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Provides financial support to families who are looking for child care.

Offers over 100 two and three bedroom units as part of the Low-income Housing Tax Credit program. The apartments have rents that are below market rate for the area. The complex also offers some Project-based Section 8 housing.

Provides a federal nutrition program that helps parents feed their children properly during critical periods of growth and development.

One-time payment for rental assistance, available once every 2 years.

Provides the city government departments and other city information. 

Offers emergency financial assistance once per year to anyone in need. Assistance may be given in the areas of rental assistance, disaster relief, gasoline, utility (water/sewage/trash only), and uniforms assistance.

Provides financial and support services to Veteran families. The program is a housing stability-focused service delivery program that serves veteran families that are homeless or imminently at-risk of being homeless. The goal is to stabilize these families in housing, while providing on-going support as needed to sustain independent living.

Services may include:

• Rental and utility deposits
• Limited rental and utility assistance
• Limited moving costs and emergency supplies
• Case management services
• Transportation assistance
• Information and referrals to community resources
• Assistance in obtaining VA benefits
• Assistance in obtaining and securing other public benefits
• Assistance in securing permanent housing.

Works to resolve problems and complaints from, and on behalf of, residents of nursing homes or assisted living facilities. Provides Information and assistance for questions and concerns related to long-term care and residents' rights to residents, family members and others.

Offers shelter to homeless adults. Clients are eligible for additional services such as case management services, showers, laundry and meals. The length of stay is eight weeks. The stay may be extended based on progress.

Day Center Services are offered to homeless individuals/families and include:

- Case management.

- Job development.

- Mental health counseling.

- Life skills.

- Agency referral.

- Laundry and shower facilities.

- Breakfast/lunch.

Offer various resources and supports to families who have young children with disabilities and developmental delays.

- Early Intervention: Speech/language therapy, developmental therapy, and family support. Also offers medical equipment, such as bath aids, walkers, and therapy balls.

• T.I.K.E.S. Program: Bi-monthly home visits, parent-child activities, case management, loan of toys and parent resources, and Individual Family Service Plan (I.F.S.P.).

Developmental Screening: Early identification of developmental delays, including:

- Communication/Social Skills.

- Movement.

- Self-help skills.

Physical Therapy: Movement, motor development, and body function. Works with children with a wide variety of diagnoses, including:

- Developmental delays.

- Cerebral palsy.

- Down syndrome.

- Spina bifida.

- Torticollis.

- Plagiocephaly.

- Genetic disorders.

- Hypotonia.

- Toe walking.

- Post-surgical rehabilitation.

Occupational Therapy: Increases a child's independence and quality of life while targeting areas including:

- Daily living skills.

- Sensory processing.

- Self-regulation.

- Motor skills.

- Coordination.

Treatment includes an emphasis on educating the caregivers and providing strategies to increase participation in their home and community environments.

Speech Therapy services also available.

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 to educate businesses, the public, and legislature about issues important to people with disabilities. Staff aim to empower people with disabilities to assess their needs, identify potential risks, establish their own goals, evaluate available resources, and develop and implement a strategy to take control of their lives.

Provides an outreach programs seeking to assure that limited-English-proficient immigrants and refugees eligible for WIC and SNAP benefits can successfully access these programs administered by IDHS.

The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) administers this program through a network of community-based partner agencies.

Offers scholarships, amounts are dependent of funding levels, to income eligible individuals who are planning to attend accredited Illinois University, community college, technical or vocational schools. Preference is given to applicants of racial or ethnic minorities.

Offers in-person outpatient partial hospitalization programs (PHP) for adults, for treatment of substance use disorders.

The length of the program is individualized to a person’s specific needs. Individuals typically meet about 20 to 24 hours per week (four to five hours per day) in a structured setting for a few weeks.

Group counseling allows for connection and opportunities to develop healthy coping strategies and learn from others navigating similar challenges.

Offers sexual health and wellness services including free pregnancy tests, STD/STI testing, HIV testing and treatment (PrEP/PEP), Case Management, anal Pap Smears, free condoms, outreach and prevention education, and more.

Provides professional counseling and casework services for individuals, marriages, and families experiencing a variety of social, emotional, and interpersonal problems. Works with a variety of issues such as, anxiety, depression, family and adolescent issues.

The goal is to provide clients with the skills necessary to surmount a problem, and/or link to the services that may help prevent a recurrence of the crisis that caused them to seek out services.

Telehealth services are available.