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Provides respite services for caregivers of children with disabilities.

Information pertaining to all aspects of Huntington's Disease. Referrals to local support groups, chapter social workers, physicians, nursing home, and a variety of other resources via local representatives.

Provides low-income individuals who are not eligible for eye exams, glasses, hearing tests, or hearing aids through other public benefit sources can apply for those services through their local club.

Services include

Used Eyeglasses Collection. Eyeglasses collected for distribution and reuse in poverty areas worldwide.

Diabetic Eye Screening, Travels the state to give free, basic screenings to adults with diabetes and adults over 55 years of age to detect diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration.

Mobile Hearing Screening Unit that travels the state to give free screenings to adults, detect possible hearing loss, and educate the public.

Used Hearing Aid Bank provides reconditioned hearing aids to persons who cannot afford them.

Housing program which provides stable housing and essential support services for people with serious mental illness.

Services begin with a screening to help get people of all ages to the right treatment. May follow with individual therapy that leads to group therapy, or crisis care that leads to stable housing.

Services include:

- Individual therapy;

- Group therapy;

- Family therapy;

- Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) and medication management;

- Psychiatric services;

- Court services;

- Crisis residential/triage services, and more.

Provides education, free services, and practical support with a holistic and compassionate approach. Pregnancy testing with immediate results. Limited medical services ultrasound, STI testing, and treatment. Offers referrals for medical services, legal assistance, adoption and/or financial aid. Parenting classes B.E.S.T. / Blessings, Encouragement, Support and Training. Blessing Boutique is an on-site resource center stocked with a variety of items that can only be purchased with Care Cash earned in the B.E.S.T. program.

Hope House Residency program provides care and support for mothers as they build independent lives for themselves and their newborn children during the baby's first year of life. Women are welcomed into a safe and loving family home that provides programs and supportive services. Mothers will receive practical, emotional, and spiritual support. Threads of Hope is a group designed to support those who have experienced a pregnancy loss through miscarriage, stillbirth or any other form of infant death.

Provides advocacy for families and children experiencing separation, helping to place children in a safe, turbulent-free environment during this difficult period, working towards facilitating a smooth transition when children return to their homes. Offering tools to strengthen family relationships to help prevent domestic violence, child abuse, and neglect by providing education, resources, and support services 

Also provided is educating at-risk families about existing laws, court procedures, and case resolution procedures. Also offers one-on-one coaching sessions also educate families about their rights, roles, and responsibilities as parents. Equips parents with developmentally appropriate strategies to create loving, safe, and nurturing environments for their children. For families experiencing separation, there is advocacy for children to be placed in a safe, turbulent-free environment during this difficult period. 

Domestic Violence Awareness Program educates the public of domestic violence and how it relates to children; with much emphasis on how domestic violence impacts families. The goal is to inform the community about the results of domestic violence and its impact on the lives of its victims, children, and families.

Works in collaboration with other agencies to provide comprehensive public health planning and response for all hazard disasters (natural or man-made) within the county. The program includes distribution of pharmaceuticals or vaccinations in the event of a bioterrorist attack or pandemic influenza, emergency planning for and tracking of populations with special needs, recruiting, training, and retaining volunteers.

Childhood and adult vaccines and flu shots available.

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 to investigate and resolve complaints of discrimination in housing, employment, public accommodations, and city services within the Urbana city limits. 

Provides full library access and services. Services include computers for internet access and word processing, reference service and interlibrary loan, FAX and photocopy services, state and federal tax forms, and meeting rooms may be available for community non-profit groups. CDs, movies, and video games may also be available in addition to traditional print reference materials. 

Provides a support group for individuals recovering from addictions. 

Parks, golf courses, Phillips Park Zoo, pavilion rentals, etc.

Provides a variety of services for children and families in order to support and facilitate recovery for mental illness, trauma, disruptive behavior disorders, family relationship problems, and school issues. Services include individual therapy, family therapy, parenting education and skill building, group therapy, consultation to schools and other agencies and psychiatric services.

Provides a one-time payment option to assist with water and wastewater bills.

Emergency information helpline for the public and healthcare providers. Offers general information and/or treatment advice regarding exposure to potentially harmful substances. Provides immediate first aid and treatment information and referrals, and performs follow-ups in many cases. Poison prevention information, outreach, and poison prevention stickers are also available by phone or online.

Provides police services responsible for emergency assessment and response.

Patients in supportive care may receive visits or phone calls from a nurse practitioner, a nurse, or a social worker. Supportive care offers visits at FHN offices and at FHN Memorial Hospital, in long-term care facilities, and in the home for those unable to travel to the clinic due to physical disabilities or distressing symptoms.

Provides a list of referrals for adoption agencies in the area.

24-hour supervised residential program, in Sparta, for adults with a diagnosis of severe and persistent chronic mental illness. 

Offers to build and sell low-cost homes to low-income families. Services include building, repairing and financing homes. 

Provides several programs that may be able to assist families or individuals that find themselves homeless with no place to stay.

Emergency Shelters may be provided through hotel vouchers when funding is available.

Staff will work with the families/individuals to determine eligibility and will provide case management and assist in locating housing that will meet the household's needs.

Assists households with rent and supportive services while the household participates in case management. Case management will include budget counseling, goal setting, assessment of needs, and referrals.