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Mentors model appropriate behavior, provide guidance and skill building, and offer an opportunity to motivate their mentee through interest exploration and social interaction.

Community-based mentoring matches a child with an adult volunteer in a community-based relationship.

School-based mentoring is incorporated into the school structure and meets during lunch/recess at the child's school. School-based matches are able to participate in BBBS sponsored and other community activities, but are not required to do so.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mississippi Valley provides age appropriate activity enhancements through our community partners that help grow the relationship and strengthen the development of the child. Enhancements involving elementary children and their mentors explore literacy, community service, health and wellness, financial literacy, and STEAM. Enhancements involving middle and high school youth and their mentors explore careers, post-secondary education, financial literacy, leadership, social and mental health, and community service.

Helps individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities by enabling them to successfully live, learn, work, and socialize in the community. Its programs are attuned to the unique potential of each individual and designed to build self-confidence and independence. Support services are provided through one or more of the following programs:

- 24-hour residential support.

- Developmental training.

- Supported living.

- Supported employment.

- Competitive employment.

- Janitorial training.

Filing of mental health board petitions for involuntary commitment to a mental health hospital.

- The patient must be dangerous as well as mentally ill.

- There must be an overt act of dangerousness to the patient or to someone else occurring within the last three months.

- There must be information establishing mental illness.

- Subject must be found in Douglas County at time Petition is filed.

The Petition will be presented to the Deputy County Attorney to determine if there is sufficient evidence of dangerous acts and mental illness for approval of the filing of the Petition.

Petitioner and other witnesses may have to appear at the commitment hearing to give sworn testimony to the evidence of dangerousness to self or others as well as mental illness. The subject and his/her attorney will be present. Failure to appear might result in the dismissal of the Petition.

- A Public Defender will be appointed to represent the subject if he/she is indigent.

- The only testimony permitted to be introduced at the hearing is first hand information. No hearsay evidence can be introduced.

- The commitment hearing will be held within 7 days after patient is admitted to hospital.

- Commitment by the Board of Mental Health is for persons who refuse voluntary treatment.

- The Board of Mental Health does not commit persons solely on the basis of having an intellectual or cognitive disability.

- The Board of Mental Health does not pay for the care of patients or pay for the Physician while subject is in the hospital.

Provides home delivered meals to seniors who qualify. When individuals call, an assessment will be set up to determine eligibility of the senior. If the senior has diabetes, let the intake specialist know so an appropriate meal can be provided. Sample menus can be sent out to individuals who are looking into signing up for the program.

Provides an online resource to help Illinois residents find all local food resources in one spot through a website called "EatMoveSave." Resources include food pantries, SNAP and WIC offices, senior food resources, school and summer meal sites, farmers markets, and grocery stores. Offers a variety of health and nutrition education programs for the community, including the expanded food and nutrition education program. Services may also include the supplemental nutrition assistance education program (SNAP-Ed) for low-income families.

A Christ-centered, 12-step recovery program designed to address hurts and habits, including:

-- Chemical and non-chemical addictions.

-- Co-dependent behaviors.

-- Sexual addiction.

-- Anger.

-- Depression and anxiety.

-- Adult children of alcoholics.

Provides Disease Prevention Specialists who investigates communicable disease to educate and prevent transmission or the spread of infectious diseases, performs immunization record audits in schools, investigates animal bite reports to assess for the risk of rabies transmission, and assists with emergency preparedness work.

Provides emergency assistance to Keokuk County residents to meet basic needs such as food, shelter, medical, and utilities. The program is not intended to provide ongoing, long-term support to any individual and/or family. 

Provides prevention activities and training to help build effective prevention efforts in the community.

School Based Prevention Programs, Kindergarten through 12th Grade, Body safety lessons are intended to teach valuable safety skills, in an age-appropriate format and fulfill the Erin's Law mandate.

College preventionists are available to speak at college campuses - at club meetings, events, and during lectures.

Student Advisory Committee a student-led group that is committed to ending sexual violence and changing social norms within high schools. The committee is composed of students from different high school across the county who meet and plan social events for their peers to raise awareness about sexual harm. Committees are active in both Kankakee and Iroquois counties.

Training for Educators, Body Safety Training Provides training for educators who work with children from grades PreK to 3rd grade. Training will help fulfill the Erin's Law mandate. Participants learn tips and tr

Provides vaccinations and immunizations to those who reside in Vermilion County. Call or visit website to find out what type of vaccines/immunizations are available. 

The local homeless education liaison works with homeless children to ensure:

- A free, appropriate public education including a priority to preschool programs.

- The choice of staying in the school of origin or attending the school nearest their shelter or temporary home.

- Immediate enrollment even when medical records cannot be produced at time of enrollment.

- Assistance with transportation, if needed.