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Offers assistance to persons of all demographics in getting access to free pelvic exams, pap smears, clinical breast exams, and mammograms. 

Financially assists individuals so that they can remain in the most appropriate living arrangement for their individualized needs. Eligible clients can reside in their own home, an apartment, an assisted living facility, a licensed mental health facility, a center for the developmentally disabled, a room and board situation, or in a nursing home.

The AABD program can also, in certain circumstances, provide essential items to qualified recipients such as guardian/conservator fees, home repairs, furniture, appliances, etc.

Controls and extinguishes fires, delivers Advanced Life Support emergency medical services, conducts business inspections and provides public safety education.

Training division provides programs on structural firefighting, vehicle accident extrication, hazardous materials, and emergency medical services.

Offers public education through public speaking, fire education, smoke detectors, and audio visual programs.

Lincoln Chaplaincy Corps Clergy from the community volunteer at least one 24-hour duty day to the city to respond to calls for assistance from the Police and Fire Departments. Chaplains are provided monthly in-service training, a radio, city car, pager and proper identification; specific services include counseling and referral, follow-up to Police and Fire Department calls, counseling to Police/Fire employees, community-based response, and death notification calls.

Offers group based parent education program for parents of children aged birth to twelve. Provides parent education, access to community resources, and peer support. The 9 week session is free.

Provides support to local schools and families by providing educational services, informational and technology, and special education services for children with disabilities. 

Offers Adult Basic Education (ABE), High School Equivalency (HSE) preparation classes (traditional and online), English Language Acquisition (ELA) classes, citizenship information, community tutoring for adult learners (Oglesby location only).

Offers to work with people where they are. Providing practical guidance to help families overcome obstacles and achieve their big-picture goals, one step at a time. Providing guidance through crisis and instability to a place of security in order to break the intergenerational cycle of poverty.

Offering strengths-based casework, providing services such as financial counseling and planning goal setting with manageable action steps, job training, referrals and employment assistance, assistance with securing housing and childcare, emotional and spiritual support as needed. 

Provides a home visitation program for parent education, family support, early intervention services and serves as a link to health care services.

Supportive home for those recovering from drug and alcohol addiction; residents must abide by the rules of the home, including never using drugs or alcohol while a resident. Homes may house men, women, women with children, or men with children.

Vacancies can be searched online at www.oxfordvacancies.com.

County offices include.

- Advocates for the civil rights of individuals with disabilities.

- Coordinates public disability awareness activities including presentations to community groups.

- Assists individuals with hearing and speech disabilities access communication needs.

- Assists with independent living skills training (money management, assertiveness training, self-advocacy, etc.).

- Provides information and referral services.

- Provides peer mentoring for individual and group settings.

- Provides transition services such as moving qualified individuals from nursing facilities or other institutions to independent living.

- Assists youth with disabilities transition from high school to adult life.

- Provides personal assistant services.

- Operates a Community Advocacy Training program for youth and adults.

- Assists individuals with vision loss or blindness acquire assistive devices and skills training.

- Operates a medical equipment loan program.

- Provides mentoring for parents of youth with disabilities.

Provides mental health and substance abuse counseling services to veterans. Services include treatment for addictions, depression, anxiety, trauma, PTSD, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and OCD.

Offers a crisis line for families and survivors of sexual abuse, domestic abuse or any other violent crime. A specially trained advocate will answer the crisis line and assist in any matter pertaining to sexual abuse, domestic abuse, or any other violent crime by listening and providing information, support and referrals. The crisis line is staffed 24 hours a day year-round.

Provides emotional support, individual counseling, support groups and therapy. Offers support and information for significant others, legal advocacy, medical advocacy, children’s individual and group counseling, sheltering and housing services, along with general advocacy to help all community systems enhance their response to domestic abuse, sexual abuse or any other violent crime victims.

Assists eligible customers with such items as daycare cost, transportation and work supplies that enable them to obtain and maintain employment.

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

Addresses the nutritional, social, emotional, and spiritual needs of older adults. Socialization, meals, classes, and outings are a few of the services offered to seniors in our community.

Breakfast and lunch served Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Offers behavioral health services for adults, including: individual, marital, family, and group therapy, psychiatric evaluation, anger management, and case management.