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Offers assistance to individuals and families who are past due on their rent or utility payments and are at risk of becoming homeless or are homeless due to a recent financial crisis affecting their ability to pay housing costs. If funding available, may also be able to help with car repair assistance.

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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Rent Payment Assistance

Provides financial assistance to senior and disabled individuals with unmet needs. Services could include car repairs, eye glasses, medical equipment, dental care, or help with clothing.

Senior Basket Program assists seniors with various items that cannot be acquired with food stamps. Basket varieties include things like cleaning supplies, kitchen items, or personal hygiene supplies. Two Baskets are distributed each year in the Spring and Fall.

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Medical Expense Assistance
Clothing Vouchers
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Provides crisis assistance to households. Includes utility assistance as well as assistance for incidental items that are needed to attain/maintain employment (car repairs, work clothes, etc.). Amount of crisis assistance available depends upon funding.

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Clothing Vouchers
Temporary Financial Assistance
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Utility Service Payment Assistance

When funding allows, may be able to help with limited financial assistance for basic needs such as childcare payments, rent, rent deposits, utilities, food, hygiene products, car repairs, transportation, prescription costs, etc., through the Community Services Block Grant. Eligibility requirements will apply, and ongoing case management will be required. Contact your local County Outreach Office for more information.

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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Temporary Financial Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Personal/Grooming Needs
Transportation Expense Assistance
Child Care Expense Assistance
Food Vouchers
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Rental Deposit Assistance

Helps active military members with delinquent financial matters including rent/mortgage assistance, utility bill assistance, food assistance, and auto repairs.

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Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Food Vouchers
Rent Payment Assistance

When funding allows, may be able to help with limited financial assistance for basic needs such as childcare payments, rent, rent deposits, utilities, food, hygiene products, car repairs, transportation, prescription costs, etc., through the Community Services Block Grant. Eligibility requirements will apply, and ongoing case management will be required. Contact your local County Outreach Office for more information.

Categories

Utility Service Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Temporary Financial Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Personal/Grooming Needs
Transportation Expense Assistance
Child Care Expense Assistance
Food Vouchers
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Rental Deposit Assistance

Offers assistance to individuals and families who are past due on their rent or utility payments and are at risk of becoming homeless or are homeless due to a recent financial crisis affecting their ability to pay housing costs. If funding available, may also be able to help with car repair assistance.

Categories

Utility Service Payment Assistance
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Rent Payment Assistance

Provides assistance to directly alleviate transportation barriers that prohibit participants from obtaining or retaining employment or job training services. Eligible households will receive assistance with car repair related expenses with the inclusion of towing.

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Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Employment Related Transportation
Community Vehicle Checkup offers FREE windshield wiper blade replacements, fluids topped off, battery connector check, light bulb replacement, visual inspection, maintenance related items, and referrals for other services. Car seat safety checks also provided.

LOCATION: North High School Parking Lot, 501 Holcomb Avenue, Des Moines, 50313.
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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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Recreational/Leisure/Arts Instruction Expense Assistance
Offers a low-interest, revolving loan for households that need financial assistance for unexpected large expenses such as emergency home repair, vehicle repairs, and/or employment-related expenses. Typical financial assistance is under $2,000. Applicants receiving revolving loan assistance will be required to participate in financial literacy courses in addition to repayment of the loan within an agreed-upon timeframe.

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Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Grants/Loans
Provides a process through which clients in need may seek emergency financial aid. Funds are provided to help with the costs of clothes, transportation, medicine, rent,and utility shut-off notices for gas, electricity or water.

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Transportation Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
General Clothing Provision
General Relief
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Rent Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Shoes

When funding allows, may be able to help with limited financial assistance for basic needs such as childcare payments, rent, rent deposits, utilities, food, hygiene products, car repairs, transportation, prescription costs, etc., through the Community Services Block Grant. Eligibility requirements will apply, and ongoing case management will be required. Contact your local County Outreach Office for more information.

Categories

Utility Service Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Temporary Financial Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Personal/Grooming Needs
Transportation Expense Assistance
Child Care Expense Assistance
Food Vouchers
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Rental Deposit Assistance

When funding allows, may be able to help with limited financial assistance for basic needs such as childcare payments, rent, rent deposits, utilities, food, hygiene products, car repairs, transportation, prescription costs, etc., through the Community Services Block Grant. Eligibility requirements will apply, and ongoing case management will be required. Contact your local County Outreach Office for more information.

Categories

Utility Service Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Temporary Financial Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Personal/Grooming Needs
Transportation Expense Assistance
Child Care Expense Assistance
Food Vouchers
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Offers a low-interest, revolving loan for households that need financial assistance for unexpected large expenses such as emergency home repair, vehicle repairs, and/or employment-related expenses. Typical financial assistance is under $2,000. Applicants receiving revolving loan assistance will be required to participate in financial literacy courses in addition to repayment of the loan within an agreed-upon timeframe.

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Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Grants/Loans
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.

Categories

Utility Service Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Recreational/Leisure/Arts Instruction Expense Assistance

Provides financial assistance to senior and disabled individuals with unmet needs. Services could include car repairs, eye glasses, medical equipment, dental care, or help with clothing.

Senior Basket Program assists seniors with various items that cannot be acquired with food stamps. Basket varieties include things like cleaning supplies, kitchen items, or personal hygiene supplies. Two Baskets are distributed each year in the Spring and Fall.

Categories

Medical Expense Assistance
Clothing Vouchers
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options

When funding allows, may be able to help with limited financial assistance for basic needs such as childcare payments, rent, rent deposits, utilities, food, hygiene products, car repairs, transportation, prescription costs, etc., through the Community Services Block Grant. Eligibility requirements will apply, and ongoing case management will be required. Contact your local County Outreach Office for more information.

Categories

Utility Service Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Temporary Financial Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Personal/Grooming Needs
Transportation Expense Assistance
Child Care Expense Assistance
Food Vouchers
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Provides crisis assistance to households. Includes utility assistance as well as assistance for incidental items that are needed to attain/maintain employment (car repairs, work clothes, etc.). Amount of crisis assistance available depends upon funding.

Categories

Clothing Vouchers
Temporary Financial Assistance
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Provides crisis assistance to households. Includes utility assistance as well as assistance for incidental items that are needed to attain/maintain employment (car repairs, work clothes, etc.). Amount of crisis assistance available depends upon funding.

Categories

Clothing Vouchers
Temporary Financial Assistance
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Utility Service Payment Assistance

Families facing financial hardships may be provided with high-quality vehicle repair services at an affordable price.

Those who qualify will receive a deeply discounted rate on parts and labor at the Chariots4Hope shop. The client will be provided an estimate of repair costs before approval, and clients are responsible for paying for repairs approved.

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Automotive Repair and Maintenance
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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Mental Health Expense Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Case/Care Management
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Comprehensive Information and Referral
Work Clothing
Medical Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Economic Self Sufficiency Programs
Dental Care
Transportation Expense 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.

Categories

Utility Service Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Recreational/Leisure/Arts Instruction Expense 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.

Categories

Utility Service Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Recreational/Leisure/Arts Instruction Expense Assistance

Provide minor vehicle repairs to individuals to keep their current vehicle safe so they can maintain their employment. Must already have at least 30 days of employment with paystubs. Must be owner of vehicle with up-to-date insurance coverage.