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Assists homeless teens with a safe, stable home, provides income adequate to meet their basic needs, and assists and directs in overcoming the problems that interfere with their ability to live independently.

Offers law enforcement services to the Calhoun County area. Issues gun/firearm permits, runs requested background checks, and manages the county Jail.

Provides violence prevention programs to help youth in the community. Services include activities that assist youth in making positive decisions in their lives and promote safer communities. The program often partners with area schools to provide presentations, educational curriculum, and resources to prevent bullying, dating violence, suicide, physical aggression, and delinquency among youth.

Advises and aids veterans and their dependents in applying for federal benefits through compensation or pension claims. Emergency financial assistance for basic necessities such as rent, utilities and food may be available. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.

Need-based Scholarship Program - Provides approximately $1.55 million in scholarship funding each year to Nebraska’s nonprofit public and private colleges. The colleges then award the funds to eligible students who demonstrate financial need, which may include middle-income as well as low-income students. Reaching Your Potential Scholarship Program - Students who face significant obstacles to higher education are the target of this need-based, renewable scholarship program which provides approximately $100,000 in scholarships each year. Applicants are referred to the program by community agencies and colleges statewide. College Access Grants Program - Provides funding for Nebraska high schools that seek to develop or enhance college access activities within their school. The program’s goal is to increase the number of Nebraska students going to college. Every two years, EducationQuest provides grants to approximately 15 high schools and commits funding to each school for four years. Funding amounts depend on the high school’s enrollment.

Offers three 12-week sessions throughout the year to improve speech and communication. Focuses on clarity of speech and enunciation, word order and message meaning, and comprehension.

Provides comprehensive prevention and intervention services to enable students with diverse needs to achieve their maximum learning potential through collaboration with, and support to the families, district personnel, and community agencies. Services include adapted physical education program, audiology services, deaf and hard of hearing program, occupational therapy, physical therapy, school psychological services, school social work services, speech therapy services, visual impairment services, and early childhood program.

Senior centers provide a place for congregate meals, as well as social activities, games, educational programs, etc.

Provides free retreats combining respite, recreation and support, for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families through the various stages of a child’s illness. The program is offered year-round and has the distinction of having been designed to serve the entire family in a retreat model. The program is free of charge to families and includes on-site medical support. Travel assistance is also available and prioritized for families attending Camp Sunshine for the first time. The program serves families of children with cancer, hematologic conditions, renal disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, and those who have undergone solid organ transplantation. Offering programs to children and families at various stages of illness, and seek to provide forums for families in unique circumstances within the general populations that it serves. Bereavement programs are also offered to families who have attended in the past or who have experienced the death of a child from a supported illness.

For Thanksgiving 2026:

A free Thanksgiving meal from the MLK Center is offered to the entire Quad Cities community over 3 days the weekend before Thanksgiving.

Fri, Nov 20th, 12 pm-5 pm (drive-through only).

Sat, Nov 21st, 11 am-5 pm (drive-through and 25 meal minimum delivery).

Sun, Nov 22nd, 12 pm-4 pm (dine-in only).

For meals, arrive in the parking lot and tell staff how many meals are needed. Meals include turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, dressing, green beans, corn, cranberry sauce and dessert.

Curbside service is available at the MLK Center while supplies last.

Offers single family housing program provide homeownership opportunities to low- and moderate-income rural Americans through several loan, grant, and loan guarantee programs. The program also makes funding available to individuals to finance vital improvements necessary to make their homes decent, safe, and sanitary.

Provides end-of-life care for patients whose life expectancy is 6 months or less. Services include nursing care, social work and counseling, chaplain and physician support, and palliative care evaluations.