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Economic Support Services | Neighborhood Care Center

Provides financial assistance for those experiencing financial hardship from a layoff, mental health issues, or strain from medical bills. Various assistance includes, rent, utilities, gas vouchers and prescriptions.

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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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Community Clinic | Azzarelli Clinic

Provides primary health care for acute and chronic problems. Also offers

- Orthopedic medical services (available once per month, by appointment)
- Eye doctor (available once per month, by appointment)
- Women's health services
- Diabetes education
- Pharmaceutical assistance program, including dispensary for in-house prescriptions

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Social Services | Lions of Illinois Foundation

Provides low-income individuals who are not eligible for eye exams, glasses, hearing tests, or hearing aids through other public benefit sources can apply for those services through their local club.

Services include

Used Eyeglasses Collection. Eyeglasses collected for distribution and reuse in poverty areas worldwide.

Diabetic Eye Screening, Travels the state to give free, basic screenings to adults with diabetes and adults over 55 years of age to detect diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration.

Mobile Hearing Screening Unit that travels the state to give free screenings to adults, detect possible hearing loss, and educate the public.

Used Hearing Aid Bank provides reconditioned hearing aids to persons who cannot afford them.

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Crisis Funds Program | Mid-Sioux Opportunity, Inc.

Offers crisis funding for those needing transportation assistance, rent, utilities, medicine and other bills to help families out in a crisis situation.

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General Assistance | Washington County Offices

Provides assistance on a temporary basis for a limited period of time. It can be used to pay for basic needs that include rent/lot rent; utilities-gas, electric, and water; burial; and food vouchers for clients who qualify. General Assistance does not assist if a person is receiving a state and/or federal benefit.

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Community Response Central Navigation | York County Health Coalition

Connects youth and families with resources and support.  Navigators have the ability to “fill gaps”, either through helping agencies partner around a common goal, or through flexible funding for needs such as rent, utilities, transportation, and more.
 
Community Response is designed to reduce unnecessary involvement of child welfare and juvenile justice while increasing the informal and community supports for youth and families.  By utilizing Central Navigation, the goal is to coordinate existing resources and match participants with a resource to either solve an immediate need or develop a longer-term coaching relationship.

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General Assistance | Bremer County Offices

Provides one-time annual assistance for basic needs, including rent or lot rent, utilities such as gas, electric, and water, and food vouchers. The program does not serve individuals receiving FIP, living in subsidized housing, or currently enrolled as students. 

Additionally, the program may offer support for prescription medication needs, such as access to low-cost or hard-to-obtain medications and assistance with medication adherence. 

Financial assistance for burial or cremation expenses may also be available to help families cover funeral, cremation, or interment costs.

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Senior Financial Assistance | Two Rivers Head Start Agency

Provides financial assistance to senior and disabled individuals with unmet needs. Services could include car repairs, eye glasses, medical equipment, dental care, or help with clothing.

Senior Basket Program assists seniors with various items that cannot be acquired with food stamps. Basket varieties include things like cleaning supplies, kitchen items, or personal hygiene supplies. Two Baskets are distributed each year in the Spring and Fall.

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Health Center | Champaign County Christian Health Center

Primary medical care services are available for most minor or intermediate illnesses.

Additional services include adult physicals, community wellness groups, and health screenings targeting individuals at high risk for conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, or cancer. Prescription assistance is provided to support medication needs. The program also offers nutrition education, which includes guidance on healthful eating, food handling, preparation, shopping skills, and the relationship between nutrition and overall health. Information and counseling about Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance options are available, including assistance with enrollment in health insurance plans through the marketplaces, facilitated by trained navigators and application counselors. All services are open to individuals regardless of background or circumstances.

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SSI Disabled Children's Program | Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services

Funding to help families care for their children with disabilities at home include:

- Respite care

- Mileage, meals and lodging for long-distance medical trips

- Special equipment

- Home modifications

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Crisis Assistance Program | Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation (NEICAC)

Can assist, when funding is available, eligible individuals and families with limited resources in need of help with past due or disconnected utilities, past due rent or mortgage, emergency medical and/or dental services, costs to engage in Mental Health services, costs to maintain or gain internet or phone access, transportation, vehicle repairs, swim lessons, seasonal swim passes, and costs associated with participation in extracurricular activities.

**While some costs may be covered under Federal funding sources, the Crisis Assistance program is largely funded by grants and donations. All Assistance identified above is dependent on available funding.

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HIV and Hepatitis Testing | Linn County Public Health

Provides HIV and Hepatitis testing, Hepatitis immunizations, and prescribes medications to help prevent someone from acquiring HIV. PrEP clinic and Hepatitis C treatment also available.

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Financial Assistance | Society of St. Vincent de Paul - Durand/Irish Grove

Provides emergency assistance:

- Rent

- Utilities

- Mortgage

- Medicine

- Temporary financial assistance

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Prescription Assistance | Empty Tomb

Helps to meet the health needs of financially needy people by providing limited funds for medical needs- primarily prescriptions.

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Veteran Affairs Services | Decatur County Offices

Provides assistance to wartime veterans and their spouses with emergency basic needs such as medical, shelter, food, utilities, burial cost and special needs. Also helps with applying for compensation, pension, retirement benefits and widow's benefits and obtaining military records.

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Community Services Block Grant | Tazwood Community Services

Offers help with rent, water, prescriptions, dental, optical, hearing aids, and car repairs.

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General Assistance Program | Servant's Heart, A

Assists individuals who are homeless or disadvantaged with a variety of needs, including but not limited to rent, utilities, car repairs, and medical expenses.

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Prescription and Medical Supplies Assistance | Project NOW, Inc.

Prescription and medical supplies assistance may be provided to individuals and families experiencing extreme hardship.

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General Assistance | Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation (NEICAC)

Administers the General Assistance Program for Chickasaw, Fayette, Howard and Winneshiek counties to offer emergency financial assistance with rent, utilities, food, burial/cremation, and prescription medications.

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Medication and Health Care Referrals | NeedyMeds, Inc.

National non-profit organization that maintains a website of free information on programs that help people who can't afford medications and healthcare costs. Maintains updated data on over 9,000 assistance programs, 15,000 free/low-cost/sliding scale clinics, and nearly 1,500 drug discount coupons. Publishes information about resources for specific diseases. All information is accessible online, at no charge and without registration.

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Pharmacy Services | Floyd Valley Healthcare

Pharmacy open to the public.

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Medication Assistance Program | Charles Drew Health Center, Inc.

Medication assistance program for indigent patients.

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Pharmacy Services | Community Health Centers of Southeastern Iowa, Inc

Provides medications that are accessible and affordable.

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