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Claim filing assistance for veterans and their families, including applications to Veterans Home in Marshalltown and applications for lifetime hunting and fishing licenses for service connected disabled vets (small fee).
Funeral assistance.
Application assistance for VA medical care.
Claim filing assistance for veterans and their families, including applications to Veterans Home in Marshalltown and applications for lifetime hunting and fishing licenses for service connected disabled vets (small fee).
Funeral assistance.
Application assistance for VA medical care.
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Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide variety of legal education materials are also available on the website.
Legal services are provided in all civil legal areas, including:
Consumer/Finance - debt collection, repossession, garnishment, contracts/warranties, predatory lending, and public utilities (including utility disconnection or shut off notices).
Education - expulsion/suspension, special education, learning disabilities, school fees, access, vocational education, and student financial aid.
Employment - employment discrimination, wage claims, earned income tax credit, and taxes.
Family - adoption, custody, visitation, guardianship, domestic abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, family violence (child abuse, elder abuse, battered women/men), including assistance with restraining orders, and child support.
Health - Medicaid, Medicare, government children's health insurance programs, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, supplemental medical insurance, and hospital care.
Housing - federally subsidized housing, homeownership, real property, landlord/tenant, public housing, mobile homes, housing discrimination, foreclosures, forfeitures, and mortgage predatory lending practices.
Benefit Programs - ADFC/FIP, Social Security, food stamps, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, veterans benefits, FEMA, government benefits, and utility assistance applications.
Individual Rights - mental health, disability rights, civil rights, human trafficking, AIDS/HIV issues, assistive devices, and institutional confinement.
End of Life Planning - wills, living wills, advance directives, and power of attorney.
Drivers License.
Advocacy and legal assistance for people with disabilities, people with Alzheimer's disease, people with brain injury, people with mental illness, children, migrants, and veterans.
Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide variety of legal education materials are also available on the website.
Legal services are provided in all civil legal areas, including:
Consumer/Finance - debt collection, repossession, garnishment, contracts/warranties, predatory lending, and public utilities (including utility disconnection or shut off notices).
Education - expulsion/suspension, special education, learning disabilities, school fees, access, vocational education, and student financial aid.
Employment - employment discrimination, wage claims, earned income tax credit, and taxes.
Family - adoption, custody, visitation, guardianship, domestic abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, family violence (child abuse, elder abuse, battered women/men), including assistance with restraining orders, and child support.
Health - Medicaid, Medicare, government children's health insurance programs, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, supplemental medical insurance, and hospital care.
Housing - federally subsidized housing, homeownership, real property, landlord/tenant, public housing, mobile homes, housing discrimination, foreclosures, forfeitures, and mortgage predatory lending practices.
Benefit Programs - ADFC/FIP, Social Security, food stamps, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, veterans benefits, FEMA, government benefits, and utility assistance applications.
Individual Rights - mental health, disability rights, civil rights, human trafficking, AIDS/HIV issues, assistive devices, and institutional confinement.
End of Life Planning - wills, living wills, advance directives, and power of attorney.
Drivers License.
Advocacy and legal assistance for people with disabilities, people with Alzheimer's disease, people with brain injury, people with mental illness, children, migrants, and veterans.
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County level services provide direct emergency economic aid for vital necessities to veterans, their widow, and dependents, according to their needs. Personal visits for assistance and claims to housebound veterans or dependents. Must have an honorable or under honorable conditions discharge from active duty or wartime service. Must be a resident in Nebraska for the past one year.
State level services do not require wartime service. Assist in completing applications for the Nebraska Veterans Aid Fund; fee exempt fishing and hunting permits; applications to the Nebraska Veterans Homes; waivers of tuition.
Federal level services provide and/or complete Veteran Administration forms for claims relating but not limited to service connected compensation, disability pension, widow's pension, burial allowance, grave markers/headstones, educational benefits, home loans, insurance, indebtedness, and character of service upgrades.
County level services provide direct emergency economic aid for vital necessities to veterans, their widow, and dependents, according to their needs. Personal visits for assistance and claims to housebound veterans or dependents. Must have an honorable or under honorable conditions discharge from active duty or wartime service. Must be a resident in Nebraska for the past one year.
State level services do not require wartime service. Assist in completing applications for the Nebraska Veterans Aid Fund; fee exempt fishing and hunting permits; applications to the Nebraska Veterans Homes; waivers of tuition.
Federal level services provide and/or complete Veteran Administration forms for claims relating but not limited to service connected compensation, disability pension, widow's pension, burial allowance, grave markers/headstones, educational benefits, home loans, insurance, indebtedness, and character of service upgrades.
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Provides assistance to wartime veterans and spouses with emergency basic needs (medical, shelter, food, utilities, burial cost and special needs). Also helps with applying for compensation, pension, widow's benefits, obtaining military records, Federal, State and County Benefits they may qualify for.
Provides assistance to wartime veterans and spouses with emergency basic needs (medical, shelter, food, utilities, burial cost and special needs). Also helps with applying for compensation, pension, widow's benefits, obtaining military records, Federal, State and County Benefits they may qualify for.
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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, 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.
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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Family support network channels requests for any type of assistance including financial to Legion Posts throughout the United States. Callers are advised to give their home zip code and a call-back telephone number where they can be reached.
Family support network channels requests for any type of assistance including financial to Legion Posts throughout the United States. Callers are advised to give their home zip code and a call-back telephone number where they can be reached.
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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 assistance may be available. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.
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 assistance may be available. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.
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Provides assistance to all eligible Veterans discharged from active military service under honorable conditions and/or their family members in applying for federal benefits and other Veteran's aid. Services include support with emergency funding when available, food vouchers for purchasing groceries, transportation expense assistance for fuel expense and utility service payment assistance to prevent or address utility shutoffs. Additional services include access to low-cost or hard-to-obtain prescription medications, general relief for indigent individuals, and guidance on Veteran burial benefits, including burial in national cemeteries, headstones, markers, and burial flags.
Provides assistance to all eligible Veterans discharged from active military service under honorable conditions and/or their family members in applying for federal benefits and other Veteran's aid. Services include support with emergency funding when available, food vouchers for purchasing groceries, transportation expense assistance for fuel expense and utility service payment assistance to prevent or address utility shutoffs. Additional services include access to low-cost or hard-to-obtain prescription medications, general relief for indigent individuals, and guidance on Veteran burial benefits, including burial in national cemeteries, headstones, markers, and burial flags.
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Advises and aids veterans and their dependents in applying for federal benefits through compensation or pension claims. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.
Advises and aids veterans and their dependents in applying for federal benefits through compensation or pension claims. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.
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County benefits include rent, utilities, transportation for medical care, medications, and burial expenses.
County benefits include rent, utilities, transportation for medical care, medications, and burial expenses.
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Offers support to veterans, military personnel, and their families to address challenges related to deployments and reintegration. This program is staffed by certified veteran peer support specialists. Peer-to-peer mentoring, group support, and therapeutic counseling are available. Veterans and their family members are encouraged to drop in or call with any concern; if the agency does not have a way to assist, we are part of a network that can.
Programs offered Voices of Veterans writing group meets monthly, a support group for Vietnam veterans is held weekly, OIF/OEF veterans meet for food/comradery Wednesdays at 5:30 pm.
Other support meetings are started as the need arises.
Offers support to veterans, military personnel, and their families to address challenges related to deployments and reintegration. This program is staffed by certified veteran peer support specialists. Peer-to-peer mentoring, group support, and therapeutic counseling are available. Veterans and their family members are encouraged to drop in or call with any concern; if the agency does not have a way to assist, we are part of a network that can.
Programs offered Voices of Veterans writing group meets monthly, a support group for Vietnam veterans is held weekly, OIF/OEF veterans meet for food/comradery Wednesdays at 5:30 pm.
Other support meetings are started as the need arises.
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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, mortgage interests payments, utilities, burial expense and food may be available. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.
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, burial expense and food may be available. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.
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Assists veterans and their dependents in applying for and navigating the various federal, state and county programs offered to the veteran and his or her family.
Provides assistance in completing applications for the Nebraska Veterans Aid Fund, fee exempt fishing and hunting permits, applications to the Nebraska Veterans Homes, and waivers of tuition.
Provides and/or completes Veteran Administration forms for claims relating but not limited to service connected compensation, disability pension, widow's pension, burial allowance, grave markers/headstones, educational benefits, home loans, insurance, indebtedness, and character of service upgrades.
Assists veterans and their dependents in applying for and navigating the various federal, state and county programs offered to the veteran and his or her family.
Provides assistance in completing applications for the Nebraska Veterans Aid Fund, fee exempt fishing and hunting permits, applications to the Nebraska Veterans Homes, and waivers of tuition.
Provides and/or completes Veteran Administration forms for claims relating but not limited to service connected compensation, disability pension, widow's pension, burial allowance, grave markers/headstones, educational benefits, home loans, insurance, indebtedness, and character of service upgrades.
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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, 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.
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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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, burial assistance, and food may be available. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.
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, burial assistance, and food may be available. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.
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Limited funds for medical, rent, food, and utility.
Claim filing assistance for vets and families, assistance with applications to Veterans Home in Marshalltown, and assistance in making applications for lifetime hunting and fishing licenses for service connected disabled vets (small fee).
Funeral assistance.
Information on county, state, and federal level benefits.
Limited funds for medical, rent, food, and utility.
Claim filing assistance for vets and families, assistance with applications to Veterans Home in Marshalltown, and assistance in making applications for lifetime hunting and fishing licenses for service connected disabled vets (small fee).
Funeral assistance.
Information on county, state, and federal level benefits.
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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 or mortgage payments, utilities and food may be available for Veterans and their dependents. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.
Provides rides to medical appointments to the VA Hospital in either Knoxville or Des Moines. Call at least 5 days ahead with the date of appointment and the time and location.
***Please note our transportation is not handicap accessible***
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 for Veterans and their dependents. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.
Provides rides to medical appointments to the VA Hospital in either Knoxville or Des Moines. Call at least 5 days ahead with the date of appointment and the time and location.
***Please note our transportation is not handicap accessible***
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