DISABILITY ACCESS POINT (DAP) | MENTAL HEALTH AND DISABILITY SERVICES OF EAST CENTRAL REGION
Offers a Disability Access Point, or "DAP", which help people with disabilities, their families, and their caregivers find the services and support they need-both short-term and long-term. DAPs help by giving information, making plans, making referrals and checking in to make sure people are getting the right support to live healthy, independent lives.
Can help with the following services:
- Information and Assistance - based on presented and identified needs, provides information about programs and services, and helps to connect individuals to service providers in their communities.
- Options Counseling - provides guidance to individuals so that they may make informed choices about supports and services, typically over a period of 90 days or less. This includes benefits screening and application assistance for programs and services and follow-ups to make sure supports and decisions are assisting the individual.
- Financial Assistance - provides gap funding and service coordination for programs and services that support individuals and their caregivers so that individuals may live in the home and community of their choice. Help with short-term services and long term services are also provided.
Short-term supports (time-limited) include adaptive and assistive equipment, home and vehicle modifications, peer and parent support services, rent assistance, transportation assistance, and other basic needs (not covered by insurance).
Long-term services and supports includes adult day programs, consumer-directed attendant care (CDAC) (non-skilled and skilled), day habilitation, employment like job skills training, prevocational services, and supported employment, intensive residential services (IRSH), personal response systems, respite services like in-home, in-facility, and day camps, supported community living (SCL) and home-based habilitation (hourly), and residential living settings.
Categories
Physical Address
1240 26th Avenue Court Sw, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
Hours
Mon 8 am - 4 pm; Tue 8 am - 4 pm; Wed 8 am - 4 pm; Thu 8 am - 4 pm; Fri 8 am - 4 pm;
Voice
Website
https://www.ecriowa.org
Application process
Call for services and information
Fee
None
Required documents
None
Eligibility
Open to individuals of all ages with disabilities and their caregivers, family, friends, and service providers
Languages
English
Service area
Jones County, Iowa
Black Hawk County, Iowa
Johnson County, Iowa
Buchanan County, Iowa
Jackson County, Iowa
Des Moines County, Iowa
Scott County, Iowa
Delaware County, Iowa
Clinton County, Iowa
Muscatine County, Iowa
Linn County, Iowa
Cedar County, Iowa
Louisa County, Iowa
Dubuque County, Iowa
Agency info
MENTAL HEALTH AND DISABILITY SERVICES OF EAST CENTRAL REGION
Provides resource and referral, service coordination, and funding for eligible individuals with a mental health or developmental disability diagnosis.