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Provides information and referrals to area agencies that offer support services to the Washington and Marion County residents.

Provides older adults and their caregivers with vital information on available programs, services, and benefits. Professionally trained staff assists individuals with navigating a wide range of resources, including healthcare options, financial aid, and support services. Seniors and caregivers can receive personalized guidance to address their needs and concerns.

Serves as the area's Aging and Disability Resource Center and Area Agency on Aging.

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

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

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

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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Medicare Information/Counseling
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral
Geriatric Counseling
Medicaid Information/Counseling
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.
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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Assistive Technology Equipment
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
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.

10 Tips on How To Get Started

Ten ways to get started caring for a family member or friend: www.aarp.org/211care


5 Steps for Family Caregivers

Tips to ease the transition into caregiving: www.aarp.org/firsttimecaregiving


Taking the Stress out of Family Caregiving

Guide to help find support, make tough decisions, and handle conflict during the caregiving journey: www.aarp.org/careguides


Caregiving Questions and Answer Tool

Answers about caregiving: www.aarp.org/caregiving/answers

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Specialized Information and Referral
Unified network of rape crisis centers. Monitors and funds all approved Illinois Sexual Assault Programs, provides training and education, program development, site reviews, and sets standards for service.

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General Crisis Intervention Hotlines
Sexual Assault Counseling
Specialized Information and Referral

Provides services, advocacy, options counseling, and information and referral to older adults, those with disabilities, and family caregivers living in Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Hancock, Pike and Schuyler Counties in Illinois.

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Area Agencies on Aging
Specialized Information and Referral
Aging and Disability Resource Centers
Assistance with information, referral, distribution and completion of applications for the Food Assistance Program (formerly food stamps).

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Specialized Information and Referral
Certificates/Forms Assistance

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.

Provides various information and assistance to Immigrants and Hispanic individuals, including:

- Information and referral.

- Educational seminars addressing employment, housing, immigration and naturalization, financial literacy, health issues, and more.

- Job-seeking training and tips.

- Medicaid information and counseling.

- General benefits assistance.

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Medicaid Information/Counseling
Immigrant/Refugee Employment Programs
Specialized Information and Referral
Immigrant Benefits Assistance
Provides information and referrals to available resources in the Polk County area. Information and referrals can include food programs, energy assistance, chore services, and Medicare and Medicaid information. Volunteer opportunities, educational, recreational programs and nutrition information is also available. Coordinates seven neighborhood-based senior centers and nine meal sites throughout Polk County. Contact your local community center for more information.
Helps seniors, individuals living with a disability, and their families by providing referrals to organizations and agencies for needed services and programs.

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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Veteran/Military Hotlines
Specialized Information and Referral
Provides information and referrals to available resources in the Polk County area. Information and referrals can include food programs, energy assistance, chore services, and Medicare and Medicaid information. Volunteer opportunities, educational, recreational programs and nutrition information is also available. Coordinates seven neighborhood-based senior centers and nine meal sites throughout Polk County. Contact your local community center for more information.
Assists Nebraskans who are 60 years and over or have a disability and/or their representatives in accessing services and supports to allow the person to live as independently as possible in the setting of their choice. ADRC staff are available by phone or in person to assist in accessing resources based on the person's needs and preferences. This may include providing information and referrals for services such as housing, personal care, transportation, food and nutrition, public benefits, therapies, employment, etc.

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Aging and Disability Resource Centers
Specialized Information and Referral

Website offering information developed and designed to offer resources related to Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in the form of research, training, special events, tips and techniques, and other information intended for use and application by families affected by autism and professionals in the field.

Assists teenage and other at-risk mothers and their infants from conception up to 3 years of age.

Services provided:

-- Prenatal education.

-- Postnatal education.

-- Parenting skills classes.

-- Assistance with ongoing infant needs up to 3 years of age.

-- Assistance with infant Diapers Guidance.

-- Information and referrals to supportive services as needed.

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Childbirth Education
Diapers
Parenting Skills Classes
Specialized Information and Referral
Assistance with information, referral, distribution and completion of applications for the Food Assistance Program (formerly food stamps).

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Specialized Information and Referral
Certificates/Forms Assistance

Organization dedicated to bringing hope and support to those affected by suicide by raising awareness, funding scientific research, and providing resources and aid to those affected by it.

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Mental Health Information/Education
Specialized Information and Referral
Parent support and parenting education.

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Parenting Skills Classes
Home Based Parenting Education
Specialized Information and Referral