Provide a variety of money management services to low-income seniors who have difficulty managing their finances. Services include assisting with opening/organizing mail, budgeting, checkbook balancing, bill paying, and/or managing monthly Social Security benefits (as a bill payer or representative payee).

General Assistance provides financial support to Muscatine County income eligible residents in emergency situations.

Trust Services provides payee support to persons determined by the Social Security Administration to need assistance in managing their benefits.

Rent and utilities assistance may be available. Must have an eviction notice for rent assistance, and must have disconnect notice for utility assistance. Does not help with first month's rent or security deposits for rental homes.

Indigent burial assistance (cremation).Payee services for Social Security/Disability recipients which uses funds to pay rent, utilities, nursing home. Assigned by courts or Social Security Administration.

Emergency food assistance (works through local food pantries). Does not offer food vouchers.

Provides Money Management services through Representative Payee ship and Budgeting Assistance. For individuals who cannot manage their money and who have no other organization or individual who will perform this function.

Provides a payee service to those who struggle with maintaining their finances. Works to help bring self-sufficiency by teaching budgeting and financial management while utilizing the payee service.

• Transportation assistance for low-income disabled Polk County residents and individuals 60 & over whom have no other means.
• A home delivered lunchtime meals for those unable to prepare a meal for themselves or transportation to a senior meal site.
• Financial management and budget counseling for low-income individuals

Provides assistance to limited-income seniors who need help managing their finances. The level of care provided is based on the need of the person. The goal of the program is to assist low-income seniors and persons with disability (who are financially exploited) to assure independence and to prevent pre-mature institutional care and abuse.

The program helps with such bill-paying activities as opening and organizing mail, setting up budgets, and balancing checkbooks for seniors who remain in control of their finances, but need some help keeping things in order.

Representative Payee volunteers help clients manage their Social Security benefits, if the client is unable to handle his or her own finances. The Representative Payee volunteer manages and pays the client's expenses from an account into which the Social Security benefit is automatically deposited.

Provides help with budgeting money and bill-paying.

A protective service for limited-income seniors who need help managing their finances. Bill payer volunteers assist individuals who are able to make decisions about their financial affairs but who need help organizing bills and paying them on time.

Representative payee volunteers are appointed by Social Security to receive and manage benefits of a person who is determined incapable of managing his or her own finances. In contrast to the bill payer program, the representative payee signs the checks and has full control of the benefits. They pay bills and make sure the client's needs are being met.

Provides services to individuals with mental health issues. Services include case management, counseling, prescription administration and representative payee services.

Offers assistance and support to people who have multiple sclerosis and those who care about them adjust to life with a chronic illness by providing emotional support, current information, counseling, advocacy, education, payee services and borrowed health equipment.

Offers assistance with budgeting and financial management for Story County residents who are required by the Social Security Administration to have a representative payee. The purpose of the program is to assist with income management to ensure housing, food, medical and material needs are met.