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Independence Rising - Scottsbluff

1930 East 20th Place, Suite 200D, Scottsbluff, NE 69361
Center for Independent Living. Information and referral for disability services. Independent living skills training that will enable an individual with disabilities to remain in their home, or when transitioning into their first independent living. Advocacy for individuals and systems that serve them. Driver's Education School is DMV certified; provides evaluation of reaction time, visual perception, and behind the wheel skills.  Education and training includes classroom and on-the-road instruction.  Offers adaptive equipment evaluation and training. Durable medical equipment rent/loan at Grand Island and Scottsbluff locations.  Donations of equipment accepted. Peer mentoring, where people with disabilities support each other in their daily lives. Housing counseling assists people with disabilities in locating, acquiring, and maintaining safe, affordable, accessible housing.
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Foreign Born Military Spouse Network

Locations Vary, Omaha, NE 68111

Provides a culturally safe, informed community where foreign-born military spouses can come as themselves. Provides local chapters, peer-led support groups, cultural exchange events, and newcomer integration support. The Belonging Project is designed to reduce isolation, create friendships, and help spouses understand U.S. and military life while retaining their cultural identity.

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Blood Cancer United - Lower Plains Region

PO Box 772395, Detroit, MI 48277
Peer-to-peer program connects newly diagnosed patients and their families with trained volunteers who have experienced blood cancer firsthand and understand the process.
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Take Action Today - Marion

1805 West Main Street, Marion, IL 62959

Provides essential resources, educational tools, and peer support for individuals seeking long-term sobriety. Each recovery center also provides a place to do laundry and take a shower. 

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Disabilities Resource Center of Siouxland

505 Fifth Street, Suite 400, Sioux City, IA 51101

Independent Living Center offers Independent living skills training (self-advocacy, socialization, homemaking and computers), independent living transitional services, peer counseling/support, and advocacy and advocacy training.  

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Access 2 Independence of the Eastern Iowa Corridor - Iowa City

1556 South 1st Avenue, Suite B, Iowa City, IA 52240
Over half of employees have some type of disability. As individuals work to become more independent, staff can share experiences of having a disability, encountering and overcoming barriers to independence.
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R Place Peer Recovery Center

702 South Gilbert Street, Suite 111, Iowa City, IA 52240

Offers NAMI Peer-to-Peer (P2P) class for adults experiencing mental illness(es), including substance use disorder. Peer-to-Peer (P2P) is an eight session course available completely FREE through the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Johnson County (NAMI JC). P2P is taught by "Peers," which is how we refer to adults with mental illness at NAMI. Two or three trained Peer Instructors volunteer to teach the 2 hour per session, 8 week course. The class allows Peers to learn about common mental illness diagnoses, teaches effective ways to deal with them, and empowers attendees with Self Advocacy skills to get the best care.

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Take Action Today - Johnston City

504 East Broadway, Johnston City, IL 62951

Provides essential resources, educational tools, and peer support for individuals seeking long-term sobriety. Each recovery center also provides a place to do laundry and take a shower. 

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Independence Rising - Gothenburg

910 Avenue F, Gothenburg, NE 69138
Center for Independent Living. Information and referral for disability services. Independent living skills training that will enable an individual with disabilities to remain in their home, or when transitioning into their first independent living. Advocacy for individuals and systems that serve them. Driver's Education School is DMV certified; provides evaluation of reaction time, visual perception, and behind the wheel skills.  Education and training includes classroom and on-the-road instruction.  Offers adaptive equipment evaluation and training. Durable medical equipment rent/loan at Grand Island and Scottsbluff locations.  Donations of equipment accepted. Peer mentoring, where people with disabilities support each other in their daily lives. Housing counseling assists people with disabilities in locating, acquiring, and maintaining safe, affordable, accessible housing.
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Ollie Webb Center, Inc. - Arc of Omaha

1941 South 42nd Street, Suite 122, Omaha, NE 68105

Parent Resource Information and Support Meetings (PRISM) monthly support and educational / informational meetings for parents whose children (of any age) have disabilities. Educational classes for adults and teens with disabilities, call for reservations if child care is needed. Some transportation is available; call for information.

Parent to Parent Omaha offers parent to parent support for families of newly-diagnosed children with developmental disabilities.

Just Friends is a peer mentoring and friendship program that gives adolescents with developmental disabilities the opportunity to participate in social and recreational activities with adolescents who do not have developmental disabilities. Staff members provide support to participants, offer monthly social events and provide educational classes.

Best Buddies is a peer mentoring program for young adults with developmental disabilities. Through this program, young adults with developmental disabilities are matched to local college students and participate in social recreational activities. Individuals with disabilities experience friendships with their peers and feel included.

Recreational activities include STARS Basketball League and First Chapter Book Club.

Ultimate Life is a fee-based companion program in which Community Living Specialists (CLS) accompany adults with developmental disabilities to various activities. The program was created to provide opportunities for individuals to participate in the community in activities of their choosing with someone other than a parent and/or staff and consumers from residential settings.

Advocacy and referral source of information on developmental disabilities for the community. Provides disability awareness training for community groups as well as students in area colleges who are majoring in medicine, special education and related fields; provides a voice in the community for issues that affect people with developmental disabilities.

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RAMP Disability Resources and Services - DeKalb County

115 North 1st Street, Dekalb, IL 60115

A group that helps consumers with the tools and expectations necessary for them to guide their life now and in the future. Peer support is not designed to replace professional counseling, but it can serve as an additional support in improving the lives of people with disabilities. Support can come from one-on-one peer support with RAMP staff, board members, consumers, and community support groups.

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RAMP Disability Resources and Services - Stephenson County

2155 West Galena Avenue, Freeport, IL 61032

A group that helps consumers with the tools and expectations necessary for them to guide their life now and in the future. Peer support is not designed to replace professional counseling, but it can serve as an additional support in improving the lives of people with disabilities. Support can come from one-on-one peer support with RAMP staff, board members, consumers, and community support groups.

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Five and Thrive

Provides peer-support programming for military and veteran families as they move from active-duty life, transition to civilian life, and put down roots after military life. All programs are free to participants and are continuously evaluated and updated based on participant feedback to ensure they meet the needs of those they aim to serve.

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Access 2 Independence of the Eastern Iowa Corridor - Cedar Rapids

601 2nd Avenue SE, Suite 4, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
Over half of employees have some type of disability. As individuals work to become more independent, staff can share experiences of having a disability, encountering and overcoming barriers to independence.
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NAMI Northern Illinois

Provides peer-led support groups for any adult who has experienced symptoms of a mental health condition. In-person and Zoom meetings available.

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Independence Rising - Chadron

803 East 3rd Street, Suite 3, Chadron, NE 69337
Center for Independent Living. Information and referral for disability services. Independent living skills training that will enable an individual with disabilities to remain in their home, or when transitioning into their first independent living. Advocacy for individuals and systems that serve them. Driver's Education School is DMV certified; provides evaluation of reaction time, visual perception, and behind the wheel skills.  Education and training includes classroom and on-the-road instruction.  Offers adaptive equipment evaluation and training. Durable medical equipment rent/loan at Grand Island and Scottsbluff locations.  Donations of equipment accepted. Peer mentoring, where people with disabilities support each other in their daily lives. Housing counseling assists people with disabilities in locating, acquiring, and maintaining safe, affordable, accessible housing.
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United Way of the Midlands

Independence Rising - North Platte

109 East Second Street, Suites 3, North Platte, NE 69101
Center for Independent Living. Information and referral for disability services. Independent living skills training that will enable an individual with disabilities to remain in their home, or when transitioning into their first independent living. Advocacy for individuals and systems that serve them. Driver's Education School is DMV certified; provides evaluation of reaction time, visual perception, and behind the wheel skills.  Education and training includes classroom and on-the-road instruction.  Offers adaptive equipment evaluation and training. Durable medical equipment rent/loan at Grand Island and Scottsbluff locations.  Donations of equipment accepted. Peer mentoring, where people with disabilities support each other in their daily lives. Housing counseling assists people with disabilities in locating, acquiring, and maintaining safe, affordable, accessible housing.
Data provided by
United Way of the Midlands

Independence Rising - Grand Island

312 North Elm Street, Suite 101, Grand Island, NE 68803
Center for Independent Living. Information and referral for disability services. Independent living skills training that will enable an individual with disabilities to remain in their home, or when transitioning into their first independent living. Advocacy for individuals and systems that serve them. Driver's Education School is DMV certified; provides evaluation of reaction time, visual perception, and behind the wheel skills.  Education and training includes classroom and on-the-road instruction.  Offers adaptive equipment evaluation and training. Durable medical equipment rent/loan at Grand Island and Scottsbluff locations.  Donations of equipment accepted. Peer mentoring, where people with disabilities support each other in their daily lives. Housing counseling assists people with disabilities in locating, acquiring, and maintaining safe, affordable, accessible housing.
Data provided by
United Way of the Midlands

Arc of Platte County, The

3020 18th Street, Suite 9, Columbus, NE 68601
Advocates for the rights of citizens with developmental disabilities and their families. Parents for Parents program provides on to one support to families of children with developmental disabilities by sharing information on disability and community resources; call for meeting times. Recreational activities for children with disabilities such as a summer camp and Pals 'n Play, a play therapy program for ages 5-21 with an intellectual or developmental disability. People First helps adults with disabilities learn how to speak out and have confidence to see themselves as People First -- their disabilities second; call for meeting times. Project Guardian Angel is a special project in partnership with the Columbus Police Department to ensure the safety of I/DD individuals in the community through a database housed at the police station.
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RAMP Disability Resources and Services - Winnebago County

202 Market Street, Rockford, IL 61107

A group that helps consumers with the tools and expectations necessary for them to guide their life now and in the future. Peer support is not designed to replace professional counseling, but it can serve as an additional support in improving the lives of people with disabilities. Support can come from one-on-one peer support with RAMP staff, board members, consumers, and community support groups.

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United Way of the Midlands

Leukemia and Lymphoma Society - Illinois Region

PO Box 772395, Detroit, MI 48277
Peer-to-peer program connects newly diagnosed patients and their families with trained volunteers who have experienced blood cancer firsthand and understand the process.
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Debbie's Dream Foundation: Curing Stomach Cancer

2 South University Drive, Suite 326, Plantation, FL 33324
Stomach cancer awareness, funding, education, and support to patients, families, and caregivers. Support services through Patient Resource Education Program (PREP).  Mentors help others understand the diagnosis, staging, treatment options, clinical trials, side effect management, research, management of the disease, and more.
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FOCUOS

202 Northridge Avenue, Bolingbrook, IL 60440

Provides a mentoring program offering weekly discussions where youth can express themselves and share challenges they experience, fostering mutual support and encouragement. It also offers group outings with life skills themes, meals, and opportunities to gain new knowledge and skills while forming relationships with peers. The program emphasizes creating a supportive environment that addresses challenges related to personal and social development.

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Take Action Today - Carbondale

809 West Main Street, Carbondale, IL 62901

Provides essential resources, educational tools, and peer support for individuals seeking long-term sobriety. Each recovery center also provides a place to do laundry and take a shower. 

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United Way of the Midlands

Take Action Today - Benton

905 West Washington Street, Benton, IL 62812

Provides essential resources, educational tools, and peer support for individuals seeking long-term sobriety. Each recovery center also provides a place to do laundry and take a shower. 

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United Way of the Midlands