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Veterans Resource Center | Nebraska Department of Veterans' Affairs

Offers a wide range of services to military members, veterans, and their families. Staffed by an accredited veteran service officer who can connect veterans with state and federal benefits and services, including reviewing service records, determining eligibility, assisting in the completion and submittal of forms, advising on appeals, and more.

Also offers resources on employment opportunities and career advancement, details on occupational licensure and tax reforms in the state, options for transitional or permanent housing, opportunities for spouses and dependents, and more.

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The Living Room | Sinnissippi Centers

Offers a safe space for individuals experiencing emotional stress or overwhelming symptoms due to live circumstances.

Service may include, emotional support groups, assistance in applying for Medicaid, Medicare, SNAP, housing applications, and Social Security and a safe place to enjoy a snack, watch TV, make art, or play a game.

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Community Engagement | Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County(NCJC)

Provides Community events, adult classes such as English as a second language and citizenship classes. Also helps with applications and forms.

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Connections Station Clubhouse | Capstone Behavioral Health Care

Offers a day program where people battling different mental illnesses can socialize and gather in a safe environment.

Members make their own event and lunch calendars each month, cook lunches on a daily basis and help keep the clubhouse clean by signing up for tasks. There are weekly groups and daily activities, monthly out of town or in town outings that may include going out to eat, to a movie, seeing a sporting event or whatever else members decide to do that month. 

There are two support staff in house and a peer support specialist who can offer support and assistance with finding housing, assistance with getting medical benefits and offering/setting up additional services and or resources clients may otherwise not know about.

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Legal Services | Iowa Legal Aid

Free legal assistance with civil legal problems involving basic necessities for low-income individuals in all 99 Iowa counties.  Assistance ranges from providing counsel and advice to representation before various agencies and courts.

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.

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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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Food Assistance Program | Upper Des Moines Opportunity, Inc

Assistance with information, referral, distribution and completion of applications for the Food Assistance Program (formerly food stamps).

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Food Assistance Program | Upper Des Moines Opportunity, Inc

Assistance with information, referral, distribution and completion of applications for the Food Assistance Program (formerly food stamps).

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Food Assistance Program | Upper Des Moines Opportunity, Inc

Assistance with information, referral, distribution and completion of applications for the Food Assistance Program (formerly food stamps).

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Food Assistance Program | Upper Des Moines Opportunity, Inc

Assistance with information, referral, distribution and completion of applications for the Food Assistance Program (formerly food stamps).

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Workforce and Economic Development | Multicultural Coalition

Connects people (including immigrants, refugees, and vulnerable populations) with opportunities to strengthen economic growth in the community.

Offers:

- Legal assistance with work authorization applications.

- Workforce development support.

- Fostering economic development.

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Rent Reimbursement Application Assistance | Friendly House

Application assistance to low-income, disabled, and elderly individuals in filling out Iowa rent reimbursement forms. Appointments may be made by phone January-April.

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MedAssist Program | Catholic Charities - Diocese of Springfield

Staff help individuals determine their eligibility and assist their applications for the programs that the pharmaceutical companies have for the uninsured/under-insured. Also offers additional assistance with immediate medication costs/co-pays, depending on the situation.

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Telehealth and Medicaid Application Assistance | Blue Valley Community Action Partnership

Access to the agency's digital devices for the purposes of making and attending virtual medical and mental health appointments. Individuals can receive assistance to apply for mental health services with licensed professionals through our partner Lutheran Family Services. Staff can assist in applying for services.  Assists individuals who need help applying for Medicaid so that they have easier access to the healthcare they need.

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Senior Information Service (SIS) Outreach & Referral | Volunteer Services of Iroquois County

Provides outreach and referral services to seniors and adults with disabilities, including:

- Assess clients' needs and make client referrals

- Help clients fill out and file application/documents required for various benefit programs, such as Medicare

- Advocate on behalf of clients to assure access to needed services

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HUB Navigation | Iowa Community HUB

Navigators help connect individuals to programs and services that improve their health and wellness. The Navigator provides information on available resources, provides social support, and advocates for individuals and community health needs.  Navigators also assist individuals with enrollment in community programs.

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Social Care Assistance Program | Omaha Better Birth Project

Helps connect parents with community resources to help them and their families thrive.  

Examples of community resources for families can include:
-- SNAP or Medicaid enrollment
-- Food pantries
-- Rent/Mortgage payment assistance
-- Utility assistance
-- Clothing/Household goods
-- Mental Health support
-- Employment

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Legal Services | Iowa Legal Aid

Free legal assistance with civil legal problems involving basic necessities for low-income individuals in all 99 Iowa counties.  Assistance ranges from providing counsel and advice to representation before various agencies and courts.

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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Food Assistance Program | Upper Des Moines Opportunity, Inc

Assistance with information, referral, distribution and completion of applications for the Food Assistance Program (formerly food stamps).

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Accessline® | Legal Aid of Nebraska

Provides free legal advice, brief service and representation to low-income people on areas such as: consumer law, family law, housing law, public benefits, disability benefits, employment/unemployment, public benefits, clearing a criminal history and educational rights.

After contacting one of the hotlines, cases may be referred to Legal Aid local offices for extended representation.

Private Attorney Involvement Program links clients to attorneys in their local area for free legal services in family law matters.

Taxpayer clinics educate low-income taxpayers about their tax rights and responsibilities and how to file for low-income tax credit.

Homeless Assistance Project (Douglas and Lancaster Counties) provides assistance with family law, child support modification, bankruptcy, license revocation, and disability claims.

Migrant Worker program provides civil legal services to migrant farm workers.

Housing counseling assists people who are homeless by making referrals and assessing their legal needs. Assists renters who are having problems getting things fixed, need help with landlord issues, or are facing eviction; work with HUD issues; assist home buyers or home owners with questions, etc.

Assists in the following areas, in addition to the programs already noted: Bankruptcy, Foreclosure, Landlord-Tenant, Utility Shutoffs, Public Benefits, Unemployment, Family Law (including Divorce, Custody/Visitation, Child Support, Domestic Abuse).

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Case Management and Direct Services | Ponca Tribe of Nebraska

Case managers assist families and individuals experiencing a personal crisis. Information and referrals provided for a variety of needs.  Direct services include budgeting, funeral assistance, elder care services, and application/forms assistance for tribal and government programs.

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Telehealth and Medicaid Application Assistance | Blue Valley Community Action Partnership

Access to the agency's digital devices for the purposes of making and attending virtual medical and mental health appointments. Individuals can receive assistance to apply for mental health services with licensed professionals through our partner Lutheran Family Services. Staff can assist in applying for services.  Assists individuals who need help applying for Medicaid so that they have easier access to the healthcare they need.

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Legal Services | Legal Aid Society of Story County

Provides legal representation in civil cases for low-income eligible Story County residents. Services include civil protective orders (domestic, sexual, and elder abuse), dissolution of marriage, child custody, visitation, will, power of attorney, paternity, guardianship, conservatorship, debtor/creditor, landlord/tenant, unemployment benefits appeals.

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Accessline® | Legal Aid of Nebraska

Provides free legal advice, brief service and representation to low-income people on areas such as: consumer law, family law, housing law, public benefits, disability benefits, employment/unemployment, public benefits, clearing a criminal history and educational rights.

After contacting one of the hotlines, cases may be referred to Legal Aid local offices for extended representation.

Private Attorney Involvement Program links clients to attorneys in their local area for free legal services in family law matters.

Taxpayer clinics educate low-income taxpayers about their tax rights and responsibilities and how to file for low-income tax credit.

Homeless Assistance Project (Douglas and Lancaster Counties) provides assistance with family law, child support modification, bankruptcy, license revocation, and disability claims.

Migrant Worker program provides civil legal services to migrant farm workers.

Housing counseling assists people who are homeless by making referrals and assessing their legal needs. Assists renters who are having problems getting things fixed, need help with landlord issues, or are facing eviction; work with HUD issues; assist home buyers or home owners with questions, etc.

Assists in the following areas, in addition to the programs already noted: Bankruptcy, Foreclosure, Landlord-Tenant, Utility Shutoffs, Public Benefits, Unemployment, Family Law (including Divorce, Custody/Visitation, Child Support, Domestic Abuse).

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General Benefits and Services Assistance | West Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging

Assistance with applying for benefits and services, including Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, and discounted license plate sticker program. Referrals to other community partners for assistance when applicable.

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Family Support Services | Mary J. Treglia Community House

Case management for immigrant and refugees. Assists or refers with job applications, housing applications, DHS applications, medical applications, agency referrals, notarizations, and more.

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