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Distributes more than 23 million meals annually throughout a 23-county service area in eastern Iowa and western Illinois through a network of over 300 partners in food pantries, schools, senior residences, and community action organizations. Partner pantries are located in all counties of the service area.  Call and speak to the receptionist to find a pantry nearby, or use the map tool online.  

Offers early intervention services, psychological and developmental assessment available for children with developmental, behavioral, emotional, social, cognitive, or academic issues.

Services include, psychological testing, developmental assessment, diagnosis and follow-up care, assistance in accessing community and educational services, speech and occupational therapies.

Offers to perform evaluations and treatments that have been court ordered. Group programming is available for mental health, DUI, and substance abuse. Specific treatments for trauma and other difficulties are provided by staff who are specialists in their respective disciplines.

Provides a voluntary program for individuals receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to assist with skill development and employment. Services include job search support, structured job search activities, and classroom training, which includes computer literacy instruction to help participants learn or improve their skills in using computers, hardware, and various software applications.

Provides transportation to participants, ages 60 and over, as well as individuals ages 18 and over with a disability, living in Sangamon County. Vehicles are wheelchair accessible. Reservations are required.

Utility assistance for low income households, including the LIHEAP program during winter months.

LIHEAP aids qualifying low-income Iowa households (homeowners and renters) in the payment of a portion of their residential heating costs for the winter heating season, to encourage regular utility payments and promote energy awareness, and to encourage reduction of energy usage through energy efficiency and client education.

Offers support groups for family members and friends providing care for an individual diagnosed with cancer.

Offers to assist older adults with multiple long-term care needs who wish to remain safely and comfortably independent in their own homes. Services include a comprehensive assessment of need, care planning, and the ongoing assistance of a case manager to initiate and monitor home and community-based services.

Provides case management to individuals who receive services at Warren Achievement Center. Includes intake services, advocacy, service monitoring, and service linkage with other agencies.

Provides information on resources for grandparents raising grandchildren.

Provides information and assistance for seniors, caregivers, and professionals. Information related to senior living is collected and available for review. Information concerning financial assistance, assistive technology, housing, energy assistance, pharmaceutical assistance, and other relevant topics are available. 

Responds to inquiries from people with disabilities, family members, other service providers, the business community, and the general public on programs, resources, and other issues related to disabilities. Strive to answer every inquiry received and refers persons to other resources that may be of assistance.

Questions span a broad range of disability-related topics including, but not limited to accessible housing, transportation, employment services, personal assistants, assistive technology, and accessibility requirements.

Provides medical case management for foster children. The program ensures continuity of medical care, including well child visits, referral, and follow-up with specialists as needed.

Brain injury information and resources available, including advocacy and support groups.

Distributes generators to households on the reservation that may experience extended periods of power outages (determined to be 5 hours or more) due to weather, scheduled maintenance, etc. Executive Committee will contact the electric company to find out an approximate duration that residents will be without power.

Generators will be filled with gas when delivered, and households are required to return it full. Borrower is responsible for hooking up the generator. If the borrower does not have the proper plugin, the generator cannot be used. Generators are not large enough to power an entire house.