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RX Outreach is a fully-licensed nonprofit mail order pharmacy. Rx Outreach offers more than 1,100 medication strengths that cover most chronic diseases at reduced price or free.

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

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

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.

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

Wildlife Prairie Park is a zoological park with over 50 different species of animals that are native to Illinois.

Woodford County Heartline can provide assistance with water service payments in certain situations.

The Emergency Management Agency was created to combine all Emergency Preparedness Programs including Civil Defense. By state law the Emergency Management Agency is a required County Department. The purpose of Emergency Management Agency is to mitigate potential hazards, plan for, coordinate, respond to and aid in recovery from all disaster situations whether natural or man-made. Woodford County Emergency Management Agency (WEMA) provides disaster response coordination for all unincorporated areas of Woodford County and coordinates between the State of Illinois and any incorporated area of the county during disaster events.

Mercy Medical Angels provides free, non-emergency transportation assistance for patients who must travel long distances for medically necessary care. Transportation may be provided by volunteer pilots, commercial flights, or ground transportation, depending on availability. Services are not immediate and require advance application and eligibility screening. Assistance is not guaranteed and is subject to volunteer and funding availability. Appropriate for individuals traveling to specialized medical appointments when local or insurance-based transportation options are unavailable. Use only after local transportation options (Medicaid, public transit, local nonprofits, hospital programs) have been explored.

Carle Health Methodist Hospital offers acute inpatient mental health care for adults, adolescents, and children.

Western Illinois Area Agency on Aging offers Medicare information and enrollment assistance.

Almost Home Kids at OSF HealthCare Children's Hospital of Illinois provides care to children under 22 who are most often dependent on medical technology, such as ventilators, feeding tubes, or central lines. Respite care offers families a period of rest from one to 14 days. In addition, transitional care is offered for children with medical complexities who are medically stable and ready to leave the hospital, but whose families need some extra time to make preparations for their child's return home.

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

Mended Hearts Therapeutic Center provides, promotes, and supports equine-specialized interventions in the areas of therapy and education. In addition to therapeutic approaches involving horses, Mended Hearts offers canine-assisted therapy and traditional talk therapies.

Carle Health - Trillium Place Brighter Days Ahead is a peer support drop in-center for people recovering from mental health and/or substance disorders. For information on other Trillium Place mental health and substance use disorder services and programs, call the Trillium Place Access Center. 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.

PCCEO Head Start offers seven early childhood learning centers.

OSF Saint Francis - Behavioral & Mental Health offers comprehensive outpatient and more limited inpatient behavioral & psychiatric services for adults. For comprehensive behavioral health service linkage (including outside of the OSF network), please also check with OSF Behavioral Health Navigators (309-308-8150). The service is free.

Medicaid is a state-administered health insurance program for low-income families and children, pregnant women, the elderly, people with disabilities, and other adults. It can help cover various dental costs. For a list of covered services, please contact DentaQuest at 1-888-286-2447.

The Woodford County Veterans Assistance Commission (VAC) is operated by and for U.S. veterans. VAC officers work with veterans and dependents to determine their entitled benefits and file claims with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. VAC officers guide applicants through the entire process and fight to ensure a fair review of all claims. The Veterans Assistance Commission's programs are considered emergency and interim financial assistance programs and should not be considered as an ongoing financial supportive program. All assistance provided by the VAC is predicated on an established standard of need as set forth by the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS). It is not the intent of either the Commission or the County to provide assistance either less than or in excess of the levels of assistance adopted by IDHS.

The mission of the Girls Light Our Way (GLOW) organization is to improve the lives of girls in the areas of health, self-efficacy, and financial literacy.

PCCEO Head Start offers seven early childhood learning centers.

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

In Illinois, child support services are administered by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services- Division of Child Support Services (DCSS). DCSS helps custodial parents: -Locate the parent who does not live with the child(ren) (referred to as the noncustodial parent or NCP); -Legally establish paternity (the child's father) if the parents are not married; -Get an order for child support and/or health insurance; -Collect payments on an already established child support order; -Change the amount of a child support order (also known as a modification); and -Collect past-due child support payments.

The Arc of Illinois Family-to-Family Health Information Center works with families and professionals to assist with questions and concerns related to the health of children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) and disabilities under the age of 22. The Information Center can answer questions regarding Medicaid, SSI, insurance, Medicaid waivers, disability programs, special education, and anything else related to a child’s health or disability.

Radnor Township Office offers limited assistance for township residents who qualify. Radnor Township primarily covers Dunlap and the western portion of Alta.