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Assists veterans and their families with information and access to federal, state and local veterans benefits.

Transportation program provides rides for veterans to US Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities.

Limited financial assistance to veterans with basic human needs.

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Veteran Benefits Assistance
Veteran Burial Benefits
Specialized Information and Referral
Military Records
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation

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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Pregnancy Counseling
Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Vocational Rehabilitation
Parenting Skills Classes
Childbirth Education
Pregnancy Testing
Mentoring Programs
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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Pediatric Developmental Screening
Specialized Information and Referral
Service Cost Payment Assistance
Parent to Parent Networking

Information & Assistance: Provides information, assistance, or referrals for seniors, persons with disabilities, and their family caregivers for benefits and services.

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.

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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Court Ordered Community Service Referral Programs
Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Youth Outreach Programs
Cultural Heritage Programs
Specialized Information and Referral
Language Interpretation
Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Cultural Heritage Groups
Assessment for Substance Use Disorders
Serves as Northeast Iowa's Area Agency on Aging and Aging and Disability Resource Center. Provides information and assistance regarding programs and services available for older adults, individuals with disabilities and caregivers.

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

Provides information and referrals to area agencies that offer support services to the Washington and Marion County residents.

Family group for parents and families of youth with mental, emotional and behavioral health challenges. Offers parents the opportunity to gather with others who have successfully navigated the mental and behavioral health systems in order to achieve support for their child. "One on one" service designed to be encouraging and informational, with access to parent education and skill building, workshops and support groups.

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Specialized Information and Referral
Families/Friends of Individuals With Mental Health Disorders Support Groups
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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Veteran/Military Hotlines
Specialized Information and Referral

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

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

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

Provides crisis and advocacy services to refugee and immigrant communities across Iowa. Will assist survivors of crime and violence (including sexual assault and domestic violence situations) by giving access to linguistically and culturally appropriate resources. Can also provide mental health education and resources.

Provides medical health information for women in Iowa. Topics covered include birth control and pregnancy, breast and cervical cancer, immunizations, child and infant health, domestic abuse, maternal and prenatal care, sexually transmitted diseases, perinatal depression, heart disease, and other health-related topics.

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Physician Referrals
Sexuality/Reproductive Health Education
Medical Information Services
Specialized Information and Referral
Comprehensive Information and Referral
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 help with understanding Illinois residents' healthcare choices. Also helps find physicians who accept the Medical Card (Medicaid) and helps in determining what services are covered under Medicaid programs.

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Medicaid Information/Counseling
Physician Referrals
Specialized Information and Referral

Provides information and referrals to area agencies that offer support services to the Washington and Marion County residents.

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.

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
Geriatric Counseling
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Medicare Information/Counseling

Care team that specializes in providing integrated primary medical and behavioral health care and social services to the LGBTQ+ community. Services provided:

- Assessments and referrals to Hormone Replacement Therapy.

- Hormone Replacement Therapy.

- Letters for surgery.

- Counseling.

- Family Medicine.

- Case management and care coordination.

- Nutrition education.

- OB/GYN.

- Enrollment assistance (insurance/ Medicare/Medicaid).

- Referrals for other needed services.

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General Medical Care
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Specialized Information and Referral
Transgender Hormone Therapy
Sexual Orientation Counseling
Case/Care Management
Information and referral.

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Specialized Information and Referral
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
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Centers for Independent Living
Disability Rights Groups
Peer to Peer Networking
Specialized Information and Referral
Driver Training
Driving Evaluation
Medical Equipment/Assistive Technology Donation Programs
Medical Equipment/Supplies
Information on available services, links individuals to the services and provides adequate follow-up procedures.