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Provides non-emergent transportation service to Morris Hospital main campus and area physician offices. Vehicles are equipped to accommodate wheelchairs.

Provides a safe, child focused setting for investigations of child abuse, ensure victims and their families receive quality services, and raise awareness in the community to combat child abuse.

The victim advocates provide services to victims and their non-offending family members from the time the case is opened through disposition. They also assess needed service referrals, provide medical and court advocacy, and keep the victim and family members up to date on the status of the case.

Some of the services provided by advocates are:

- Assistance filing an order of protection.

- Setting up a follow up medical exam.

- Court accompaniment.

- Case updates.

- Assistance finding counseling.

Offers help with limited financial assistance (as funding allows) for basic needs such as rent, rent deposits, utilities, food, hygiene products, and more.

Clients must participate in ongoing case management.

Counseling Services for Children/Parents/Families in Child Welfare:  Counselors utilize a trauma-informed and strengths-based approach to assist people to recover from past traumas and their well-being is enhanced. Assists families in the identifications and solutions so that their strengths are maximized and connections to other support systems are available to them.

Community Counseling offers in-person or telehealth community counseling, which can assist with:

-- Reactions to trauma.

-- Depression.

-- Anxiety.

-- Poor education success for children.

-- Children demonstrating unusual behavior.

-- Marriage conflict.

- Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA).

- Assistive Technology Clinic (AT Clinic).

- Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Evaluation and Treatment.

- Autism Diagnostic Clinic.

- Autism Resource Center.

- New Diagnosis Family Orientation.

- Occupational Therapy.

- Physical Therapy.

- Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) Feeding and ASD.

- Social Skills.

- Speech Therapy.

Provides comprehensive health care services, including lab tests, EKGs, skin biopsies, geriatric assessments, cryotherapy, and more.

Provides medical and cash assistance for customers who are 65 years of age or older, blind, or disabled. Also includes the QMB (Qualified Medicare Beneficiary) program which provides payment of Medicare premiums and some Medicare co-payments.

The online application is called "Application for Benefits Eligibility (ABE)."  When applying, the state will determine the applicant's eligibility for this AABD, as well as SNAP and medical assistance (Medicaid).

Clothing and housewares closet open to those in need.

Provides services for children and youth, including crisis intervention through immediate assistance to address emotional distress, defuse crises, ensure safety, and guide next steps toward resolution.

Offers short-term stabilization for children at risk of self-harm or harming others, individual and family psychotherapy/counseling, mental health assessments, case management, resource linkage assistance, and psychiatric services. 

Staff help individuals determine their eligibility and assist their applications for the programs that the pharmaceutical companies have for the uninsured/under-insured. Also offers additional assistance with immediate medication costs/co-pays, depending on the situation.

Provides a low-cost thrift store open to the community. Donations of clothing and other household items are welcome. Special arrangements can be made for large items to be donated by calling the REACHOUT.

Committed to working in partnership with the community to offer quality health services and programs. A variety of health-related topics are available, including:

- Heart disease.

- Diabetes.

- Obesity.

- Stress management.

- Fitness classes.

- Nutrition and exercise.

- Smoking cessation.

- Pediatrics.

Any child that comes to the Friendship Centre during the summer, when school is not in session, can receive a free lunch.

Provides information, assistance, and referrals for challenges seniors face with independent living.

Assists seniors with Medicare enrollments and Part D changes (SHIP), Medicaid enrollment and recertification, SNAP applications, LIHEAP applications, and referrals to community programs that would be useful to seniors, including food assistance, mental health needs/counseling, transitioning to senior housing, assisted living, or skilled nursing facilities.

Outpatient treatment for individuals who struggle with alcohol and other drug addictions. DUI evaluations and risk education, substance abuse assessments, and individual and group therapy.

Outpatient treatment for gambling addiction is also available at the Watseka location.

Offers to perform evaluations and treatments that have been court ordered. Group programming is available for mental health, DUI, and substance abuse. Specific treatments for trauma and other difficulties are provided by staff who are specialists in their respective disciplines.

-- Children (age 6 months to 6 years) should be tested for lead poisoning.

-- Illinois state law requires all children entering state operated day care, nursery school, preschool, or kindergarten to provide proof of a blood level assessment.

-- Women planning to have a baby should be tested for lead.

Helps older adults remain in their own homes by providing in-home and community-based services. Services include: comprehensive care coordination, adult day services, in-home assistance, automated medication dispenser, and respite care.

Offers individuals with a serious mental illness the opportunity to work in a supportive and therapeutic environment. Clients will be given an opportunity to learn vocational skills, earn money, improve self-esteem, learn to work with others in a cooperative effort, and improve chances for future competitive employment. Individuals learn office skills, light industrial skills such as assembling, packaging, and housekeeping.