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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.
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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Caregiver Burnout: Tips to Prevent and Manage Stress
Recognize the causes and symptoms so you can get the help you need: http://www.aarp.org/caregiverstress
AARP Caregiver Life Balance Tips
How to give yourself the caregiving break you need. Advice on how to avoid burnout while juggling family caregiving with work and childcare responsibilities: www.aarp.org/caregiving/life-balance
Respite Care: How to Give Yourself the Caregiving Break You Need
Learn what services are available to help, such as volunteers, day programs, and aides: www.aarp.org/respitecareplan
AARP's Online Community
An online forum to connect with others that have the same interests, including caregiving, games, entertainment, home and family, money, and many more topics of interest: www.aarp.org/caregivingcommunity
AARP Local Pages
Features online and local events: https://local.aarp.org
Healthy Living
Suite of web-based health tools to help caregivers stay healthy and plan ahead. Tools can help calculate BMI, decode Medicare summary notices, and estimate the cost of long term care: www.aarp.org/healthtools
Care to Talk
Virtual platform of discussion topics meant to spark meaningful dialogue between caregivers and care recipients and address important life issues and long-term healthcare plans: Caretotalk.aarp.org
Caregiver Burnout: Tips to Prevent and Manage Stress
Recognize the causes and symptoms so you can get the help you need: http://www.aarp.org/caregiverstress
AARP Caregiver Life Balance Tips
How to give yourself the caregiving break you need. Advice on how to avoid burnout while juggling family caregiving with work and childcare responsibilities: www.aarp.org/caregiving/life-balance
Respite Care: How to Give Yourself the Caregiving Break You Need
Learn what services are available to help, such as volunteers, day programs, and aides: www.aarp.org/respitecareplan
AARP's Online Community
An online forum to connect with others that have the same interests, including caregiving, games, entertainment, home and family, money, and many more topics of interest: www.aarp.org/caregivingcommunity
AARP Local Pages
Features online and local events: https://local.aarp.org
Healthy Living
Suite of web-based health tools to help caregivers stay healthy and plan ahead. Tools can help calculate BMI, decode Medicare summary notices, and estimate the cost of long term care: www.aarp.org/healthtools
Care to Talk
Virtual platform of discussion topics meant to spark meaningful dialogue between caregivers and care recipients and address important life issues and long-term healthcare plans: Caretotalk.aarp.org
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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.
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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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.
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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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.
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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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.
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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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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Provides a variety of education programs to better the health of the community. Many of these programs are funded through grants, and are offered at little or no cost to the residents.
Programs include:
-- Sexual Health Education: Provides Making Proud Choices! (CUPHD's age-appropriate, comprehensive sex education programming) and sexual health resources
-- Tobacco Initiatives: Provides a Youth Tobacco Prevention, Smoke-Free Illinois Act Enforcement, and Tobacco Prevention Coalition programs. Also provides information regarding the health effects of e-cigarettes
-- Community Health Resources: Provides the Germ Busters, Worksite Wellness, Physical Activity and Active Transportation, and Period Product Drive programs. Also provides information regarding statistics and policies related to chronic diseases and obesity
-- Adolescent Health Services: Provides the Adolescent Health Program, resources and support groups for affordable substance abuse treatment services, resources for affordable mental and behavioral health care
Provides a variety of education programs to better the health of the community. Many of these programs are funded through grants, and are offered at little or no cost to the residents.
Programs include:
-- Sexual Health Education: Provides Making Proud Choices! (CUPHD's age-appropriate, comprehensive sex education programming) and sexual health resources
-- Tobacco Initiatives: Provides a Youth Tobacco Prevention, Smoke-Free Illinois Act Enforcement, and Tobacco Prevention Coalition programs. Also provides information regarding the health effects of e-cigarettes
-- Community Health Resources: Provides the Germ Busters, Worksite Wellness, Physical Activity and Active Transportation, and Period Product Drive programs. Also provides information regarding statistics and policies related to chronic diseases and obesity
-- Adolescent Health Services: Provides the Adolescent Health Program, resources and support groups for affordable substance abuse treatment services, resources for affordable mental and behavioral health care
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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.
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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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.
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.
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.
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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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.
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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Provides assistance for Nebraskans in accessing services and support to help meet their long-term care needs. Services include living arrangements related to long-term care, in-home services such as housekeeping, personal care, respite, equipment, care coordination, paying for long-term care services, health promotion and prevention, mental health services, financial guidance and resources, as well as other basic needs including food, shelter, Medicaid and Medicare.
Provides assistance for Nebraskans in accessing services and support to help meet their long-term care needs. Services include living arrangements related to long-term care, in-home services such as housekeeping, personal care, respite, equipment, care coordination, paying for long-term care services, health promotion and prevention, mental health services, financial guidance and resources, as well as other basic needs including food, shelter, Medicaid and Medicare.
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Exists to promote and enhance palliative and end-of-life care in the state of Illinois through education, advocacy, strategic partnerships, and technical and supportive services. Is working to expand access to end of life care for patients and their families. The website provides:
- Information about palliative and end-of-life care
- Referrals for patients and their families_
- Referrals for veterans
- Hospice locator
Exists to promote and enhance palliative and end-of-life care in the state of Illinois through education, advocacy, strategic partnerships, and technical and supportive services. Is working to expand access to end of life care for patients and their families. The website provides:
- Information about palliative and end-of-life care
- Referrals for patients and their families_
- Referrals for veterans
- Hospice locator
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Provides:
- Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy.
- Social skills groups.
- Individual and family therapy.
- Parent and community trainings.
- Autism resources.
Provides:
- Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy.
- Social skills groups.
- Individual and family therapy.
- Parent and community trainings.
- Autism resources.
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Child Adolescent Health Program helps children and families access preventive health care by offering the following services:
- Provide education to all newly eligible Medicaid clients about how their healthcare coverage will provide for both preventive and ill healthcare
- Help families with finding a doctor or dentist for their medical and dental care
- Help families with housing, food, energy assistance, parenting programs, and referrals to community resources and services
- Reminders when your child needs routine medical and dental check-ups
- Provide health education and support on a variety of topics
- Contact families to provide care coordination
- Transportation information to Medicaid approved appointments
- Help families with Medicaid Presumptive of Eligibility applications
- Help families with Hawk-i Insurance applications.
I-Smile services include:
- Dental screenings and fluoride varnish applications
- Dental Sealant applications
- Silver Diamine Fluoride treatment for early decay
- Oral hygiene and dental nutritional counseling
- Completing school dental screening certificates
- Care coordination for families such as finding a dentist, understanding or acquiring dental insurance (and/or other payment options), scheduling dental appointments, and answering general oral health questions.
Child Adolescent Health Program helps children and families access preventive health care by offering the following services:
- Provide education to all newly eligible Medicaid clients about how their healthcare coverage will provide for both preventive and ill healthcare
- Help families with finding a doctor or dentist for their medical and dental care
- Help families with housing, food, energy assistance, parenting programs, and referrals to community resources and services
- Reminders when your child needs routine medical and dental check-ups
- Provide health education and support on a variety of topics
- Contact families to provide care coordination
- Transportation information to Medicaid approved appointments
- Help families with Medicaid Presumptive of Eligibility applications
- Help families with Hawk-i Insurance applications.
I-Smile services include:
- Dental screenings and fluoride varnish applications
- Dental Sealant applications
- Silver Diamine Fluoride treatment for early decay
- Oral hygiene and dental nutritional counseling
- Completing school dental screening certificates
- Care coordination for families such as finding a dentist, understanding or acquiring dental insurance (and/or other payment options), scheduling dental appointments, and answering general oral health questions.
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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.
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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Provides information and trainings to teach groups, schools, and communities about epilepsy and seizure response. Trainings are offered in-person or virtually.
Provides information and trainings to teach groups, schools, and communities about epilepsy and seizure response. Trainings are offered in-person or virtually.
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Information & Assistance: Provides information, assistance, or referrals for seniors, persons with disabilities, and their family caregivers for benefits and services.
Information & Assistance: Provides information, assistance, or referrals for seniors, persons with disabilities, and their family caregivers for benefits and services.
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