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Works to prevent the occurrence of infectious diseases. Services include:
- Food-borne illness investigations
- Sanitation referrals to Illinois Department of Public Health
- Septic and water well inspections and permitting
- Tanning facility inspections
- Tattoo and body art facility inspections
- Smoke-Free Illinois inspection and enforcement


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Personal Service Health Inspections
Building and Safety
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Restaurant/Food Sanitation Enforcement
Public Facility Health Inspection

Assists property homeowners, who need a small home repair completed in their home in McHenry County. Senior Services maintains a pool of volunteers and service organizations that are able to help with small handyman tasks and yard maintenance.

Staff can also provide a list to connect seniors to preferred professional service providers and individuals for private pay who have consented to a background and reference screening process. This list is a reliable substitute to choosing an unknown service provider from the phone book. Preferred providers are available to perform general home repairs and odd jobs, plumbing, window washing, waste removal, lawn maintenance, snow removal, etc. Based on availability, financial assistance may be an option for seniors who qualify."

Owning a home can bring safety, stability, and comfort, but repairs can be costly.
We understand that pulling together the cash for a major repair may not be possible for all homeowners. Our Home Preservation Program makes repairs affordable for low-income homeowners, allowing them to get work done now and pay for it later - sometimes years down the line.

Homeowners are invited to apply for the program and are accepted based on their household income and assessed home value.

Repair services fall under four distinct categories:
- Exterior Repairs (such as roofs and siding)
- Critical Home Repair (such as furnaces and water heaters)
- Weatherization (such as windows and insulation)
- Accessibility (such as ramps, grab bars, and bath modifications)

Jackson-Union County Habitat for Humanity offers a minor repair program for homeowners.

Project requests may only be for external repairs, including:

- Minor inside plumbing repairs.

- Minor roof repair on low slope roofs.

- Building or repair of small ramps.

- Minor repairs to porches or railings.

- Minor window or door repair.

- Partial weatherization.

- Minor inside wall repairs.

- Screen repair to windows and doors.

- Minor gutter repair and cleaning.

Project requests MAY NOT involve:

- Elective reconstruction or remodeling projects.

- Redecorating projects or unnecessary aesthetic changes.

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Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Chore assists the elderly with household chores for income eligible individuals.

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Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Provides home rehabilitation/small repairs to those in need through the Housing Trust Fund. Improvements/repairs can include roofing improvements, siding, window and door improvements, other exterior repairs and furnace replacement.

Applications will be accepted continuously, placed on a waiting list, and reviewed on a first-come, first served basis as funding is available.

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Home Rehabilitation Programs
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Weatherization Programs
Furnace repair for homeowners only.
Furnace repair for homeowners only.
Chore assists the elderly with household chores for income eligible individuals.

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Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services

Samples residential private water wells for coliform and nitrates upon request of the property owner and refers clients to private labs for more complex well testing. Conducts on-site evaluations of private sewage systems for homeowners. Also licenses private sewage system installers and permits the installation and modification of private sewage systems.

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Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Tap Water Testing
Building and Safety

The ION team works with homeowners to make external repairs, connect to resources, and navigate the home repair system. Will also collaborate with partner organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, Rebuilding Together, Polk County Emergency Repair, and Neighborhood Finance Corporation to get repairs done.

Meals on Wheels, adult day care, home repair, outreach in English and Spanish, chore program, Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP), congregate meal sites, and durable medical equipment lending closet.

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Adult Day Programs
Housekeeping Assistance
Home Delivered Meals
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
General Health Insurance Information/Counseling
Medical Equipment/Supplies
Congregate Meals/Nutrition Sites
Adult In Home Respite Care

Offers exterior home repairs to homeowners that meet income guidelines, who are unable to make the repairs on their own. Homeowners pay for materials and Habitat volunteers assist with minor improvements like painting, landscaping, exterior door replacements, and accessibility improvements.

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Home Rehabilitation Programs
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services

Repairs and rehabilitates owner-occupied homes of low-income elderly, disabled, and families with children on a sliding fee scale to the homeowner. Handicap ramps may be built as part of this program as well. Work is supported entirely by contributions of time, labor, material, and money. All able-bodied residents of the home are expected to assist in making repairs.

*Note that the following services are not provided: roofs, foundations, siding, furnaces, lead remediation, chimneys, or work on mobile homes (other than wheelchair ramps, which may be built for mobile homes).

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Home Rehabilitation Programs
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services

Care for the poor organization for the area of 20th Street to 28th Street and Martha to Leavenworth.

Helps the needy with painting, cleaning, raking leaves, minor home repairs, hauling away junk, and community development.

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General Yard Work
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services

Connects youth and families to resources and support. Navigators help "fill gaps" by helping agencies partner around a common goal or by utilizing flexible funding for needs such as rent, utilities, transportation, and more.

Community Prevention reduces unnecessary involvement of child welfare and juvenile justice while increasing the informal and community supports for youth and families. Coordinates existing resources and matches participants with a resource to either solve an immediate need or develop a longer-term coaching relationship.

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Mental Health Expense Assistance
Economic Self Sufficiency Programs
Transportation Expense Assistance
Case/Care Management
Rental Deposit Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Work Clothing
Comprehensive Information and Referral
Rent Payment Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Volunteers from the churches, when available, work together accomplish small home and yard projects for neighbors in need in Mahaska County.

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Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
General Yard Work

Provides exterior and minor interior home repairs.

Chore assists the elderly with household chores for income eligible individuals.

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Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Volunteers help with a variety of needs for individuals and families dealing with cancer. Sample tasks may include lawn service, snow removal, housekeeping, companionship, shopping, household repairs, health care billing, legal advice, and computer assistance.

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Legal Counseling
Friendly Visiting
Housekeeping Assistance
Residential Snow Shoveling
General Yard Work
Errand Running/Shopping Assistance
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services

Connects youth and families with resources and support. Navigators have the ability to "fill gaps", either through helping agencies partner around a common goal, or through flexible funding for needs such as rent, utilities, and more.

Community Response is designed to reduce unnecessary involvement of child welfare and juvenile justice while increasing the informal and community supports for youth and families. By utilizing Central Navigation, the goal is to coordinate existing resources and match participants with a resource to either solve an immediate need or develop a longer-term coaching relationship.

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Economic Self Sufficiency Programs
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Comprehensive Information and Referral
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Medical Expense Assistance
Mental Health Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Case/Care Management
Work Clothing
Handyman and housekeeping services for older adults.

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Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Homemaker Assistance
Provides emergency repairs for eligible low income families throughout Polk County. Families with incomes equal to or below 80% of MFI may call to apply for assistance. Property must be assessed for less than $200,000. Families may apply for emergency assistance more than once, until the maximum limit has been reached. Maximum amount is 20% of the homes assessed value up to $12,000.

Rehabilitates the houses of low-income homeowners (particularly the elderly, disabled, and families with children) so that they may continue to live in warmth, safety and independence. All work is provided free of charge to the homeowner. Referrals come from health and human service agencies, community and faith-based organizations, service groups, case managers, and individuals. The homeowners, if physically able, work with the volunteers in the spirit of neighbor helping neighbor. Home assessments determine a home's eligibility based on national and local criteria.

Repairs vary from painting and trash removal to minor repairs such as electrical or plumbing work. Smoke detectors and new locks may be installed. Home modifications and accessibility needs given priority. The repairs must be able to be completed in one day; no major structural repairs and no tree removal.

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Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Home Rehabilitation Programs
Provided at no cost if furnace is malfunctioning. Income must be at or below 200% of poverty guidelines. Applicant must be a county resident and homeowner. Applications are accepted on a year round basis.

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Furnaces
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services