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Assistance with information, referral, distribution and completion of applications for the Food Assistance Program (formerly food stamps).

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Certificates/Forms Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral

Offers information and referrals to services in the community that can help individuals in need.

Assists veterans and their families with information and access to federal, state and local veterans benefits.

Transportation program provides rides for veterans to US Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities.

Limited financial assistance to veterans with basic human needs.

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Veteran Burial Benefits
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Military Records
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral

Responds to inquiries from people with disabilities, family members, other service providers, the business community, and the general public on programs, resources, and other issues related to disabilities. Strive to answer every inquiry received and refers persons to other resources that may be of assistance.

Questions span a broad range of disability-related topics including, but not limited to accessible housing, transportation, employment services, personal assistants, assistive technology, and accessibility requirements.

Provides specialized information and referral to individuals 18 or older who are disabled or individuals 60 years or older and their caregivers.

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Specialized Information and Referral
Aging and Disability Resource Centers
Area Agencies on Aging
Disease/Disability Information

Offers a Disability Access Point, or "DAP", which help people with disabilities, their families, and their caregivers find the services and support they need-both short-term and long-term. DAPs help by giving information, making plans, making referrals and checking in to make sure people are getting the right support to live healthy, independent lives.

Can help with the following services:

- Information and Assistance - based on presented and identified needs, provides information about programs and services, and helps to connect individuals to service providers in their communities.

- Options Counseling - provides guidance to individuals so that they may make informed choices about supports and services, typically over a period of 90 days or less. This includes benefits screening and application assistance for programs and services and follow-ups to make sure supports and decisions are assisting the individual.

Short-term supports (time-limited) include adaptive and assistive equipment, home and vehicle modifications, peer and parent support services, rent assistance, transportation assistance, and other basic needs (not covered by insurance).

Long-term services and supports includes adult day programs, consumer-directed attendant care (CDAC) (non-skilled and skilled), day habilitation, employment like job skills training, prevocational services, and supported employment, intensive residential services (IRSH), personal response systems, respite services like in-home, in-facility, and day camps, supported community living (SCL) and home-based habilitation (hourly), and residential living settings.

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Prevocational Training
Long Term Care Options Counseling
General Household Goods Provision
Home Barrier Removal Grants
Specialized Information and Referral
Benefits Screening
Aging and Disability Resource Centers
Supported Employment
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Respite Care Subsidies

AARP's Family Caregiving Facebook Group

A place to connect, share practical tips, offer support, and discuss family caregiving experiences: www.facebook.com/groups/aarpfamilycaregivers


AARP's Online Community

An online forum to connect with others who have the same interests, including caregiving, games, entertainment, home and family, money, and other topics of interest: www.aarp.org/caregivingcommunity


AARP Friendly Voices

Trained AARP Friend Voice volunteers provide a call to say hello. Call (888) 281-0145 (English) or (888) 497-4108 (Spanish). Leave a message and someone will call back: www.aarp.org/friendlyvoice

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Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Caregiver Counseling
Specialized Information and Referral
Helps seniors, individuals living with a disability, and their families by providing referrals to organizations and agencies for needed services and programs.
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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Medical Equipment/Assistive Technology Donation Programs
Peer to Peer Networking
Medical Equipment/Supplies
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Centers for Independent Living
Driving Evaluation
Specialized Information and Referral
Driver Training
Disability Rights Groups
Disease/Disability Registries

Grandparent support program for anyone 55+ who has stepped in to take responsibility for a relative child(ren) in situations where the mother or father cannot.

Offers counseling, information, training, resources, and support as grandparents navigate emotional, educational, technological, and disciplinary issues unique to the child(ren).

Services include legal information relevant to caring for a relative child, as well as possible access to respite care.

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Caregiver Training
Caregiver Counseling
Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Children's In Home Respite Care
Caregiver Consultation and Support
Specialized Information and Referral
Legal Information Services

Offers a Disability Access Point, or "DAP", which help people with disabilities, their families, and their caregivers find the services and support they need-both short-term and long-term. DAPs help by giving information, making plans, making referrals and checking in to make sure people are getting the right support to live healthy, independent lives.

Can help with the following services:

- Information and Assistance - based on presented and identified needs, provides information about programs and services, and helps to connect individuals to service providers in their communities.

- Options Counseling - provides guidance to individuals so that they may make informed choices about supports and services, typically over a period of 90 days or less. This includes benefits screening and application assistance for programs and services and follow-ups to make sure supports and decisions are assisting the individual.

- Financial Assistance - provides gap funding and service coordination for programs and services that support individuals and their caregivers so that individuals may live in the home and community of their choice. Help with short-term services and long term services are also provided.

Short-term supports (time-limited) include adaptive and assistive equipment, home and vehicle modifications, peer and parent support services, transportation assistance, and other basic needs (not covered by insurance).

Long-term services and supports includes adult day programs, consumer-directed attendant care (CDAC) (non-skilled and skilled), day habilitation, employment like job skills training, prevocational services, and supported employment, intensive residential services (IRSH), personal response systems, respite services like in-home, in-facility, and day camps, supported community living (SCL) and home-based habilitation (hourly), and residential living settings.

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Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Transportation Expense Assistance
Benefits Screening
Home Barrier Removal Grants
Specialized Information and Referral
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Aging and Disability Resource Centers
Respite Care Subsidies
Nursing Home Transition Financing Programs
Prevocational Training
Supported Employment

Provides a wide variety of independent living services for individuals with disabilities with the objective of helping them to function more independently in family and community settings and to secure and maintain appropriate employment. Services may include information and referral services, referrals for attendant care, attendant recruitment and training programs, independent living skills training, assistance in meeting housing and transportation needs, peer counseling, transition from institutions into the community, deflection from institutional placement, transition from youth to adult services, and advice and guidance regarding legal rights and benefits eligibility.

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Disability Rights Groups
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Centers for Independent Living
Specialized Information and Referral

Offers home visits to seniors and their families informing them of programs that will enable seniors to remain as independent and living at home as long as possible. The senior information specialist assists with benefits applications, answers questions concerning Medicare, supplemental insurance, help at home, and more.

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Certificates/Forms Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral

Services and activities for senior citizens within York County to support their independence and community involvement.

Information and referral, including referrals for minor home repair, yard work, personal care, and homemaker services.

Counseling and case management.

Recreational activities.

Assistance with Medicare and medical insurance.

Friendly visiting.

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Medicare Information/Counseling
Specialized Information and Referral
Friendly Visiting
Case/Care Management
Senior Centers
Provides rent assistance to Champaign County households at risk for homelessness due to a temporary hardship. Also provides information and referral to community resources, as well as housing counseling.
Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging offers services for people with dementia and their caregivers. Services include information and referral for Family Caregivers regarding Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, options counseling, case management, support group, training and education, and respite care options.

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Specialized Information and Referral
Respite Care Subsidies
Caregiver Training

Offers a Disability Access Point, or "DAP", which help people with disabilities, their families, and their caregivers find the services and support they need-both short-term and long-term. DAPs help by giving information, making plans, making referrals and checking in to make sure people are getting the right support to live healthy, independent lives.

Can help with the following services:

- Information and Assistance - based on presented and identified needs, provides information about programs and services, and helps to connect individuals to service providers in their communities.

- Options Counseling - provides guidance to individuals so that they may make informed choices about supports and services, typically over a period of 90 days or less. This includes benefits screening and application assistance for programs and services and follow-ups to make sure supports and decisions are assisting the individual.

Short-term supports (time-limited) include adaptive and assistive equipment, home and vehicle modifications, peer and parent support services, rent assistance, transportation assistance, and other basic needs (not covered by insurance).

Long-term services and supports includes adult day programs, consumer-directed attendant care (CDAC) (non-skilled and skilled), day habilitation, employment like job skills training, prevocational services, and supported employment, intensive residential services (IRSH), personal response systems, respite services like in-home, in-facility, and day camps, supported community living (SCL) and home-based habilitation (hourly), and residential living settings.

Categories

Prevocational Training
Long Term Care Options Counseling
General Household Goods Provision
Home Barrier Removal Grants
Specialized Information and Referral
Benefits Screening
Aging and Disability Resource Centers
Supported Employment
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Respite Care Subsidies
Provides outreach, information, and assistance, connecting seniors to benefits and services to help them maintain their independence in the community. Assists seniors in becoming aware of the many government programs they are potentially eligible for and may provide assistance in applying for those benefits, such as Medicaid, Medicare, Food Stamps, etc.
Offers every service and program available to people who are deaf or hearing impaired. In contrast, some services are specific to the deaf community, such as securing TTYs, advocating for more interpreters, using the Video Relay Service (VRS), etc.

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Specialized Information and Referral
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Assistive Technology Equipment
Offers an answer line where families or individuals can call in to get answers about a wide variety of topics pertaining to home and family.

Connects and supports Nebraska's military community through a mobile app. Provides resources, events, and news, along with opportunities for support and connection.

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Military Family Support Groups
Specialized Information and Referral

Provides support, information, training, and referrals to unpaid caregivers (age 18+) of Champaign/Piatt County residents aged 60+.

Information about healthy aging, legal rights, access to supplemental services via referral, support groups, and other relevant education and assistance.

Possibilities for respite care included via referral.

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Caregiver Consultation and Support
Adult In Home Respite Care
Support Group Clearinghouses
Caregiver Training
Specialized Information and Referral
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Caregiver Counseling

RAMP works with students and their families to learn the laws that protect the rights of a student with a disability, how to navigate the maze of community services, and to learn the skills required to achieve their goals.

Services include legal rights training, self-advocacy skills training, peer support, independent living skills training, transition planning guidance, educational workshops, and assistance with letter writing.

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Independent Living Skills Instruction
Disability Awareness Training
Specialized Information and Referral
Health/Disability Related Counseling
Disability Rights Groups

Provides service coordination and advocacy services to children and adults with development delays and/or disabilities. Also provides case coordination for participants in the Brain Injury program through the Illinois Department of Rehabilitation Services.

Developmental Disabilities Services may include:

- Pre-Admission Screening (PAS): Pre-admission screening to determine eligibility, secure provider agencies, and obtain funding.

- Bogard Individual Service Coordination: Ensure active treatment for seniors in nursing facilities. This service is for individuals from a closed lawsuit in 1988. No new individuals are eligible for this service.

- Case Coordination: Information and referrals; community awareness and education; enrollment of individuals on the PUNS statewide waitlist for services.

- Individual Services and Support Advocacy (ISSA): Assistance with accessing services to meet the individual's needs; act as advocates for the individual.

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Specialized Information and Referral
Case/Care Management
Information and assistance is available at the Southern Illinois Senior Centers. These locations are designated family caregiver resource centers. Information about all services is available. Referrals can be made to the necessary facilities.