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Builds safe and affordable housing for qualified homebuyers. Workshops on financial literacy and home maintenance available.

Provides case management and referral information to households to help them build and maintain stability within the family and household. Services may include some financial assistance to help reach stability.

Helps seniors, individuals living with a disability, and their families by providing referrals to organizations and agencies for needed services and programs.

Provides education about disordered eating and changes cultural narratives regarding food, bodies, exercise, weight, and health. Website offers many valuable tools and the board responds to questions/inquiries from those with questions.

Offers a cancer support group open to anyone with cancer; meets at the Family Resource Center.

Provides medical case management for foster children. The program ensures continuity of medical care, including well child visits, referral, and follow-up with specialists as needed.

Offers a Parkinson's prevention program for individuals diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Services include screening and evaluations from instructors, fitness classes, hand/eye coordination, fall prevention and strength. The instructors may also provide resources, information, or offer social events and support for those diagnosed with Parkinson's and their care partners. 

Provides comprehensive Substance Use Disorder (SUD) services designed to support individuals who are struggling with alcohol or drug use and co-occurring mental health concerns. Licensed professionals offer confidential care that focuses on stabilization, recovery, and long-term wellness.

Services may include:

- SUD assessments to determine treatment needs and appropriate levels of care.

- Individual and group counseling.

- Education on addiction, relapse prevention, and healthy coping strategies.

- Support for co-occurring mental health conditions such as anxiety, depression, or trauma.

- Coordination with community resources, medical providers, and recovery supports.

- Referrals to additional treatment services when needed.

Offers day camp programs for various age groups.

Youth services provides courses on topics including first aid for children, disaster preparedness, water safety, and babysitting for children. Also offers youth volunteer opportunities and service learning projects for middle and high school students.

LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program) provides supplemental help for the winter heating bills November 1st through April 30th: LIHEAP Crisis Assistance when funding available provides in a life-threatening situation fuel, heaters, furnace repair; furnace replacement for homeowners when funds available. Applications are accepted October 1-April 30 for elderly or disabled households and November 1-April 30 for all other households. May have some crisis funding available outside the normal LIHEAP months, call local County Outreach Office for availability of funding.

United Way of Illinois Valley is a volunteer-led organization that invests in critical health and human service programs, coordinates community initiatives to improve lives and strengthen communities.

A listing of local services can be found on the website.

Offers to sell gently used clothing and accessories for adults and children.

Provides help for vulnerable adults navigating abusive situations that they may encounter by providing resources to help mitigate risk of vulnerable adults that meet the criteria of the program.

We offer home-visits, group-based parent education programs, and prenatal services.

Provides Medication-Assisted Treatment who struggles with an Opioid Use Disorder. Other services include primary health care, group and individual counseling, recovery support coaching, and care management.

Works to help individuals, including those facing significant employment barriers, secure and retain high-quality jobs. The program assists people in finding employment, funds training when needed to gain or retain a position, and provides assistance in obtaining work permits or official documentation required for work authorization.

The Adult Program serves people who are at least 18 years old and, if applicable, registered for Selective Service. The Dislocated Worker Program serves individuals registered for Selective Service who have lost their jobs and meet dislocated worker categories defined in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).

The Youth Program serves in-school youth (ages 14-21) and out-of-school youth (ages 16-24) who need assistance with training or education to enter the workforce successfully, with a focus on young people facing barriers to success. This includes government-subsidized summer employment programs that provide job opportunities in the public and private sectors during the summer months. Registration for these summer opportunities occurs during a spring application period.