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Helps consumers prepare electronic and paper applications to establish eligibility to enroll in coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplaces, Medicaid, Medicare, SNAP, Every Woman Matters, Madison County General Assistance, and potentially qualify for an insurance affordability program.

Counselors are trained and certified to help individuals understand health coverage options and enroll in a plan.

Helps increase access to education and employment, among other supports. Services include:

- Seeking expungements and sealing criminal records, restoring driver’s licenses, and removing other barriers to employment, education and housing.

- SNAP and TANF denials, calculations, overpayments and sanctions.

- Special education, school discipline, and school enrollment issues.

- Community Care Program and Home Services Program issues.

- Tax disputes with IRS, including innocent spouse relief, identity theft, and collections.

Offers a program for parents and youth individuals ages 10-14 to work together and build relationships. Participants will practice skills, play learning games, and do family projects in highly interactive sessions. Sessions are designed to increase family bonding, build positive communication skills, and solve problems together. 

Provides a home, fiscal support, and ongoing case management for chronically homeless individuals with a disability.

Provides community and street outreach services to assist individuals who may be facing homelessness by working to increase job, social, and living skills. Will also assist individuals with obtaining benefits (Social Security, Medical, etc.) for which they may qualify.

Offers a 17-month life skills program for at-risk adolescents.

- Residential Phase (first 5 months/22 weeks): On campus in Rantoul. Rigorous mental/physical activities, very limited personal time. Includes at least 40 hours of community service activities.

- Post-Resident Phase (last 12 months): Graduates return to their community and work towards completion of their Individual Life Plan, which may include continuing education, volunteering, or seeking employment.

Education includes:

- Credit Recovery.

- GED Class.

- CPR Training.

- Computer Class.

- Food Handler certification.

- Nutrition Class.

Provides administrative, psychological, social work, and supervisory services. Services include comprehensive social development assessments of children with learning disabilities or behavioral problems and determine the most appropriate educational placement for them. They consult with teachers and parents to assist them in carrying out the individualized programs and will refer to other community agencies when appropriate. 

WIC is the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, administered in Illinois by the Department of Human Services (DHS) and is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

A WIC EBT card will be provided to families so they can purchase healthy foods like fruits, vegetables, milk, cheese, yogurt, eggs, peanut butter, beans, lentils, whole grains, 100% juice, cereal, infant cereal, baby food and formula.

Breastfeeding mothers may also receive tuna fish and salmon.

Provides a thrift store.

Offers training to people with disabilities in manufacturing, retail, and janitorial jobs. The retail program takes place at Affordalbes and Market Place Thrift Shops and teaches how to use a cash register, stock shelves, and help customers. the manufacturing program includes making and reusing items for sale in the thrift shop.

Provides supplemental food and nutrition education for the elderly ages 60 and over at no cost. Available foods include bottles juice, canned fruits and vegetables, hot and cold cereals, cheese, peanut butter, beans, pastas, shelf stable 1% milk and powdered milk.

Also covers the Jasper County area.

Provides educational and recreational continuity to youth to mitigate summer learning loss. The 9-week program provides age appropriate strategies to make reading, writing, science, social studies and math education fun and engaging, and to develop critical thinking skills and interpersonal abilities.

Offers, as resources allow, to help refugees and asylees reach economic self-sufficiency and to them with any problems, interests and concerns they may have. The Bureau of Refugee Services works to serve as a central clearinghouse in order to refer refugees and asylees to any resource necessary and available to them. The Bureau is the service agency for all refugees enrolled in FIP, the state welfare reform program. Now offering a Commercial Drivers License (CDL) program. This program will help participants prepare for the class, enroll into the DMACC CDL program at no cost, and obtain a job after completion. Participants will also qualify for “Jump Start” training specially designed to help English Language Learners.

Classes are provided for adults wanting to obtain their High School Equivalency Diploma (HSE). Classes will prepare students for HiSET examinations in the areas of reading, writing, math, science and social studies.

Provides law enforcement and jail services to the county.