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Offers a community center for seniors to sign up for classes, trips, events, and support groups. Provides information and referrals for social services including transportation, counseling, and legal aid. Offers application assistance for the following:

• Low-income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
• SNAP
• Medicare and SSI
• Prescription drug discount programs
• Illinois Benefit Access Program
• Secretary of State programs (driver's license, Real ID, and car registration)

Administrative office which operates and oversees the following schools:

• Zion-Benton East
• Zion-Benton Township High School

Offers free, hot Thanksgiving meal for those in need. Offers dine-in and curbside meals (up to two meals per car). Meals are open to all including first responders, individuals experiencing homelessness, those who are working on Thanksgiving, and anyone in need of company and food.

Provides patients, survivors, and loved ones group support to cope with cancer diagnosis. Discussions range from topical, practical matters to emotional and spiritual struggles. Also offers spousal and family bereavement groups.

Recruits and trains volunteers to serve as advocates for children in foster care. Volunteers are matched to a child in need and provide them with stability and support. Volunteer responsibilities include: Ensuring the child's safety, well-being, and basic needs are met while in foster care Advocating for the child during court proceedings Monitoring child's educational progress Advocating for the child until they are placed in a permanent home

Arranges private air transportation for patients needing to get to or from medical treatment and cannot travel commercially. A doctor must certify that the patient is stable and seeking treatment that is not available in the area.

Provides outpatient mental health services, including:

• Mental health check ups
• Individual, family or couples therapy
• In-home or in-school therapy for eligible youth
• Psychological Testing
• Anger Management Evaluations
• Anger Management Treatment

Offers one-time financial relief to help township residents prevent eviction or utility disconnection. Funds may also help cover medical expenses.

Provides in home care for homebound seniors including personal care, dressing, bathing, grooming, meal preparation, medication reminders, light housekeeping, laundry, shopping, and errands.

Offers information and comprehensive services for individuals with disabilities including:

• Screening for benefits programs
• Healthcare plan support, information, and advocacy
• In-home services
• Job skills evaluations
• Independent living skills training
• Residential education and outreach programs for children with disabilities

Offers resources and services designed to meet the learning needs of the community. Also provides programs that introduce and encourage reading. Services include:

• Reference desk
• Computer and internet access
• Notary
• Passport application assistance
• Voter registration
• Test proctoring

Offers case management services to families and connects them to necessary resources. Areas of need include:

• Parenting classes
• Family counseling
• Legal aid and immigration issues
• Healthcare referrals
• Domestic violence counseling referrals
• Housing referrals
• Referrals to other local social service agencies for financial and basic needs
• Referrals to substance use, problem gambling, and mental health treatment

Offers telephone support for individuals struggling with alcohol use. Calls are answered by a network of recovering alcoholics. Also provides support group locations.

Provides law enforcement and emergency services within the Village of Park City. Works with the community to promote safety, reduce crime, and preserve peace.

Provides in-home care to older adults and individuals with disabilities. Offers personalized care plans with certified nurse aids and caregivers, including: In-Home care (personal, companion, and safety care) Specialized care (including 24-hour services, end-of-life, in-facility, and post-hospital care) Alzheimer's and Dementia care Respite care

Administrative office which operates and oversees schools in the Barrington and surrounding areas. Has one high school, two middle school campuses for grades 6-8, eight elementary schools, and one early childhood center.

Provides services to individuals with severe disabilities so they can remain independent in their homes. Offers the following program options for independence:

• Personal Assistant (PA): Provides assistance with household tasks, personal care and, with permission of a doctor, certain health care procedures. PAs are selected, employed, and supervised by individual customers.

• Homemaker Services: Personal care provided by trained and professionally supervised personnel for customers who are unable to direct the services of a PA. Instruction and assistance in household management and self-care are also available.

• Maintenance Home Health: Services provided through a treatment plan prescribed by a physician or other health care professional. Other services include nursing care and physical, occupational, and speech therapy.

• Electronic Home Response: Emergency response system offered by hospitals and community service organizations. This rented signaling device provides 24-hour emergency coverage, permitting the individual to alert trained professionals at hospitals, fire departments, or police departments.

• Home Delivered Meals: Provided to individuals who can feed themselves but are unable to prepare food.

• Adult Day Care: The direct care and supervision of customers in a community-based setting to promote their social, physical, and emotional well-being.

• Assistive Equipment: Devices or equipment either purchased or rented to increase an individual's independence and capability to perform household and personal care tasks at home.

• Environmental Modification: Modifications in the home that help compensate for loss of ability, strength, mobility or sensation; increase safety in the home, and decrease dependence on direct assistance from others.

• Respite Services: Temporary care for adults and children with disabilities aimed at relieving stress to families. Respite services may be provided for vacation, rest, errands, family crisis or emergency. Services may include personal assistant, homemaker or home health.

Also provides specialized services for people with HIV/AIDS and/or traumatic brain injuries (TBI). The Community Reintegration Program helps individuals with disabilities who live in nursing homes move into community with the supports they need to live as independently as possible.

Promotes a variety of social and sports programs for youth and adults.

Responsible for policing and investigating crime. Protects residents in the unincorporated areas of Lake County.

Promotes a variety of youth social and physical programs. Also offers senior exercise classes and sports activities for people with a physical or mental disability.

Offers a monthly food pantry for individuals in need.

Provides services to low-income veterans and their families who are at imminent risk of becoming homeless. Supportive services include:

• Housing stabilization
• Temporary financial assistance (including rent, security deposit, utilities and car repairs; based on eligibility)
• Intensive, short-term case management
• Assistance with VA and mainstream benefits

Offers monthly financial support for township residents who cannot work due to health or medical condition. Provides support for rent, utilities, medical expenses, and other basic needs.

Offers various programs to help seniors save money on their property taxes. Programs include the following: Senior Homestead Exemption Lowers the equalized assessed value of the property by $8,000. Low-Income Senior Citizen's Assessment Freeze Provides protection against real estate tax increases for seniors with limited income. It is not a tax freeze or a tax reduction and does not protect against increased taxes due to tax rate increases. Applications are due by July 31 of each year.

Provides a playground for residents to participate in various physical activities. Also has a soccer field, baseball field, tennis court, and pickleball courts.