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Type of advice offered may vary based on funding.

Provides free legal advice, brief service, and representation to low-income people on areas such as: consumer law, family law, housing law, public benefits, disability benefits, employment/unemployment, public benefits, clearing a criminal history and educational rights.

After contacting one of the hotlines, cases may be referred to Legal Aid local offices for extended representation.

Private Attorney Involvement Program links clients to attorneys in their local area for free legal services in family law matters.

Taxpayer clinics educate low-income taxpayers about their tax rights and responsibilities and how to file for low-income tax credit.

Homeless Assistance Project (Douglas and Lancaster Counties) provides assistance with family law, child support modification, bankruptcy, license revocation, and disability claims.

Migrant Worker program provides civil legal services to migrant farm workers.

Housing counseling assists people who are homeless by making referrals and assessing their legal needs. Assists renters who are having problems getting things fixed, need help with landlord issues, or are facing eviction; work with HUD issues; assist home buyers or home owners with questions, etc.

Assists in the following areas, in addition to the programs already noted: Bankruptcy, Foreclosure, Landlord-Tenant, Utility Shutoffs, Public Benefits, Unemployment, Family Law (including Divorce, Custody/Visitation, Child Support, Domestic Abuse).

A comprehensive, team-based treatment program aimed at improving the mental health and quality of life for individuals who have experienced a first episode of a psychotic illness.

FIRST.IL Program Treatment Goals:

-- To reduce the symptoms of psychotic illnesses.

-- To improve individual and family functioning.

-- To reduce the chance of relapse.

-- To promote recovery and improve the long-term course of the illness.

-- To decrease the overall costs of treatment.

FIRST.IL treatment is a team-based approach that uses 5 modalities:

-- Psychiatric Care.

-- Individual Resiliency Training.

-- Supported Employment/Education.

-- Family Psychoeducation.

-- Case Management.

Provides hot meals delivered to homebound seniors on a daily basis.

Provides community housing and psychiatric rehabilitation services for adults with serious and persistent mental illness and children (age six and older) and adolescents with severe emotional disturbances. The organization offers:

- Group homes.

- Supervised and supported housing.

- Case management services for individuals who live more independently.

- Outpatient counseling.

Provides short-term assistance to relatives or close family supporters (fictive kin) who have been caring for a child/children informally. Relative caregivers receive assistance in obtaining guardianship of the child for whom they are providing care. Also helps resolve any crisis the family may be facing and prepares the relative caregivers to achieve permanency for the child as well as for them. Services aim to prevent children's entry into out-of-home care and help children achieve permanency.

Additionally, families are provided with financial assistance, if needed, to address needs such as clothing for the child(ren), additional needed furniture to accommodate the child(ren) such as mattresses, beds, and linen, and helping the child(ren) to be enrolled in school by acquiring birth certificates of child(ren). Also helps family identify appropriate additional benefits to which they may be entitled.

Services may include:

-- Assistance in obtaining guardianship.

-- Education on navigating the court system and proceedings.

-- Help obtaining a child-only grant, subsidized day care and other entitlements.

-- Guidance on enrolling children in local schools.

-- Assistance with financial and housing issues.

-- Cash and in-kind assistance to help meet the basic needs of the family.

-- Referral linkages to other needed community resources including legal services, and medical and mental health services.

Offers supported community living and respite services for persons with mental illness, developmental disabilities, or physical disabilities to assist them in living, learning, working, and socializing as independently as possible in their communities. Social opportunities, medical and social transportation, and in-home care (daily living skills) are provided.

Respite care both in and out of the home for adults and children is available with prior authorization.

Provides personal hygiene or care items such as soap, shampoo, toothbrushes and diapers when available. Can be used once per month.

Actively promotes the rights and interests of crime victims by providing them with a voice and advocacy as their case moves through the criminal justice system.

Offers law enforcement services to the Dubuque County area. Issues gun/firearm permits, runs requested background checks, and manages the county Jail.

Provides the communication center for the Iowa State Patrol.

Offers community services to both children and adults with autism. Services include: YOUTH COMMUNITY SERVICES offers programs for children with autism and works to meet their diverse needs. Uses an individualized treatment plan based on client's needs, teaches skills geared toward becoming independent and increasing access to life and home activities. Accept Medicaid waivers and private pay. ADULT COMMUNITY SERVICES program for adults with autism uses an individualized treatment plan based on the client's needs. Services can range from intensive 24-hour supervision to 1-2 hours of support per week. Accept Medicaid waivers, habilitation, state/county, and private pay.

Staff provide one-on-one counseling and information about Medicare and supplemental insurance options depending on individual circumstances. Will work with individuals to help them understand the entire scope of the process, from which services are covered to what financial responsibilities may be on the client. Staff can also act as advocates when disputes arise in billing and/or services.

In addition, because Medicare alone does not cover all healthcare costs, staff can inform individuals about what insurances are available to coordinate with Medicare.

Provides law enforcement services to the community.

Offers a program that helps you to save time and money through planning your meals and shopping strategies. Programming and materials may also be available online. 

Makes health and safety improvements to the homes of those who are income-qualified.

Provides programs that homeowners or renters can participate in, including a program to assist families with young children.

Lead Paint and Healthy Homes program makes homes lead safe while also making other improvements. (Homes built before 1978 pose a risk of lead paint.)

Provides Information and referrals about day and overnight camps throughout the state, including camps serving people with disabilities.

DFI Title XX Camping Service program- Provides matching funds to offer camp opportunities to Illinois youth from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Provides qualifying applicants (households) financial assistance in the form of vouchers for gasoline, clothing, work boots, and also makes monetary payments to third parties for the payment of rent bills to prevent evictions, utility bills to prevent shut-offs, and car repairs. Each household is limited in the amount of financial assistance it may receive in a calendar year.

Provides emergency assistance with rent, utilities, mortgage, medications, and other needs to those that are qualified.

Offers HAWK-I which provides the CHIP benefits (Children's Health Insurance Program) which offers health care insurance coverage for Iowa children in families with limited incomes. Depending on the size of the family Hawk-I is from free to no more than $40.00 per month; See website for income guidelines. TO APPLY call 1-800-257-8563 or visit www.hawk-i.org