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Provides property assessment, property value information, Homestead, Veteran and Family Farm Credit sign up.

Provides assistance to adults with serious mental health conditions who are Medicaid beneficiaries in coordinating and managing their health and mental health care services. The program provides support and assistance for clients in identifying goals and working with the healthcare team to ensure that the needs of the client are met. Services include coordinating the client's primary and specialty care providers, coordinating the care provided in the hospital, clinic, and the community, and access to a Peer Support Specialist who have experienced living with mental illness.

Community action agency.

Provides informational and educational programming targeted toward a consumer or a group of consumers with the intent to develop or increase the skills, knowledge and/or abilities required to live, work and play in the community.

Programs offered include self-advocacy and awareness, life skills training, braille training, TTY training, personal assistant information, interpreter referrals and equipment demonstration and loan.

County level services provide direct emergency economic aid for vital necessities to veterans, their widow, and dependents, according to their needs. Personal visits for assistance and claims to housebound veterans or dependents. Must have an honorable or under honorable conditions discharge from active duty or wartime service. Must be a resident in Nebraska for the past one year.

State level services do not require wartime service. Assist in completing applications for the Nebraska Veterans Aid Fund; fee exempt fishing and hunting permits; applications to the Nebraska Veterans Homes; waivers of tuition.

Federal level services provide and/or complete Veteran Administration forms for claims relating but not limited to service connected compensation, disability pension, widow's pension, burial allowance, grave markers/headstones, educational benefits, home loans, insurance, indebtedness, and character of service upgrades.

Information and referral.

Client assistance grants provides limited financial assistance for adaptive equipment, removing barriers in the home, and provides scholarships for special programs.

Tech Tools, a developmental technology library, provides adapted toys and devices to people of all ages with individual and physical disabilities at no cost to families and professionals. Libraries are located in Omaha, Gretna, Lincoln, Norfolk, Grand Island, Fremont, and Kearney.

Family Focus is a series of events throughout the year designed for the entire family unit bringing families facing similar challenges together and providing the opportunity to draw strength and knowledge as well as relax and socialize.

Offers library services.

Crisis intervention for run-away, locked-out, homeless, and ungovernable youth. Ensures youth get emergency psychiatric or substance abuse treatment if needed, follow-up care plan for youths reunited with family, and short-term or long-term placements if reunification is not immediately possible.

Employment services including job matching and referral, job search and job placement assistance, career guidance and assessment, employer services, labor market information, apprenticeships, veteran services, resume design, interview skills development, and a variety of other programs and services.

Computers with internet available.

Many services also apply to out-of-school individuals ages 14-24 with employment barriers, including:

-- Paid work experience, summer employment, and on-the-job training opportunities

-- Tuition assistance

-- On site tutoring

-- Support services to assist with application fees, enrollment fees, work attire, school or work supplies, etc.

Food boxes are available once a month to families in need. Depending on availability, a food box may consist of meats, canned goods, baking products and toiletry items.

Provides police and dispatch services responsible for emergency assessment and response.

Provides in-home services in multiple languages.

Services include:

- Appointment Management.- Grocery Shopping.

- Laundry.

• Health Management.

• House Cleaning.

• Meal Planning and Preparation.

• Personal Care.

• Errand running assistance.

  - Senior Ride Program

Provides a wide range of primary healthcare services for adults, including treatment for common illnesses, management of chronic conditions, preventive care, physical exams, and routine health screenings.

Commodities are delivered every other month (January, March, May, July, September, and November) at these three locations.

​Asian Senior Center - Second Wednesday every other month at 11 am (January, March, May, July, September and November). To register, call the Center for People in Need (3901 North 27th Street, Lincoln, NE 68521) at (402) 476-4357.

Northeast Senior Center - Every other month (January, March, May, July, September and November). To register call the Food Bank of Lincoln at (402) 466-8170, ext. 2001.

Victory Park Senior Center - Every other month (January, March, May, July, September and November). To register call the Food Bank of Lincoln at (402) 466-8170, ext. 2001.

Public health services.

Provides a package of 60-70 diapers once per month per child under age three. Diapers may only be picked up by the child's parent/legal guardian (ID required). Document verification of child's age is also required. Diapers are distributed during normal food pantry hours.