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Provides community events, adult classes such as English as a second language and citizenship classes. Also helps with applications and forms. 

Offers MEDICAID (Medical Assistance) to people who are low income and aged (65 and older), disabled (including blindness), women needing treatment for cancer or pre-cancerous conditions of breast or cervix (who have been screened and diagnosed through the Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection program and who do not have credible health insurance coverage), children under 21 years of age, pregnant women, parents or other caretaker relatives of children under age 18 (or under age 19 if they are attending secondary school and are expected to graduate before age 19). Medicaid will pay the costs of Health care, Dental care, In-home health care, Nursing facility care or Residential facility care.

Provides and coordinates legal representation for eligible individuals who cannot afford an attorney in criminal, juvenile, appellate, and other eligible court proceedings throughout Iowa.

For Christmas 2025:

Links people in the Columbus area with local charitable projects.

Coordinates the giving efforts of the Columbus Community, linking the giving projects with the individuals that need assistance with gifts and/or food for Christmas.

All applications are processed digitally. Visit the Columbus Area Holiday Spirit Facebook page to scan a QR code to access the online form and submit an application. Application period begins Oct 23, 2025, and the digital form must be submitted by Nov 15.

Families who are selected to receive holiday gifts or a food basket will be contacted with details regarding the pickup time, date, and location by phone or mail.

Provides support to young people who have aged out of foster care (ages 17 - 23). Aftercare services are designed to help youth successfully transition from foster care to adulthood. Aftercare advocates provide support, guidance, encouragement and stability. All services are voluntary.

Grant applications filing assistance to assist and obtain arts in Nebraska. Locates professional artists and consultants. Offers workshops and public speakers.

The Fred Simon Gallery is located in the office and is open to the public during office hours.

Offers child and adolescent behavioral health. Services include:

-- Access/screening.

-- Anger Management Counseling.

-- Caregiver Connection.

-- Crisis stabilization services.

-- Case Management.

-- Child Outpatient Therapy.

-- Family Counseling.

-- Linkage with psychiatric medical services.

-- ADHD Services and Resources.

Provides hospice and palliative services to veterans with life-threatening illnesses. Services focus on comfort, quality of life and reducing suffering.

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.

Provides an emergency food bank. Food Bank offers 3-5 days of food per individual/family as needed. 

Offers substance use disorder counseling, mental health and substance use evaluations, individual, group, and family counseling, community education, crisis intervention and medication management.

In cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau, the Labor Market Information division develops and provides timely workforce data for local, state, and national customers.

Research analysts collect and disseminate information about wages, labor availability, industrial and occupational projections, business staffing patterns and labor force demographics, among other topics.

Popular publications include H3 (High Wage, High Skill, High Demand) job rankings, monthly labor force and nonfarm employment data, and occupational and industry wages and employment projections.

Provides emergency and short-term shelter for adults and their dependent children fleeing domestic violence. Services include a 24-hour crisis intervention hotline, legal advocacy, counseling, art therapy, other supports, community outreach and prevention. 

Matches sophomores, juniors, and seniors with elementary school students, who meet together at elementary schools for 45-60 minutes per week.

Matches engage in one-on-one activities such as playing games, working on homework, completing crafts, playing outside, and more. Mentors must meet the mentee at the same time on the same day each week.

Operates out of the following schools:

- Grand Island Public Schools;

- Grand Island Central Catholic;

- Wood River Rural Schools;

- Central City Public School;

- Grand Island Senior High;

- Grand Island Lutheran.

Provides abuse and crisis intervention services to those going through a domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or sex trafficking situation. Services include a family violence crisis line, counseling or counseling referrals for survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault, emergency shelter and transportation, peer support groups, and child advocacy.

Protection order assistance, criminal justice/legal advocacy, and medical advocacy are also available to those who may need it.

Warming Center during winter weather advisories. Access to warm clothes, food, shelter, and case management will be available. Dogs allowed with proof of registration in Nebraska and a current vaccination record.

Offers wearable technology to individuals with autism prone to wandering/elopement. Provides the Omaha Police Department with the equipment and training needed to locate the individual wearing the technology.

Provides ongoing surveillance and control of significant infectious diseases.