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

When funds are available:

Financial assistance for rent and utility bills. Vouchers available for food and thrift store. Laundry tokens available.

Emergency shelter voucher for the local motel for one night only; maximum of once per year.

Assistance with clothing and household items.

Gas vouchers for medical appointments and stranded individuals in Kearney.

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General Clothing Provision
Kitchenware
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Homeless Shelter
Rent Payment Assistance
Bedding/Linen
Transportation Expense Assistance
Food Pantries
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.

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
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

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

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

Provides financial assistance for those experiencing financial hardship from a layoff, mental health issues, or strain from medical bills. Various assistance includes, rent, utilities, gas vouchers and prescriptions.

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Temporary Financial Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance

Offers temporary one-time assistance by providing food vouchers, gasoline vouchers, and assistance with rent, mortgage, and utility bills through direct pay to the vendor, landlord, or bank. Furniture and clothing vouchers for their West Chicago and Geneva stores can also be made available.

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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Food Vouchers
Household Goods Vouchers
Rent Payment Assistance
Clothing Vouchers
Mortgage Payment Assistance
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.

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

Eligible participants receive subsidized or free bus tickets or transit passes to use for commuting to and from work until the date of the first paycheck.

Participants interested in the program must arrive at the Housing Stability Clinic on Mondays from 1 pm to 4 pm. Participants will need to state they are there for the bus ticket program.

Participants must demonstrate a need for transportation assistance due to lack of access to a personal vehicle, limited public transportation options, or financial constraints.

Eligibility is based on income; participant must have zero income to qualify for bus tickets. Participants must provide a document that verifies the start date of employment and the date of the first paycheck, as well as a work schedule leading up to the date of the first paycheck.

Program staff review applications, verify eligibility, and if a participant qualifies they will be notified during the appointment.

For questions, contact Kasey Myers at [email protected] or Destiny Thomson at [email protected]

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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Medical Expense Assistance
Clothing Vouchers
Temporary Financial Assistance
Appliance Repair
General Appliance Provision
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Food Vouchers
Furnaces
Rent Payment Assistance

Provides medical and financial assistance including: rent and rental deposit assistance, assisted living financial assistance with a written statement from physician indicating client is in need of that level of care. Medical care provided through the Primary Health Care Clinic or authorized by clinic physician. Bus passes at a reduced rate and personal hygiene vouchers. Burial (cremation) expenses.

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Rent Payment Assistance
General Relief
Transportation Expense Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
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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Welfare to Work Programs
Job Search/Placement
Transportation Expense Assistance
Prejob Guidance
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.

Categories

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

Categories

Rent Payment Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Recreational/Leisure/Arts Instruction Expense Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Offers financial services for rent, utilities, and gas up to $25 on a case-by-case basis as funds are available.

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Prescription Medication Services
Rent Payment Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Homeless Shelter

Provides a certain amount of money available each week for this program that changes from week to week. The agency will take applicants as long as the weekly funding holds out. Can be used for various needs, such as rent, power bills, and other essentials. Program may provide a referral for individuals needing more than $30.

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Transportation Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
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
General Relief
Shoes
Medical Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
General Clothing Provision
Rent Payment Assistance
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Students who do not qualify for free transportation are eligible to ride at a half-fare rate by scanning and showing their ID when boarding the bus. Half-Fare bus passes and tokens can be purchased at DART Central Station or local retailers such as Hy-Vee, Price Chopper or Cash Saver locations.

Connects youth and families to resources and support. Navigators help "fill gaps" by helping agencies partner around a common goal or by utilizing flexible funding for needs such as rent, utilities, transportation, and more.

Community Prevention reduces unnecessary involvement of child welfare and juvenile justice while increasing the informal and community supports for youth and families. Coordinates existing resources and matches participants with a resource to either solve an immediate need or develop a longer-term coaching relationship.

Categories

Mental Health Expense Assistance
Economic Self Sufficiency Programs
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Comprehensive Information and Referral
Medical Expense Assistance
Work Clothing
Case/Care Management
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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Mercy Transportation
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Transportation Expense Assistance
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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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Prescription Medication Services
Food Vouchers
Rent Payment Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
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.

Categories

Welfare to Work Programs
Job Search/Placement
Transportation Expense Assistance
Prejob Guidance
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.
Offered to those who have a vehicle and a medical appointment in Iowa City.

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Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Transportation Expense Assistance