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Provides human service resource information to link veterans with service providers in the community.

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

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
Center for Independent Living.

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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Driver Training
Disease/Disability Registries
Driving Evaluation
Medical Equipment/Assistive Technology Donation Programs
Centers for Independent Living
Disability Rights Groups
Medical Equipment/Supplies
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Specialized Information and Referral
Peer to Peer Networking
Promotes early identification of developmental, behavioral, or educational concerns, then links children and families to community-based services and supports.

A care coordinator will listen, provide support, and assess the needs of the child and family. The coordinator can connect families with free screenings to help provide insight on the child's developmental and behavioral skills.

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Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Specialized Information and Referral
Pediatric Developmental Assessment
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.
Offers information on community services. Individuals will speak with an Information and Assistance Specialist who will assess their needs, answer questions, explain what programs are available, and assist them in securing the assistance they need.

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

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

Offers the Veterans family support network, which channels requests for any type of assistance including financial to Legion Posts throughout the United States. Callers are advised to give their home zip code and a call-back telephone number where they can be reached.

Finders/Seekers is a service provided by the National American Legion to help locate veterans: Finders/Seekers VETS P.O. Box 411007 St. Louis, Mo. 63141.

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Specialized Information and Referral
Missing Persons Location Assistance
Linking seniors and disabled adults with available services in the community. Can provide information and referrals on local events and classes, in-home care, senior centers, meal sites and meal deliveries, long-term care options, adult day and respite care options, transportation, senior housing, prescription drug assistance resources, nursing homes and assisted living facilities, support groups, and more.

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

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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Specialized Information and Referral
Language Interpretation
Court Ordered Community Service Referral Programs
Youth Outreach Programs
Cultural Heritage Programs
Cultural Heritage Groups
Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Assessment for Substance Use Disorders

Assists older persons or their caregivers in identifying their needs and place them in contact with appropriate community resources or service providers.

Follow up activities are included such as making sure the older person was able to receive the service or help the older person obtain the service.

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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.

Provides Information and Referral for cancer-related programs.

Provides military families who have children with special needs the resources needed to make informed assignment decisions and experience easier transitions. Two types of directories are offered:

Early Intervention Directory provides information on early intervention services for children birth through 3 years old.

School-Age Directory provides information on special education services for children ages 3 through 21 years old.

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.

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

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, rent assistance, 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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Nursing Home Transition Financing Programs
Intermediate Care Facility/DD Transition Financing Programs
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Specialized Information and Referral
Rent Payment Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Home Barrier Removal Grants
Benefits Screening
Respite Care Subsidies
Aging and Disability Resource Centers
Prevocational Training
Supported Employment
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Transportation Expense Assistance
General Household Goods Provision

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
Specialized Information and Referral
Centers for Independent Living
Disease/Disability Registries
Independent Living Skills Instruction
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
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.

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.

Educates and supports refugee, asylee, and immigrant families and helps them transition to a new culture. Services include:

- Refugee/immigrant mutual support groups.

- Linkage with mainstream providers regarding the mental health needs of clientele and the barriers encountered by them. Mediations and education related to cultural differences are provided.

- One-on-one counseling at the Center, a neutral site, or in the homes of families in crisis.

- Basic immigration applications and immigration legal referrals.

- Cultural orientation counseling for refugee and other ORR eligible clients.

- Culturally appropriate workshops dealing with money, public benefits and health issues.

- Translation of documents and interpretation in community settings.

- Advocate and liaison in clients' places of employment, schools, hospitals, courts, with landlords, etc.

- Aid in completing paperwork for citizenship, residency, family reunification, etc.

- Assistance with applying for government benefits.

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Citizenship Education
Cultural Transition Counseling
Language Interpretation
Specialized Information and Referral
Immigrant Benefits Assistance
English as a Second Language
Immigration/Naturalization Legal Services

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