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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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Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Clothing Vouchers
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Medical Expense Assistance
Provides free breast reconstruction surgery for post-mastectomy women who are uninsured or underinsured. The program pairs volunteer board-certified plastic surgeons with U.S. patients in need, because every woman deserves a full journey of care.

Offers limited financial assistance for crisis intervention in the areas of rent, dental care service payment assistance, and help with paying for glasses.

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Rent Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
General Assistance provides limited funding for assistance for rent, utilities, and some medical expenses. Also accepts applications for county funding for mental health services.

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Rent Payment Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
General Relief
Medical Expense Assistance
Mental Health Expense Assistance

Provides medical and cash assistance for customers who are 65 years of age or older, blind, or disabled. Also includes the QMB (Qualified Medicare Beneficiary) program which provides payment of Medicare premiums and some Medicare co-payments.

The online application is called "Application for Benefits Eligibility (ABE)." When applying, the state will determine the applicant's eligibility for this AABD, as well as SNAP and medical assistance (Medicaid).

Provides medical and cash assistance for customers who are 65 years of age or older, blind, or disabled. Also includes the QMB (Qualified Medicare Beneficiary) program which provides payment of Medicare premiums and some Medicare co-payments.

The online application is called "Application for Benefits Eligibility (ABE)." When applying, the state will determine the applicant's eligibility for this AABD, as well as SNAP and medical assistance (Medicaid).

Medication assistance program for indigent patients.

Locates and pays for medical services to children with major medical problems. Child must be medically and financially eligible. Diagnostic services can be considered.

Services includes payment for medical care, hospitalization, specific equipment, and other services. Potential Disabled Children's Program services include transportation, lodging, and respite care.

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.

Limited funding sometimes available for vehicle repair, minor home repairs and dental work.

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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Work Clothing
Mental Health Expense Assistance
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Rent Payment Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Dental Care
Case/Care Management
Economic Self Sufficiency Programs
Comprehensive Information and Referral
Offers discounted lab services to individuals with lab orders from their primary care physician. Program helps individuals who are uninsured, under-insured, have high deductibles, or poor laboratory coverage save money on their labs.
Free prescription discount drug card may be used any time prescriptions are not covered by insurance for savings of up to 20% at a participating pharmacy.

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County Government Departments/Offices
Prescription Medication Services

Partners with SingleCare to provide community members with access to affordable prescription medications, ensuring greater health and financial stability.

SingleCare prescription discount cards are free to use, work regardless of existing insurance, and are accepted at major pharmacy chains nationwide.

Medical and financial services including prescriptions, rent, utilities, and vouchers for personal care items.

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Medical Expense Assistance
Personal/Grooming Needs
Rent Payment Assistance
General Relief
Utility Service Payment Assistance
The Basic Needs Program assists Johnson County residents with up to $100.00 towards a prescription medication.
A needs-based program based on income and family size. Qualified applicants may receive assistance with rent, utilities, non-narcotic prescription medications, and food vouchers.

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Medical Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Temporary Financial Assistance
Food Vouchers

Provides a range of services to healthcare consumers, including:

- Certified Application Counselors.

- Enrollment in free or affordable health insurance.

- Access to free or affordable health care.

- Medicaid and SNAP (food stamp) applications.

- Assistance with Medicare Advantage plans and prescription drug plans.

- Access to free or affordable dental care.

- Access to free or affordable eye exams and glasses.

- Access to free or affordable prescriptions.

- Dealing with medical bills and applying for hospital financial assistance.

- Applications for SafeLink phones.

Other services include:

- Information and referrals.

- Assistance.

- Advocacy.

- Case management.

- Disability Services.

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General Benefits and Services Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Medicare Information/Counseling
Affordable Care Act Insurance Information/Counseling
Co-pay assistance based on availability of funds by disease diagnosis.
Provides limited funding for DeKalb County residents who need financial assistance to purchase prescribed psychiatric medications.

Individuals may call to request assistance for basic life needs, which may include financial assistance for utilities and rent, furniture, prescriptions (non-narcotic), and car repair. If St. Vincent de Paul may be able to assist, a home visit will need to be scheduled. If St. Vincent de Paul cannot help, the person will receive information regarding other organizations that may be able to assist. Home visits are completed in person and in pairs, to determine how to provide assistance appropriately related to basic needs.

Does not provide assistance for rent deposit.

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Furniture
Medical Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Hospital services.

Community health services, including education and blood pressure screenings.

Flu clinic.

Immunization clinics select Tuesdays each month through Community Action Partnership; call for an appointment.

Medication assistance program.

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Hospitals
Blood Pressure Screening
General Health Education Programs
Flu Vaccines
Prescription Medication Services
General Immunization

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 utility payments, burial expenses, dental/medical bill expenses, medically necessary prescriptions, and food may be available. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.

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Veteran Burial Benefits
Rent Payment Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
Medical Expense Assistance
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Food Vouchers
Utility Service Payment Assistance

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

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General Counseling Services
Prescription Medication Services
Representative Payee Services
Psychiatric Case Management
Limited financial aid for emergency situations including utility deposits, rent, prescription medications, glasses, clothing, school supplies, holiday assistance, transportation, birth certificate retrieval, Iowa identification, books for GED testing, etc.

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Transportation Expense Assistance
Records/Licenses/Permits Fee Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Christmas Programs
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Rent Payment Assistance
School Supplies
Utility Deposit Assistance
Offers a full continuum of HIV services from HIV and STD testing to HIV medical treatment and care management. For a comprehensive list of services visit the website.

PREVENTION AND TESTING: free HIV and STD testing. Free safer-sex supplies are available as well as bleach kits for sterilizing needles. Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis/Post-exposure Prophylaxis education and access (medications that significantly reduce the risk of becoming infected when taken as directed).

MEDICAL CARE: Comprehensive primary care and HIV specialty care.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE offers assistance when other community resources are exhausted. People living with HIV may qualify for emergency assistance from this fund. This service is intended to be temporary financial assistance.

CASE MANAGEMENT will work with clients individually to determine their needs, may assist clients in applying for these programs: Housing Assistance, Transportation, AIDS Drug Assistance Program,Disability, Medicaid, Food Stamps,General Relief, WIC, FIP, and others. Call for details.

MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM provides individuals living with HIV/AIDS culturally relevant psychotherapy in a non-judgmental, accepting environment by a therapist experienced in the complex issues associated with HIV/AIDS.

SUPPORT & COUNSELING GROUPS for people living with HIV, persons testing HIV positive, family and friends. Call for information on meeting times and locations.

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Case/Care Management
AIDS/HIV Prevention Counseling
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Sexuality/Reproductive Health Education
General Counseling Services
Temporary Financial Assistance
Prescription Medication Services
HIV Testing
Disease/Disability Information
AIDS/HIV Clinics
Offers reduced cost lab draws in partnership with Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center.