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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.

Investigates allegations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of older adults and persons with disabilities who live in domestic (non-institutional) setting.

Once a report has been filed, a caseworker will make a home visit to investigate any allegations of abuse and assist the victim. Interventions will be offered to the victim and referrals made to the appropriate organizations. Interventions can include but are not limited to in-home services, legal, medical, relocation, and counseling.

Provides property assessment, property value information, Homestead, Veteran and Family Farm Credit sign up.

Provides the following services:

- Federal Black Lung application.

- Black Lung widow's claim.

- Case management.

- Patient education.

- Social Security disability application.

- Community resource referrals.

- Home visits on request.

Offers the following programs:

ONLINE TRAININGS: Become a facilitator or educator with our many training and certification opportunities. Includes Better Breathers Clubs, Freedom From Smoking, INDEPTH, COPD, asthma programs and more. Attend an educational webinar or in-person class, such as spirometry training. Take part in continuing education. https://www.lung.org/professional-education/training-certification

HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS: presentations, programs and assistance are available for schools, community groups, hospitals, businesses and other groups. Materials are available free or at a low cost which address smoking, agricultural respiratory hazards, air pollution, occupational lung hazards, asthma, general lung health, and lung diseases.

QUIT LINE: Telephone counseling and support available for those who want to or are thinking about quitting. 1-800-784-8669.

LUNG HELPLINE is a FREE helpline staffed by respiratory therapists and registered nurses available to answer lung health questions on topics including tobacco cessation, COPD, lung cancer, medication, clinical trials and more. Call 1-800-LUNG-USA (586-4872).

COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP GRANT is dedicated to reducing tobacco use and the associated death and disease in Central Iowa. The program serves Adair, Dallas, Jasper, Madison, Marshall, Polk Union and Warren County.

FIGHT FOR AIR CLIMB is a unique event in downtown Des Moines. Individuals and teams climb the steps of EMC Insurance Companies, Financial Center, Hub Tower and Ruan Center. To learn more go to fightforairclimb.org.

Provides direct and referral services to connect callers with local resources, such as public benefits, food, clothing, legal services, and employment resources.

Committed to empowering persons with disabilities to achieve full participation in community life through informed choices.

Offers families and professionals information and referrals related to the health of children and youth with special health care needs.

Provides a free 12 week program, two 75 to 90 minute sessions per week for adult cancer survivors. Helping survivors reclaim they physical and emotional strength. 

Offers many options for relaxation and stress management, including:

- Massage.

• Yoga.
• Reiki.
• Acupuncture.

Provides a helpline for individuals at risk of homelessness to access information, referrals, and resources in their communities related to housing instability or homelessness.

Offers programs to assist families and individuals in rural America with financing, mortgage payment assistance, and opportunities to buy, build, repair, or own safe and affordable homes. 

Additionally, the service provides access to information about privately owned rental housing options available at below-market rates, including government-subsidized housing and low-income/subsidized private rental housing. These housing options may include units developed or improved with public funds, income-based rental housing, and fixed below-market rate rental housing, benefiting low-income households, older adults, people with disabilities, and other special populations.

Provides counseling and self-exclusion services that includes an educational component focusing on at-risk behaviors and the consequences of compulsive gambling.

2025

Toys for Tots Nov 1st - Nov 30th through Bond of Unity (New Beginnings Discipleship Ministries). To qualify you only need to complete the form below. Please know that families are only permitted to register at 1 Toys for Tots location. Signing up at more than 1 Toys for Tots site can disqualify you from being able to receive any toys.

Toys will be available to be picked up at 530 NE Broadway (NE46th), Des Moines, IA on Friday, December 12th 5-7pm and Saturday, December 13th 10am - 2pm.

Please select the time and date that works best for you below. Please complete the form using your most current information. In order to be able to serve more families we will not offer a "shopping" opportunity. Toys are prepacked based on the information given below and will be given out in a drive-thru format.

2025 Toys for Tots Registration Form

​ (This form is specifically for the Toys for Tots program which is not affiliated with "adopt a family" programs at other organizations. Specific toys cannot be requested as we have no control over what is being donated by generous members of the general public.)