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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
General assistance offers emergency rent and utility assistance; limited assistance with dental care, emergency prescriptions and medical expenses; burial assistance; and food assistance.

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General Relief
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Prescription and medical supplies assistance may be provided to individuals and families experiencing extreme hardship.
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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Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance

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. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.

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County Government Departments/Offices
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Veteran Burial Benefits
Rent Payment Assistance
Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
Prescription Medication Services
Transportation Expense Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
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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Recreational/Leisure/Arts Instruction Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Helps administer emergency general relief for Veterans in need. Assists legal resident, indigent, honorably discharged Veterans, their spouses, widows, and dependent children.

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Rent Payment Assistance
Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Food Vouchers
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Temporary Financial Assistance
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Veteran Burial Benefits
Provides necessities of life to persons who meet the eligibility guidelines. May be able to assist with rent and utilities (no deposits).

Emergency medical assistance can also be provided when eligibility guidelines are met.

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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
General Relief
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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Work Clothing
Transportation Expense Assistance
Mental Health Expense Assistance
Case/Care Management
Medical Expense Assistance
Economic Self Sufficiency Programs
Comprehensive Information and Referral
Rent Payment Assistance
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Rental Deposit Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent payment assistance.

Utility payment assistance.

Medication expense assistance depending on type and cost.

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Medical Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
A program that helps people get insurance or keep insurance they already have by paying for the premiums.
Financial assistance for rent, mortgage, and utilities.

Emergency services to homeless and other individuals in need, including motel vouchers.

Food pantry.

Gas vouchers.

Prescription expense assistance.

Money management education.

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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Food Pantries
Food Stamps/SNAP
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Homeless Shelter
Transportation Expense Assistance
Personal Financial Counseling
Community Action Agencies
Rent Payment Assistance
General Assistance to qualified applicants who live within the Township boundaries. Applicants must be in the process of applying for Social Security or have lost a job and searching for employment. Assistance includes help with rent, utilities, basic medical/dental expense, food, and bus tickets.

Emergency Assistance to qualified applicants who live within the Township boundaries who are facing a life-threatening situation and are awaiting other forms of assistance.

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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
General Relief

Provides general assistance to those in need. Must meet income guidelines.

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Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Prescription Medication Services
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Provides financial assistance for individuals currently undergoing breast cancer treatment and diagnosed in the last 24 months, or individuals living with Metastatic Breast Cancer.

Awards may be used fortreatment-related expenses, including:
-- Palliative Care-Home Health Care
-- Transportation-Child & Elder Care-Utilities
-- Side Effect Management Medication
-- Durable Medical Equipment
-- Oral Treatment Medication
-- Housing
-- Food-Lymphedema Care & Supplies
Prescription drug discount card.

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, medical expenses, 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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Medical Expense Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Case/Care Management
Rent Payment Assistance
Comprehensive Information and Referral
Economic Self Sufficiency Programs
Rental Deposit Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Mental Health Expense Assistance
Assists families with a portion of heating or water utilities, burials, medical expenses, rent or mortgage payments, bus tokens, cab fare, or a one way bus ticket. Must meet qualification guidelines.

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Dental Care
Medical Expense Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
General Relief
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
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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Utility Deposit Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Records/Licenses/Permits Fee Payment Assistance
Christmas Programs
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Rent Payment Assistance
School Supplies
Assists veterans, their widows, widowers, wives, and minor children with filling out forms to enroll in VA Healthcare system as well as burial benefits, education, home loan assistance, VA pensions, and Veterans Affairs Medical Van Available.

If a veteran needs a ride to a medical appointment, they may contact the Veterans Affairs Director at 641-373-0349 to arrange transportation with the VA Medical Van.

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

Categories

Recreational/Leisure/Arts Instruction Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
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.

Categories

Recreational/Leisure/Arts Instruction Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
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.

Categories

Medical Expense Assistance
Mental Health Expense Assistance
Economic Self Sufficiency Programs
Work Clothing
Comprehensive Information and Referral
Case/Care Management
Rental Deposit Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Grants/Loans
Transportation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance