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The LGBT National Youth Talkline provides a confidential safe space where youth can speak about sexual orientation or gender identity/expression issues. This includes coming out issues, relationship concerns, bullying, school issues, HIV/AIDS anxiety, safer sex information, and much more.

The Spring Bay Township Office offers limited community assistance for qualifying township residents.

First United Methodist Church of East Peoria offers a weekly food pantry for residents of the 61611 zip code.

In addition to providing fire services, the lobby of the Canton Fire Department can be used as a warming or cooling center as announced during extreme temperatures. The Fire Department can also provide smoke detectors, as available, to eligible residents.

Spoon River Pregnancy Center is a pregnancy resource center, offering various forms of assistance. Please note that Spoon River Pregnancy Center does not provide or refer for abortion services.

Peoria City/County Health Department offers sexually transmitted disease screening.

Prairieland Service Coordination Inc. provides screening and coordination services for individuals with developmental disabilities. These efforts can lead to funding through the Medicaid Waiver for services, as well as residential placement.

Dream Center Peoria offers free household goods for those in need through its HOPE Store.

The Fulton County Health Department administers the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for the county. LIHEAP provides energy assistance for eligible low income families in which a benefit is paid directly to the utility companies on behalf of eligible households, or directly to renters if the utility costs are included in their rent. The benefit amount will be credited to the households primary winter heating source (gas vs. electric). The program can also occasionally assist with emergency furnace repair/replacement. ================================= 2025-26 LIHEAP LIHEAP runs October 1, 2025 to August 15, 2026, or until funding is exhausted.

Woodford County Heartline exists to provide financial aid and essential basics for residents of Woodford County who find themselves in a short-term crisis.

The Henry Township Office offers limited community assistance/general relief to residents of Henry Township. To confirm that you are in Henry Township, please view the following map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Henry+Township,+IL

The Valley Township Office administers limited community assistance/general relief for qualifying township residents. General relief is considered a form of assistance of "last resort" and is often very limited when compared to other public assistance programs. IMPORTANT: Valley Township covers Speer, IL and some rural Stark County territory to the west and northwest. In addition to the Speer zip code of 61479, the township covers some of the Wyoming zip code of 61491, but does NOT include the city of Wyoming itself. PLEASE CONFIRM your township using the map link below. To confirm that you are in Valley Township, please view the following map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Valley+Township,+IL

Interim Healthcare provides a variety of home care services through a team of certified nursing assistants, in-home aides, personal care aides, and registered nurses and companions.

The Illinois Department of Human Services is one of the state's largest agencies, offering the SNAP/Link, Medicaid, TANF, and AABD (Aid to the Aged, Blind, or Disabled) programs, among others.

The Heartland Health Services Mobile Health Center offers psychiatric and substance use services in Peoria and Pekin. For psychiatric services, the mobile center focuses on psychiatric medication management, but can refer into the main Heartland Health Services provider network for mental health counseling. For substance use services, the center includes both a counseling component and the option of medication assisted recovery. Details will be forthcoming on upcoming events where the center will be stationed.

Senior Outreach Services included limited in-home case management and guidance for seniors.

NeedyMeds is a national non-profit that tracks programs that help people pay for medications and health care, including limited transportation, and assists those in need in applying to those programs.

Henry & Stark County Health Department offers radon testing.

The Carol House of Hope is the Center for Prevention of Abuse's Pekin shelter.

Metamora Mennonite Church’s Open Arms Food Pantry offers a food pantry to anyone in need in its service area.

Peoria Police Department offers medication disposal.

Career Link works to connect individuals with employment opportunities through training and additional services.

The MECA Center of Peoria and Product of the Project offer the Community Food Pantry on Tuesdays from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., providing a wide selection of fresh and non-perishable food items.

The Fondulac District Library serves East Peoria and provides current, accurate, high demand, and high interest materials primarily to district residents by acquiring, organizing, and disseminating books, non-print materials, and services that help educate, enrich, entertain, and inform.

The mission of Fulton County Rural Transit (FCRT) is to provide safe, affordable and cost-effective public transportation to the citizens of Fulton County, with an emphasis on services to the economically disadvantaged, seniors and the disabled.