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Provides a summer day camp for youth. Lunch and snack are provided.

Camp activities include:

- Theme weeks.

- Character-based leadership skills.

- Swimming.

- Sports.

- Arts and crafts.

- Games.

Provides rental/mortgage assistance, utility assistance, approved case management, and approved supportive services directly related to the prevention of homelessness to eligible individuals and families located in Kendall County who are in danger of eviction, foreclosure, or homelessness or are currently homeless.

Eligible individuals in Grundy County can contact We Care of Grundy County at (815) 942-6389

Offers bus driver training. Providing two types of Bus Driver courses. An 8-hour initial training is required for all new school bus drivers prior to getting a bus permit and 2-hour refresher workshop is required in the 12-month period prior to renew a school bus permit.

Offers a member-directed group of retirement-age people who seek new learning experiences. Members, regardless of their education, continue to learn in an informal, flexible, and non-competitive environment with individual participation. Rekindling old interests and pursue new ones at a reasonable cost without being concerned about credits, grades, exams, or prerequisites. Information about upcoming courses can be found on the website.

Provides delivery of hot meals to home-bound seniors. Additional frozen meals available to be used for dinner and on weekends.

Provides a paid job training program for young adults with disabilities who have exited school.

- Job training program for young adults with disabilities who have exited school and are unemployed.

- Provides classroom instruction, assisting participants with job readiness and employability skills.

- Participants simultaneously participate in paid work experiences within the community.

General medical care for all. Services include:

- Audiology.

- Family medicine.

- ENT.

- Gastroenterology.

- Internal medicine.

- Pediatrics.

Offers a range of wellness and recreation programs to the community. Facilities include:

- Fitness center.

- Swimming pool.

- Gymnasium.

- Gymnastics gym.

- Exercise rooms.

- Child care center.

- Outdoor pavilion.

- Playing fields.

Programs include:

- Classes in swimming, dance, gymnastics, exercise, aquatics, music, art, martial arts, and sports.

- Sports leagues for children and adults.

Offers a combination of weekly support groups and parenting classes designed to strengthen the role of fathers and male caregivers, promote positive parenting, and prevent child abuse and neglect.

The 12-week support group series covers topics such as identity and purpose, self-care, and overcoming personal barriers, with options for in-person or virtual participation.

Parenting classes consist of an 8-session series focused on self-worth, child development, effective discipline, and creating safe, nurturing home environments.

All participants complete a comprehensive intake, and program staff provide referrals to community resources and case management as needed. Upon successful completion, participants in both services receive a certificate of completion.

Provides support to individuals, family members, and/or significant others in making informed care choices based on the individual's needs, preferences, values, and circumstances. Services may include offering information and guidance about Medicaid eligibility, application processes, managed care options, covered benefits (including long-term care and home and community-based services), co-payment procedures, Medicaid spend-down requirements, and the connections between Medicaid and Medicare. Assistance may also include addressing questions about Medicaid services for individuals with disabilities, enrollment support, and referrals to Medicaid-approved providers.

Administers the Sharing Program which can provide assistance with Nicor gas bills, when funds are available.

Public library services. including computer access, wireless access, copying/faxing/scanning, public meeting spaces, wi-fi hotspot lending, as well as Explore More Illinois cultural pass program.  

Services for patients who struggle with:

-- Depression

-- Anxiety

-- Stress

-- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

-- Behavior problems

-- Bipolar disorder

-- Family/parenting issues

-- Obsessive compulsive disorder

-- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

-- Schizophrenia and other related disorders

-- Seasonal Affective Disorder

-- Sexual assault

-- Suicide prevention, and more.

Services Offered:

-- Counseling

-- Specialized Intensive and Rehabilitative Services

-- Telehealth Counseling/Online Counseling

-- Treatment for a wide variety of mental health disorders

Weekly drive-thru meal.

Provides police services responsible for emergency assessment and response.

Head Start is a federally-funded program that serves children from ages three to five and pregnant women, offering a school readiness program in addition to comprehensive services to children and their families who meet income guidelines.

LIHEAP (low income home energy assistance program) provides assistance with a utility bill. Applications are accepted November 1 – April 30; for elderly or disabled individuals applications are accepted starting October 1. Income must fall within 200% of poverty guideline. Call for an appointment. A letter has been sent to those who may be eligible for early application in August or September.

**This program is not designed to pay a household's total energy costs. The program will provide supplemental assistance based on several factors. This is a one-time payment to your energy provider.

Counseling Services for Children/Parents/Families in Child Welfare:  Counselors utilize a trauma-informed and strengths-based approach to assist people to recover from past traumas and their well-being is enhanced. Assists families in the identifications and solutions so that their strengths are maximized and connections to other support systems are available to them.

Community Counseling offers in-person or telehealth community counseling, which can assist with:

-- Reactions to trauma.

-- Depression.

-- Anxiety.

-- Poor education success for children.

-- Children demonstrating unusual behavior.

-- Marriage conflict.

Behavioral health programs for youth provide care primarily for mental health disorders and co-occurring substance use disorders. Outpatient services include individual, group, and family therapy; psychiatric services and medication management; partial hospitalization programs (PHP); and community-based services in schools and courts.

Offers residential treatment and outpatient treatment.

Offers family therapy tailored to the unique needs of clients and their loved ones.