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Provides consultations to seniors to give information, resources, and improved access to long-term care support services. Information can include housing options, in-home care services, assistance with completing applications for Medicaid, Low Income Subsidy, etc, and assistance with Medicare.
Provides consultations to seniors to give information, resources, and improved access to long-term care support services. Information can include housing options, in-home care services, assistance with completing applications for Medicaid, Low Income Subsidy, etc, and assistance with Medicare.
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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.
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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GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN | FAMILY SERVICE - SERVING CHAMPAIGN, DOUGLAS, AND PIATT COUNTIES
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.
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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Provides social support to Latinos in the area. Services offered in Spanish.
Social Services include:
-- Risk education (alcohol, drugs, gambling, and other risk factors)
-- DUI assessments
-- Interpreter services
-- Help to complete community hours
-- Healthy Choices Youth Program
-- Youth Support Groups
-- Early Intervention and Prevention
Provides social support to Latinos in the area. Services offered in Spanish.
Social Services include:
-- Risk education (alcohol, drugs, gambling, and other risk factors)
-- DUI assessments
-- Interpreter services
-- Help to complete community hours
-- Healthy Choices Youth Program
-- Youth Support Groups
-- Early Intervention and Prevention
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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 such as:
- Accessibility Requirement.
- Personal Assistive Technology.
- Employment Services.
- Accessibility Housing.
- Transportation.
- Community resources.
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 such as:
- Accessibility Requirement.
- Personal Assistive Technology.
- Employment Services.
- Accessibility Housing.
- Transportation.
- Community resources.
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Guide contains a directory of local resources to help caregivers find services and support.
Guide contains a directory of local resources to help caregivers find services and support.
Email discussion groups promote peer to peer communication to provide support and information to participants.
Ask an Expert service provides access to experts in a variety of fields. Email a question and get an answer.
Email discussion groups promote peer to peer communication to provide support and information to participants.
Ask an Expert service provides access to experts in a variety of fields. Email a question and get an answer.
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Emergency support and homelessness prevention services including, food, travel, clothing, and furniture vouchers, financial assistance for rent, prescriptions, and information and referrals to community resources.
Emergency support and homelessness prevention services including, food, travel, clothing, and furniture vouchers, financial assistance for rent, prescriptions, and information and referrals to community resources.
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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.
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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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
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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Veterans Home Benefits Guide (Digital)
Connects veterans, military families with financial assistance programs to modify their homes: www.aarp.org/VetsHomeBenefits
Financial Workbook for Veterans and Military Family Caregivers
A 44-page workbook providing practical caregiving guidance on health, housing, and money management for veterans and military caregivers: www.aarp.org/vmfcaregivermoney
AARP Military Caregiving Handbook
Guide for veterans, service members, and their families that addresses the unique issues faced by military caregivers. Includes information, resources, and checklists: https://www.aarp.org/caringforvets(English) or https://www.aarp.org/cuidarveteranos (Spanish)
Job Search Toolkit
Leverage military service, skills, and experience to navigate a career transition: www.aarp.org/vetsjobtoolkit
Job Center
Learn how to leverage unique skills to drive a career forward: www.aarp.org/vetsjobcenter
Veterans Home Benefits Guide (Digital)
Connects veterans, military families with financial assistance programs to modify their homes: www.aarp.org/VetsHomeBenefits
Financial Workbook for Veterans and Military Family Caregivers
A 44-page workbook providing practical caregiving guidance on health, housing, and money management for veterans and military caregivers: www.aarp.org/vmfcaregivermoney
AARP Military Caregiving Handbook
Guide for veterans, service members, and their families that addresses the unique issues faced by military caregivers. Includes information, resources, and checklists: https://www.aarp.org/caringforvets(English) or https://www.aarp.org/cuidarveteranos (Spanish)
Job Search Toolkit
Leverage military service, skills, and experience to navigate a career transition: www.aarp.org/vetsjobtoolkit
Job Center
Learn how to leverage unique skills to drive a career forward: www.aarp.org/vetsjobcenter
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.
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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Connects and supports Nebraska's military community through a mobile app. Provides resources, events, and news, along with opportunities for support and connection.
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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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.
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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Advocacy and services for persons with all types of disabilities including skills training, peer counseling, information and referral, and technical assistance about the Americans with Disabilities Act.
- Blind Services works with individuals one-on-one to instruct persons who have lost (or are losing) their vision, on how to read Braille and organize their household and travel. Produces and replicates Braille materials. Translates materials such as menus and brochures into Braille and produces multiple copies as a service to the community. (There is a normal cost per Braille page produced, plus $25 per hour for formatting.)
- Captioning at Real Time (CART) provides the translation of spoken words into text using a stenotype machine operated by a stenographer/reporter. Real-time software is used to display the text onto a computer monitor, and a projector or other device is used to display the text on a television or larger screen. CART is especially valuable in large meetings or in communications with a person who is deaf or has hearing loss. CART can be utilized in following settings: community events and workshops, government, legal, educational, medical, theater and auditorium, and captioning of movies and videos.
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services provides one-on-one services for independent living skills training, information and referral, advocacy, and peer counseling. Serves as a TTY Distribution site for ITAC (Illinois Telecommunications Access Commission), which provides free TTY devices to Illinois residents. Distributes applications for Iowa TTY distributions for Iowa residents who are qualified (speech impaired or hard of hearing). Distributes amplified phones for residents of Illinois of all ages who have a difficult time hearing on the phone.
- Provides information and resources on low-tech independent living devices such as magnifiers, talking watches, etc., when funding is available.
- Housing assistance provides information and problem-solving assistance with locating and securing affordable, accessible housing, including research into public and private-sector housing markets.
- Information and Referral service provides information through Illinois/Iowa Center for Independent Living's system and library. Requests for information can be made by phone, mail, or in person, and can include loans of library materials.
- Outreach services offers presentations, brochures, media releases, public service announcements, media interviews, and video programs to inform the public of programs and services offered.
- Volunteers are utilized in programs, services, and office operations; volunteers receive training and supervision appropriate to their duties.
Advocacy and services for persons with all types of disabilities including skills training, peer counseling, information and referral, and technical assistance about the Americans with Disabilities Act.
- Blind Services works with individuals one-on-one to instruct persons who have lost (or are losing) their vision, on how to read Braille and organize their household and travel. Produces and replicates Braille materials. Translates materials such as menus and brochures into Braille and produces multiple copies as a service to the community. (There is a normal cost per Braille page produced, plus $25 per hour for formatting.)
- Captioning at Real Time (CART) provides the translation of spoken words into text using a stenotype machine operated by a stenographer/reporter. Real-time software is used to display the text onto a computer monitor, and a projector or other device is used to display the text on a television or larger screen. CART is especially valuable in large meetings or in communications with a person who is deaf or has hearing loss. CART can be utilized in following settings: community events and workshops, government, legal, educational, medical, theater and auditorium, and captioning of movies and videos.
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services provides one-on-one services for independent living skills training, information and referral, advocacy, and peer counseling. Serves as a TTY Distribution site for ITAC (Illinois Telecommunications Access Commission), which provides free TTY devices to Illinois residents. Distributes applications for Iowa TTY distributions for Iowa residents who are qualified (speech impaired or hard of hearing). Distributes amplified phones for residents of Illinois of all ages who have a difficult time hearing on the phone.
- Provides information and resources on low-tech independent living devices such as magnifiers, talking watches, etc., when funding is available.
- Housing assistance provides information and problem-solving assistance with locating and securing affordable, accessible housing, including research into public and private-sector housing markets.
- Information and Referral service provides information through Illinois/Iowa Center for Independent Living's system and library. Requests for information can be made by phone, mail, or in person, and can include loans of library materials.
- Outreach services offers presentations, brochures, media releases, public service announcements, media interviews, and video programs to inform the public of programs and services offered.
- Volunteers are utilized in programs, services, and office operations; volunteers receive training and supervision appropriate to their duties.
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Provides a sack lunch style meal to go that can be picked during office hours for individuals and families in need. Can also provide telephone and in-person support to individuals and families seeking assistance, advice, referrals to community resources, or emotional support for themselves or family and friends.
Provides a sack lunch style meal to go that can be picked during office hours for individuals and families in need. Can also provide telephone and in-person support to individuals and families seeking assistance, advice, referrals to community resources, or emotional support for themselves or family and friends.
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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.
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.
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Grief, Loss, and End of Life
Advice for coping with the death of a loved one, arranging funeral services, and making plans and decisions about the end of your life: www.aarp.org/endoflife
What To Do When A Loved One Dies
Practical steps to take in the early days: http://www.aarp.org/afterdeathchecklist
What Happens When Caregiving Ends
Life after caregiving: http://www.aarp.org/aftercaregiving
How to Write a Memorable Obituary
How to pay tribute to the things that made your loved one special: www.aarp.org/obituarywriting
AARP Grief and Loss Community
Online community, connecting experts and other caregivers for advice, tips, and support after loss: www.aarp.org/griefcommunity
Caregiver Survivor Guilt
Guilt and emotional withdrawal: http://www.aarp.org/survivorguilt
Grief, Loss, and End of Life
Advice for coping with the death of a loved one, arranging funeral services, and making plans and decisions about the end of your life: www.aarp.org/endoflife
What To Do When A Loved One Dies
Practical steps to take in the early days: http://www.aarp.org/afterdeathchecklist
What Happens When Caregiving Ends
Life after caregiving: http://www.aarp.org/aftercaregiving
How to Write a Memorable Obituary
How to pay tribute to the things that made your loved one special: www.aarp.org/obituarywriting
AARP Grief and Loss Community
Online community, connecting experts and other caregivers for advice, tips, and support after loss: www.aarp.org/griefcommunity
Caregiver Survivor Guilt
Guilt and emotional withdrawal: http://www.aarp.org/survivorguilt
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