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Offers FIP (Family Investment Program) a cash assistance program for children and their families who have low income, also available to relatives caring for children whose parents are not in the home. The goal of FIP is to help families leave poverty and become self supporting, can participate for up to 60 months. FIP is Iowa's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.

Sign-up on the website Oct 4-18 2025

Provides an application for a holiday wish list for children ages 0-17. Community volunteers try to fulfill the wish lists.

LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program) provides supplemental help for the winter heating bills November 1st through April 15th: 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.

Provides information on Parkinson's disease, including its causes, symptoms, treatment options, and therapeutic activities to do at home. Also offers resources and insights to foster understanding and awareness about living with Parkinson's disease, promoting positive communication and interaction with individuals affected by the condition. 

Embrace Iowa is a project through the Des Moines Register that is administered by Community Action Agencies in the state and is only accessible during a certain time period. Requests that are considered for this project may include beds, clothing, car repairs, medical expenses (including pharmacy, dental and corrective lenses), furniture, rent, utilities, home repairs, household items, appliances, and miscellaneous other things (computer, etc.) If there is not a service available to assist someone, this could be a possibility for them to apply for these funds during this time period. The maximum dollar amount awarded per household is $750.

Offers a program that helps you to save time and money through planning your meals and shopping strategies. Programming and materials may also be available online. 

Offers bus driver training courses, including a segment of first aid procedures and school bus driver safety. Courses include 8-hour initial training for all new school bus drivers prior to getting a bus permit. Also includes, 2-3 hour refresher workshop in the 12-month period prior to renew a school bus permit.

Offers HAWK-I which provides the CHIP benefits (Children's Health Insurance Program) which offers health care insurance coverage for Iowa children in families with limited incomes. Depending on the size of the family Hawk-I is from free to no more than $40.00 per month; See website for income guidelines. TO APPLY call 1-800-257-8563 or visit www.hawk-i.org

County level services provide direct emergency economic aid for vital necessities to veterans, their widow, and dependents, according to their needs. Personal visits for assistance and claims to housebound veterans or dependents. Must have an honorable or under honorable conditions discharge from active duty or wartime service. Must be a resident in Nebraska for the past one year and 6 months of that year in Loup County. State level services do not require wartime service. Assist in completing applications for the Nebraska Veterans Aid Fund; fee exempt fishing and hunting permits; applications to the Nebraska Veterans Homes; waivers of tuition. Federal level services provide and/or complete Veteran Administration forms for claims relating but not limited to service connected compensation, disability pension, widow's pension, burial allowance, grave markers/headstones, educational benefits, home loans, insurance, indebtedness, and character of service upgrades.

Social Security’s Ticket to Work program supports career development for Social Security disability beneficiaries age 18 through 64 who want to work. The Ticket program is free and voluntary. The Ticket program helps people with disabilities progress toward financial independence.

Helps students and families navigate education after high school, including post secondary education planning, career planning, college applications, and the financial aid process.

Free ISAC resources include:

- ISAC Student Portal: Provides free online tools to help with college and scholarship search, financial aid planning, money management, and career and job searches.

- ISACorps: ISAC's statewide near-peer mentors are recent college graduates who are expertly trained to provide students and families with free assistance with the college planning and financial aid process, including assistance finding scholarships and grants, as well as help completing college and financial aid applications.

- ISAC College Q&A: A free text messaging service allowing students and families to text questions about college planning and financial aid to ISAC experts.

Offers diabetes screening, drug and alcohol testing, TB testing (except Thu), urine pregnancy tests, physicals for school, sports, well child, adult, pre-employment. lead poisoning screening, dental care, blood pressure screening and immunizations.

Provides supervised visitation services for parents and children to spend time together. Visits may take place in the office, which features three large visiting rooms, as well as in the home or community, depending on the needs of each family. All visits are supported by trained staff who ensure safety while fostering a positive and supportive environment for connection.

Provides a variety of Supported Employment Services (SEP) to help people served achieve community employment. Services provided include training on how to complete job applications and write resumes, training on how to have a successful job interview, assistance in finding a job, transportation assistance, ongoing follow-up consulting with person served and employers, on-site job coaching.

Entrepreneurial Partnership program offers to help create employment endeavors that become self-sustaining while involving the people served in all aspects of running a business.

Offers an intervention program for at-risk youth between the ages of 12 - 18 in Will County who need court ordered community service compliance. Assists youth to avoid convictions. Services include:

• Education about the law and its consequences.
• Social and life skills training.
• Peer education.
• Conflict resolution education.
• Anger management education.