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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.

Services include:

-- Access/screening.

-- Anger Management Counseling.

-- Caregiver Connection.

-- Crisis stabilization services.

-- Case Management.

-- Child Outpatient Therapy.

-- Family Counseling.

-- Linkage with psychiatric medical services.

-- ADHD Services and Resources.

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Mental Health Evaluation
Juvenile Delinquency Diversion Counseling
Specialized Information and Referral
Anger Management
In Person Crisis Intervention
Psychiatric Case Management
Caregiver Counseling
Adolescent/Youth Counseling

Provides an information and referral service that works with clients to identify needs, develop solutions, utilize qualified partners and make the appropriate referrals.

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

Serves as Northeast Iowa's Area Agency on Aging and Aging and Disability Resource Center. Provides information and assistance regarding programs and services available for older adults, individuals with disabilities and caregivers.

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

Provides comprehensive support services to promote personal, academic, and career growth.

Services include academic, pre-enrollment, and financial aid counseling; connection to DMACC's Workforce Training Academy (WTA); pre-employment counseling such as rsum writing and interviewing techniques; and referrals to appropriate supportive agencies.

Additional services include financial assistance for childcare and transportation. The program also supports displaced homemakers and displaced workers by offering vocational assessment, career readiness workshops, job training, job search assistance, and referrals for other specific needs to help them prepare for, find, and retain employment.

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Prejob Guidance
Career Counseling
Specialized Information and Referral
Displaced Worker Employment Programs
Displaced Homemaker Employment Programs

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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Specialized Information and Referral
Diapers
Parenting Skills Classes
Childbirth Education

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

Caring While Working

What to know about employment benefits and the law. Know workplace benefits for caregivers, understand the Family and Medical Leave Act, and build a caregiver community: http://www.aarp.org/workingcaregiver


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Specialized Information and Referral

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

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

Offers services to older adults including information and referral to community resources, home delivered meals, support groups, counseling, and caregiver resources.

Categories

Aging/Older Adult Support Groups
Specialized Information and Referral
Home Delivered Meals
General Counseling Services

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

Provides help vulnerable adults with navigating abusive situations that they may encounter by providing resources to help mitigate risk of vulnerable adults that meet the criteria of the program.

Categories

Adult Protective Services
Specialized Information and Referral

Determines eligibility for state-funded developmental disability services, provides information and referrals to services, and provides advocacy and monitoring of individuals with developmental disabilities

Categories

Adult Evaluation for Developmental Disabilities
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.

Categories

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

Provides the following for individuals experiencing homelessness in the area: meals, toiletries, first aid, clothing, winter coats, blankets, and information on community resources.

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Winter Clothing
Soup Kitchens
Specialized Information and Referral
General Clothing Provision
Personal/Grooming Needs
Bedding/Linen
Helps seniors, individuals living with a disability, and their families by providing referrals to organizations and agencies for needed services and programs.

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
Centers for Independent Living
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Specialized Information and Referral

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
Area Agencies on Aging
Specialized Information and Referral
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

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
Promotes choice and enhances the wellbeing and dignity of aging adults, caregivers, adults with disabilities, and those with the greatest economic need so that they may live independently. Assists Nebraskans in accessing services, supports, and information.

Categories

Long Term Care Options Counseling
Area Agencies on Aging
Specialized Information and Referral
Hotline to answer education related questions for infants birth to age 21 with disabilities.

Connects families of infants and children with disabilities with local contacts to provide information and referrals to hearing and developmental screenings as well as services coordination.

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Pediatric Developmental Assessment
Specialized Information and Referral
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Disease/Disability Registries