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

Offers rent assistance (does not help with rental deposits), prescription medications assistance, and funeral expense assistance for indigent individuals.

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General Relief
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
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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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
General Relief
Medical Expense Assistance
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.

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 Benefits Assistance
Veteran Burial Benefits
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
Utility Service 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, mortgage interests payments, utilities, and burial expenses may be available. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.

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Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Veteran Burial Benefits
Utility Service Payment Assistance
County Government Departments/Offices
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment 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
Rent Payment Assistance
County Government Departments/Offices
Medical Expense Assistance
Utility Service 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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Prescription Medication Services
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Food Vouchers
Financial assistance for services directly relating to a loss during pregnancy or infancy that took place within the last year in the state of Nebraska for: medical, funeral or cemetery expenses.

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Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Medical 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.

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

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Rent Payment Assistance
County Government Departments/Offices
Veteran Burial Benefits
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits

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

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

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.

Provides referrals and/or assistance to those who meet guidelines for services such as rent due to an eviction notice served, utilities - gas, electric, water due to a disconnection served, food through local food pantry's, cremation assistance and other possible assistance available depending on the need.

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

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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Representative Payee Services
Rent Payment Assistance
General Relief
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Food Pantries
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
General Assistance provides temporary assistance for basic or special needs to low income persons who reside in Polk County.

RENTAL ASSISTANCE (Potential First Month's Rent Assistance as well) may be available to those in need. For First Month's Rent - Must be able to prove the following - property must have a valid housing certificate, must be able to show that housing is affordable, utilities must be set up in applicants name and if newly employed, must provide 2-3 check stubs.

**FOR UTILITY ASSISTANCE: November 1-April 30 anyone seeking help for Electric MUST go through the LIHEAP program first. Those applying for Utility Assistance from G.A. must have an acceptance or denial letter from LIHEAP. Must have a disconnect notice and 12 month billing and payment history from the utility company. For water help - call to check on availability of funds.

CREMATION EXPENSE ASSISTANCE may be available to those who meet the income guidelines.

HOUSEHOLD GOODS AND FURNITURE may be available to those that need assistance with beds, refrigerators or stoves.

MEDICAL EXPENSE ASSISTANCE may be available for medical supplies (no longer helps with prescription costs) and assistance with transportation to out of town appointments.

MORTGAGE PAYMENT ASSISTANCE may be available to those needing help with their mortgage payment.

PROPERTY TAX PAYMENT ASSISTANCE may be available to assist elderly (aged 65 and older) and disabled homeowners who may qualify for suspension of property taxes.

TRAVELER'S ASSISTANCE may provide transient transportation expenses to person stranded in Polk County for 24 hours or less. Applicant may be eligible if they are not a resident of Polk County and is traveling to another destination where he/she has family or other housing available to them.

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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
General Appliance Provision
Transportation Expense Assistance
Travelers Assistance
Furniture
Rent Payment Assistance
Property Tax Payment 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.

Offers short-term financial assistance to qualified persons residing in Carroll County. Assistance can be for rent, utilities, transportation for medical care, prescription medications, and burial expenses.

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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Prescription Medication Services
Transportation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Assists with utilities (if shut off notice is provided), rent (if eviction notice is provided), cremation, etc., to those who meet income guidelines.

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

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 Compensation and Pension Benefits
Veteran/Military Health Insurance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Prescription Medication Services
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Veteran Burial Benefits
Rent Payment 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.

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

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.

Categories

Veteran Burial Benefits
Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
County Government Departments/Offices
Veteran Benefits Assistance