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Offers a before and after school care program for children grades K-8. Children can participate in physical, educational, and imaginative activities that may encourage them to explore who they are and what they can achieve. Families may choose membership plans offering care services from 1-2 or 3-5 days per week. 

Empowers people with disabilities to attain new skills and techniques to be able to participate in daily living, recreational/social opportunities, and vocational/volunteering activities. Services work to assist people in mastering skills needed to live independently, like accessing public transportation, managing a personal budget, promoting self-advocacy, teaching home-making skills, utilizing community services, and obtaining assistive devices and durable medical equipment.

Provides supportive housing services (transitional housing, supervised mental health housing, and senior assisted living at Fox River) and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Services (CILA group homes, Competitive Integrated Employment, Home-Based Services and Community Day Services). 

Offers help to first and second-time parents managing the demands of caring for a child during the first three years of life. Family-support workers visit the home to encourage new parents by building on their strengths, emphasizing the joys of parenting and easing concerns with education and hands-on assistance. Services can start before the baby is born with prenatal home visits by a doula.

Offers legal advocacy and education services for individuals involved in sexual abuse or domestic violence. Services include orders of protection and understanding court procedures, services are available in-person and online. Medical advocacy is available for participant emergencies or to address ongoing health concerns. Services are available on an individual basis as well as in group settings with other survivors.

Vaccines for children and adults.

Provides free or low-cost health coverage to people with low incomes, families and children, pregnant women, the elderly, and people with disabilities.

DHS administers the applications for Medicaid through ABE (Application for Benefits Eligibility), which is the part of the DHS website where Illinois residents can apply for Medicaid, SNAP, and cash benefits.

Aims to address the needs of eligible Veterans and their families to reduce suicide risk and improve mental health status and well-being by providing wrap-around, nonclinical suicide prevention support services to eligible households.

Office locations include:

- Lincoln - 6400 Cornhusker Highway, Lincoln, NE.

- Gering - 1718 10th Street, Gering, NE.

- North Platte - 109 East 2nd Street, North Platte, NE.

- Grand Island - 2525 Old Potash Highway, Grand Island, NE.

Community-based services and support to persons of all ages with developmental disabilities.

Residential program includes staffed group homes for youth and adults, supervised apartments, and independent living arrangements.

Vocational training and employment services through a supervised training center (HUB), which includes on-site contract work, work stations in industry, supervised employment programs, and job coaching. Additionally, High Plains Employment Services concentrates on job readiness and securing employment.

Year-round educational program is available to children through contractual arrangements with the school district.

Respite care may be available, call for details.

Intergenerational Center, 1406 14th Ave, for individuals who have reached retirement age. Clients are served through an alternative day program that emphasizes recreation, leisure, and maintenance of daily living skills. Alternative day services are also available for other adults whose needs do not include vocational or employment goals.

Offers a day program for adults with chronic mental illness. Meetings address development in psychosocial skills, peer support, and community resource development.

Provides law enforcement services aimed at the rural areas and towns outside of Bloomington/Normal.

Offers health care services to the LGBTQ community. Services include physical and wellness care, routine cancer screenings, health prevention, HIV/STD/STI testing and counseling, management of chronic diseases, including anxiety and depression, mental health assessments, gynecological services, trans-affirming gynecological care, on-site lab, hormone therapy and pre-surgical and post-surgical care for those having gender affirming surgery.

Provides a food pantry to those in need. Must live within the Chadwick-Milledgeville School District to access the food pantry. Meat, fresh fruits, vegetables, paper products and hygiene products are limited to their availability.

**If school is canceled in the morning due to weather on a Tuesday Pantry Day, the pantry will be rescheduled for Thursday of the same week with the same hours. If there is an early dismissal due to weather, the evening pantry hours (6:00- 7:30 PM) will be rescheduled for Thursday evening.