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Crisis team (Engagement Specialist and Crisis Counselor) provide mobile crisis response. Services include on-site counseling, mental health evaluations and assesses the need for psychiatric hospitalization.

Provides practical information for anyone to access in the areas served. Education services include agriculture, horticulture, family and consumer economics, nutrition and wellness, and youth development. The website has information about different programming options available.

Food Protection Program includes inspection of restaurant and retail food stores (HACCP concepts), USDA Food Safety Fact Sheets, Private Sewage Disposal Program includes Inspection of residential/business subsurface seepage systems, buried sandfilters, aerobic treatment plants, Potable Water Program, Water Well Construction Inspection: Testing of drinking water, Salon Inspection Program, Insect and Rodent Control, Nuisance Complaints.

Offers temporary refuge for lost, stray, or unwanted animals, facilitates adoptions of animals to new owners, and offers a variety of behavior training courses, fear free training, and pet education classes for pet owners. The Foster Program offers animals a temporary home for animals waiting on a forever home.

Provides law enforcement services and public safety to the residents of Champaign County. Services include crime prevention education and community outreach, including topics such as personal safety, residential security, business security, neighborhood safety, retail theft prevention, police work, community and youth police academy. 

Provides transitional housing with supportive services to those who are homeless. 

The goal of transitional housing is to help individuals or couples achieve self sufficiency and increase their skills and income.

Assists property homeowners, who need a small home repair completed in their home in McHenry County. Senior Services maintains a pool of volunteers and service organizations that are able to help with small handyman tasks and yard maintenance.

Staff can also provide a list to connect seniors to preferred professional service providers and individuals for private pay who have consented to a background and reference screening process. This list is a reliable substitute to choosing an unknown service provider from the phone book. Preferred providers are available to perform general home repairs and odd jobs, plumbing, window washing, waste removal, lawn maintenance, snow removal, etc. Based on availability, financial assistance may be an option for seniors who qualify."

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.

A matching fund program to help with utility bills for customers of Ameren only.

Provides a program to help the perpetrators of violence learn non-violent skills. The program uses group dynamics to confront and challenge beliefs that accommodate violent patterns people choose. The group offers participants a sharing and interactive learning environment. The program consists of an assessment interview, min. of 26 weekly sessions, and a 30-minute exit interview. Community service can be accepted upon proof of need.

Works to ensure that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities achieve greater independence, personal choice, self-awareness, and wellness opportunities. 

Provides practical information for anyone to access in the areas served. Education services include agriculture, horticulture, family and consumer economics, nutrition and wellness, and youth development. The website has information about different programming options available.

Provides case management and referral information to households to help them build and maintain stability within the family and household. Services may include some financial assistance to help reach stability.

Offers counseling services for a variety of concerns via individual, couples, and family therapy.

Actively collaborates with schools and community agencies to support the development of comprehensive care services.

Sells used clothing, and household items to help support the local youth homeless shelter. Accepts donations.

The Adult Basic Education staff and instructors provide educational opportunities to improve literacy skills through a range of services that address basic educational needs. Classes are currently being scheduled remotely due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

ABE classes include:

• Reading
• Math
• Writing
• Science
• Social studies
• Computer skills