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Provides one-on-one grief counseling in-home or by phone. Can also provide education grief support as needed or requested.

Also offers T.I.M.E. a grief support group that meets once per month.

Provides home health care services that allow individuals to continue living in the home while receiving medical care. Offers skilled nursing and home health aides, as well as physical, occupational and speech therapy. A medical social worker can also connect individuals to the resources they need.

Offers emergency financial assistance, such as rent, utilities, and burial assistance, to residents of Marion County (maximum of 2 times per year).

Supervised and/or supported residential programs for individuals needing additional levels of care as indicated in their mental health assessment and recovery plan.

Provides health care services to those in need. Services include sick care, chronic disease management, preventive care services, cervical cancer screenings (Pap smears), physical  exams, vaccinations, sexual health services, STI testing and treatment, wellness checkups, work physicals, laboratory and diagnostic testing, referrals for mammograms and other specialty care.

Provides a hot meal every 4th Monday to anyone who comes to the church.

Provides a preschool program for 3-5 year old children and their parents. Program is designed to provide an exciting and engaging atmosphere for children to explore and learn. Classrooms are set up for exploration-based learning that includes: imaginative play, blocks/building, writing and art, games, sensory exploration, science, and literacy. Program offers activities for families and children to attend and play together, so they both learn how to interact in a way that fosters successful communication and support.

Assists low-income homeowners and renters pay for a portion of their primary heating costs for the winter heating season. Assistance is based on household income, size, type of fuel and type of housing. The application period is from October 1-April 30 for elderly and disabled households and November 1-April 30th for the rest of the households. Persons applying must meet 200% poverty guidelines. LIHEAP also offers a crisis program that may be able to assist homeowners who are with no heat or limited heat. The furnace component for crisis runs October 1-April 30th. May be able to help with repairs on a furnace but cannot replace the furnace. Keep checking back on the furnace program as it is dependent on funding that changes frequently.

Offers veterans and experts on federal, state, and local veteran resources. Services include assisting veterans to apply for federal and state benefits as well as provide resources related to compensation, pension, health care, education, employment, burial and survivor, housing, permits, transportation, and military records. 

Offers an invitation to individuals to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner with others each year, usually the Friday before Thanksgiving.

Offers home health care and hospice services. Care may include:

• Regular visits to patient's home to provide care.

  - Coordinate services needed from other healthcare providers, including doctors, therapists, social workers and nurse aides.

• Keeps family and primary care physician informed about progress and care plan.

  VNA will also answer questions about hospice care or end-of-life questions, even if a patient is not ready for hospice care at this time. Topics include:

• Advance directives.

• End-of-life issues.

• Making plans to provide care for a loved one with a terminal illness.

• Grief and loss issues.

• Understanding palliative care vs. curative treatment.

Provides general medical care clinics to anyone in need.

Offers a food pantry once per calendar month to residents of Polk County. Individuals may go to the food pantry for a three-day supply of food and other non-essential food items. (Specialty ethnic foods may be available). Food is distributed solely to those in need without income being a consideration. 

Provide a range of healthcare services for women throughout every life stage.

Services include:

- Well Woman Exam.

- Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) diagnosis and treatment.

- Family planning, including contraceptives.

- Prenatal Care.

- Childbirth and Delivery.

- Menopause Treatments.

- Gynecologic Surgery.

Provide outpatient therapy, outpatient psychiatry, psychiatric evaluations, and group therapy to children and adults for individual, group, marital, and play therapy. Services include substance abuse counseling, support groups, and medication-based treatment for substance use disorders, which combines approved medications with counseling and behavioral therapies to help individuals reduce or eliminate dependency on opioids or alcohol.

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.