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Provides residential substance use treatment services.

Provides information about Des Moines and surrounding areas, including listings for festivals, events, and special interest activities. Offers tourism marketing and development strategies for local communities, alongside incentives for the development or expansion of tourist facilities such as cultural or historic sites, scenic areas, amusement parks, theatrical venues, botanical gardens, and educational centers.

Maintains and provides access to official real estate documents, contracts, articles of incorporation, partnerships, state and federal tax liens, military records, birth, divorce, death, and marriage records. Offers services for issuing and renewing licenses for ATVs, boats, snowmobiles, and fishing, as well as marriage licenses and certificates. Operates as a Passport acceptance facility with photo services and processes military records for tax exemptions and benefits.

Additionally, issues public health permits to certify compliance with health laws for various facilities and institutions. Services include the establishment of standards, review of applications, issuance of permits, and enforcement of compliance through inspections and monitoring.

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

Assists low-income homeowners and renters pay for a portion of their primary heating costs for the winter heating season. Assistance is based on household income, size, type of fuel and type of housing. The application period is from October 1-April 30 for elderly and disabled households and November 1-April 30th for the rest of the households. Persons applying must meet 200% poverty guidelines. LIHEAP also offers a crisis program that may be able to assist homeowners who are with no heat or limited heat. The furnace component for crisis runs October 1-April 30th. May be able to help with repairs on a furnace but cannot replace the furnace. Keep checking back on the furnace program as it is dependent on funding that changes frequently.

Provides Nebraskans with a centralized location for viewing their current benefits, including helpful links to take action on their benefits programs.

Nebraskans may apply online for multiple assistance programs, including:

- Healthcare/Medicaid

- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

- Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

- Child Care Subsidy (CC)

- Aid to Dependent Children (ADC)

- Emergency Assistance (EA)

- Social Services for Families, Children, and Youth (SSCF)

- Refugee Resettlement Program (RRP)

- Assistance to Aged, Blind or Disabled (AABD)

- State Disability Program (SDP)

- Social Services for the Aged and Disabled (SSAD)

- Personal Assistance Services (PAS)

- Home and Community Based Services (HCBS)

Trick-or-Treat in Johnston is October 31, from 6 pm-8 pm. 

Helps prepare the general public, JDCHD staff, volunteers and clients, and community partners for public health emergencies.

Offers visitation program for low-income families providing free services in partnership with their FaDSS Family Development Specialist who works with the whole family to address their basic needs, improve child well being, and develop career opportunities.

Grants wishes of children ages 3-18 years suffering with life-threatening medical conditions or exceptional circumstances (as determined by medical professionals). The Holiday of Hope was established to provide children who are confined to the hospital and their siblings with the magic of a memorable day of gifts and celebrity visits.

Coordinates and maintains the waste and recycling program for Worth County. Rural residents of Worth County are only allowed to dispose of household garbage and recyclable materials. Waste must be bagged, tied, or boxed for disposal at the facility. No loose items. Recyclable materials do not need to be presorted. Individuals must sort and place them in the appropriate receptacle. All residents of Worth County may be allowed to dispose of used tired (no rims), old appliances, waste oil, and scrap metal. 

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 visitation program for low-income families providing free services in partnership with their FaDSS Family Development Specialist who works with the whole family to address their basic needs, improve child well being, and develop career opportunities.

Local city offices.

Offers a registered nurse who provides technical assistance, guidance, community resources, support, and trainings to childcare providers, families, and communities. Including health and safety policies and procedures, guidance for children with special health care needs, best practice for safe and quality childcare.

Provides pro bono (free) legal services to those in Polk County that meet income guidelines. The Volunteer Lawyers are mainly focused on assisting with family law. Lawyers can potentially help with divorces, child custody, child support, wills, and bankruptcy cased. Can only help with cases in Polk County.