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Provides emergency housing and supportive services to homeless individuals and families. Services include case management, information and referral to community resources, education assistance, workshops, and access to food pantry.

Cold Shelter available on nights when it is 20F or below.

Provides energy assistance for eligible low income families in which a benefit is paid directly to the utility companies on behalf of eligible households, or directly to renters if the utility costs are included in their rent.

Some applicants may qualify for the Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP), where an eligible client pays a percentage of their income, receives a monthly benefit towards their utility bill, and receives a reduction in overdue payments for every on-time payment they make by the bill due date. Contact for more information.

If the homeowner's furnace is not working or is dangerous or emitting carbon monoxide into the household, LIHEAP may be able to provide a furnace repair or replacement. Contact for more information.

Offers a crisis hotline to provide support, assist with safety planning, and provide valuable information and referrals to individuals who have experienced crisis situations.

Offers certificate, diploma, and degree programs and provide continuing education opportunities in many areas.

Provides an environmental health program that completes retail food, temporary or mobile food, septic, and well inspections. The program also inspects larvicide, West Nile Virus, and Tobacco with the Smoke-Free Illinois Act. Services include new construction or remodel consultations for retail food establishments, food establishment, retail food store permits and inspections, temporary and mobile food permits, food-borne illness complaints and investigations, offer private water well sample kits, water well permits for new and modified wells, private sewage disposal investigation, inspection, and consultation, sewage permits for private sewage disposal systems, nuisance complaint investigation, collection of dead birds for testing during season, WNV prevention, trapping, collection, and testing of specimens, larvicide application, tanning and body art facility inspections, and public health emergency preparedness.

Services include:

- DUI evaluations.

- DUI risk education.

- Counseling and treatment to clients identified as either moderate, significant, or high risk.

- Assistance in preparing for Secretary of State hearing.

- Alcohol and drug assessments for non-DUI clients.

- Group, private, and individual counseling.

Provides crisis intervention and case management services to abused children. Services include support to the child and the non-offending family members, linkage to counseling and medical services for the child, court support services, and screenings. 

Critical access acute care facility.

Offers family and internal medicine, gynecology, obstetrics, and some high-risk obstetrics.

Rural Health Clinics located in Robinson, Oblong, and Palestine.

Provides routine health care provided by internists, pediatricians, family medicine specialists, gynecologists, obstetricians, nurse practitioners, midwives, physicians' assistants or other health care providers who serve as the first point of contact with the health care system.

Provides shelter to homeless animals and places suitable animals in new homes through an adoption program. Services also include dog training, low-cost spay/neuter programs, and a variety of humane education programs. 

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 therapists and medical providers offering mental and behavioral health services to children, teens, and adults. Therapists work one-on-one with clients to evaluate and address issues such as depression, addiction, generalized anxiety disorder, or other behavioral disorders through counseling sessions. Nurse practitioners and psychiatrists can prescribe and monitor medications and provide therapy.

Provides vocational and supported employment services to those with those who have a developmental, vocational, emotional, mental, or physical disability. ECC often function as a contract packager for local companies who need kits and products assembled for shipment to their customers all over North America. Other work is done within Elm City Center for the benefit of Elm City. All jobs are real paid work with real paychecks every Friday for the previous week’s work. Jobs do require remembering instructions, meeting quality standards, attaining the volume of work needed, and completing jobs within the time frames needed for customer delivery or available work hours.

Provide a variety of money management services to low-income seniors who have difficulty managing their finances. Services include assisting with opening/organizing mail, budgeting, checkbook balancing, bill paying, and/or managing monthly Social Security benefits (as a bill payer or representative payee).

Offers a weight management program to veterans. Program provides weight-loss support groups to assist in weight loss, healthy eating tips and cooking classes, behavioral change strategies to assist in living a healthier lifestyle.

Provides nonperishable food items to those in need. May also direct callers to nearby food pantries.

Personal grooming supplies and hygiene items available.

Provides referrals if additional help is needed.

Provides door-to-door and fixed route transportation services. Transportation passes also available for purchase.

Offers new and gently used furniture, appliances, home goods, and building materials at discounted prices. Proceeds are used to build and repair homes in the local community. Donations of used items are welcome from any source and are tax-deductible.

Provides information and referrals to area agencies that offer support services to the Washington and Marion County residents.

Free insurance counseling service for Medicare beneficiaries and their caregivers. SHIP counselors can:

- Answer questions about Medicare Supplement insurance, long term care insurance, Medicare managed care plans and other health insurance.

- Organize and assist in filing Medicare Supplement claims.

- Analyze Medicare Supplement and long term care insurance policies.

- Appeal claim denials.

Provides the following services by a licensed professional counselor:

- Mental health screenings and assessments

• Recovery planning
• Individual counseling and therapy
• Case management coordination
• Continuing recovery planning
• Ongoing support for individuals with a mental health need
• Limited psychiatric services by consulting psychiatrist

Provides services to individuals who have conditions such as congestive heart disease, kidney disease, diabetes, muscle-nerve problems or respiratory diseases and are able to be discharged from a hospital or nursing home but need additional care at home. Require short term assistance at home because of same day or outpatient surgery or maternity-related incapacity.

Designed to assist Social Security Disability (SSI/SSDI) beneficiaries with the transition from Social Security Disability Benefits to work. It provides employment supports and services to help reach work goals.

RAMP also has a certified Community Partner Work Incentives Counselor (CPWIC) that can assist individuals with understanding their benefits and the changes that will occur once employed.