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NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) provides educational classes about mental illness for families; for adults living with a mental illness; and for the general public. NAMI provides support resources for family members and individuals affected by mental illness; and provides advocacy training to help the public work to improve mental health resources. NAMI also works to improve current laws, legislation and promotes research. This is a locally led affiliate of NAMI Iowa and the national NAMI organization. Crisis Text Line: text NAMI to 741-741. Use the link for calendar for current month activities.

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Mental Health Associations
General Mental Health Information/Education
Specialized Information and Referral

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

Care team that specializes in providing integrated primary medical and behavioral health care and social services to the LGBTQ+ community. Services provided:

- Assessments and referrals to Hormone Replacement Therapy.

- Hormone Replacement Therapy.

- Letters for surgery.

- Counseling.

- Family Medicine.

- Case management and care coordination.

- Nutrition education.

- OB/GYN.

- Enrollment assistance (insurance/ Medicare/Medicaid).

- Referrals for other needed services.

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Transgender Hormone Therapy
Sexual Orientation Counseling
General Medical Care
Specialized Information and Referral
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Case/Care Management
Information on available services, links individuals to the services and provides adequate follow-up procedures.
Provides information and resources about treatment programs for problem gambling. Advocates for increased availability of counselors, treatment facilities, research, and education programs.

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Specialized Information and Referral
Gambling Disorder Helplines
Information, referral, advocacy, and follow-up services available.
Provides regulatory oversight for local food safety and protection, private sewage systems, private water wells, lead poisoning prevention, radon, mosquito/tick control, and inspection of facilities such as tanning salons and body art businesses.

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Tap Water Testing
Pest Control Services
Weed Abatement/Brush Control
Radon Testing
Pollution Control
Specialized Information and Referral
Advocates for people with developmental disabilities and/or intellectual delays and their families, through partnership, leadership, and individual choice; policy advocates raise awareness, increase and improve services and opportunities, and help direct funding into community-based programs.

Annual Christmas Party in December at the Bettendorf Community Center for all special-needs populations.

Scholarships of up to $250 annually for individuals with intellectual delay for leisure activities.

Referrals to community resources.

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Christmas Programs
Recreational/Leisure/Arts Instruction Expense Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral
Assists with questions specifically pertaining to the Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program.

Provides information about transportation options for individuals with epilepsy. Services may include reduced CTA fares or free ride programs for those who qualify.

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.

AARP Financial Workbook for Family Caregivers

Workbook highlights caregiving costs to help individuals track what they spend on caregiving. English: https://aarp.org/caregivermoney Spanish: https://aarp.org/caregivermoneysp


Can I Get Paid to be a Caregiver for a Family Member

Medicaid and veterans' programs can help alleviate the financial burden fo family caregiving: www.aarp.org/gettingpaidforcaregiving


A Legal Checklist for Family Caregivers

Six steps to protect your loved ones and yourself: www.aarp.org/legalchecklist


Financial and Legal

Learn how to manage caregiving finances and obtain legal caregiving documents including advance care directives, long-term care insurance, wills, and powers fo attorney: https://www.aarp.org/caregiving/financial-legal/


Advance Directive Forms by State

When planning for future medical care, prepare advance directives to be sure loved ones make choices according to your wishes: www.aarp.org/advancedirectives


Can You Afford a Home-Care Worker

Financial resources may be available for families who need caregiving help: www.aarp.org/federalaidprograms


Long Term Health Calculator

Find and compare the costs of home care, assisted living, and other services throughout the United States: www.aarp.org/longtermcarecosts

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Financial Assessment Tools
Specialized Information and Referral
State-funded agency offering treatment and preventative resources for those impacted by a gambling addiction.

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Gambling Disorder Helplines
Gambling Disorder Relapse Prevention
Specialized Information and Referral
Gambling Disorder Counseling
Helps seniors, individuals living with a disability, and their families by providing referrals to organizations and agencies for needed services and programs.

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

Area Agency on Aging and Aging and Disability Resource Center ensures coordinated, accessible services for older persons and persons with disabilities.

Services funded (and provided by other agencies) include: home delivered meals, congregate meals, transportation, information and assistance, outreach, legal assistance, caregiver assistance and, respite, and elder abuse education and prevention.

Provides information for caregivers and grandparents raising grandchildren.

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

Provides access to a 24 hour helpline with care coordination specialists offering resource referrals, case management and support to Illinois Veterans, family members, or caregivers experiencing emotional challenges associated with PTSD, mild TBI, Military Sexual Trauma (MST), stress, anxiety, depression, addiction and substance abuse.

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Specialized Information and Referral
Veteran/Military Hotlines
The Polk County Resource and Referral Line will help callers navigate the complex mental health and disabilities service system. Specialists will help individuals and families with information and referrals to services that can help them with the needs they have. Staff will assist callers in gathering information to provide options to engage in community based supports and will work with the children's Individual Healthcare Plans to find relevant services and support for the family. Will also provide direct linkage to the new crisis stabilization services in Polk County as needed.

Families going through an active crisis can call for support and services.

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General Crisis Intervention Hotlines
Specialized Information and Referral
Offers information and education on Human Trafficking.

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Specialized Information and Referral
Human Trafficking Prevention

Provides outreach and referral services to seniors and adults with disabilities, including:

- Assess clients' needs and make client referrals

- Help clients fill out and file application/documents required for various benefit programs, such as Medicare

- Help with tax preparation

- Advocate on behalf of clients to assure access to needed services

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Certificates/Forms Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral
Tax Preparation Assistance

Provides information, assistance, and referrals for challenges seniors face with independent living.

Assists seniors with Medicare enrollments and Part D changes (SHIP), Medicaid enrollment and recertification, SNAP applications, LIHEAP applications, and referrals to community programs that would be useful to seniors, including food assistance, mental health needs/counseling, transitioning to senior housing, assisted living, or skilled nursing facilities.

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Geriatric Counseling
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral
Medicaid Information/Counseling
Medicare Information/Counseling

Provides peer support counseling, information and referral to services that help disabled individuals, skills training, advocacy for persons with disabilities and their families and disability awareness and leadership education. Working with individuals in their homes or in locations convenient to the individual.

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Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Disease/Disability Registries
Specialized Information and Referral
Centers for Independent Living
Independent Living Skills Instruction

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

Mission is to improve working conditions for low-income workers and their households in the following industries:

- Cannery.

- Farms.

- Greenhouse.

- Landscaping.

- Meat.

- Nursery.

- Packinghouse.

- Poultry.

- Restaurants.

- Snow plowing.

Offers:

- Community outreach and education.

- Litigation.

- Community legal education.

- Information and referrals.

- Organization partnerships to fight human labor trafficking.

- Preventing family separations through securing dual citizenship for their children.

- Facilitates access to cash transfers to very low-income populations.

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Immigration/Naturalization Legal Services
Specialized Information and Referral
Employment Related Advocacy Groups
Senior center provides services and activities to senior citizens to support their independence and community involvement.

Activities coordination, entertainment, fellowship, recreation, education.

Congregate lunch Mon-Fri at 12 pm.

Home delivered meals.

Information and referral.

Blood Pressure clinic.

Fitness classes.

Exercise program.

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Congregate Meals/Nutrition Sites
Senior Centers
Blood Pressure Screening
Home Delivered Meals
Specialized Information and Referral