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Provides an emergency shelter for adults and children fleeing violence in their home, offering immediate assistance, including steps to ensure safety, short-term emotional support, and referrals for additional services. As the only domestic violence shelter in McHenry County, it also connects individuals to resources such as legal advocacy, medical treatment referrals, ongoing counseling, and group support.

Provides training for a variety of work skills including interpersonal skills, attitude, cooperation, teamwork, communication skills, and time management. With the assistance of a job developer and a job coach, the client may be able to secure a job in the community.

Assists older adults to remain independent in their home as long as possible by providing an evaluation of the older adults' needs, developing a plan of care to meet those needs, and monitoring their plan to make changes as appropriate to keep them independent.

Care coordinators also provide an evaluation in the hospital or at home to educate individuals about their resource options prior to entering a nursing home.

4-1-1 and 1-800-FREE-411 (1-800-373-3411) provides a general information directory for those looking for a business or residential phone number or address. FREE 411 has an advertisement that must be listened to first before accessing the directory.

The ION team works with homeowners to make external repairs, connect to resources, and navigate the home repair system. Will also collaborate with partner organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, Rebuilding Together, Polk County Emergency Repair, and Neighborhood Finance Corporation to get repairs done.

Provides food boxes.

Offers library services and programs for everyone including story times for youth. Items that may be borrowed from or used in the library include DVDs, large print materials, audio books, magazines, and newspapers. The library also provides access to computers, WIFI access available, reference, and information services.

Provides mental health and substance use therapy services through in person or telehealth sessions.

Home delivered meals.

- For residents of Wymore, calls for home delivered meals must be made to the Beatrice Senior Center, at (402) 223-3055 or the main office at (402) 223-1376.

- For residents of Palmyra, calls for home delivered meals must be made to the Syracuse Senior Center, at (402) 269-2957.

- For residents of Nebraska City, home delivered meals must be arranged through the city's Meals on Wheels program.

Provides up to $150 to families for utilities, diapers, groceries, gas for vehicles, and other needs.

Dental Clinic:

Provides a full range of dental services for local youth, including:

-- Exams (twice per year)

-- Cleanings

-- Fluoride treatments

-- Sealants

-- Repair of decayed teeth

-- Fillings

-- Some root canals

-- Stainless steel crowns

-- Space maintainers

School Dental Sealant Program:

Conducts visits to all public schools in the area served to provide school dental exams, cleanings, fluoride treatments, and sealants.

Educational and social support services to assist parents with children birth to age five. Services include home-based early childhood education, home-based supportive services, group parenting meetings, developmental screening, and planned learning activities for children. Four-year-old free preschool program.

Early Development Network provides service coordination for children, birth to three years, with disabilities or special needs to access community services. Families are linked with developmental evaluations through the schools, Nebraska Health and Human Services programs, health resources, parent-to-parent support, and other supports and services as identified by the families' priorities.

Provide housing counseling, assistance for foreclosure, pre-purchase, rental, reverse mortgage, predatory lending, financial management and capability.

- CHI Health Center Arena, (402) 341-1500

- City Council, (402) 444-5520

- City Hal Civic Center, (402) 444-7000

- Douglas County Emergency Management, (402) 444-5040

- Communications Division, (402) 444-5800 (911 Center)

- Omaha Douglas Credit Union, (402) 444-5999

- Fire Division, (402) 444-5700

- Handyman Program, (402) 444-5219, for homeowners 60 years of age and older in Douglas County, based on income

- Housing and Community Development, (402) 444-5371

- Human Rights and Relations, (402) 444-5055

- Parks and Recreation, (402) 444-5900

- Civil Law Department, (402) 444-5115

- Libraries, (402) 444-4800

- Mayor, (402) 444-5000

- Mayor's Hotline (Complaints), (402) 444-5555

- Omaha-Douglas Public Building Commission, (402) 444-5345

- Parks Maintenance Division, (402) 444-5955

- Permits & Inspections, Planning Department, (402) 444-5350

- Human Resources, (402) 444-5300

- Planning Department, (402) 444-5150

- Police Non-Emergency, (402) 444-5600

- Public Property Division-City, (402) 444-5900

- Public Works, (402) 444-5220

- Recreation, (402) 444-5900

- Sewer fees & Maintenance, (402) 444-5332

- Swimming Pools, (402) 444-5900

- Tennis Centers, (402) 444-5900

- Traffic Control Service and Maintenance, (402) 444-5160

- Weed and Litter, Code Enforcement, (402) 444-5910

- Garbage pickup for disabled householders, (402) 444-5238

- Garbage complaints, (402) 444-5238

- Recycling information, (402) 444-4500

- Wheelchair ramps, Handyman Program, (402) 444-5219

- Graffiti, Mayor's Hotline, (402) 444-5555

- Street maintenance, (402) 444-4919

- Tow lot, (402) 444-5782

Supports involvement at work and in the community through habilitative community inclusion, habilitative workshop, prevocational services, and supported employment services.

Counseling services covering a range of topics, including:

- Depression and anxiety.

- Grief and relationship concerns.

- Alcohol and drug use, including opioids and heroin.

- ADHD assessment and treatment.

- Bipolar Disorder.

- Difficult life transitions.

- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

- Health issues related to diet, exercise, tobacco use, etc.

Counseling services also available at certain local schools.