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Connects trained community health workers (CHWs) to community members to help coordinate medical and social resources needed to be healthy and thrive. With a current focus on pregnancy and birth outcomes, CHWs coordinate needed medical care (ex: prenatal care, healthcare coverage, dental care) and a large range of social needs (housing, employment, transportation, and more) and also deliver evidence-based health education to increase knowledge and behaviors that promote a healthy pregnancy and postpartum period.

Direct services are provided through Charles Drew Health Center, CHI Health, and A Mother's Love. Services are not offered directly through the Omaha Community Foundation.

Traditional Foster Care for children ages 0-18 whose families are unable or unwilling to meet the minimum standards of parents as defined by the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS).

Specialized Foster Care provides intensive services to behaviorally challenged children ages 3-18. Relative Foster Care allows children who need to be placed out of their home to be placed with relatives.

Aftercare Program is specially designed to assist children and their families upon their return home from living with a foster family.

Other services include foster parent recruitment, adoption conversions.

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Case/Care Management
Foster Home Placement
Foster Parent/Family Recruitment
Intensive Family Reunification Services
Foster Homes for Dependent Children

Guides families through their child's journey with a medical condition. Works with doctors, schools and community groups to create a seamless support system.

Care coordination team works together with families to develop a plan of care that addresses a child's medical, social, behavioral, educational and financial needs. Care coordination is free for all children who have eligible medical conditions, regardless of their family's income level.

Care coordination can include finding specialized medical care, helping families understand their child's diagnosis and medical treatment plan, explaining insurance benefits and attending school meetings.

Helps children who are medically fragile remain in their family home rather than a hospital or skilled nursing facility.

Assists with:

- Finding specialized medical care

- Making sure families understand their child's diagnosis and medical treatment plan

- Helping families understand their insurance benefits and maximize their coverage

- Attending IEP /504 Plan school meeting

- Connecting families with financial support, grants and other community resources

- Preparing for the transition to adulthood

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Case/Care Management
Children's In Home Respite Care

Guides families through their child's journey with a medical condition. Works with doctors, schools and community groups to create a seamless support system.

Care coordination team works together with families to develop a plan of care that addresses a child's medical, social, behavioral, educational and financial needs. Care coordination is free for all children who have eligible medical conditions, regardless of their family's income level.

Care coordination can include finding specialized medical care, helping families understand their child's diagnosis and medical treatment plan, explaining insurance benefits and attending school meetings.

Helps children who are medically fragile remain in their family home rather than a hospital or skilled nursing facility.

Assists with:

- Finding specialized medical care

- Making sure families understand their child's diagnosis and medical treatment plan

- Helping families understand their insurance benefits and maximize their coverage

- Attending IEP /504 Plan school meeting

- Connecting families with financial support, grants and other community resources

- Preparing for the transition to adulthood

Categories

Case/Care Management
Children's In Home Respite Care
Provides information and assistance to older adults at several sites in the community. Seniors needing assistance with Medicare, housing, energy assistance, Public Aid or other needs are able to meet with and receive assistance from a certified caseworker. Seniors may call to speak with a caseworker or meet with a caseworker in their own home if they unable to come into one of the sites affiliated with Ogle County SIS.

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Case/Care Management
Senior Housing Information and Referral
Specialized Information and Referral
Medicare Information/Counseling

Provides the following services:
- Case management
- Housing assistance
- HIV counseling and testing
- Transportation assistance
- Medical referrals
- Medication and nutrition resources
- Financial planning
- Legal assistance
- Substance abuse services
- Rent/utility assistance
- Bilingual services
- Harm reduction materials and education

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AIDS/HIV Prevention Counseling
Case/Care Management
HIV Testing
Disease/Disability Information
Coordination services for those with mental health or intellectual and other developmental disabilities. Each county offers a service coordinator to assist with applications for Medicaid, food assistance, housing, childcare assistance, Social Security and other human/social services that are available in the community. Directs individuals to a variety of programs to help with day-to-day living, housing, employment, and health challenges. Can also help direct clients to a variety of inpatient and outpatient resources focused on mental and physical health treatments.

Provides family case management to help and support income-eligible pregnant women and children. The needs of each family are assessed to determine which services would be beneficial. Family case managers also conduct developmental screenings, maternal depression screenings, and make genetic referrals as appropriate.

Services include:

-- Planning services

-- Referrals

-- Health education

-- Home visits

-- Advocating on behalf of the client

SASS provides the following services for children and youth:

Crisis intervention

Short-term stabilization where a child is at risk of self-harm, or harming others

Individual and family psychotherapy/counseling

Mental health assessment

Case management and resource linkage assistance

Psychiatric services

Categories

General Counseling Services
General Psychiatry
Case/Care Management
General Crisis Intervention Hotlines
Psychiatric Disorder Counseling
Mental Health Evaluation

Offers case management, assistance obtaining an Order of Protection, Civil No Contact Order, or Stalking No Contact Order, help with court advocacy, individual counseling, children's services and support groups.

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Abuse Counseling
Case/Care Management
Protective/Restraining Orders
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services

Assists older adults to remain independent in their home as long as possible by providing an evaluation of the older adults' needs, developing a plan of care to meet those needs, and monitoring their plan to make changes as appropriate to keep them independent.

Care coordinators also provide an evaluation in the hospital or at home to educate individuals about their resource options prior to entering a nursing home.

Supports individuals and strengthens communities by serving the unique needs of individuals with mental health, intellectual, and other developmental disabilities. Provides a link between individuals and appropriate resources in the region/community to improve health, hope, and successful outcomes. Service Coordinators help individuals navigate the process of applying for and securing the necessary financial support for their immediate needs.

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Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
Case/Care Management
Mental Health Related Community Support Services (CSS)
Case management to assist elderly clients to remain in their own homes.

Provides case management and referral information to households to help them build and maintain stability within the family and household. Services may include some financial assistance to help reach stability.

A voluntary home visiting program that provides family support and coaching for expectant parents and parents of young children ages birth to 3. The program provides guidance about child development, child safety, practical parenting skills, and family bonding. The agency's trained professionals provide regular visits based on the family's needs, preferences, and schedules. Visits may be in-person or virtual.


Doula services are also available. This includes prenatal information and support, labor coaching, breastfeeding, postpartum depression support, and assistance in the early weeks after childbirth.

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Prenatal/Postnatal Home Visitation Programs
Case/Care Management
Home Based Parenting Education

Senior Care Options program available to older Nebraskans who are considering admission to a nursing home and may be eligible for Medicaid assistance. Clients are screened according to a standardized assessment process developed by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Care Managers arrange for services, which allow older adults to live as independently as possible, for as long as possible.

Housekeeping and supportive services to include grocery shopping, cleaning, laundry, transportation and personal care.

Family Caregiver Support for those caring for an aging adult or grandparents caring for a minor child. Provides information, assistance, support group, respite care, and supplemental services.

Home delivered meals are provided to homebound by reason of illness, disability or isolation. The meals meet 1/3 of the daily dietary recommended needs of adults 60 years and over and the requirements of the Older Americans Act and state and local laws.

Public benefit services, legal assistance, education, Medicare filing, and volunteer training through SHIIP.

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Adult In Home Respite Care
Case/Care Management
Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Specialized Information and Referral
Children's In Home Respite Care
Area Agencies on Aging
Home Delivered Meals
Homemaker Assistance
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Medicare Information/Counseling

Provides several programs that may be able to assist families or individuals that find themselves homeless with no place to stay. Emergency Shelters may be provided through hotel vouchers when funding is available. Staff will work with the families/individuals to determine eligibility. Staff will provide case management and assist in locating housing that will meet the household's needs. Through HUD funding, C.E.F.S. can assist households with rent and supportive services while the household participates in case management. Case management will include budget counseling, goal setting, assessment of needs, and referrals.

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Case/Care Management
Homeless Motel Vouchers

Guides families through their child's journey with a medical condition. Works with doctors, schools and community groups to create a seamless support system.

Care coordination team works together with families to develop a plan of care that addresses a child's medical, social, behavioral, educational and financial needs. Care coordination is free for all children who have eligible medical conditions, regardless of their family's income level.

Care coordination can include finding specialized medical care, helping families understand their child's diagnosis and medical treatment plan, explaining insurance benefits and attending school meetings.

Helps children who are medically fragile remain in their family home rather than a hospital or skilled nursing facility.

Assists with:

- Finding specialized medical care

- Making sure families understand their child's diagnosis and medical treatment plan

- Helping families understand their insurance benefits and maximize their coverage

- Attending IEP /504 Plan school meeting

- Connecting families with financial support, grants and other community resources

- Preparing for the transition to adulthood

Categories

Case/Care Management
Children's In Home Respite Care

Assists individuals with mental illness, intellectual disabilities, and developmental disabilities in accessing needed services and supports. Coordinators provide information, referral, assess individuals for needs, develop a treatment plan, and coordinate funding as needed.

Categories

Case/Care Management
Psychiatric Case Management

Assists individuals with mental illness, intellectual disabilities, and developmental disabilities in accessing needed services and supports. Coordinators provide information, referral, assess individuals for needs, develop a treatment plan, and coordinate funding as needed.

Categories

Case/Care Management
Psychiatric Case Management

Provides self sufficiency advocates to work with foster care alumni ages 18 - 21 to move toward stability and self-sufficiency in six key areas: education, employment, housing, health, life skills, and relationships.

Serves all Nebraska adoptive families - international, domestic infant, private, step-parent and foster adoptive families. Advocates for the special interests of adoptive families and connects families to one another. Six core services include Permanency Support Services, Respite Care Connections, Parent2Parent Network, Mental Health Connections, Training, and Support Groups and Family Activities.

Case management available for up to 180 days. Individualized family plan designed and implemented with the family's input.

Assists post adoptive and guardianship families in locating formal and informal respite providers and can provide financial assistance for respite services (limited). All families who receive financial respite assistance through the program will be asked to attend a training.

Mentoring in partnership with Nebraska Foster and Adoptive Parent Association (NFAPA) to assist in providing peer mentoring services to post adoptive and guardianship families.

Mental health services - locates and refers families to professional post adoption and guardianship providers.

Training opportunities that can support skill building on issues related to adoption.

Support groups and networks for families and youth where social networks can be created and peer support can be achieved.

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Respite Care Subsidies
Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Adoption Services
Case/Care Management
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
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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Personal Financial Counseling
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Native American General Assistance
Case/Care Management

Offers the following support services to the immigrant and Spanish-speaking community, case management to residential and non-residential clients, safety planning, assistance with adjusting to the United States lifestyle, advocacy outside the community, including places of employment, schools, and other organizations, interpretation services, court advocacy, transportation to court or other organizations, Spanish empowerment and educational group for domestic violence, and information and referral for immigrants with no legal status in the United States to organizations that assist with immigrant relief.

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Domestic Violence Hotlines
Immigration/Naturalization Legal Services
Case/Care Management

Assists individuals with mental illness, intellectual disabilities, and developmental disabilities in accessing needed services and supports. Coordinators provide information, referral, assess individuals for needs, develop a treatment plan, and coordinate funding as needed.