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Offers to assist a relative caregiver who wants to obtain guardianship through probate court of a relative's child living in the home of the caregiver. This includes

- Educating and helping the caregiver negotiate the probate court system.

• Assisting caregivers to obtain required documents.
• Arranging for legal counsel in counties where legal counsel is necessary.

  EFSP caseworkers meet with the relative caregiver monthly until guardianship has been obtained or until other services have been provided. These services can include crisis intervention, applying for benefits, working with local schools for the child's enrollment, and referral to a range of needed services that the caregiver may have to help meet the basic needs of the family.

Provides general assessments for substance use disorders.

Supports involvement at work and in the community through habilitative community inclusion, habilitative workshop, prevocational services, and supported employment services.

Provides Behavioral Health and Treatment Services including evaluation and treatment assessment, outpatient counseling, and group therapy. Also provides Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT).

Offers a before and after school care program for children grades K-8. Children can participate in physical, educational, and imaginative activities that may encourage them to explore who they are and what they can achieve. Families may choose membership plans offering care services from 1-2 or 3-5 days per week. 

Family Support Services specialists provide in-home and community educational and support services to assist with parenting and home management problems that place children at risk of abuse or neglect.

Intensive Family Preservation is a response to a family crisis that may, without intervention, result in the removal of children from the home. Services are varied but may include help with parenting strategies, relationship issues, communication skills, anger management, school problems, behavior problems, and life skills.

Parenting Time services are provided to children who have been removed from their biological family’s home and are now allowed supervised visits with a member of their biological family. Activities include teaching or modeling parenting skills, reinforcing behavioral management skills and teaching coping skills. Specialists help families strengthen bonds by identifying issues that affect the family’s relationships by observing and assessing visits. Specialists also provide information to assist with permanency plans for the child.

Family Support helps build families through strength-based activities such as developing appropriate social skills, teaching parenting and nurturing, creating family bonding, teaching awareness of boundaries, developing self esteem, seeking community resources, seeking employment, and teaching home economics.

General emergency assistance and case management program for those experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

Offers to insure that those that qualify are connected to a dentist who can provide continuous dental care. Free dental services provided by a registered dental hygienist may include: Oral screening/caries risk assessment; Oral hygiene instruction; Fluoride varnish application; Referral to local dentists for treatment; Dental Care Coordination.

Assists individuals with disabilities when they advocate for:

- Workplace accommodations for a disability.

- Appropriate accommodations for test-taking for employment or educational placement.

- Securing services through another state or local agency.

- Accessibility barriers in the individual's neighborhood, workplace, and community.

Nebraska has four veterans homes, located in Bellevue, Kearney, Norfolk, and Scottsbluff.

The homes provide a variety of nursing and assisted living services tailored to meet members’ needs. These services range from domiciliary to skilled nursing to memory care. Physical, occupational, speech, and restorative nursing therapy services are available at each of the facilities to help improve members’ quality of life; allow them to participate in meaningful activities; and maintain optimal physical, mental, and psychosocial functioning.

Members are admitted without regard to their financial situation. Cost is based on each individual’s income and assets. Those who are able to are required to pay a portion of their care costs, but there is no fixed cost.

Private, non-profit organization providing early childcare and education services for infants, toddlers, and pre-school age children year-round. Before and after school care kindergarten through 5th grade with full day care provided during summer vacations. Infant Program (Cuddly Cubs) 12 children from six weeks up to 24 months old. There are four full-time teachers in this group with each teacher providing primary care for four babies. Toddler/2's (Hoppin' Kangaroos) 16 children from 18 months up to 3 years old. There are four full-time teachers in this room with teachers providing primary care for the children.

UCC provides two preschool programs for children ages 3-5 to fit the needs of families. Enrollment is maintained at 16 children in each room. The Jumpin' Monkey's Mon-Fri 7 am-5:30 pm, year around for children of ISU student, staff and faculty parents. The Tumblin' Tigers Mon-Fri 7 am-5:30 pm, year around children of ISU student, staff and faculty parents. This program is also a community site of the Ames Public School District's State-Wide Voluntary Preschool program for 4-year-old children. The School Age before and after public school for children in kindergarten through 5th grade. Summer Camp is available for 21 children June - August.

Provides information, advocacy, and referral services for deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing Nebraskans, as well as families, businesses, and community partners.

Offers guidance on available programs, services, and technology, and supports individuals and organizations in navigating communication access and accessibility across Nebraska.

Services include:

- Information and referral to statewide and local resources.

- Sign language interpreter referral service.

- Advocacy and education on deaf culture, communication access, and disability rights.

- Guidance on accessibility solutions, including interpreters, assistive technology, and communication tools.

- Support in understanding rights and responsibilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

- Connection to programs such as the Nebraska Specialized Telecommunications Equipment Program (NSTEP) and the Hearing Aid Bank (HAB).

Offers a variety of services to address the full range of housing needs Veterans may have. Services include:

Prevention services such as Supportive Services for Veteran Families that keep Veterans from becoming homeless.

Residential services such as the Health Care for Homeless Veterans Contracted Residential Services or Grant and Per Diem programs provide temporary placement, in the form of emergency or transitional housing, for Veterans who need a place to stay right now.

Permanent housing services such as the Supportive Services for Veteran Families and HUD-VA Supportive Housing, or HUD-VASH, programs connect Veterans to affordable housing in their communities. These services come with either short or long-term rental subsidies, case management, and varying levels of wrap-around supportive services to ensure that Veterans have all the necessary resources to stay housed.

VA also has programs to assist Veterans in the criminal justice system with accessing VA services, help Veterans gain meaningful employment, or take care of their health needs through primary care tailored to the unique access barriers that Veterans experiencing homelessness face.

Diaper assistance is available to the public based on supply. Priority is given to individuals enrolled in the WIC, Better Birth Outcomes, or GREAT Start Home Visiting programs.

Provides medical and cash assistance for customers who are 65 years of age or older, blind, or disabled. Also includes the QMB (Qualified Medicare Beneficiary) program which provides payment of Medicare premiums and some Medicare co-payments.

The online application is called "Application for Benefits Eligibility (ABE)."  When applying, the state will determine the applicant's eligibility for this AABD, as well as SNAP and medical assistance (Medicaid).

Provides a food pantry to those in need of food assistance, offering a 2-3 day supply of food once every 30 days.

Community groups and individuals donate non-perishable food and paper products and funds to purchase perishable items that are distributed to families/individuals in emergency situations.