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Services and activities for senior citizens to support their independence and community involvement.

Congregate meals Mon-Fri 12 pm.

Recreation, health education, and informational programs.

Information and referral.

Fun and fitness class.

Milford Senior Shuttle runs Mon-Fri 9:30 am-12 pm for doctor appointments, grocery shopping, hairdresser appointments, and shopping in the city limits.

Foot screening and blood pressure screening available, please check the website or call for information.

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Specialized Information and Referral
Blood Pressure Screening
Congregate Meals/Nutrition Sites
Foot Screening
Senior Centers
Senior Ride Programs
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.

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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Caregiver Counseling
Legal Information Services
Caregiver Training
Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Caregiver Consultation and Support
Specialized Information and Referral
Children's In Home Respite Care
Offers a wide range of information and materials about disabilities, services, and issues of concern. Offers referral services to assist consumers in locating services and information in the service area of five counties.

Confidential, free support for veterans, active duty personnel, and their families. A Resource Navigator is available to connect individuals to veteran, installation, and community-based resources to meet needs.

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Specialized Information and Referral
Case/Care Management

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

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

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

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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Specialized Information and Referral
General Household Goods Provision
Benefits Screening
Prevocational Training
Respite Care Subsidies
Supported Employment
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Aging and Disability Resource Centers
Home Barrier Removal Grants
Long Term Care Options Counseling

Provides comprehensive services for families in need. Services include intake assessment, information about community resources, case management, outreach, food stamp application assistance, housing education, emergency food and shelter help.

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Specialized Information and Referral
Food Vouchers
Homeless Motel Vouchers
General Benefits and Services Assistance

Helps applying for benefits, information on community resources, and assistance to caregivers and grandparents raising grandchildren.

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Caregiver Consultation and Support
Benefits Screening
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
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

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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Independent Living Skills Instruction
Specialized Information and Referral
Centers for Independent Living
Disability Rights Groups

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.

Provides information on resources for grandparents raising grandchildren.

Offers information and referral of resouces for parents, caregivers, teachers, therapists, grandparents, or anyone that is affected by autism. Contact by phone, email or visit website.

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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Specialized Information and Referral
Rent Payment Assistance
Homelessness Prevention Programs
Clothing Vouchers
Medical Expense Assistance

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

Categories

Specialized Information and Referral
General Household Goods Provision
Benefits Screening
Prevocational Training
Respite Care Subsidies
Supported Employment
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Aging and Disability Resource Centers
Home Barrier Removal Grants
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
Mentoring Programs
Parenting Skills Classes
Pregnancy Testing
Pregnancy Counseling
Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral
Childbirth Education

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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Disease/Disability Registries
Specialized Information and Referral
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Centers for Independent Living

Provides information to coalition and community members about the substance use problem in the community, state, and country. Information about the consequences of alcohol and/or drug use and addiction the incidence and prevalence of specific drug use. Information is made available through a variety of formats including trainings/workshops, publications, FaceBook postings, and staff presentations to community groups and schools.

In addition, the Coalition provides parents and caregivers with information and resources they need to address alcohol and other drug use with their children including: Tips for talking with children about substance use, what to look for with suspected use, consequences of youth substance use, understanding why children start using drugs, and resources to answer tough questions. The coalition offers parent education classes and can provide help in developing Family Substance-Free Pledges.

Provides services, advocacy, options counseling, and information and referral to older adults, those with disabilities, and family caregivers living in Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Hancock, Pike and Schuyler Counties in Illinois.

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

Redeploy is a state funded program which provides services to youth who are at very high risk of incarceration in the State of Illinois prison system. Services include:

-- Clinical Treatment

-- Case Management

-- Transportation

-- Advocacy

-- Linkage to other services

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Specialized Information and Referral
Juvenile Delinquency Diversion Counseling
Case/Care Management