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Case managers assist families and individuals experiencing a personal crisis. Information and referrals provided for a variety of needs. Direct services include budgeting, funeral assistance, elder care services, and application/forms assistance for tribal and government programs.

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Case/Care Management
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Native American General Assistance
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Personal Financial Counseling
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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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Prescription Medication Services
Transportation Expense Assistance
Food Vouchers
Rent Payment Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance

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

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Medical Expense Assistance
Prescription Medication Services
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
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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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Prescription Medication Services
Transportation Expense Assistance
Food Vouchers
Rent Payment Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Provides assistance on a temporary basis for a limited time for basic needs that may include rent/lot rent, utilities-gas, electric, water, food vouchers for clients who are unable to work. Can potentially help with cremation services. Cannot be on Subsidized Housing, a student, receive Social Security, or a Veteran.

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

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Community Action Agencies
Prescription Expense Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Medical Care Expense Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
General Relief
Specialized Information and Referral
Gas Money
Rent Payment 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 and utility payments, and burial assistance may be available. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.

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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Veteran/Military Health Insurance
Veteran Burial Benefits
Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
Veteran Benefits 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 utility payments, burial 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/Military Health Insurance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Veteran Burial Benefits
Prescription Medication Services
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
Rent Payment Assistance
Burial/Cremation 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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Medical Expense Assistance
Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Veteran Burial Benefits
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance

Assists the families of children between the ages of 3 and 18 who have passed away by lifting the economic burden and ensuring a proper end-of-life ceremony.

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Burial/Cremation 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 and utility payments, and burial assistance may be available. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.

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Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
Rent Payment Assistance
Veteran Burial Benefits
Veteran Benefits 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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Prescription Medication Services
County Government Departments/Offices
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
The Allamakee County Relief Office provides emergency financial assistance in the areas of rent, gas money, utilities, prescription drugs, and funeral and cemetery expenses. This financial aid can be granted in addition to other types of financial aid the person may be receiving such as Social Security or Food Stamps on a one-time emergency basis. All financial assistance payments are made to the service providers, not to the clients themselves.

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Gas Money
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
General Relief
Prescription Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Provides general assistance which helps aid with emergency food assistance, shelter, utilities, medical services and burial.

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

Categories

Utility Service Payment Assistance
Prescription Medication Services
Transportation Expense Assistance
Food Vouchers
Rent Payment Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Case managers assist families and individuals experiencing a personal crisis. Information and referrals provided for a variety of needs. Direct services include budgeting, funeral assistance, elder care services, and application/forms assistance for tribal and government programs.

Categories

Case/Care Management
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Native American General Assistance
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Personal Financial Counseling
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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Food Vouchers
Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
Veteran Burial Benefits
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Douglas County will consider providing financial assistance for the cremation of remains of any person who dies within the geographic boundaries of Douglas County or who has legal settlement in Douglas County. Payments may be authorized to any mortuary within Douglas County, if the estate of the decedent and/or financial resources of the responsible relative(s), as defined by Nebraska Statute 38-1425, is/are insufficient to pay for the cost.

Reimburses for funeral and burial expenses when a person's resources and all other sources of payment are less than the DHS standard payment rates. The maximum amount that DHS will pay is $1,370 for a funeral and $686 for a cremation/burial.

Rent and utilities assistance may be available. Must have an eviction notice for rent assistance, and must have disconnect notice for utility assistance. Does not help with first month's rent or security deposits for rental homes.

Indigent burial assistance (cremation).Payee services for Social Security/Disability recipients which uses funds to pay rent, utilities, nursing home. Assigned by courts or Social Security Administration.

Emergency food assistance (works through local food pantries). Does not offer food vouchers.

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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Food Pantries
General Relief
Rent Payment Assistance
Representative Payee Services
Burial/Cremation 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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Veteran Burial Benefits
County Government Departments/Offices
Food Vouchers
Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment 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, mortgage interests payments, utilities, and burial expense 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
County Government Departments/Offices
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
Veteran Benefits 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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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
County Government Departments/Offices
Prescription Medication Services
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance

Reimburses for funeral and burial expenses when a person's resources and all other sources of payment are less than the DHS standard payment rates. The maximum amount that DHS will pay is $1,370 for a funeral and $686 for a cremation/burial.