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Restorative service for diverting youth at risk of involvement with the criminal justice system. Services include:

-- Linkage and referral

-- Development of critical decision making skills

-- Emotional literacy development

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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Specialized Information and Referral
Christmas Programs
Recreational/Leisure/Arts Instruction Expense Assistance

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

Provides free and confidential services. Services offered include pregnancy testing, pregnancy counseling, limited ultrasound, on-going pregnancy support, referrals for community support services, support after an abortion, Earn While You Learn Program, fatherhood mentoring programs, and Mother's/Maternity Home.

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Vocational Rehabilitation
Childbirth Education
Parenting Skills Classes
Pregnancy Testing
Mentoring Programs
Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Pregnancy Counseling
Specialized Information and Referral

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 Rights Groups
Health/Disability Related Counseling
Specialized Information and Referral
Disability Awareness Training
The Disability Information and Access Line (DIAL) helps people with disabilities get connected to information about local community resources that support independent living. DIAL is a public service of the U.S. Administration on Aging and is administered by USAging.

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Specialized Information and Referral

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

Provides coordination of community-based respite care services for family caregivers of children and adults with special needs in Illinois. The Illinois Respite Coalition (IRC) assists families in avigation funding streams., eligibility criteria and fragmented services. IRC also builds connections between caregivers and providers through online resources, a statewide network, and access to training opportunities.

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

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

A program designed to provide community-based services that will meet the needs of individuals with brain injuries and help prevent unnecessary institutionalization.

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Independent Living Skills Instruction
Specialized Information and Referral
Case/Care Management
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
Specialized Information and Referral
Health/Disability Related Support Groups

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

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

Information & Assistance: Provides information, assistance, or referrals for seniors, persons with disabilities, and their family caregivers for benefits and services.

Connects grandparents caring for grandchildren or caregivers looking after aged loved ones to resources and support to help navigate the challenges of being a caregiver.

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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Specialized Information and Referral
Aging and Disability Resource Centers

Website that provides information to parents of children with disabilities. Topics include the following and more:

- Accessibility resources for homes and public places.

- Assistive technology.

- Organizations that focus on specific disabilities and disability rights.

- Emotional and behavioral disorders.

- Early intervention services.

- Financial resources.

- Employment for individuals with disabilities.

- Scholarships for individuals with disabilities.

- Medical needs.

- Transition to post secondary education, employment, and housing.

Assists Hispanic individuals and families to obtain access to and utilize community resources.

Assists with barriers to services.

Provides Spanish/English translation and interpretation for general and medical needs.

Advocates for the local Hispanic community.

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Specialized Information and Referral
Language Interpretation

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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Specialized Information and Referral
Military Family Support Groups

Provides medical health information and referral services for women in Iowa. Topics covered include birth control and pregnancy, breast and cervical cancer, immunizations, child and infant health, domestic abuse, maternal and prenatal care, sexually transmitted diseases, perinatal depression, heart disease, and other health-related topics. The program also connects individuals with qualified medical practitioners for primary or specialized care and offers comprehensive information and referrals to a wide range of human service providers in the community.

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Medical Information Services
Physician Referrals
Comprehensive Information and Referral
Specialized Information and Referral
Sexuality/Reproductive Health Education
Information and access to services for the elderly, including caregiver options and transportation.

Eldercare Locator is a public service of the U.S. Administration on Aging connecting you to services for older adults and their families. Eldercare Locator is administered by USAging.

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Specialized Information and Referral
Parent support and parenting education.

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Parenting Skills Classes
Home Based Parenting Education
Specialized Information and Referral

Outreach program that helps link older adults to agencies, services and programs in the area. Assistance with the following programs is provided:

-- Health Care.

-- Medicare drug coverage.

-- Medicare/Medicare HMO.

-- Supplemental insurance.

-- Homemaker services.

-- Care Link (Lifeline).

-- Handicapped parking card.

-- Medical equipment.

-- Adult/senior protective services.

-- Housing.

-- Low rent housing.

-- Westernization.

-- Consumer complaint.

-- Nutrition.

-- Peace Meal - Congregate sites.

-- Home-delivered meals.

-- Link Card (formerly Food Stamps).

-- Financial Assistance.

-- Incense plate discount.

-- Social Security.

-- Energy assistance.

-- Department of Healthcare and Family Services (DHFS).

-- Homestead Exemption/Senior Tax Freeze.

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Specialized Information and Referral
General Benefits and Services Assistance