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Offers free and age appropriate educational services to children and young adults from pre-school to college levels. Will also present valuable information to churches, civic groups or other organizations, as well as business and industry. Presentations can be tailor-made to suit school or organization’s needs. All programs are completely free.

Offers single-family housing programs that provide homeownership opportunities to low- and moderate-income rural Americans through various loan, grant, and loan guarantee programs. 

Additionally, these programs may include assistance for essential home repairs to eliminate health or safety hazards, improve security, or address major system upgrades and replacements such as plumbing, heating, or electrical systems. Services are available to individuals in rural areas with populations of 20,000 or fewer.

Provides care and support to individuals with disabilities in community-based homes. Supported Community Living services are available on a daily and/or hourly basis. Services may also include HCBS Respite Services for children and adults. Services include support with household skills, community involvement, budgeting, cooking, personal health and safety, and other daily living skills. Staff work with the individual, parent or guardian, case manager, and other team members to coordinate services that support independence. 

Emergency financial assistance may be available for water, or rent.

Offers, as resources allow, to help refugees and asylees reach economic self-sufficiency and to them with any problems, interests and concerns they may have. The Bureau of Refugee Services works to serve as a central clearinghouse in order to refer refugees and asylees to any resource necessary and available to them. The Bureau is the service agency for all refugees enrolled in FIP, the state welfare reform program. Now offering a Commercial Drivers License (CDL) program. This program will help participants prepare for the class, enroll into the DMACC CDL program at no cost, and obtain a job after completion. Participants will also qualify for “Jump Start” training specially designed to help English Language Learners.

Provides independent living for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities, or individuals with substance use and mental health disorders. Services include 24-hour support with personal care, meal preparation, and housekeeping. Other services offered assistance with medication, housekeeping, personal care, budgeting, and shopping. 

Provides general health care needs, including preventive care as well as urgent problems of adult and pediatric patients.

Provides a fitness center with strength and cardio equipment, a walking track, Hydro Worx treadmill pool, sauna, group fitness classes, personal training, and health coaching. 

Provides affordable, non-urgent medical services for infants, children and adults. Practitioners have experience in pediatrics, family medicine, and women's health and pregnancy. Mobile clinic is wheelchair accessible.

Services include screening to understand what impacts a person's health, suggestions for primary care doctors and other local services, chronic condition screening and education (such as for diabetes), treatment of existing, serve illnesses, basic wellness care and checkups, school/preschool physicals and vaccinations, and basic lab testing.

DCFS has the primary responsibility of protecting children and strengthening families through the investigation and intervention of suspected child abuse or neglect by parents and other caregivers.

DCFS links families with community services to address struggles families are having, offers preventative services to referred families in an attempt to keep family units together to address findings of abuse/neglect, and works with families who have children under the legal custody of DCFS while working to reunify families when possible or provide a permanent home for children.

As part of its duties, DCFS also licenses and monitors all Illinois child welfare agencies, child care agencies, domestic and international adoption providers, and group homes in the state.

Flights to Healthcare by volunteer pilots in private aircraft or commercial airlines enabling patients access to distant healthcare.

Medical Care on the ground with gas cards, bus and train tickets or in the air with volunteer pilots and commercial airlines, transportation to medical care helps patients live their best lives.

Veteran Services serving those who have served our nation by providing travel to clinical care, service dog acquisition, healing retreats and PTS and TBI treatments.

Offers a variety of programs for youth, teens, adults, and seniors. Programs include adult and youth sports, running clubs, walking clubs, youth aquatics programs, teen and adult swim lessons, aquatics personal training, dance programs, swim team, teen wellness center certification (to access fitness and cardio equipment in YMCA Wellness Centers), fab 50 club (social club for members age 50+), sports specific performance training, personal fitness, healthy lifestyle classes and programs, group fitness classes, family fitness, splash water safety program, and a teen achievers program. 

Provides information on Parkinson's disease, including its causes, symptoms, treatment options, and therapeutic activities to do at home. Also offers resources and insights to foster understanding and awareness about living with Parkinson's disease, promoting positive communication and interaction with individuals affected by the condition. 

Program to help women and families have access to free clothes, diapers, bottles, and anything else an infant may need.

Addresses local community planning and economic development through initiatives such as community engagement, leadership development, economic development, improving regional food systems and creating welcoming recreational and functional spaces.

Collects property taxes, conducts annual tax sale for delinquent taxes, and administers the Active Duty and Senior Tax Deferral programs.

Senior Citizens Real Estate Tax Deferral program - allows qualified senior citizens to elect to defer all or part of the property taxes and special assessments on their principal residence. The property taxes and special assessments do not become due until after the death of the property owner or when the real estate is sold or no longer qualifies. A lien is placed on the property and interest is assessed at six % simple interest rate per year. An application must be submitted each year by March 1st for the taxes that will be paid in that year. This program is through the Illinois Department of Revenue and is not the same as the Senior Citizen Assessment Freeze or Senior Citizen Exception.

Active Duty Tax Deferral program - offers a property tax deferral service for any member of the Illinois National Guard or a Member of the United States Armed Forces Reserves for an extension of their property tax due date for up to 180 days after return from Active Duty. The reservist or guardsperson must make a reasonable effort to notify the county clerk and the county collector within 180 days after his or her deactivation and provide verification of the date of his or her deactivation. An installment of property taxes on the property of any reservist or guardsperson who fails to provide timely notice and verification of deactivation of the county clerk is subject to interest and penalties as delinquent taxes.

Provides a thrift store.