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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.

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
Promotes personal, academic, and career growth. Services include academic, pre-enrollment and financial aid counseling; connection to DMACC's Workforce Training Academy (WTA); pre-employment counseling (including rsum writing and interviewing techniques); referrals to appropriate supportive agencies; financial assistance for childcare and transportation.

Available at the Boone and Carroll campuses.

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Career Counseling
Displaced Homemaker Employment Programs
Displaced Worker Employment Programs
Prejob Guidance
Specialized Information and Referral

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

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.

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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.

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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

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 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

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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Case/Care Management
Specialized Information and Referral
Independent Living Skills Instruction

Offers support services aimed to empower women including: health education, vocational training, and information on community resources

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Specialized Information and Referral
General Health Education Programs
Prejob Guidance

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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Caregiver Training
Specialized Information and Referral
Caregiver Consultation and Support
Caregiver Counseling
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Adult In Home Respite Care
Support Group Clearinghouses
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
The Iowa Regional Autism Assistance Program (RAP) provides community-based clinical consultation, multidisciplinary care planning recommendations, and family to family support for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their families. RAP team members who work with families include advanced registered nurse practitioners, registered nurses and family navigators. They use standardized tools to identify children at risk for ASD and help families find diagnostic services. RAP teams also help families access community-based services and supports to help meet their needs and goals. The Autism Support Program provides funding for Applied Behavior Analysis services to children under the age of 14 who are not eligible to receive services through Medicaid or private health insurance and who meet certain diagnostic and financial eligibility criteria.

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Service Cost Payment Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral
Pediatric Developmental Screening
Parent to Parent Networking
Information on available services, links individuals to the services and provides adequate follow-up procedures.

Provides emergency housing and supportive services to homeless individuals and families. Services include case management, information and referral to community resources, education assistance, workshops, and access to food pantry.


Cold Shelter available on nights when it is 20F or below.

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Food Pantries
Homeless Shelter
Life Skills Education
Specialized Information and Referral
Case/Care Management

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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Dental Care
Specialized Information and Referral
Dental Care Referrals
Welfare Rights Assistance
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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Aging and Disability Resource Centers
Specialized Information and Referral
Staff and volunteers respond daily to calls for information regarding laws, resources, equipment, and the rights of people with disabilities. By contacting us for information and referrals, people in the community also learn about the services offered through LCCIL.
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 and connections to community resources.

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Specialized Information and Referral
Aging and Disability Resource Centers