homeland Security Programs for Lt. Governor.

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.