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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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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 up to $150 to families for utilities, diapers, groceries, gas for vehicles, and other needs.

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Diapers
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Food Vouchers
Transportation Expense Assistance

Provides up to $150 to families for utilities, diapers, groceries, gas for vehicles, and other needs.

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Diapers
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Food Vouchers
Transportation Expense Assistance

Law enforcement agency.

Vouchers for gas, meals, and lodging for stranded motorists may be provided by the Salvation Army when funds are available. Call for more information if needed.

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Transportation Expense Assistance
Travelers Assistance
Sheriff
Offers crisis funding for those needing transportation assistance, rent, utilities, medicine and other bills to help families out in a crisis situation.

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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Provides emergency assistance for basic needs to county residence. Basic needs assistance includes rent and utility bill help, food, medical services (emergency dental extraction or prescriptions), transportation (fuel) and burial assistance (application must be made after death and before burial).

Program is for emergency needs that cannot be met by other means.

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Food Vouchers
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent 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
Salvation Army may be able to assist with emergency food, fuel, shelter (vouchers); assistance with utility bills sometimes available; must have children in the home. Gas vouchers for medical appointments or getting to and from work may be available. All services dependent on available funding.

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Gas Money
Homeless Motel Vouchers
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Food Vouchers
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
General Assistance for eligible county residents including rent, utilities, food pantry, medical expense, and gas.

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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
General Relief
Medical Expense Assistance
Food Pantries

Provides emergency assistance to individuals and families who find themselves without the basic necessities for survival. Funding is limited to rent assistance, utility and water assistance, clothing and winter coat vouchers, emergency food, and transportation (MC Rides).

Each individual will be interviewed to determine the need, the best method to meet that need, and offer life skills guidance to prevent further occurrence of the emergency situation. Referrals are made to other human services agencies when appropriate.

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Winter Clothing
Medical Expense Assistance
Clothing Vouchers
Transportation Expense Assistance
General Housing Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Food Vouchers
Utility Service Payment Assistance
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.
The Allamakee County Relief Office provides emergency financial assistance in the areas of rent, gas money, utilities, prescription drugs, and funeral and cemetery expenses. This financial aid can be granted in addition to other types of financial aid the person may be receiving such as Social Security or Food Stamps on a one-time emergency basis. All financial assistance payments are made to the service providers, not to the clients themselves.

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Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
General Relief
Gas Money
Rent Payment Assistance
Prescription Expense Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Church providing lodging, gas, and food for one night to individuals and families, usually transients. Also provides help with gas, food, bills and more for the community, including those who are not church members.

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Food Pantries
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Homeless Shelter
Transportation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Offers crisis funding for those needing transportation assistance, rent, utilities, medicine and other bills to help families out in a crisis situation.

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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Rent 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
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
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
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
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
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

Mental Health Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Work Clothing
Economic Self Sufficiency Programs
Comprehensive Information and Referral
Case/Care Management
Medical Expense Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Rental Deposit Assistance
Rent 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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Food Pantries
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Food Stamps/SNAP
Community Action Agencies
Personal Financial Counseling
Medical Expense Assistance
Homeless Shelter
Transportation Expense Assistance
Unemployment bus ticket offered to residents. Each can receive 20 free tickets in a twelve month period; an ID and current piece of mail for proof of address is required to receive tickets.

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

Those starting work, attending school, and who need to go to a doctor's appointments will receive local bus tickets when available. Gas cards are limited. Proof must be provided.

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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