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South Elgin Parks and Recreation Department offers many activities for seniors, adults and children. The Department manages many parks and offers programs including martial arts, aquatics, middle school and teen clubs, fitness, sports, trips, dance, cooking, hobbies, workshops, and summer camps.

Free community dinner of spaghetti, meatballs, garlic bread, salad, and dessert.

Provides 24 hour online tutoring and homework help in more than 200 subjects for military personnel and their families. Learners can get help from a tutor at anytime, on any internet-connected device.

Provides inpatient and outpatient programs. Services include overcoming substance use problems, from unhealthy alcohol use to life-threatening addiction, treatment for depression, anxiety, trauma, PTSD, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, self-harm and suicidality, family/relationship problems, OCD, and confusion/memory loss. 

Provides GED testing for those wanting to get their High School Equivalency diploma. Transcripts and certificates are also available.

Provides help for families to adopt children within the foster care system who are unable to return to their family of origin. A child placed in a foster home after six moths of care can become eligible for adoption. Families will receive the support of an Adoption Specialist who will help the family prepare for the transition. The adoption Specialist will also help the family identify any additional resources needed before adoption  is completed.

Provides a shelter for persons experiencing domestic violence offering emergency housing.

Provides information about job vacancies, career options, and employment offers. Services include job search assistance, interview training, referrals to other job training programs or support services. For a small fee, business may receive assistance with recruiting new employees, training employees, and connecting to information for managing a business. 

Provides free income tax return preparation for taxpayers earning up to $67,000 annually. Helps working families take advantage of all eligible tax credits, including the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), Child Tax Credit (CTC) and education credits. Volunteers from the community help prepare basic, current-year tax returns for eligible taxpayers.

Tax preparation is offered primarily in-person by appointment, with an option for walk-in services at the Martin Luther King Community Center (Rock Island).

**Appointments for in-person filing are made online only, beginning January 20, 2026.**

To schedule an appointment (online only), visit the website. (www.unitedwayqc.org/programs/tax-assistance)

Appointments are available from February 2nd, 2026, through April 13th. (Hours vary by location)

Walk-in services at the MLK Center are available from February 3rd, 2026, through April 4th (appointments cannot be made for this location). Hours are Tue-Thu 5 pm-8 pm, Sat 9 am-12 pm.

Offers primary care including family medicine, internal medicine, infectious disease management, pediatric care, OB/GYN services, prenatal and postpartum coordinated care with labor and delivery, immunizations and preventative screenings, and chronic care.

Reimburses for funeral and burial expenses when a person's resources and all other sources of payment are less than the DHS standard payment rates. The maximum amount that DHS will pay is $1370 for a funeral and $686 for a cremation/burial.

Prepares for, responds to, and assists with recovery from emergencies and disasters, whether natural, manmade, technological, or acts of terrorism. Provides the Premise Alert Program (PAP) is a safety program that supports individuals living with disabilities as well as First Responder (Police, Fire, Ambulance personnel) units responding to calls at a specific address. In order to promote safety and understanding PAP will assist first responders to identify individuals who have specials needs.

Offers to match the caller’s legal problem with available resources, such as advice, extended representation, or referral. For most low-income applicants. Callers are screened for eligibility, and a determination is made whether eligible callers have a legal problem that falls within the priorities. If the caller’s legal problem is eligible for review for extended services, the caller is referred to one of our five regional offices. If the callers are not eligible for referral to a regional office, attorneys provide the caller with immediate advice or quick access to other information and resources.

Provides financial assistance via vouchers for groceries, utilities, and/or rent upon approval. Free Transportation to VA approved medical appointments in Iowa City, Davenport CBOC, and other VA approved facilities. Can also help veterans file for all VA benefits/claims, help obtain military records/DD214, and help with VA healthcare enrollment application. 

SASS provides the following services for children and youth:

• Crisis intervention
• Short-term stabilization where a child is at risk of self-harm, or harming others
• Individual and family psychotherapy/counseling
• Mental health assessment
• Case management and information on community resources
• Psychiatric services

Serves as a crisis team with an Engagement Specialist and Crisis Counselor providing mobile crisis response intervention.

Services include:

- On-site counseling

- Mental health evaluation

- Assessment for psychiatric hospitalization

Provides police and dispatch services responsible for emergency assessment and response.

Offers scholarships to help low-income youth go to college or trade school each year.

Offers support groups for seniors and their caregivers. Support groups being offered are Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group (meetings held in Normal and Clinton), Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Group (Zoom and in-person meetings held in Bloomington and Pontiac), and Caretakers Path Caregiver Support Group (Zoom and in-person meetings held in Bloomington).