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Provides the following services by a licensed professional counselor:

- Mental health screenings and assessments

• Recovery planning
• Individual counseling and therapy
• Case management coordination
• Continuing recovery planning
• Ongoing support for individuals with a mental health need
• Limited psychiatric services by consulting psychiatrist

Volunteers, community groups and local businesses donate materials, food, toys and skills for seasonal holiday projects for low-income families. Provides food packages and allowances to purchase clothes, shoes, coats, and household goods.

Projects vary annually and by county office. Community members may contact their county BVCA office for details about local holiday programs.

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 a two-year community college offering degrees and certificate programs designed for career, job placement, and for transfer to programs at four-year institutions. The college confers the Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, Associate in Fine Arts, Associate in Engineering Science, Associate in Applied Science, and Associate in General Studies degrees in an array of traditional and nontraditional disciplines.

Offers programs and activities geared toward seniors. People can enjoy a meal with friends, play Bingo, pool, cards, and participate in line dancing and exercise classes. Special events and trips are also offered throughout the year.

Provides city government services and programs to the residents of the city, including access to utility service providers that deliver essential services such as natural gas, electricity, water, telephone, propane, home heating oil, and other energy alternatives. Residents may also have options to select from competing sources for electricity, natural gas, and telephone services in areas where power deregulation has occurred. 

Additionally, the city government oversees the office of the city clerk, which is responsible for maintaining records of city activities and transactions, preparing and publishing official notices, maintaining the city code, coordinating and preparing agendas for city council meetings, and recording meeting minutes.

Mentors model appropriate behavior, provide guidance and skill building, and offer an opportunity to motivate their mentee through interest exploration and social interaction.

Community-based mentoring matches a child with an adult volunteer in a community-based relationship.

School-based mentoring is incorporated into the school structure and meets during lunch/recess at the child's school. School-based matches are able to participate in BBBS sponsored and other community activities, but are not required to do so.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mississippi Valley provides age appropriate activity enhancements through our community partners that help grow the relationship and strengthen the development of the child. Enhancements involving elementary children and their mentors explore literacy, community service, health and wellness, financial literacy, and STEAM. Enhancements involving middle and high school youth and their mentors explore careers, post-secondary education, financial literacy, leadership, social and mental health, and community service.

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 community preschool programs providing developmentally appropriate classroom activities, encouraging physical cognitive, social, emotional, and verbal development.

Provides a one-time assistance program for water and wastewater bills.

Provides monthly assistance to those with pending Social Security applications or in the appeal process.

Provide outpatient therapy, outpatient psychiatry, psychiatric evaluations, and group therapy to children and adults for individual, group, marital, and play therapy. Services include substance abuse counseling, support groups, and medication-based treatment for substance use disorders, which combines approved medications with counseling and behavioral therapies to help individuals reduce or eliminate dependency on opioids or alcohol.

Provides free or low-cost health coverage to people with low incomes, families and children, pregnant women, the elderly, and people with disabilities.

DHS administers the applications for Medicaid through ABE (Application for Benefits Eligibility), which is the part of the DHS website where Illinois residents can apply for Medicaid, SNAP, and cash benefits.