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Provides in-home assistance for the care of pets. Services available include walking pets, cleaning litter boxes, providing rides to the vet or groomer, administer pet medication, and other tasks needed for pet's wellbeing.

Provides immigration legal assistance to the indigent and to low-income immigrants. Assists some US citizens who need immigration counseling and help with the preparation of a variety of petitions including applications for citizenship. Some services available are, consultation about immigration legal matters, referrals to immigration attorneys and other organizations in cases out of the scope of these services, assists in the preparation of family petitions, legal residency (Green cards) and immigration visas, and assists in the preparation of applications for temporary benefits like DACA, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), Parole in- Place and the employment authorizations associated with those benefits.

Offers classes to learn English as a second language.

Offers support groups for individuals who have experienced strokes or cancer and individuals who had weight loss surgery.

Offers an adult education program to give students a second chance to achieve in basic education. Services include improving basic skills like reading, writing, math, and to prepare for successful GED testing. 

Offers to assist with past due rent to those who have dealt with circumstances beyond the household’s control. This program does not assist with mortgages or property taxes. 

Program availability depends on funding availability. Rents must fall within the local rent standards for the household’s size. These programs are funded by a Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)

Offers care to the terminally ill and their families. Care encompasses the physical, spiritual, and emotional needs of the family unit with emphasis on the desires of the patient and family. Patients are served wherever they call home.

The 8-bed inpatient facility offers a home-like environment, while providing Hospice's comfort-oriented care and services, including:

- Expert pain and symptom management.

- 24-hour nursing care.

- Assistance with tasks of daily living.

- Friendly visits from volunteers.

- Spiritual and psychosocial counseling for patients and their loved ones.

- Bereavement care and support groups for surviving family members.

Offers Toy distribution 2025.

To register with The Salvation Army or use the link below on November 1–November 27, 2025 or You can register in person at The Salvation Army.

The actual Salvation Army toy distribution will take place at their downtown Dubuque location at 1099 Iowa St. The Salvation Army phone number is (563)-556-1573.

Visit this link to register https://saangeltree.org/

Provides trauma-informed in-home and telehealth therapeutic services to families with adopted children. Therapeutic services include family and individual therapy, group therapy and activities, caregiver psychoeducation/coaching, case management and advocacy.

Provides comprehensive insurance counseling for Medicare or Medicaid eligible beneficiaries and their caregivers who may be new to or have questions about Medicare and Medicaid. Can also provide information and guidance to those who need assistance with claims and appeals, choosing appropriate health insurance coverage, subsidies or Medicaid to help afford Medicare premiums and copay costs.

Provides comprehensive classroom and home-based services to pregnant women and children birth to age five, including children with significant special needs.

CEFS Outreach offices do not serve the program; the program provides services from their own classroom/office locations. (See the notes in Coverage Area for more details.)

• Have a confirmed diagnosis of a chronic disease, a life-threatening disease, or debilitating disease OR be seeking screening services related to symptoms or suspicion of a chronic, life-threatening or debilitating disease
• Be in active treatment, had treatment within the past 6 months, or going into treatment in the next 60 days
• Be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident of the U.S.
• Be receiving treatment at a facility in the United States or one of its US territories

- Provides funds to purchase wheelchairs for individuals of any age who are legally blind.

- Helps individuals who are legally blind with certain costs associated with obtaining a guide dog or assistance dog.

- Provides individualized products, devices, and services based on the consumer's needs.

Provides help to low-income people and families buy food.

Offers the Restaurant Meals Program, which allows eligible SNAP customers to buy meals at authorized restaurants. (Available to SNAP customers who are homeless, elderly, and/or disabled.)

The LINK card is accepted at many farmers' markets.

Expedited/Emergency SNAP Benefits may be available (in 5 days or less from the date of application) to eligible clients if:

- Monthly income, cash, and bank accounts are less than client's rent or mortgage plus utility costs, OR

- Monthly income is less than $150 and client's cash and bank accounts are not more than $100, OR

- At least one person in the household is a migrant farm worker and client's cash and bank accounts are not more than $100.

Shelter and support services in order to help individuals experiencing homelessness work toward becoming self-sufficient. Provides support services that enable individuals to receive crisis intervention, case management, linkage to community resources and life skills training, as well as day-to-day services including access to showers and laundry facilities.

Provides Care coordinators trained by the Illinois Department on Aging that can meet with individuals and their families in the home. This is a free consultation to provide counseling and education about available senior services and then arrange and link the older adult to programs that are needed. 

Assists people with identifying, selecting, obtaining, coordinating, and utilizing both paid services and natural supports to enhance their independence, productivity and integration.

Provides divorcing parents the opportunity to learn about and discuss the effect that divorce and changing family situations has on children.

Parents may not attend sessions together. Children or unregistered adults are not permitted to attend sessions.

Provides first responders for reports of sexual abuse, severe physical abuse, sexual exploitation, child pornography, neglect, and exposure to violence involving children. Offers help for clients to understand and move through the system. Provides one-on-one support, advocacy, and legal aid for clients.