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Justice Involved Services | Capstone Behavioral Health Care

The Jail Diversion Program is offered to individuals in Jasper and Poweshiek Counties who are in contact with the criminal justice system because of a mental health or co-occurring disorder.  Participation in the Jail Diversion Program is voluntary. 

Program staff are able to assist with locating housing, applying for community assistance programs, locating employment, budgeting, promoting independent living skills and identifying and intervening where there are gaps in care. Staff also provide goal-related transportation.

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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 Advocacy and Service Coordination | Center For Active Seniors, Inc. (CASI)

Social workers link older adults, their families, and their caregivers with information on federal, state, and local services and benefits available to persons ages 50 and older. Outreach services include home visits to assess for support and service needs, assistance with accessing them, and provision of ongoing monitoring. Social Workers help clients apply for T-19 (Medicaid), food stamps, Elderly Waiver, day center, home-delivered meals, payee services, lifeline, Medicare/social security, medication assistance, property tax credit, and rent rebates.

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Education Services | Creighton University

GED (General Education Development) and ABE (Adult Basic Education) classes for those seeking to obtain their high school equivalency diploma.

ESL (English as a Second Language) classes are 'open entry' throughout the year, providing instruction in English speaking, reading, writing, and listening for adults who range in ability from absolute non-speakers of English to those who are nearly fluent.

College enrollment services:
Academic Advising provides assistance with the entry and re-entry into college (2 year or 4 year institutions), information about post-secondary education, assistance with the college application process, and assistance preparing for college entrance examinations (SAT, ACT, and Compass).

Financial Aid offers information about financial aid opportunities, assistance with completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA), and scholarship search.

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Mobile Team | Xilin Association

information and referral, assistance with social service applications, health workshops, and socialization activities.

General Social Services:

- Medicaid and Medicare assistance.

- Housing application.

- SNAP application assistance.

- Information and referrals.

- LIHEAP information and assistance.

- Free bus pass application assistance.

- Assisting residents with applying for adult daycare services, in-home care services, home-delivered meals, PACE, etc.


Also offers job training and job opportunities including:

- Senior job training program.

- Homemaker jobs.

- Driver jobs.


Health Workshops:

Topics cover comprehensive health topics, such as:

- Evidence-based chronic disease self-management (diabetes, cardiovascular disease, arthritis, chronic lung disease, high blood pressure, etc.).

- Customized exercises for individuals.

- Falling prevention.

- Memory Café (social gatherings where people with dementia and memory loss can enjoy and spend time with their caregivers).

- Hepatitis

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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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Advance Care Planning Clinics | Waverly Health Center

Provides assistance with completing advance directive documents such as a Living Wills or Medical Power of Attorney. These documents help make wishes known up front, regarding any future medical treatment and care, should the individual become unable to voice their needs.

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Mobile Team | Xilin Association

information and referral, assistance with social service applications, health workshops, and socialization activities.

General Social Services:

- Medicaid and Medicare assistance.

- Housing application.

- SNAP application assistance.

- Information and referrals.

- LIHEAP information and assistance.

- Free bus pass application assistance.

- Assisting residents with applying for adult daycare services, in-home care services, home-delivered meals, PACE, etc.


Also offers job training and job opportunities including:

- Senior job training program.

- Homemaker jobs.

- Driver jobs.


Health Workshops:

Topics cover comprehensive health topics, such as:

- Evidence-based chronic disease self-management (diabetes, cardiovascular disease, arthritis, chronic lung disease, high blood pressure, etc.).

- Customized exercises for individuals.

- Falling prevention.

- Memory Café (social gatherings where people with dementia and memory loss can enjoy and spend time with their caregivers).

- Hepatitis

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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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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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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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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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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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Immigration Legal Services | Lutheran Family Services

Recognized by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) as a qualified immigration legal service provider. All practicing immigration specialists have received extensive education and training in immigration law and have obtained BIA accreditation. An immigration attorney is also available for individuals in removal or deportation proceedings who need representation in Immigration Court.

Offers affordable, quality immigration legal assistance to refugees, immigrants and asylees. Minimal fees for service are charged on a sliding scale.

Services include assistance with family petitions, citizenship, permanent residence, travel documents, Nicaraguan and Central American Relief Act (NACARA), Temporary Protected Status (TPS), and Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). LFS immigration specialists assist in the entire process from completing the necessary application to representation at the USCIS Naturalization Interview.

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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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SNAP Application Assistance | Heartland Hope Mission

SNAP (food stamps) application assistance.

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Immigration Assistance | Diversity Service Center of Iowa

Educational Outreach Program, including providing and preparing immigration forms, case investigations, and consultations on immigration issues.  Also provides employer seminars, training, and workshops on immigrations documents and diversity.

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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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Iowa SNAP Hotline | Food Bank for the Heartland

Assists low-income individuals and families in completing the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) application over the phone. Upon approval, SNAP provides monthly funds for buying groceries. The Hotline can also assist callers in finding a local pantry for immediate food needs.

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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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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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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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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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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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