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Offers resources and services designed to meet the learning needs of the community. Also provides programs that introduce and encourage reading. Resources include:

• Public computer and internet access
• Voter registration services
• Test proctoring
• Book delivery for individuals unable to visit the library
• Community visits to schools, retirement homes, and assisted living facilities

Provides outpatient mental health services to youth and their families. Treatment Services include: Trauma-informed therapy for individuals, families, and groups, Crisis intervention, Substance abuse counseling, Case management, Psychiatric/medication services. Service Programs include: Screening Assessment and Support Services (SASS): A 90-day crisis intervention program, psychiatric evaluations and ongoing medication management; and case management. Treatment lasts about 3 to 6 months; Mental Health Juvenile Justice Program (MHJJ): Serves youth ages 8 to 18 years old; AND have had contact with the juvenile justice system within the last 90 days; OR are at risk of juvenile justice involvement; An MHJJ liaison that works with children and their families for six months and connects them to treatment resources; Intensive Placement Stabilization (IPS): serves youth who are in DCFS Youth in Care; AND are at risk of losing their current foster home placements; OR have just transitioned between placements; The Family Support Program (FSP): Serves children under 18 who need more intensive community-based therapeutic services or residential treatment services.

Mobile outreach truck that provides services for people struggling with drug addiction. Services include:

• Safe Use Supplies - distributes naloxone, safe injection, smoking kits, and snorting kits
• Needle Exchange - allows individuals to exchange used needles for sterile ones
• Peer Support - Peer Recovery Specialists always travel as part of the outreach team
• Treatment Navigation - connects individuals with resources for jobs, housing, legal assistance, social service registration, etc. Provides transportation to appointments when available.
• Snacks and personal care items
• Printed resources - informational materials with recovery resources

Provides an online tool to find recovery services for drug use disorders. Also provides drug education videos with tips and statistics.

Provides assistance with food, utilities, rent, medical expenses, and other immediate needs. Meets the client in their home and conducts a needs assessment. Provides referrals for community resources to support long-term sufficiency. NOTE: Saint Vincent de Paul provides general assistance services throughout Lake County. Individuals who do not meet residency requirements for this location will be referred to their nearest site.

Provides free, bilingual wellness services for the community. Aims to support individuals who are uninsured or cannot afford care. Offers the following services: Case management (connects individuals to housing, employment, medical care, etc.) Individual, couple, and family therapy Support groups Health and wellness presentations (in Spanish only) Zumba classes Monthly wellness events and activities

Offers after school program for Robert Abbott Middle School students. Provides age-appropriate after school and summer activities for Lake County youth ages 5-18 years. Programming includes a snack, hot dinner, and homework help. Also offers the following:

• Health/athletic activities
• Outdoor activities
• Cultural arts
• Leadership development activities
• Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) activities
• Career exploration
• Character development

Provides a full range of mental health services to youth and adults. Services include:

• Individual and group counseling
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (treats anger management, obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, etc.)
• LGBTQIA+ Therapy
• Mental Health Evaluations
• Referrals for ongoing psychiatric care treatment and support services.

Offers independent living skills training for individuals with disabilities. Offers the following courses:

• Assistive technology training
• Braille training
• Independent living skills training
• Personal assistant services: teaches individuals how to hire and manage in-home care assistants
• Adult employment readiness - 12-week course offering job skills assessment, resume writing, financial literacy, and assistance finding work
• Youth employment readiness: 18-week course offering job skills development
• Older blind services - geared towards seniors with vision loss who are already trained in adaptive devices

Also offers information and referral services, benefits counseling, and application assistance.

Provides career assessment and job assistance for active military and their family members.

A designated location that provides relief from the cold and heat for at-risk citizens. Center does not offer provisions or care, they are for relief from the extreme weather conditions only.

Administrative office which operates and oversees the following schools: Middle North Middle South Aspen Elementary Elementary South Elementary North Dual/Townline Hawthorn School For Young Learners Lincoln Early Learning Center

Offers one-time financial aid to help township residents prevent eviction or utility disconnection.

Provides older adults or individuals with disabilities with a discount to reduce their mobile home tax. Offers 20% off their mobile home tax.

Hears all criminal and civil cases, including:

• Felonies and misdemeanors
• Traffic tickets
• Family law
• Probations
• Juvenile cases
• Appeals of small claims

Provides drug users a fast-track to addiction treatment services. Allows individuals to call or walk-in to Lake County Sheriff's Offices to request help. Individuals may surrender any drugs or paraphernalia without risk of criminal charges. A deputy will immediately coordinate phone screening with the Lake County Health Department. Based on the evaluation, individual will begin outpatient or inpatient treatment. Provides a police escort for any individuals who cannot transport themselves.

Offers free Thanksgiving dinner for individuals in need. Participants must register by November 14, 2025 to attend.

Helps with the adoption process for those needing an emotional support animal (ESA). Offers financial assistance for adoption fees, training, and care costs. Also helps individuals get an ESA letter from a licensed therapist.

Offers health screenings and treatment for minor conditions. Patients meet with a clinician over video while the in-person care team assists with the exam. Provides care for the following:

• Illness or injury
• Blood pressure screening
• Birth control and pregnancy testing
• Anxiety and depression screening
• STI services
• Asthma prevention
• Skin conditions

Offers computer training for adults to build skills for work or school. Teaches basics of the internet and Microsoft, as well as finances and job readiness. Also offers drop-in lab for help with resumes, job applications, and more. Classes offered in both English and Spanish. Participants have an opportunity to win a refurbished laptop after completing course.

Provides placement for children with specialized needs in foster care. "Specialized" refers to children with medical, emotional, behavioral or mental health needs. Also refers to special groups such as adolescents and LGBTQ youth. Provides licensing for adults to foster or adopt children with specialized needs.

Health clinic offering free medical and behavioral health services for uninsured adults in Lake County. Patients are seen by an interprofessional student team and treated by a supervising healthcare provider. Offers the following services:

• Check ups
• Basic acute illness visits
• Vaccinations
• Chronic disease management
• Physical Therapy
• Podiatry (including diabetic issues)
• Behavioral health (including anger management, pain management, weight management, eating disorders, pain disorders, and couples therapy)

Also provides information for low-cost pharmacy formularies and discount drug programs.

Provides outpatient mental health services, including:

• Mental health check ups
• Individual, family or couples therapy
• In-home or in-school therapy for eligible youth
• Psychological Testing
• Anger Management Evaluations
• Anger Management Treatment

Provides text message alerts of estimated restoration times and other important outage information. To view current outages in the area, visit website. Also provides preparedness information for:

• ​​​Customers with special needs
• Commercial customers
• How t​​​o protect your food
• What to do during outages
• What to do after outages

Provides an online tool to help consumers block illegal and unwanted calls. Helps prevent telephone scam calls.