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Program services include rental assistance up to HUD Fair Market Rent allowance and case management. Can remain on program as long as eligibility requirements are met.

Homeless Case Manager Counties and Contact Information:

Lyn Carlen - Housing Coordinator 217-923-3113 ext. 274, cell 217-208-9175

Courtney Arnold - Cumberland and Edgar County Case Manager 217-921-5505 ext. 276; cell 217-549-1152

Alexa Nunez - Coles County Case Manager 217-961-0831 ext. 405, cell 217-549-1081

Honey Arnold - Coles and Douglas County Case Manager 217-961-0831 ext. 602, cell 217-549-2463

Greg Ridenhour - Coles County Case Manager 217-500-3120 ext. 585, cell 217-549-4122

Romana Rodriquez - Crawford, Lawrence, and Richland Counties Case Manager 618-395-5505 ext. 264, cell 217-508-8070

Offers emergency financial assistance once per year to anyone in need. Assistance may be given in the areas of rental assistance, disaster relief, gasoline, utility (water/sewage/trash only), and uniforms assistance.

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Rent Payment Assistance
Clothing Vouchers
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Disaster Related Cash Grants
Transportation Expense Assistance

Emergency Assistance may be available for adults with minor children. Limited to rental situations only. Emergency Assistance is available only once in a 24-month period.

Program services include rental assistance up to HUD Fair Market Rent allowance and case management. Can remain on program as long as eligibility requirements are met.

Homeless Case Manager Counties and Contact Information:

Lyn Carlen - Housing Coordinator 217-923-3113 ext. 274, cell 217-208-9175

Courtney Arnold - Cumberland and Edgar County Case Manager 217-921-5505 ext. 276; cell 217-549-1152

Alexa Nunez - Coles County Case Manager 217-961-0831 ext. 405, cell 217-549-1081

Honey Arnold - Coles and Douglas County Case Manager 217-961-0831 ext. 602, cell 217-549-2463

Greg Ridenhour - Coles County Case Manager 217-500-3120 ext. 585, cell 217-549-4122

Romana Rodriquez - Crawford, Lawrence, and Richland Counties Case Manager 618-395-5505 ext. 264, cell 217-508-8070

Provides eligible Jasper County residents with emergency financial assistance. A completed application and certain backup documents are required to determine eligibility. Will help one time with rent, utilities, medications, and burial costs.

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Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Prescription Medication Services
Transitional shelter for up to 24 months and assistance in finding permanent shelter. Rent assistance.

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Transitional Housing/Shelter
Rent Payment Assistance

Provides help with rent and rent deposit assistance. Can also help with financial counseling.

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Rent Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Provides contact information to Salvation Army in Charles City for rent assistance for individuals with an eviction. Applications are considered through the Salvation Army.

Provides monthly financial assistance to persons who do not have adequate income or resources to provide for their own basic needs.

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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Clothing Vouchers
Food Vouchers
Rent Payment Assistance
Temporary Financial Assistance

Emergency assistance provides financial aid for families with children to alleviate a life threatening circumstance or to assist in attaining self-sufficiency; residents must have a late, eviction or disconnect (utilities) notice to be eligible for this program.

Also covers residents of Andalusia Township, IL.

Emergency housing assistance through FEMA funds; those seeking assistance may apply when the money becomes available around February or March and it is first come first serve basis; must have been denied both General and Emergency Assistance through the township.

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Rent Payment Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation is a Community Action Agency. Family Service Specialists work with individuals and families facing difficult and crisis situations. They are able to provide assistance in connecting to needed community programs and services. In addition, base on funding and donations, the office can support a crisis fund which allows them to provide assistance with rent, medical and prescription expenses, gas money, utilities, and other basic necessities when the household is facing an emergency situation. The agency actively seeks funds for the crisis program and all funds donated to a county stay in that county and are used to support the residents of that county.

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Community Action Agencies
Rent Payment Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Prescription Expense Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral
General Relief
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Gas Money
Medical Care Expense Assistance

Offers rent assistance (does not help with rental deposits), prescription medications assistance, and funeral expense assistance for indigent individuals.

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General Relief
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Provides financial assistance in meeting emergency needs for rent, utilities, food, clothing, medical, prescription, fuel, car repair, appliances, minor furnace repair, etc.

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Food Vouchers
Clothing Vouchers
Rent Payment Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
General Appliance Provision
Temporary Financial Assistance
Appliance Repair
Furnaces
Medical Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Financial assistance for rent, mortgage, and utilities.

Emergency services to homeless and other individuals in need, including motel vouchers.

Food pantry.

Gas vouchers.

Prescription expense assistance.

Money management education.

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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Food Pantries
Transportation Expense Assistance
Homeless Shelter
Food Stamps/SNAP
Personal Financial Counseling
Community Action Agencies
Mortgage Payment Assistance

Facilitate an income maintenance program administered and funded entirely by the county that provides financial assistance, such as for rent, utilities, food, or other essential needs, primarily for adults who have no minor children in the home and are ineligible for any of the federally-funded cash grant programs.

Categories

Prescription Medication Services
Rent Payment Assistance
Food Vouchers
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Provides rent assistance to Champaign County households at risk for homelessness due to a temporary hardship. Also provides information and referral to community resources, as well as housing counseling.
Connects youth and families with resources and support. Navigators have the ability to "fill gaps", either through helping agencies partner around a common goal, or through flexible funding for needs such as rent, utilities, transportation, and more.

Limited funding sometimes available for vehicle repair, minor home repairs and dental work.

Community Response is designed to reduce unnecessary involvement of child welfare and juvenile justice while increasing the informal and community supports for youth and families. By utilizing Central Navigation, the goal is to coordinate existing resources and match participants with a resource to either solve an immediate need or develop a longer-term coaching relationship.

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Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Economic Self Sufficiency Programs
Medical Expense Assistance
Dental Care
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Comprehensive Information and Referral
Mental Health Expense Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Work Clothing
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Case/Care Management
General assistance offers emergency rent and utility assistance; limited assistance with dental care, emergency prescriptions and medical expenses; burial assistance; and food assistance.

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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
General Relief
Medical Expense Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Financial assistance for rent, utilities, and groceries.

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Food Vouchers
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Can assist, when funding is available, eligible individuals and families with limited resources in need of help with past due or disconnected utilities, past due rent or mortgage, emergency medical and/or dental services, costs to engage in Mental Health services, costs to maintain or gain internet or phone access, transportation, vehicle repairs, swim lessons, seasonal swim passes, and costs associated with participation in extracurricular activities.

**While some costs may be covered under Federal funding sources, the Crisis Assistance program is largely funded by grants and donations. All Assistance identified above is dependent on available funding.

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Rent Payment Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Recreational/Leisure/Arts Instruction Expense Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Emergency assistance available for life-threatening circumstances, such as a utility final notice bill, such as electricity, gas, or water. May also be able to help with eviction notices or 5 day notices.

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Temporary Financial Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Provides assistance to all veterans and their dependents in applying for federal benefits and other related programs or matters. Can also help with obtaining and upgrading military records.

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Veteran Burial Benefits
Rent Payment Assistance
Food Vouchers
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance

Advises and aids veterans and their dependents in applying for federal benefits through compensation or pension claims. Emergency financial assistance for basic necessities such as rent or mortgage payments, utilities and food may be available. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.

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Veteran Benefits Assistance
Veteran Burial Benefits
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance

Advises and aids veterans and their dependents in applying for federal benefits through compensation or pension claims. Emergency financial assistance for basic necessities such as rent, mortgage interests payments, utilities, and burial expenses may be available. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.

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Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Veteran Burial Benefits
Utility Service Payment Assistance
County Government Departments/Offices
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Donated funds are used to assist low-income people (with proof of need) with small emergencies. Utility bills and rent are occasionally paid by the agency.

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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance