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Implements annual fundraising campaigns within the service area. Works with 40-plus community partners to help those most in need. Campaigns within Wapello County service area invested programs that advance education, income and health.

Offers to help children in grades 4-12 develop knowledge and skills. Services include learning about citizenship, leadership, cooking, arts and crafts, mechanics and technology, horticulture, agriculture, and other subjects. To teach young people about these subjects, the 4-H program uses the learn-by-doing method of instruction.

Offers support to families who are impacted by incarceration across the state of Nebraska. In-person support and events are held in Lincoln and Omaha, and phone support is offered statewide.

Collects property taxes, conducts annual tax sale for County Treasurer's Office delinquent taxes, processes vehicle transactions, and issues motor vehicle titles, registrations, and drivers licenses.

Offers a national pre-apprenticeship educational, leadership, development and occupational skills-training program for disadvantaged and at-risk youth ages 16–24. This community-based pre-apprenticeship program provides job training and educational opportunities for youth who previously dropped out of high school.

In the program, young adults learn vocational skills in construction and provide community service through the required construction or rehabilitation of affordable housing for low-income or homeless families in their own communities. Youth split their time between the vocational training work site and the classroom, where they earn their high school diploma or equivalency degree, learn to become community leaders, and prepare for post-secondary training opportunities, including college, apprenticeships and employment. YouthBuild includes significant support systems, such as mentoring, follow-up education, employment and personal counseling services; participation in community service; and civic engagement.

Prevention of excessive and underage drinking through youth and adult education. Underage drinking and drunk driving awareness campaign. Distribution of awareness materials statewide.

Public policy initiatives and media advocacy.

Youth involvement of high school students to initiate student-led environmental prevention strategies.

Technical assistance to communities across the state on excessive and underage drinking prevention efforts.

Coordination of collaborative youth alcohol enforcement efforts.

Training for law enforcement.

Supportive rental housing for low-income Veterans and their families.

Offers community presentations to encourage teens to make positive decisions in regard to relationships and sexual health.

Financial assistance, not an Emergency Assistance program, available for to those in need.

Offers payee services to those that SSI deems are in need of help with finances and bill paying.

Mental health counseling for individuals, couples, and families.

Utilizes various techniques, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Motivational Interviewing to develop an individualized treatment plan that best suits each client.

Offers education and support for low-income parents and expecting moms. The Nest program provides educational classes and an incentive program to help low-income parents purchase baby supplies. The Healthy Futures program offers one-on-one support to young moms including parenting skills training and screenings for child development and maternal depression. Services include: Screenings for maternal depression, child development, and home safety; parenting education about children’s development stages; and family assistance by providing referrals to appropriate resources. Special funds are also available to assist during a crisis (when available).

Provides mental health services that includes psychiatry, social work, counseling, psychology and nursing. Therapy and treatment are specifically oriented to each person, treating everyone as an individual.

Frequent mental health issues treated include depression, anxiety, bi-polar disorder, schizophrenia, trauma-related issues, adjustment disorders, stress, aging issues, and parenting concerns.

Psychiatry is offered for adults and children through the use of telehealth/video-conferencing as well as face-to-face services. Nursing services are also provided in conjunction with psychiatry and include medication management.

Benefits Planning and Work Incentives Counseling assists Social Security disability beneficiaries ages 14 to full retirement age in understanding how federal disability cash (SSDI/SSI), healthcare (Medicare/Medicaid) and other public benefits are impacted by income from work, providing the assurances needed to make informed decisions about working while disabled. This service also helps individuals identify and strategically use state/federal work incentives that best align with their work goals. Employment Services are provided under the Ticket to Work Program.

Offers FIP (Family Investment Program) a cash assistance program for children and their families who have low income, also available to relatives caring for children whose parents are not in the home. The goal of FIP is to help families leave poverty and become self supporting, can participate for up to 60 months. FIP is Iowa's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.

Offers FIP (Family Investment Program) a cash assistance program for children and their families who have low income, also available to relatives caring for children whose parents are not in the home. The goal of FIP is to help families leave poverty and become self supporting, can participate for up to 60 months. FIP is Iowa's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.