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Provides education to increase the public’s awareness and knowledge of various life skills which improve health outcomes and prevent the spread of infectious diseases. This program provides preschool children through the adult population education which emphasizes health concerns appropriate to the age of the audience.

Provides programs to build or improve housing, essential community facilities, and support business financing in rural areas of Illinois.

Programs available:

- Single-Family Housing Programs: Direct loans or loan guarantees for low- and moderate-income rural families for mortgages and home repairs. Additionally, grants are available for health and safety repairs for individuals over 62.

- Multi-Family Housing Programs: Loans for affordable rental housing for very-low- to moderate-income residents, the elderly, and people with disabilities. Funds may also be used to buy or improve land and provide necessary facilities such as water and waste disposal systems. Rent assistance is available for rural residents.

- Community Facilities Programs: Loans, grants, and loan guarantees for essential community facilities in rural areas, with priority given to health care, education, and public safety projects.

- Business Financing Programs: Financial support, including loans and grants, for individuals or groups seeking to establish or expand businesses in rural areas.

Offers to help children in grades 4-12 develop knowledge and skills. Services include learning about citizenship, leadership, cooking, arts and crafts, mechanics and technology, horticulture, agriculture, and other subjects. To teach young people about these subjects, the 4-H program uses the learn-by-doing method of instruction.

Offers voluntary programs to eligible landowners and agricultural producers to provide financial and technical assistance to help manage natural resources in a sustainable manner. Through these programs the agency approves contracts to provide financial assistance to help plan and implement conservation practices that address natural resource concerns or opportunities to help save energy, improve soil, water, plant, air, animal and related resources on agricultural lands and non-industrial private forest land, with emphasis on market stability and commodity pricing.

Offers voluntary programs to eligible landowners and agricultural producers to provide financial and technical assistance to help manage natural resources in a sustainable manner. Through these programs the agency approves contracts to provide financial assistance to help plan and implement conservation practices that address natural resource concerns or opportunities to help save energy, improve soil, water, plant, air, animal and related resources on agricultural lands and non-industrial private forest land, with emphasis on market stability and commodity pricing.

Offers both short and long-term experiences for youth. Short-term experiences include afterschool programs, camps, school-sponsored activities, conferences, and other events. Long-term experiences include learning communities in agriculture such as county clubs.

Provides city government departments and other city information.

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.

Valley elderly housing development, 44 units, three of which are barrier-free for persons with physical disabilities of any age. Platte Valley Apartments 712 South West St, Valley, NE 68064, (402) 359-2142.

North Acres located at 108th and Fort Street accommodates 36 elderly and 4 units for persons with disabilities.

Scattered site housing (3-4 bedroom homes) for qualified low-income families.

Woodgate fully accessible town homes for elderly and disabled with attached van accessible garage.

Bennington elderly housing development, 24 units and 2 for persons with disabilities.

River Road located in Waterloo, offer two bedroom apartments with attached garage for disabled and those over 55 years of age and older. These townhomes include internet access and some paid utilities.

Valley Crown located in Valley, NE, 12 houses, all of which are 3 bedroom units with a one car attached garage. Four of the units are designed and built for handicap persons and the units meet the UFAS requirements for accessibility.

Gretna Crown located in Gretna, NE, 15 single family houses, all of which are 4 bedroom ranches with attached two car garages. Two of the units are designed and built for handicap persons, and the units meet the UFAS requirements for accessibility.

Applications and program information available online.

Maintains books, pamphlets, letters, and diaries regarding the State of Iowa. 

Offers credit and non-credit classes and workshops throughout the year. Some of the workshops include gardening and landscape instruction, cooking classes, computer literacy training programs, arts and crafts instructions and continuing education. 

Locates and pays for medical services to children with major medical problems. Child must be medically and financially eligible. Diagnostic services can be considered.

Services includes payment for medical care, hospitalization, specific equipment, and other services. Potential Disabled Children's Program services include transportation, lodging, and respite care.

Food pantry. 

Provides women's health care services such as preventative care and health screenings (pap smears, breast exams), pregnancy testing, pregnancy/prenatal care, and other needed gynecology or obstetrician services for the patient.

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.