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Service agencies
to area residents. (Addresses are in Dixon, unless otherwise noted)
Alzheimer’s Association-Rock
River Branch — 93 S. Hennepin Ave.; alz.org; 815-285-1100
American Cancer Society Rockford
(Northern) Regional Office — 4312 E. State St., Rockford; 815-229-1287
American Red Cross of Northwest
Illinois — 727 N. Church St., Rockford; redcross.org/local/illinois/chicago-andnorthern-illinois/about-us/locations/ northwest-illinois.html; 815-963-8471
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the
Sauk Valley — 506 W. Fourth St., Ste. 27, Sterling; bbbs-mv.org and on Facebook; 815-716-8987
Court Appointed Special Advo-
cates for Children (CASA) — 101 W. First Street (third floor) http://casa15thdistrict.org/; 815-288-1901
Dixon Community Food Pantry —
2001 W. Fourth St.; on Facebook; 815288-4848
Dixon Habitat for Humanity — P.O. Box 11; habitat.org/us-il/dixon/dixonhfh-il; 815-288-4957
Dixon Chamber of Commerce
& Main Street — 87 S. Hennepin Ave.; discoverdixon.com or Facebook (“Discover Dixon”); 815-284-3361
Dixon Park District — 804 Palmyra St.; dixonparkdistrict.com and Facebook; 815-284-3306
Dixon Welcome Center — 87 S. Hennepin Ave.; discoverdixon.com; 815284-3361
Dixon Rotary Club — P.O. Box 83; 815-973-1094; https://rotary6420.org/ clubinfo/dixon and Facebook
Granny Rose Animal Shelter — 613 River Lane; grannyrose.org, petfinder. com and Facebook; 815-288-7387
Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Cen-
ter — 1637 Plock Drive; homeofhopeonline.org and Facebook; 815-288-4673
Illinois State National Guard;
National Guard Armory — 412 W. Everett St.; www.il.ngb.army.mil; 309-5674980
Kreider Services — 500 Anchor Road; kreiderservices.org and Facebook; 815-288-6691; direct care programs to persons with developmental disabilities
Lee County Council on Aging —
Lee County Health Department —
309 S. Galena Ave.; lchd.com and Facebook (find “Lee County Il Health Department”); 815-284-3371
Lee County Housing Authority —
1000 Washington Ave.; 815-284-2759
Lee County Industrial Development
— 101 W. Second St., Suite 301; dixongov. com/ and Facebook; 815-288-2154
Lee County Soil and Water Conser-
vation District — 319 S. Mason Ave., Amboy; leecountyil.com; 815-857-3623 ext. 110
Lee County Special Education —
Lee-Ogle Transportation System
— 210 E. Progress Drive; lotsil.org and Facebook; 815-288-2117; provides curbto-curb service for all ages. All vehicles equipped with lifts for disabled persons.
Leydig Memorial Center — 1107 Warp Road; 815-284-7772
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois
— 1245-A N. Galena Ave.; lssi.org and Facebook; 815-626-7333
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Meals on Wheels — 403 E. First St.; 815-284-0333
Northwestern Illinois Center for Inde-
pendent Living; 412 Locust St., Sterling; nicil.org; 815-625-7860
Northwestern Illinois Special Olym-
pics — 904 Myrtle Ave.; 815-288-2939; soill.org/regiona/
PADS Homeless Shelter — P.O. Box 593; 815-288-6818; on Facebook
Prairie State Legal Services — 1600 Fourth Ave., Ste. 200, Rock Island pslegal. org; 309-794-1328
Rock River Hospice & Home — 2706 Ave. E, Sterling; hospicerockriver.org and Facebook; 815-625-3858
Sinnissippi Centers — 325 state Route 2; sinnissippi.com and Facebook (find “Sinnissippi Foundation”); 815-284-6611; 24-hour crisis hotline, 800-242-7642; mental health and addiction services
Small Business Development Center
— 173 state Route 2; sauksbdc.com/; 815-835-6244
Tri-County Opportunities Council —
405 Emmons Ave., Rock Falls; tcochelps. org; 815-323-5434
United Way of Lee County — 98 S. Galena Ave.; unitedwayofleecounty.org and Facebook;815-284-3339
University of Illinois Extension Lee
County — 280 W. Wasson Road, Amboy; https://extension.illinois.edu/ clw/4-h-lee-county; 815-857-3525
VFW Post 540 — 1560 Franklin Grove Road; 815-288-5165; on Facebook
VITAL Adult Literacy Program — 173 state Route 2; svcc.edu/community/adulteducation/vital; 815-835-6310
Volunteer Care Center — 101 W. Second St.; 815-284-9555
White Oaks Women’s Clinic — 1503 First Ave., Suite C, Rock Falls; myfutureapproved.com/white-oak-clinic/; 815-345-2570
Dixon Family YMCA — 110 N. Galena Ave.; dixonymca.org and on Facebook; 815288-9622
Susan Gomez
NMLS #1027602 Amboy David Lloyd
NMLS #1609858 Franklin Grove Sarah Wiersema
NMLS #2041883 Amboy Todd Muur
NMLS #591637 Dixon North Chas Cross
NMLS #1846547 Monroe Center
The First National Bank in Amboy
Amboy • Dixon • Franklin Grove • Monroe Center 220 East Main Street, Amboy, Illinois 61310 (815) 857-3625 | www.fnbamboy.com