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The program aims to address the needs of eligible Veterans and their families to reduce suicide risk and improve mental health status and well-being by providing wrap-around, nonclinical suicide prevention support services to eligible households.

Office locations include:

- Lincoln - 6400 Cornhusker Highway, Lincoln, NE

- Gering - 1718 10th Street, Gering, NE

- North Platte - 109 East 2nd Street, North Platte, NE

- Grand Island - 2525 Old Potash Highway, Grand Island, NE

The program aims to address the needs of eligible Veterans and their families to reduce suicide risk and improve mental health status and well-being by providing wrap-around, nonclinical suicide prevention support services to eligible households.

Office locations include:

- Lincoln - 6400 Cornhusker Highway, Lincoln, NE

- Gering - 1718 10th Street, Gering, NE

- North Platte - 109 East 2nd Street, North Platte, NE

- Grand Island - 2525 Old Potash Highway, Grand Island, NE

Offers Child Care Expense Assistance through the Iowa Department of Human services is available to the children of income-eligible parents who are absent for a portion of the day due to employment or participation in academic or vocational training or PROMISE JOBS activities. Assistance may also be available for a limited period of time to the children of a parent looking for employment. APPLY TO BE A REGISTERED CHILD CARE PROVIDER. SEARCH FOR REGISTERED CHILD CARE PROVIDERS at www.hhs.iowa.gov

Offers Child Care Expense Assistance through the Iowa Department of Human services is available to the children of income-eligible parents who are absent for a portion of the day due to employment or participation in academic or vocational training or PROMISE JOBS activities. Assistance may also be available for a limited period of time to the children of a parent looking for employment. APPLY TO BE A REGISTERED CHILD CARE PROVIDER. SEARCH FOR REGISTERED CHILD CARE PROVIDERS at www.hhs.iowa.gov

Offers attendance and truancy prevention and intervention services. Truancy Specialists make contact via letter or phone call to discuss attendance concerns with parent(s)/guardian(s), conducts home visits, provides one-on-one informal attendance counseling between Truancy Specialist and student, works as a liaison between student, family, and school district, and links students and families to local area social service as needed.

Offers Credit Recovery to all districts in the coverage area and it is provided via on-line instruction. Students who have failed courses required for graduation, can be referred to TAP for Credit Recovery, contact school's guidance counselor.

Provides health care and specialty health care services, including mental health care. Can also provide family and internal medicine services.

City fire and police services.

- 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.

LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program) assists low-income homeowners and renters pay for a portion of their primary heating costs for the winter heating season. Also encourages households to make regular utility payments, to promote energy awareness and to encourage reduction of energy usage. All customers applying for this prgram will simultaneously be making an application for weatherization assistance as required by state law. Assistance is based on household income. size, type of fuel, and type of housing. Applications accepted October 1-April 30 for the elderly and disabled households and November 1-April 30 for the rest of the households.

Hosts exclusive events throughout the year to allow individuals with autism and their families to enjoy local area attractions in a welcoming, non-judgmental, sensory-friendly environment (at no or low cost to the families).

Frequent local partners include: Omaha Symphony, Kiewit Luminarium, Omaha Community Playhouse, Opera Omaha, Omaha Children’s Museum, Why Arts, Haven 150, Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, Werner Park, and American Midwest Ballet.

Acute health care facility.

Emergency room available 24 hours, including Level 1 Trauma.

Burn Center and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy.

Cancer program including radiation therapy, outpatient chemotherapy, hematology, oncology, and bone marrow transplant.

Heart program includes cardiac rehab, diagnostic cardiology, and cardiac catheterization.

Lung program includes pulmonary function testing and respiratory therapy rehabilitation.

Diabetes program includes diabetic teaching. International Diabetes Center affiliation.

Coronary and intensive care.

Neurology neurosensory program, EEG, EMG, speech therapy, and psychological testing.

Physical therapy and occupational therapy.

Kidney and pancreas transplants.

Birthing suites, PICU, and NICU.

Wound care program.

Primary care clinics.

Health seminars and childbirth education classes.

Sleep center for narcolepsy and sleep apnea disorders.

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.

Provides emergency shelter and services to boys and girls, up to age 18, and their families. Currently licensed to serve 15 youth at any given time. Provides Family Centered Services for youth involved in the system, an in-home program and diversion services, including a 47 hour housing program for youth whose home may be a danger.

Offers child care, preschool, before/after school, school days out, and summer programs, as well as Early Head Start.

Offers a wide range of cancer care services to those seeking cancer treatment. Services include both inpatient and outpatient cancer treatment, oncology, radiation and ancillary services. Support groups for those going through cancer treatment, and their family members, are available. Call to get more information on when and where support groups are offered.

Full service public lending library, reference, children's, videos, music cassettes/CDs, books on tape and CD, DVDs, online databases, and e-books. Internet access and wi-fi available. Computer labs. Free computer classes for youth, teens, and adults on MS Office software programs, internet surfing, internet job searching, and other classes; call or see website for details.

Programming for children, young adults, and adults.

Meeting rooms and study rooms are available at some locations.