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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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Prescription Medication Services
Utility Service Payment Assistance
County Government Departments/Offices
Transportation Expense Assistance
Veteran Burial Benefits
Rent Payment Assistance
Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
Veteran Benefits Assistance
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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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Transportation Expense 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, 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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Rental Deposit Assistance
Comprehensive Information and Referral
Economic Self Sufficiency Programs
Rent Payment Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Case/Care Management
Transportation Expense Assistance
Mental Health 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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Transportation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Medical Expense Assistance
Recreational/Leisure/Arts Instruction Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance

Provides emergency assistance with rent, utilities, mortgage, medications, and other needs.

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Medical Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Temporary Financial Assistance
Website helps individuals, doctors, social workers, etc. obtain medications for their patients who do not have access to prescription insurance or government-funded programs.

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Prescription Medication Services
Go to website to print discount card. Cannot use card with insurance.

Prescription discount card program may help individuals save an average of 24 percent off the full retail cost of prescription medications that are not covered under a traditional insurance plan; the program is offered through the National Association of Counties (NACo) in partnership with Caremark.

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Prescription Medication Services
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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Medical Care Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Gas Money
General Relief
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral
Prescription Expense Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Community Action Agencies
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance

Provides necessities such as rent, utilities, medical care referrals and referrals to other programs.

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Rent Payment Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Provides assistance on a temporary basis for a limited time for basic needs that may include rent/lot rent; interest on mortgage, utilities-gas, electric, water; food vouchers for clients who are unable to work. Cannot be on Subsidized Housing, a student, receive Social Security, or a Veteran.

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County Government Departments/Offices
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Prescription Medication Services
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance

Provides eligible Jasper County residents with emergency financial assistance. A completed application and certain backup documents are required to determine eligibility. Will help one time with rent, utilities, medications, and burial costs.

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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Prescription Medication Services

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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Evaluation for Assistive Technology
Assistive Technology Equipment
Hearing Screening
Medical Expense Assistance
Eye Care
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options

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 for treatment-related expenses, including:

-- Palliative Care

-- Home Health Care

-- Transportation

-- Child and Elder Care

-- Utilities

-- Side Effect Management Medication

-- Durable Medical Equipment

-- Oral Treatment Medication

-- Housing

-- Food

-- Lymphedema Care and Supplies

Prescription drug discount card.
Offers a monthly prescription assistance program where seniors can be reimbursed up to $100 per month for their medications.
Provides assistance on a temporary basis for a limited time for basic needs that may include rent/lot rent; interest on mortgage, utilities-gas, electric, water; food vouchers for clients who are unable to work. Cannot be on Subsidized Housing, a student, receive Social Security, or a Veteran.

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Rent Payment Assistance
Prescription Medication Services
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
County Government Departments/Offices
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Offers pharmacy services and a Drug Drop Off Box for anyone who wants to dispose of potentially dangerous, expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs Rx or over the counter.

Provides quality, affordable primary medical, dental, and behavioral healthcare to anyone who visits the clinic, without regard to insurance status or ability to pay. Services include but are not limited to:

-- Well-child visits

-- School and sports physicals

-- Prenatal care

-- Chronic disease management

-- Counseling

-- Medication Assistance Recovery treatment

-- On-site lab

-- On-site pharmacy

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Prenatal Care
Well Baby Care
General Laboratory Tests
Community Clinics
Chronic Disease Self Management Programs
General Counseling Services
Pharmacies
General Physical Examinations
Dental Care
Medication Assisted Maintenance Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
General Medical Care

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).

Offers rental and utility assistance up to $100 each. May also be able to help with prescription medications.

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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Prescription Medication Services

The program will assist customers needing health or dental assistance, up to $300, with vision screenings, prescription payments, prescribed lift chairs, hearing aid assistance, dental cleanings/services, etc.

Provides emergency assistance with rent, utilities, mortgage, medications, and other needs.

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Temporary Financial Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Provides comprehensive HIV care. Provides clinical trials, education/information, medication services, social services and community referrals, HIV specific financial programs, counseling, psychiatry services, referrals to HIV-experienced professionals in other specializations, case management.

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Disease/Disability Information
AIDS/HIV Clinics
AIDS/HIV Prevention Counseling
Prescription Medication Services
HIV Testing

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 assistance one time, once a year, for basic needs that may include rent/lot rent, utilities-gas, electric, water, and food vouchers. Cannot be receiving FIP, be on Subsidized Housing, or a student.

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Prescription Medication Services
Rent Payment Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
General Relief