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Offers voluntary programs to eligible landowners and agricultural producers to provide financial and technical assistance to help manage natural resources in a sustainable manner. Through these programs the agency approves contracts to provide financial assistance to help plan and implement conservation practices that address natural resource concerns or opportunities to help save energy, improve soil, water, plant, air, animal and related resources on agricultural lands and non-industrial private forest land, with emphasis on market stability and commodity pricing.

Offers to help children in grades 4-12 develop knowledge and skills. Services include learning about citizenship, leadership, cooking, arts and crafts, mechanics and technology, horticulture, agriculture, and other subjects. To teach young people about these subjects, the 4-H program uses the learn-by-doing method of instruction.

Offers to help children in grades 4-12 develop knowledge and skills. Services include learning about citizenship, leadership, cooking, arts and crafts, mechanics and technology, horticulture, agriculture, and other subjects. To teach young people about these subjects, the 4-H program uses the learn-by-doing method of instruction.

Provides a full range of services including homeownership education, credit and financial counseling, rental education, etc.

Offers MEDICAID (Medical Assistance) to people who are low income and aged (65 and older), disabled (including blindness), women needing treatment for cancer or pre-cancerous conditions of breast or cervix (who have been screened and diagnosed through the Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection program and who do not have credible health insurance coverage), children under 21 years of age, pregnant women, parents or other caretaker relatives of children under age 18 (or under age 19 if they are attending secondary school and are expected to graduate before age 19). Medicaid will pay the costs of Health care, Dental care, In-home health care, Nursing facility care or Residential facility care.

Offers a free and confidential crisis line for veterans. Can also help with local suicide prevention coordinators, who can connect veterans to ongoing counseling and services in their area.

Offers congregate meals at the locations below: 

Elgin Buffet

300 South McLean Boulevard

Elgin IL 60123

(224) 769-7833

Mon, Wed, Fri 11:30 am-1 pm

Royal Buffet

1400 75th Street West

Downers Grove IL 60516

(630) 943-5853

Wed 11:30 am-1:30 pm

Offers a full range of general counseling and psychotherapy services including individual (adult, child and adolescent), group, marital, and family counseling for individuals with emotional, relationship, and life adjustment issues. Counseling is holistic in approach, integrating mind-body-spirit for healing.  Include intensive psychotherapy (depression, stress, self-esteem, marriage, divorce, family, and grief counseling); psychological testing and evaluation; consultation to businesses, educational and religious institutions and counseling for pre-school through high school age youth and their families. The Center staff is interdisciplinary and includes pastoral counselors, psychologists, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, clinical social workers, a healing touch practitioner and spiritual director, career counselor, a psychiatrist and psychiatric P.A. 

Provides health care and specialty health care services, including ambulatory and extended care and geriatric rehabilitation services.

Offers hot meals to the community. All meals are served on a first-come, first-served basis.

Sack lunches available on Saturdays.

Offers a program to improve basic reading, writing, math, life skills, and employability. The class English as a Second Language is also offered. Volunteer tutoring available.

Provides a variety of family health services including:

- WIC

- APORS (Adverse Pregnancy Outcome Recording System)

- Breastfeeding Peer Counseling

- Family Case Management

- HealthWorks

All DHS offices across the state are open for people to use as a warm/cool place to stay during office hours.

All DHS offices across the state are open for people to use as a warm/cool place to stay during office hours.

Provides basic necessities and help those in crisis find the path to self-sufficiency. When available, food, clothing and household vouchers, and rent and utility assistance may be offered. Does not provide assistance with security deposits.

Vocational, residential, and day services support and training to persons with developmental disabilities and/or related conditions.

Emergency operations center for the County, which handles emergency response incidents, including accidents, fires, floods, storms and other disasters. Also responsible for requesting federal assistance after a disaster.

Reimburses for funeral and burial expenses when a person's resources and all other sources of payment are less than the DHS standard payment rates. The maximum amount that DHS will pay is $1,370 for a funeral and $686 for a cremation/burial.