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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.

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

Provides free and confidential services to pregnant women, their families, and individuals with young children. Services include pregnancy testing, pregnancy counseling, limited ultrasound, ongoing pregnancy support, referrals for community support services, support after an abortion, Earn While You Learn Program, fatherhood mentoring programs, and Mother's/Maternity Home. Additionally, the program offers resources and guidance to support individuals in achieving economic self-sufficiency, including vocational evaluation, training in marketable skills, and referrals for employment opportunities tailored to those facing emotional challenges, substance abuse issues, or disabilities.

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

Offers services which assist persons with disabilities in achieving and/or maintaining independence. Services include, but are not limited to:

- Information and Referral (personal assistant, interpreter, and housing referrals).

- Access and Advocacy (accessibility surveys, assistive devices, Braille printing).

- Skills Development (personal assistant management training, basic computer skills, public transit use, budgeting).

- Counseling (independent living, peer, vocational).

- Free Amplified Phones for Illinois residents with verifiable hearing loss who have a land line.

- Independent Living Needs Assessment.

- Mass Transit District Disability Verification.

- Reintegration into the community from nursing home, etc. (Includes possible financial assistance for moving home or into supportive living).

- PACE Presentations.

- PACE will readily provide sign language interpreters to access PACE events on request.

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Peer Counseling
Specialized Information and Referral
Centers for Independent Living
Assistive Technology Equipment
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
CIH links households experiencing homelessness with permanent housing program options when there are program vacancies. Makes referrals to local community resources based on the needs of individuals served.

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Specialized Information and Referral
Homeless Shelter
Housing Related Coordinated Entry

Offers information on support services and benefits available for older adults and individuals with disabilities.

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Specialized Information and Referral
Benefits Screening
Provides information and referral for a variety of services for individuals with disabilities.
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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Disease/Disability Registries
Driver Training
Disability Rights Groups
Peer to Peer Networking
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Centers for Independent Living
Medical Equipment/Supplies
Medical Equipment/Assistive Technology Donation Programs
Specialized Information and Referral
Driving Evaluation
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.

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

Veterans Home Benefits Guide (Digital)

Connects veterans, military families with financial assistance programs to modify their homes: www.aarp.org/VetsHomeBenefits


Financial Workbook for Veterans and Military Family Caregivers

A 44-page workbook providing practical caregiving guidance on health, housing, and money management for veterans and military caregivers: www.aarp.org/vmfcaregivermoney


AARP Military Caregiving Handbook

Guide for veterans, service members, and their families that addresses the unique issues faced by military caregivers. Includes information, resources, and checklists: https://www.aarp.org/caringforvets(English) or https://www.aarp.org/cuidarveteranos (Spanish)

Job Search Toolkit

Leverage military service, skills, and experience to navigate a career transition: www.aarp.org/vetsjobtoolkit

Job Center

Learn how to leverage unique skills to drive a career forward: www.aarp.org/vetsjobcenter

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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
Health/Disability Related Counseling
Disability Awareness Training
Disability Rights Groups
Specialized Information and Referral
Offers telephone consultations and in-person visits to provide information and referral services, as well as case management to older adults in Champaign County.

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Case/Care Management
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral

Provides a resource center for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) information and services. Staff is available to meet with families and professionals to help determine what information and resources will best suit their needs. Supports and services are offered to assist individuals and their caregivers regarding all aspects of autism spectrum disorder.

Services include:

-Screening.

-Diagnostics.

-Social skills.

-Consultation.

-Family navigation.

-Coaching.

-Community outreach.

-Training.

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Specialized Information and Referral
Social Skills Training
Pediatric Developmental Screening
Life Coaching

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

Advocacy and services for persons with all types of disabilities including skills training, peer counseling, information and referral, and technical assistance about the Americans with Disabilities Act.

- Blind Services works with individuals one-on-one to instruct persons who have lost (or are losing) their vision, on how to read Braille and organize their household and travel. Produces and replicates Braille materials. Translates materials such as menus and brochures into Braille and produces multiple copies as a service to the community. (There is a normal cost per Braille page produced, plus $25 per hour for formatting.)

- Captioning at Real Time (CART) provides the translation of spoken words into text using a stenotype machine operated by a stenographer/reporter. Real-time software is used to display the text onto a computer monitor, and a projector or other device is used to display the text on a television or larger screen. CART is especially valuable in large meetings or in communications with a person who is deaf or has hearing loss. CART can be utilized in following settings: community events and workshops, government, legal, educational, medical, theater and auditorium, and captioning of movies and videos.

- Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services provides one-on-one services for independent living skills training, information and referral, advocacy, and peer counseling. Serves as a TTY Distribution site for ITAC (Illinois Telecommunications Access Commission), which provides free TTY devices to Illinois residents. Distributes applications for Iowa TTY distributions for Iowa residents who are qualified (speech impaired or hard of hearing). Distributes amplified phones for residents of Illinois of all ages who have a difficult time hearing on the phone.

- Provides information and resources on low-tech independent living devices such as magnifiers, talking watches, etc., when funding is available.

- Housing assistance provides information and problem-solving assistance with locating and securing affordable, accessible housing, including research into public and private-sector housing markets.

- Information and Referral service provides information through Illinois/Iowa Center for Independent Living's system and library. Requests for information can be made by phone, mail, or in person, and can include loans of library materials.

- Outreach services offers presentations, brochures, media releases, public service announcements, media interviews, and video programs to inform the public of programs and services offered.

- Volunteers are utilized in programs, services, and office operations; volunteers receive training and supervision appropriate to their duties.

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Centers for Independent Living
ADA Implementation Assistance
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Braille Transcription
Braille Instruction
Assistive Technology Equipment
Disability Rights Groups
Specialized Information and Referral
Disease/Disability Registries

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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General Benefits and Services Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral

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.

Categories

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

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.

Categories

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

Senior center provides programs and services for seniors to reduce isolation and help seniors live independently in their home environment. Activities include lunch, crafts, cards, board games, health and nutrition presentations, special events and parties.

Information and assistance.

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Senior Centers
Specialized Information and Referral
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.

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.

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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Specialized Information and Referral
Hospice Care Referrals

Provides service coordination and advocacy services to children and adults with development delays and/or disabilities. Also provides case coordination for participants in the Brain Injury program through the Illinois Department of Rehabilitation Services.

Developmental Disabilities Services may include:

- Pre-Admission Screening (PAS): Pre-admission screening to determine eligibility, secure provider agencies, and obtain funding.

- Bogard Individual Service Coordination: Ensure active treatment for seniors in nursing facilities. This service is for individuals from a closed lawsuit in 1988. No new individuals are eligible for this service.

- Case Coordination: Information and referrals; community awareness and education; enrollment of individuals on the PUNS statewide waitlist for services.

- Individual Services and Support Advocacy (ISSA): Assistance with accessing services to meet the individual's needs; act as advocates for the individual.

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