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Offers help to qualifying individuals with completing an application for the Medical Cannabis Registry Program. Staff can also assist individuals with renewal and extension applications. There is no charge for this assistance; however, costs associated with registration fees and other requirements are the responsibility of the applicant.

Dental care, including:

Exams.

Gum disease treatment.

Cleanings.

Fluoride treatments.

Partials/dentures.

Bridges.

Root canals.

Mouth guards.

X-rays.

Toothache.

Fillings (silver and tooth color available).

Broken teeth.

Sealants.

Swelling.

Crowns.

State agency that has responsibility for enforcing state laws, investigating crimes, providing laboratory analysis of criminal evidence, gathering and sharing criminal intelligence, and providing expertise and resources to other law enforcement agencies throughout the state.

Provides an emergency shelter for young men and young women. The staff work with the youth and their families to solidify permanent housing, education, and an on-going support network. Services are available to both pregnant and/or parenting teens.

Provides full library access and services.

Transitional Housing helps individuals move from homelessness and addiction to a stable living environment. MTKO currently has three Transitional Houses - one for men and one for women. Our Transitional Houses include a 5 bed men's house, a 6 bed women's house, and a 7 bed men's house. To be eligible for Transitional Housing, participants must be experiencing homelessness and have a substance use diagnosis.

Intensive case management and substance abuse counseling focused on relapse prevention work in tandem to assist residents in maintaining sobriety, accessing services, securing employment, and becoming productive members of the community.

Participants engage in weekly counseling/case management sessions. Our goals include maintaining abstinence from substances, working a program of recovery, gaining employment, saving money, working on cleaning up the wreckage of their past and transitioning to independent permanent housing.

Minimum stay is 6 months, while maximum stay is 2 years depending on the individual's circumstances. Participants are required to pay a $20.00 monthly program fee and volunteer at Matt Talbot.

Provides mental health counseling and a psychiatrist is available for individuals who are engaged in services. Also provides community support and case management services.

Offers IDPH Tobacco-Free Communities Project and Illinois Tobacco Quitline.

Offers a 24 hour Mobile Crisis Response Team. Anyone experiencing a mental health crisis can call to have the Mobile Crisis Unit dispatched.

Emergency operations center for the County, which handles emergency response incidents, including accidents, fires, floods, storms and other disasters. Also responsible for requesting federal assistance after a disaster.

Provides assistance with rent/mortgage payments. 

Provides a local food pantry for those in need. For emergency food pantry, call to make an appointment.

In-home services for seniors help support daily living and well-being.

Services include:

• Friendly companionship and social time.

• Help with a clean, healthy, and safe home.

• Rides to medical appointments within 10 miles.

• Preparation of special diets based on medical instructions.

• Help with personal care, such as bathing and grooming.

• Meal preparation.

• Laundry washing.

• Running errands, such as picking up groceries or supplies.

• Light housecleaning and simple chores.

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.

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.

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.

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 Seward County.

State level services do not require wartime service and 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 pension, burial allowance, grave markers/headstones, educational benefits, home loans, insurance, indebtedness, and character of service upgrades.

Weight management clinic developed to help patients with obesity or overweight achieve their weight loss goals, improve their overall health, and maintain their weight loss.

After the initial evaluation, each patient is a given a comprehensive and individualized weight loss plan which includes nutritional counseling, recommendations for physical activity, behavior modification, and pharmacotherapy.

Patients must follow up regularly to monitor their progress.