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Provides a Veteran's Employment Specialist to assist with coordinating counseling, testing, and identifying training and employment opportunities for veterans.

County level services provide direct emergency economic aid for vital necessities to veterans, their widow, and dependents, according to their needs. Personal visits for assistance and claims to housebound veterans or dependents. Must have an honorable or under honorable conditions discharge from active duty or wartime service. Must be a resident in Nebraska for the past one year and 6 months of that year in Howard County. Issue Bronze flag holders for Howard County Veterans grave sites.

State level services do not require wartime service. Assist in completing applications for the Nebraska Veterans Aid Fund, fee exempt fishing and hunting permits, applications to the Nebraska Veterans Homes, and Waivers of Tuition.

Federal level services provide and/or complete Veteran Administration forms for claims relating but not limited to service connected compensation, disability pension, widow's death pension, burial allowance, grave markers/headstones/medallions, educational benefits, home loans, life insurance, indebtedness, and character of service upgrades.

Howard County CVSO is also the CVSO for Hall, Nance, and Sherman Counties.

City government offices.

Water, sewer, and compactor services.

Provides important training and education programs in the area of computer crimes, including online child pornography, online sexual abuse, online fraud, e-mail threats, identity theft, and computer hacking. In addition, the bureau offers investigative and prosecutorial assistance with cases and coordinates the Illinois Internet Child Exploitation Task Force.

The Illinois Computer Crime Institute (ICCI), an entity within the Attorney General's High Tech Crimes Bureau, is dedicated to training and supporting Illinois law enforcement and prosecutors in the investigation and prosecution of high technology crimes, as well as in the use of high technology tools to enhance the effectiveness of their work.

Offers library services to the residents of Johnston. Books, audiobooks, magazines, movies, and digital resources are available with a library card. The library also provides computers, WiFi, printing, meeting rooms, study spaces, tech assistance, notary service, programs, and home delivery for qualifying residents.

Thrift store providing donated inventory at a low cost. Clients may shop for free if verification of an emergency is provided.

Teen clinics provide sports and school physicals, chronic disease management, smoking cessation, and wellness and sick care. Both teen clinics focus special attention on reproductive health.

The teen clinics offer education about pregnancy prevention and birth control options including long-acting reversible contraception as well as screening, treatment and management for sexually transmitted diseases.

Medical clinicians discuss risky behaviors and provide confidential counseling. The teen clinics also offer education and counseling about topics including youth’s exposure to violence, injuries and accidents; sexual orientation; eating disorders; and bullying, social media and technology use.

Offers voluntary programs to eligible landowners and agricultural producers to provide financial and technical assistance to help manage natural resources in a sustainable manner. Through these programs the agency approves contracts to provide financial assistance to help plan and implement conservation practices that address natural resource concerns or opportunities to help save energy, improve soil, water, plant, air, animal and related resources on agricultural lands and non-industrial private forest land, with emphasis on market stability and commodity pricing.

Medical advocacy is available 24 hours a day at hospital emergency rooms. Whenever a survivor arrives at the hospital for treatment, the hospital calls the hotline and an advocate is sent out to sit with the survivor. The advocate offers emotional support, provides information on sexual violence, and gives any necessary referrals.

Legal advocacy is available 24 hours a day wherever needed. Advocates can support a survivor at the police department or help a survivor with a case that is currently being prosecuted.

Offers a free in home counseling program for children on Medicaid, ages 4-19, who need help improving behavioral skills. Provides in-home BHIS services out of all office locations. 

Offers specialized HIV care including annual labs, HIV medication injections, STD testing and treatment, vaccines, and counseling.

Case management for those living with HIV/AIDS with the goal of reducing barriers to health.

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 community resource flyers and information offering referrals to programming. Clothing vouchers as available, food pantry as available, and computer access. 

Support group for gamblers. As of March 2025, Omaha-area meeting locations and times include: -- St. Thomas Moore Church School; 3515 South 48th Avenue, Omaha (at 48th & Grover, East Entrance, Second Floor); Mon 7:30 pm -- St. Leo's Church; 1920 North 102nd Street, Omaha (at 102nd & Blondo, East Entrance, Basement); Thu 6:30 pm -- St. Francis Assisi Church; 4513 South 32nd Street, Omaha (32nd & K Streets, East entrance); Sat 2 pm Call or visit the Gamblers Anonymous website for possible changes to locations/times.

Offers veterans and experts on federal, state, and local veteran resources. Services include assisting veterans to apply for federal and state benefits as well as provide resources related to compensation, pension, health care, education, employment, burial and survivor, housing, permits, transportation, and military records. 

Services offered:

- Sports and DOT physicals

- Prevention screenings

- Chronic disease management for diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol

- Nutrition and weight loss counseling

- Treatment for acute illnesses and injuries

- Annual flu shots

Provides health care services to those in need. Services include sick care, chronic disease management, preventive care services, cervical cancer screenings (Pap smears), physical  exams, vaccinations, sexual health services, STI testing and treatment, wellness checkups, work physicals, laboratory and diagnostic testing, referrals for mammograms and other specialty care.

Provides various programs to assist low income individuals and families take care of their basic needs. Can also supply information and referrals to local resources in the community. 

Toys for Tots holiday program, providing gifts for children. For Christmas 2025: The Toys for Tots Application is open from October 1-November 17, 2025.

Apply online. You will receive a letter/voucher if you are accepted into the program. Heartland United Way works in partnership with the US Marine Corp each year to offer the Toys for Tots program. Children must be age 12 or younger and reside in the household.

Provides eye exams, hearing screenings, and/or new eyeglasses. Also accepts donations of old glasses and hearing aids.