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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 and utility payments, and burial expense may be available. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.

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Rent Payment Assistance
Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
Utility Service Payment Assistance
County Government Departments/Offices
Veteran Burial Benefits
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Provides general assistance which helps aid with emergency food assistance, shelter, utilities, medical services and burial.

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Medical Expense Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance

Provides a one-time payment option to assist with water and wastewater bills.

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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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
Veteran Burial Benefits
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
County Government Departments/Offices
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
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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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Homelessness Prevention Programs
LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program) provides supplemental help for the winter heating bills November 1st through April 15th: LIHEAP Crisis Assistance when funding available provides in a life threatening situation fuel, heaters, furnace repair; furnace replacement for homeowners when funds available. Applications are accepted October 1-April 30 for elderly or disabled households and November 1-April 30 for all other households.

May have some crisis funding available outside the normal LIHEAP months, call local County Outreach Office for availability of funding.

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, transportation assistance (bus tokens) and food may be available. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.

Categories

Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
County Government Departments/Offices
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Food Vouchers
Veteran Burial Benefits

LIHEAP (low income home energy assistance program) provides assistance with a utility bill. Applications are accepted November 1 - April 30; for elderly or disabled individuals applications are accepted starting October 1. Income must fall within 200% of poverty guideline. Call for an appointment. A letter has been sent to those who may be eligible for early application in August or September.

**This program is not designed to pay a household's total energy costs. The program will provide supplemental assistance based on several factors. This is a one-time payment to your energy provider.

Offers emergency financial assistance with basic needs such as rent, utilities, and food to Norwalk area residents.

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Rent Payment Assistance
Food Vouchers
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Temporary Financial Assistance
LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program) provides supplemental help for the winter heating bills November 1st through April 15th: LIHEAP Crisis Assistance when funding available provides in a life threatening situation fuel, heaters, furnace repair; furnace replacement for homeowners when funds available. Applications are accepted October 1-April 30 for elderly or disabled households and November 1-April 30 for all other households.

May have some crisis funding available outside the normal LIHEAP months, call local County Outreach Office for availability of funding.
Provides limited assistance for basic needs that may include rent/lot rent, utilities, gas, electric, and water for clients who are in need. May also be able to help with some prescription medication fees and burial/cremation expenses.

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Prescription Medication Services
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
County Government Departments/Offices
Rent Payment Assistance

Provides financial assistance for basic needs, such as rent and utility help, to residents of Wapella Township.

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Utility Service Payment Assistance
General Relief
Rent Payment Assistance

Offers a Disability Access Point, or "DAP", which help people with disabilities, their families, and their caregivers find the services and support they need-both short-term and long-term. DAPs help by giving information, making plans, making referrals and checking in to make sure people are getting the right support to live healthy, independent lives.

Can help with the following services:

- Information and Assistance - based on presented and identified needs, provides information about programs and services, and helps to connect individuals to service providers in their communities.

- Options Counseling - provides guidance to individuals so that they may make informed choices about supports and services, typically over a period of 90 days or less. This includes benefits screening and application assistance for programs and services and follow-ups to make sure supports and decisions are assisting the individual.

- Financial Assistance - provides gap funding and service coordination for programs and services that support individuals and their caregivers so that individuals may live in the home and community of their choice. Help with short-term services and long term services are also provided.

Short-term supports (time-limited) include adaptive and assistive equipment, home and vehicle modifications, peer and parent support services, rent assistance, transportation assistance, and other basic needs (not covered by insurance).

Long-term services and supports includes adult day programs, consumer-directed attendant care (CDAC) (non-skilled and skilled), day habilitation, employment like job skills training, prevocational services, and supported employment, intensive residential services (IRSH), personal response systems, respite services like in-home, in-facility, and day camps, supported community living (SCL) and home-based habilitation (hourly), and residential living settings.

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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Nursing Home Transition Financing Programs
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Home Barrier Removal Grants
Prevocational Training
Respite Care Subsidies
Intermediate Care Facility/DD Transition Financing Programs
Specialized Information and Referral
Benefits Screening
General Household Goods Provision
Rent Payment Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Supported Employment
Aging and Disability Resource Centers

LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program) assists low-income homeowners and renters pay for a portion of their primary heating costs for the winter heating season. Assistance is based on household income, size, type of fuel and type of housing. The application period is from October 1-April 30 for elderly and disabled households and November 1-April 30th for the rest of the households. Persons applying must meet 200% poverty guidelines.

LIHEAP also offers a crisis program that may be able to assist homeowners who are with no heat or limited heat during the off months of the LIHEAP program (May-September). The furnace component for crisis runs October 1-April 30th.

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.

Categories

County Government Departments/Offices
Rent Payment Assistance
Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
Veteran Burial Benefits
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Food Vouchers
Utility Service Payment Assistance

LIHEAP (low income home energy assistance program) provides assistance with a utility bill. Applications are accepted November 1 - August 15; for elderly or disabled individuals applications are accepted starting October 1. Income must fall within 200% of poverty guideline. Call for an appointment. A letter has been sent to those who may be eligible for early application in August or September.

Some applicants may qualify for the Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP), where an eligible client pays a percentage of their income, receives a monthly benefit towards their utility bill, and receives a reduction in overdue payments for every on-time payment they make by the bill due date. Contact for more information.

If the homeowner's furnace is not working or is dangerous or emitting carbon monoxide into the household, LIHEAP may be able to provide a furnace repair or replacement. Contact for more information.

**This program is not designed to pay a household's total energy costs. The program will provide supplemental assistance based on several factors. This is a one-time payment to your energy provider.

Provides emergency general relief, including rent and utility assistance, medical expense assistance and food vouchers when available. Also helps with Veteran benefits, Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits and burial benefits. This service is offered to legal residents, indigent individuals, honorably discharged Veterans, their spouses, widows, and dependent children.

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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
Rent Payment Assistance
Food Vouchers
Veteran Burial Benefits

Financial assistance is available for mortgage/rent payments, utilities, or car repairs.

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Rent Payment Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Mortgage Payment Assistance

Provides emergency financial assistance for individuals who are delinquent on rent or utility payments.

Provides emergency assistance to help with utility or rent deposits, disconnects, rent eviction prevention, and utility(disconnect) prevention. Payments are made directly to the vendors and landlords. Maximum assistance is $200.

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Utility Deposit Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent 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 utility payments, burial expenses, dental/medical bill expenses, medically necessary prescriptions, and food may be available. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.

Categories

Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
Rent Payment Assistance
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Veteran Burial Benefits
Food Vouchers

Assists low-income homeowners and renters pay for a portion of their primary heating costs for the winter heating season. Assistance is based on household income, size, type of fuel and type of housing. The application period is from October 1-April 30 for elderly and disabled households and November 1-April 30th for the rest of the households. Persons applying must meet 200% poverty guidelines.

LIHEAP also offers a crisis program that may be able to assist homeowners who are with no heat or limited heat. The furnace component for crisis runs October 1-April 30th. May be able to help with repairs on a furnace but cannot replace the furnace. Keep checking back on the furnace program as it is dependent on funding that changes frequently.

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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Furnaces

Provides Nebraskans with a centralized location for viewing their current benefits, including helpful links to take action on their benefits programs.

Nebraskans may apply online for multiple assistance programs, including:

- Healthcare/Medicaid

- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

- Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

- Child Care Subsidy (CC)

- Aid to Dependent Children (ADC)

- Emergency Assistance (EA)

- Social Services for Families, Children, and Youth (SSCF)

- Refugee Resettlement Program (RRP)

- Assistance to Aged, Blind or Disabled (AABD)

- State Disability Program (SDP)

- Social Services for the Aged and Disabled (SSAD)

- Personal Assistance Services (PAS)

- Home and Community Based Services (HCBS)

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TANF
Refugee Resettlement Services
Child Care Expense Assistance
Medicaid
Rent Payment Assistance
Social Security Disability Insurance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
In Home Developmental Disabilities Habilitation Programs
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Food Stamps/SNAP
General Relief
Rental Deposit Assistance

Limited financial assistance provided to prevent rent eviction or utility disconnection. May also assist with rent or utility deposit, where appropriate.

First apply for assistance at the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (through ACCESSNebraska at www.accessnebraska.ne.gov) for an eligibility determination and referrals to community agencies with Letter of Eligibility, then schedule an appointment with the Community Service Coordinator.

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Rental Deposit Assistance
Utility Deposit Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance