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A no-kill animal shelter that provides shelter, care, and suitable homes for animals when possible. Other programs include:

- Animal Assisted Therapy: brings pets to residents of nursing facilities, assisted living, Alzheimer's Centers, and residential disability centers.

- Dog Bite Prevention Education: visits schools and other groups to teach children the basics of animal behavior and how to avoid getting bitten by dogs and cats.

- Continuing Care: provides shelter and care for pets if their owners become unavailable to care for them.

- Arm Chair Adoptions: Individuals who are unable to care for a pet in their home can "adopt" a pet that lives at the animal shelter, and the individual receives letters and photos of their pet.

Provides Behavioral Health and Treatment Services including evaluation and treatment assessment, outpatient counseling, and group therapy. Also provides Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT).

Provides knowledgeable staff to help find services provided by other agencies and institutions in each area. They network within their communities to make sure they provide the best solutions for people in need and avoid duplicating services.

Offers a disaster program that consists of several basic services. These services address many of the typical needs of a disaster survivor. Salvation Army disaster relief is also flexible according to the magnitude of the disaster.

Provides outpatient and intensive outpatient treatment for substance use disorders. Offers group and individual counseling, and case management.

Provides medical and cash assistance for customers who are 65 years of age or older, blind, or disabled. Also includes the QMB (Qualified Medicare Beneficiary) program which provides payment of Medicare premiums and some Medicare co-payments.

The online application is called "Application for Benefits Eligibility (ABE)."  When applying, the state will determine the applicant's eligibility for this AABD, as well as SNAP and medical assistance (Medicaid).

Offers books, DVDs, and CDs for loan and public computer access.

Provides health legal services that helps individuals and families obtain and maintain Medicaid and Medicare and obtain coverage for services needed. Can also assist with medical assistance denials, terminations, spend down issues (Medicaid, Medicare), establishing powers of attorney, nursing home discharges, helping family members obtain guardianship or other legal authority to care for loved ones, and helping people with HIV/AIDS obtain care and services.

Provides health legal services that helps individuals and families obtain and maintain Medicaid and Medicare and obtain coverage for services needed. Can also assist with medical assistance denials, terminations, spend down issues (Medicaid, Medicare), establishing powers of attorney, nursing home discharges, helping family members obtain guardianship or other legal authority to care for loved ones, and helping people with HIV/AIDS obtain care and services.

Provides health legal services that helps individuals and families obtain and maintain Medicaid and Medicare and obtain coverage for services needed. Can also assist with medical assistance denials, terminations, spend down issues (Medicaid, Medicare), establishing powers of attorney, nursing home discharges, helping family members obtain guardianship or other legal authority to care for loved ones, and helping people with HIV/AIDS obtain care and services.

Provides a sex education curriculum geared to decrease teen pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections (STI), and HIV.

Offers SMTD bus passes for township residents in need who are working outside of their home. Available for a six-month period to assist with transporting residents to their place of employment.

Provides Community Health Workers (CHWs) who partner with community agencies to help individuals living with chronic health conditions within underserved communities. CHWs assist clients in overcoming barriers to health, social services, education, and employment through client visits and community engagement.

Services include helping individuals understand their healthcare team's plan of care, connecting with community services, assists clients with navigating systems to get the care they need, conducts home visits, provides client education to improve health and wellness, and performs health and wellness activities in group sessions, health fairs, clinics, and other community settings.

Responds to inquiries from people with disabilities, family members, other service providers, the business community, and the general public on programs, resources, and other issues related to disabilities. Strive to answer every inquiry received and refers persons to other resources that may be of assistance.

Questions span a broad range of disability-related topics including, but not limited to accessible housing, transportation, employment services, personal assistants, assistive technology, and accessibility requirements.

Provides information and trainings to teach groups, schools, and communities about epilepsy and seizure response. Trainings are offered in-person or virtually.

Provides information and referral, creates public awareness, fosters a supportive environment, raises funds for research, and facilitates mutual support groups for individuals with disabilities, illnesses, or other health conditions, as well as their families and friends. These groups offer opportunities to share information, resources, practical tips for daily living, and encouragement through in-person, telephone, or online meetings.

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.

Works with disabled individuals to find employment by assisting them with job readiness skills, benefits counseling, job development, and case management. The program works with local business, as well as state and federal agencies, to ensure that the services are all encompassing.

Offers a variety of hospital services and general medical care to those in need.

Shelter open year round, also provides heated facilities during cold weather and air conditioned facilities during hot weather.

Offers family based immigration (bringing a family member from another country), asylum, immigrant victims of crime, domestic violence, or human trafficking, DACA, citizenship , and minors who are in the USA without their parents.

Consultation clinics are routinely held in Bloomington-Normal, Champaign, Kankakee, Springfield, Peoria, and Carbondale. See website calendar for meeting information.