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Offers assistance with budgeting and financial management for Story County residents who are required by the Social Security Administration to have a representative payee. The purpose of the program is to assist with income management to ensure housing, food, medical and material needs are met.

Provides help with budgeting money and bill-paying.

Provides residential and vocational support services to persons with mental and physical disabilities. Includes HCBS waiver programs, supported community living, transportation, job coaching and placement, CDAC, medication management, independent living skills, and payee services for clients.

Rent and utilities assistance may be available. Must have an eviction notice for rent assistance, and must have disconnect notice for utility assistance. Does not help with first month's rent or security deposits for rental homes.

Indigent burial assistance (cremation).Payee services for Social Security/Disability recipients which uses funds to pay rent, utilities, nursing home. Assigned by courts or Social Security Administration.

Emergency food assistance (works through local food pantries). Does not offer food vouchers.

Offers services to assist individuals in developing and maintaining money management skills, including acting as a representative payee for those who are unable to manage their own Social Security, SSI, or SSD payments due to cognitive impairments. Designated representatives may also manage other types of benefits, such as waiver funding or support grants, on behalf of beneficiaries as authorized by the administrating entity.

A protective service for limited-income seniors who need help managing their finances. Bill payer volunteers assist individuals who are able to make decisions about their financial affairs but who need help organizing bills and paying them on time.

Representative payee volunteers are appointed by Social Security to receive and manage benefits of a person who is determined incapable of managing his or her own finances. In contrast to the bill payer program, the representative payee signs the checks and has full control of the benefits. They pay bills and make sure the client's needs are being met.

Offers budgeting, bill payor, representative payee, or advisory assistance through the Illinois Department on Aging's Illinois Volunteer Money Management Program, available to participants in the Community Care Program (CCP) or clients through the Adult Protective Service Program (APS).

• Transportation assistance for low-income disabled Polk County residents and individuals 60 & over whom have no other means.
• A home delivered lunchtime meals for those unable to prepare a meal for themselves or transportation to a senior meal site.
• Financial management and budget counseling for low-income individuals