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Travelers Aid may help with a voucher from the Salvation Army (when funds are available) for a tank of gas if person is on the highway outside Omaha city limits.

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
Provides emergency payment vouchers for people in need of short term emergency type assistance to meet their basic needs. It is not intended to provide on-going long term aid to any individual/or family. Services include financial assistance with rent, utilities, food and transportation expense assistance for medical treatment not available in Clarke County.

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Transportation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Food Vouchers
Utility Service Payment Assistance

Offers emergency assistance, including help with rent and utility bills, prescriptions, and transportation expenses. Provides personal hygiene and baby supplies, such as diapers and formula. Offers thrift store vouchers for clothing and household supplies.

Provides fans during the summer to eligible households.

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Clothing Vouchers
Formula/Baby Food
Medical Expense Assistance
Household Goods Vouchers
Fans
Personal/Grooming Needs
Transportation Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Diapers
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.

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

Provides emergency financial assistance for low-income individuals and families in Macon County. Assistance covers basic needs such as rent, prescription payment costs, and emergency shelter vouchers for those who are homeless and needing a place to stay,

Also offers financial support for the following on a case-by-case basis water bills, state issued IDs and birth certificates, GED testing fees, gas for out-of-town doctor appointments, bus cards and tokens, diapers and baby formula, and assistance with work-related items.

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Temporary Financial Assistance
Formula/Baby Food
Rent Payment Assistance
Diapers
Homeless Motel Vouchers
Transportation Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Prescription Medication Services
Records/Licenses/Permits Fee Payment Assistance

Offers emergency assistance for such things as utility bill shut off notices, eviction notices, and emergency gas or food.

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Transportation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
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.

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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Rental Deposit Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Economic Self Sufficiency Programs
Comprehensive Information and Referral
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Transportation Expense Assistance
Work Clothing
Mental Health Expense Assistance
Case/Care Management
Medical Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
DART offers a Half Fare program for people to ride for about half the cost of regular bus fare.

Who is Eligible
- Adults 65 and older
- Persons with disabilities
- Refugees
- Students (middle and high school)

Ride to Thrive Program:
DART's half-fare program; acceptance in the program is good for two years with options to renew eligibility.

Who is Eligible
- Individuals receiving food assistance
- Individuals receiving housing assistance
- Individuals receiving workforce assistance (including unemployment and childcare assistance)

How to Enroll in the Half Fare Program or DART's Ride to Thrive Program.

1. Go to the Customer Service window at DART Central Station, 620 Cherry Street, Des Moines, IA 50309. Bring the required documents for your program, visit www.ridedart.com/halffare to see what documents are eligible.
2. Ask for a Half Fare or Ride to Thrive enrollment form and fill it out with your information. Students do not need to apply, but can simply show a current school year ID to buy passes.
3. A Customer Service member will review the form. This usually takes a few minutes unless more documentation is required.
4. If approved, your photo will be taken and you will be given a Half Fare or Ride to Thrive program ID card with your name and photo.
5. Use this ID card to pay with cash on the bus or to buy a bus pass. Ask Customer Service to add Half Fare or Ride to Thrive passes to your MyDART account if you are using the MyDART app to pay.

Cost to Ride:
Riders accepted into the Half Fare program or DART's Ride to Thrive program will receive an ID card* to use when they pay with cash on the bus or buy passes in the MyDART app, at Customer Service or at pass sales outlets. *Students with a current school year ID do not need a separate Half Fare ID card.

Local, Express and On Call (Does not include Paratransit service)
- Single Ride - $0.75
- Day Pass - $2.00
- Weekly Pass - $7.00
- Monthly Pass - $24.00
- Tokens (1 token = 1 ride) - 10/$7.50

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Transportation Expense Assistance
Transportation Passes
Services include assistance for homeless prevention and moving out of homelessness; basic needs assistance (rent and utilities); gas vouchers, car repairs, and other transportation assistance; and prescription assistance.

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Medical Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Homelessness Prevention Programs

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.

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

Provides transportation to residents of Unincorporated Saint Charles Township, who are disabled or over the age of 65. The riders may ride within Kane County for 3 round trip rides per week or 6 one ways. The purpose of these rides may be for medical, dental, therapy or chiropractic appointments, a job, to the Elderday Center or to School.

**Residents in the city limits of Saint Charles can receive information about their ride program by calling 630-377-4426.

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Disability Related Transportation
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
General Paratransit/Community Ride Programs
Senior Ride Programs
Transportation Expense Assistance

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.

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.

Categories

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

Flights to Healthcare by volunteer pilots in private aircraft or commercial airlines enabling patients access to distant healthcare.

Medical Care on the ground with gas cards, bus and train tickets or in the air with volunteer pilots and commercial airlines, transportation to medical care helps patients live their best lives.

Veteran Services serving those who have served our nation by providing travel to clinical care, service dog acquisition, healing retreats and PTS and TBI treatments.

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Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Transportation Expense Assistance
Mercy Transportation
Provides support of low income individuals and families, that includes assistance with rent, utilities, medication, medical assistance, cremation assistance and some work related transportation expense assistance.

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Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Transportation Expense 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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Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Prescription Expense Assistance
Medical Care Expense Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Gas Money
Rent Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
General Relief
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral
Community Action Agencies
Administers the General Assistance Program for Chickasaw, Fayette, Howard and Winneshiek counties to offer emergency financial assistance with rent, utilities, food, burial/cremation, and prescription medications.

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Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Food Vouchers
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Prescription Medication Services
Transportation Expense Assistance
Connects individuals and families to support systems in the community. Central Navigation can help find flexible and supportive funding to help in emergencies, connect with partner agencies to help with a specific need, and connect with community training or mentoring programs that are designed to help each family thrive.

Helps meet immediate needs such as rental and utility assistance, gas vouchers and work-related expenses. Helps anyone develop their own solutions through coaching for budgeting, parenting, employment, and application and enrollment assistance.

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Specialized Information and Referral
Work Related Fee Payment Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Children at Home is a program offering help to families caring for a child with a disability by providing financial assistance for items or services not covered by other programs. Contact an Intake and Referral Specialist with any questions as to whether an item/service is allowable. Examples include special adaptive devices, out-of-area travel expenses, nutritional supplements, respite care or educational seminars for caregivers, special camps and items to make your home safe or more accessible for your child.

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Medical Expense Assistance
Child Care Expense Assistance
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Transportation Expense Assistance
Personal/Grooming Needs
Assistive Technology Equipment
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

Provides limited bus passes for those needing transportation to and from work.

Assists in obtaining birth certificates for those seeking an ID.

Provides limited gas vouchers.

Other needs considered on an individual basis.

Requests for individual assistance may be emailed to the Social Services Desk ([email protected]).

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Identification Cards
Transportation Expense Assistance
Birth Certificates

Provides a bus pass, up to 90-days, to individuals who lack transportation to get to their employment and maintain employment. Must already have employment with at least 1 paystub to qualify.

Assists SNAP participants in finding employment and/or training for employment. Provides gas vouchers and other supportive services for independent job search, to attend job search training, vocational training and for job retention.

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Prejob Guidance
Job Search/Placement
Welfare to Work Programs
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
Bus tickets and work clothing are available for new employment through the Work Readiness program.