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Tri-County Opportunities Council is a community action agency serving Bureau, Carroll, LaSalle, Lee, Marshall, Ogle, Putnam, Stark, and Whiteside counties. ============================================== 2025-26 LIHEAP Utility Assistance Details Please call after September 16, 2025 to schedule for October onward. Marshall County LIHEAP Office: 309-246-2200 Stark County LIHEAP Office: 309-286-0001 Putnam County, please use main office line for LIHEAP: 815-625-7830 October Appointments - priority scheduling for: -Seniors (60 & over) -Disabled individuals -Families with children 5 & under -Households disconnected or under imminent threat of disconnection November-Open enrollment for all households. In addition to LIHEAP, Tri-Counties Opportunities Council offers the "Neighbor to Neighbor" program for possible utility assistance.

The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program is for families with children and pregnant women who need temporary cash assistance. Those receiving TANF also receive medical assistance. Most TANF families also receive SNAP benefits to buy food.

JOLT Harm Reduction provides a variety of free services, including -Naloxone/Narcan and Overdose Prevention Kits and Training -Drug Checking (analysis of drugs to verify composition for more informed consumption and to avoid highly dangerous substances/adulterants) -Peer Recovery Navigation (exploring recovery options and offering support through the process) -Sexual Health & Testing (free and confidential testing for HIV/AIDS, Hep. C, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Syphillis. Free condoms, lubrication, and PrEP/PeP) -Harm Reduction (Free and sterile syringes, safe using supplies, alcohol pads, sterile water, tourniquets, sharps containers, and wound care) -Street Outreach (outreach to people who are living unsheltered, people who use drugs, and people who perform sex work) -Sex Worker Outreach (RUG, the Red Umbrella Group, is a mutual aid, peer support, online community for people involved in sex work. The group is invite only to protect those who participate) -Peer Support Groups for people struggling with any kind of substance use (not just opioids) and the Trans Community -Sharps Disposal

The TCRC Sight Center in Morton, Illinois provides innovative services for the blind and visually impaired. The Center helps patients remain independent and self-sufficient through low vision optometric assessments, mobility services, specialized computer technology, community rehabilitation, optical aids and devices, and other support services.

Illinois Joining Forces seeks to help veterans, service members, and their families obtain the assistance and resources they are looking for in the State of Illinois. The range of services that IJF can connect veterans, service members, and their families to includes: *Material Needs (Benefits & Emergency Assistance, Financial Literacy, and Legal Support) *Housing and Homelessness (Emergency and Long-term) *Careers (Employment and Education) *Health and Wellness (Healthcare and Behavioral Health) *Family and Survivors Support *Women Veteran Support *Veteran Programs (Sports, Recreation, and Volunteering)

Timber Township offers general relief/assistance to qualifying township residents. General relief/assistance is a small monthly stipend for rent, utilities, and vouchers for food/personal essentials. Please note that the Timber Township general relief is handled through the Canton Township Office.

For any questions regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19), please contact the IDPH hotline at 1-800-889-3931 or email: [email protected] *Call ahead to a healthcare professional if you develop a fever and symptoms of respiratory illness, such as cough or difficulty breathing, and have been in close contact with a person known to have COVID-19 or if you live in or have recently traveled to an area with ongoing spread. Tell your healthcare professional about your recent travel or contact. Your healthcare professional will work with your state’s public health department and CDC to determine if you need to be tested for COVID-19.*

Snyder Village offers a retirement community, as well as assisted living, nursing care, skilled therapy, rehabilitation, and home care.

Agape Counseling is committed to serving all human beings physically, spiritually, and psychologically through expert professional counseling services.

WIC offers breastfeeding support programs.

Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA) is a Twelve Step, Twelve Tradition program of men and women who grew up in alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional homes. Membership also includes adults from homes where alcohol or drugs were not present; however, abuse, neglect or unhealthy behavior was. Members meet to share their experience and recovery in an atmosphere of mutual respect, discovering the impacts of alcoholism and other family dysfunction. Meetings are held throughout the country, including in Peoria, IL.

Woodford County Heartline offers emergency food to those in need in Woodford County.

Homeowner Helpline offers mortgage delinquency and default counseling.

The Lewistown Food Pantry operates twice monthly out of the Lewistown United Methodist Church.

Trillium Place on Hamilton, an affiliate of Carle Health, provides walk-in substance use disorder and mental health disorder assessments Monday through Friday from 8am-2pm for residential, outpatient, and medication assisted treatment programs. Other services provided at this location include outpatient substance use disorder counseling, DUI evaluation services, and outpatient mental health counseling. Contact Trillium Place Access Center to learn more about Trillium Place services or visit TrilliumPlaceHealth.org for more information. Proudly affiliated with Carle Health, Trillium Place is a not for profit organization originally formed in April 2019 by joining UnityPoint Health Behavioral Health Services, the Human Service Center, and Tazwood Center for Wellness. With locations in Peoria, East Peoria, Pekin, Lincoln, and Eureka, Trillium Place provides a comprehensive range of mental health and substance use disorder services.

Graham Medical Group's Elmwood location offers a variety of health care services.

Mother's War On Violence is a 501c3 organization and a podcast hosted by Yolanda Wallace, an Urbana native who lives in Peoria, Illinois. Yolanda lost her son, Jon Buckley, to gun violence in 2006. Her organization and the accompanying podcast aim to help prevent community violence. The podcast is a co-production of WCBU Peoria Public Radio.

The Center for Youth and Family Solutions offers a community resource navigation program for seniors.

The Living Room Program at Trillium Place Crisis Center, an affiliate of Carle Health, provides 24/7 walk in mental health services for individuals experiencing a mental health or substance use disorder crisis. Services offered include support by certified recovery specialists, assistance with problem solving and goal settings, crisis intervention and safety planning, linkage to referrals, such as food, housing and healthcare services, and healthy refreshments. Proudly affiliated with Carle Health, Trillium Place is a not-for-profit organization originally formed in April 2019 by joining UnityPoint Health Behavioral Health Services, the Human Service Center, and Tazwood Center for Wellness. With locations in Peoria, East Peoria, Pekin, Lincoln, and Eureka, Trillium Place provides a comprehensive range of mental health and substance use disorder services.

The Pekin Outreach Initiative's Outreach Center offers a place for individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Pekin to access showers, laundry services, personal care items, and meals. In addition, the following organizations are on site routinely: -Goodwill (job finding assistance & clothing): Mondays, 10 a.m. to 12 Noon -Trillium (goal planning; as well as assistance or referrals for medical, dental, vision, substance use, Medicaid, housing, and Disability): Monday through Thursday each week, times vary

Easterseals Central Illinois assists children with developmental delays, disabilities, and other special needs through early intervention services, therapy, autism services, and more.

Autism Society of Central IL serves as a disability association.

The OSF Care-A-Van focuses on the under-served areas of Peoria, providing free healthcare services that include blood pressure screenings, doctor consultations, nurse visits, exercise consults, dietician consults, health education, insurance consults, linkage with a primary care doctor, discussion of general health concerns, and spiritual support. The program can be accessed without an appointment, on a first come, first serve basis. All services are free of charge.

Advanced Medical Transport (AMT) is the premier provider of emergency and scheduled ambulance services in Central, Western, and Eastern Illinois, as well as parts of Iowa. AMT is a private, not-for-profit organization operated for community benefit and governed by a Board of Directors.

The City of Peoria administers relief programs that once were under its township. Coverage area is primarily west of Western Avenue, north of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, and south of Nebraska Avenue (the City of West Peoria).