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PARTER AGENCIES NOTES


Creative Childhood Center has openings for ages 2-4.

Alternatives for the Older Adult is in need of volunteers to provide direct service to our participants in the Money Management Program, or to help with office work, such as, filing or monitoring of participant accounts.

Gordon Behrents Senior Center continues to hold a monthly Alzheimer's Support Group.  This is held the third Wednesday of each month from 1-2 and is open to the community.

If any parent groups would like the prevention educator to speak at one of their meetings, or if any agency working with children needs to receive training on mandated reporting, please contact the Child's Advocacy Center at 309-344-8416. 

CASA Please contact them at 343-4299 for more information about becoming an advocate.


 
AGENCIES & PROGRAMS SERVED BY THE
UNITED WAY OF KNOX COUNTY

 

ALTERNATIVES FOR THE OLDER ADULTS

344-7388
 

• Money Management for Seniors

 
 

AMERICAN RED CROSS –- WESTERN IL CHAPTER

344-1611
 

• Disaster Services
• Health & Safety Services
• Service to Military Families
• Volunteer Services

 
 

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS

344-2252
 

• One-On-One Mentoring for At-Risk Youth

 
 

BRIDGEWAY

344-2323
 

• Creative Childhood

 
 

CAMP KIDZ

(309) 734-3131
 

• Summer Camp for Youth with Disabilities

 
 

CSC LITERACY COALITION

344-1631
 

• Intergenerational Literacy Support

 
 

CARVER COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY

342-0158
 

• Summer Feeding Program
• Tutoring
• Physical & Social Recreation Program

 
 

CASA OF KNOX COUNTY

343-4299
 

• Court Appointed Special Advocates

 
 

THE CENTER FOR YOUTH AND FAMILY SOLUTIONS

342-1136
 

• Family Counseling

 
     FISH 343-7807
 

• Emergency Food Assistance

 
 

GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN IOWA
AND WESTERN ILLINOIS

(800) 798-0833
 

• Scouting

 
 

GORDON BEHRENTS SENIOR CENTER/KCCDD

344-2520
 

• Adult Day Services

 
 

INITIATIVE FOR GIRLS

343-6162
 

• Health, Safety, Leadership Development & Peer Education for Girls Ages 11-17

 
 

KNOX COUNTY AREA PROJECT

343-4127
 

• Water Safety

 
 

KNOX COUNTY CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER

343-8416

               • Serves the needs of child victims
 
 

KNOX COUNTY TEEN COURT

345-3800
 

• Educates First-time Juvenile Offenders

 
 

KNOX COUNTY YMCA

344-1324
               • Before & After School Programs
           • Future Generation of Leaders Program
 
 

LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES

343-7681
 

• Single Parent Program

 
 

PRAIRIE STATE LEGAL SERVICES

343-2141
 

• Legal Assistance for Low Income Families & Seniors

 
 

RADIO INFORMATION SERVICES

(309) 298-2403
 

• Provides Audio Programming for Visually Impaired

 
 

SAFE HARBOR FAMILY CRISIS CENTER

343-7233
 

• Services to Prevent and Break the Cycle of Violence

 
 

VNA COMMUNITY SERVICES

342-1152
 

• County-wide Transportation for Seniors

 
 

WARREN ACHIEVEMENT CENTER

(309) 734-7902
 

• Early Intervention for Age 0-3

 
 

YMCA KID CARE STATION

 342-4315
 

  • Daycare Services

 
     
 

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