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Assists legally resident, indigent, honorably discharged veterans, their wives, widows, and dependent children. Administer emergency general relief for veterans in need.
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Medical Expense Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Veteran Burial Benefits
Rent Payment Assistance
Temporary Financial Assistance
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Food Vouchers
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
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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Transportation Expense Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
People requiring services are asked to call and inquire about the status of the services required.
The Health Insurance Premium Payment Program provides a program that helps people get insurance or keep insurance they already have by paying for the premiums.
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Health Insurance Premium 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.
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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Rental Deposit Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Comprehensive Information and Referral
Transportation Expense Assistance
Economic Self Sufficiency Programs
Work Clothing
Medical Expense Assistance
Mental Health Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Case/Care Management
Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation is a Community Action Agency. Family Service Specialists work with individuals and families facing difficult and crisis situations. They are able to provide assistance in connecting to needed community programs and services.
In addition, base on funding and donations, the office can support a crisis fund which allows them to provide assistance with rent, medical and prescription expenses, gas money, utilities, and other basic necessities when the household is facing an emergency situation. The agency actively seeks funds for the crisis program and all funds donated to a county stay in that county and are used to support the residents of that county.
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Gas Money
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
General Relief
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Medical Care Expense Assistance
Prescription Expense Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Community Action Agencies
A program that helps people get insurance or keep insurance they already have by paying for the premiums.
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Health Insurance Premium Assistance
Provides assistance to veterans with utilities, rent, mortgage interest, funeral, burial expenses, and grave markers; assists Veterans apply for compensation and pension programs.
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Veteran Burial Benefits
Medical Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
County Government Departments/Offices
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Licensed, nationwide mail-order pharmacy to provide access to affordable medications for people in need. Provides access to affordable medications regardless of insurance status (insured or uninsured). Prices include regular shipping and do not have any additional fees.
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Pharmacies
Prescription Medication Services
Medical Expense Assistance
HIV positive individuals may receive assistance with the costs of medical care, dental care, substance abuse services, mental health care, etc.
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AIDS/HIV Prevention Counseling
HIV Testing
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.
**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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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Recreational/Leisure/Arts Instruction Expense Assistance
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Rent 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.
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
Transportation Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Case/Care Management
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Mental Health Expense Assistance
Economic Self Sufficiency Programs
Work Clothing
Comprehensive Information and Referral
Medical Expense Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Financial assistance for rent, utilities, and prescriptions. (Financial Services offered through Salvation Army)
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General Relief
Medical Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation is a Community Action Agency. Family Service Specialists work with individuals and families facing difficult and crisis situations. They are able to provide assistance in connecting to needed community programs and services.
In addition, base on funding and donations, the office can support a crisis fund which allows them to provide assistance with rent, medical and prescription expenses, gas money, utilities, and other basic necessities when the household is facing an emergency situation. The agency actively seeks funds for the crisis program and all funds donated to a county stay in that county and are used to support the residents of that county.
Categories
Medical Care Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Prescription Expense Assistance
General Relief
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Gas Money
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Community Action Agencies
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral
Refers community health clinic patients for charity care at volunteer physician offices and hospitals for their specialty medical care needs.
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Medical Expense Assistance
Physician Referrals
Assists Polk County honorably discharged veterans, their wives, widows, and dependent children. Financial assistance for basic necessities such as rent or house payments, utilities and food. Assistance may also be provided for glasses and funeral expenses
APPLICATIONS/ADMISSIONS into Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown for disabled veterans and/or spouse.
APPLICATIONS/ADMISSIONS into Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown for disabled veterans and/or spouse.
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Rent Payment Assistance
Veteran Burial Benefits
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
Funding source for local nonprofits providing services in Education, Financial Stability and Health. Provides financial oversight and collaboration between nonprofits for collective impact and change.
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Charities/Grantmaking Organizations
Medical Expense Assistance
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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Transportation Expense Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
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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Transportation Expense Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment 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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Christmas Programs
Medical Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
School Supplies
Utility Deposit Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Records/Licenses/Permits Fee Payment Assistance
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Offers programs for county residents who meet certain income and resource guidelines including general assistance such as rent, utilities, provisions for food and nonfood items, emergency medical and dental services, and funeral expenses. Also includes legal services when funding is available.
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Food Vouchers
General Legal Aid
Rent Payment Assistance
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
General Relief
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
--Respite care
--Mileage, meals and lodging for long-distance medical trips
--Special equipment
--Home modifications
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Medical Expense Assistance
In Home Supportive Services Subsidies
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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Medical Expense Assistance
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Veteran Burial Benefits
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Provides up to $50 a year to help pay for prescriptions.
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Medical Expense Assistance
Information concerning Leukemia, Lymphoma, Myeloma and other blood related cancers for professionals and the general public. Patient services, science and research and advocacy information. Free education, literature, and video and audio tapes.
Transportation assistance program and co-pay assistance program.
Telephone support group and traditional support groups are available for patients and families of any age who have leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, or myeloma. Call for support group times and location.
Peer Support for newly diagnosed patients who wish to talk to a person going though the same situation (trained volunteers).
Transportation assistance program and co-pay assistance program.
Telephone support group and traditional support groups are available for patients and families of any age who have leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, or myeloma. Call for support group times and location.
Peer Support for newly diagnosed patients who wish to talk to a person going though the same situation (trained volunteers).
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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Disease/Disability Information
Medical Expense Assistance
Co-payment assistance for cancer related treatment. Funds cover specific diagnoses, and only FDA approved medications may be covered.
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Medical Expense Assistance