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Can help refer clients to other community resources as needed.

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Comprehensive Information and Referral
Connects youth and families with resources and support. Navigators have the ability to "fill gaps", either through helping agencies partner around a common goal, or through flexible funding for needs such as rent, utilities, transportation, and more.

Limited funding sometimes available for vehicle repair, minor home repairs and dental work.

Community Response is designed to reduce unnecessary involvement of child welfare and juvenile justice while increasing the informal and community supports for youth and families. By utilizing Central Navigation, the goal is to coordinate existing resources and match participants with a resource to either solve an immediate need or develop a longer-term coaching relationship.

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Medical Expense Assistance
Economic Self Sufficiency Programs
Transportation Expense Assistance
Case/Care Management
Dental Care
Rental Deposit Assistance
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Rent Payment Assistance
Mental Health Expense Assistance
Comprehensive Information and Referral
Work Clothing
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Provides information and referrals to health and human service agencies.

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Comprehensive Information and Referral
211 Systems
Provides an information and referral service to local and state resources.

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Neighborhood Multipurpose Centers
Comprehensive Information and Referral
Family Resource Program offers language skills, citizenship classes, translation and other assistance regarding INS documents, birth certificates, marriage certificates, high school and college diploma, educational transcripts, and health care services. Offers tax return filings to the community. Employment assistance to job seekers, and employment Bulletin Board information and referral services through bilingual radio program.

Parenting Kindly education to Asian parents.

Youth Leadership Program where youth meet every week to learn leadership skills, community and cultural involvement, and career development skills. Offers Asian Student scholarships - currently provides four (4) $500 scholarships to Asian graduating seniors from any Lincoln Public School.

Seniors Program provides weekly group education programs at the center providing health and behavioral health services to Asian elders.

Cultural education through sharing and presenting the Asian cultural information and activities in Lincoln/Lancaster County. Other cultural activities such as lectures, Tet festival, talks and a number of multi-cultural training sessions, Vietnamese and Chinese language classes, and cooking classes are organized at the Center for a wide variety of groups throughout the year. Cultural and resource orientation classes are offered to New Americans and refugees to educate and share cultural aspects that will help to the refugee community to understand and adjust to have a harmonious life.

Help consumers prepare electronic and paper applications for SNAP, unemployment, legal aid and resumes.

Volunteer opportunities available throughout the year.

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Ethnic Oriented Multipurpose Centers
Language Translation
Parenting Skills Classes
Comprehensive Information and Referral
Language Interpretation
Citizenship Education
English as a Second Language
Youth Enrichment Programs
Provides housing, food, and financial programs aimed at East African people and families.
Provides various programs through the community action agency. Can also provide information regarding local services and programs.

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Community Action Agencies
Comprehensive Information and Referral
Assists low income families with various needs as well as information and referrals to local organizations/services. Can also offer client advocacy services to assist when help is needed providers, organizations or difficult situations.

Provides basic necessities and help those in crisis find the path to self-sufficiency.

Provides guidance, case management, referral, and advocacy.

When available, food, clothing and household vouchers, and rent and utility assistance may be offered. Does not provide assistance with security deposits.

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Comprehensive Information and Referral
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Clothing Vouchers
Rent Payment Assistance
General Household Goods Provision
Case/Care Management
Food Vouchers
Crisis Care and Referral line. Professionals provide mental health and substance abuse intervention and help necessary to individuals. Open to individuals, families, law enforcement personnel, hospitals, and healthcare professionals.

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General Crisis Intervention Hotlines
Comprehensive Information and Referral
Assists low income families with various needs as well as information and referrals to local organizations/services. Can also offer client advocacy services to assist when help is needed providers, organizations or difficult situations.

Programs offered through Mills County General Relief are emergency rent and utility assistance, emergency food assistance (working in coordination with local food pantries), and burial assistance for indigent clients. Applications for Southern Iowa Regional Housing Authority (SIRHA) and rent reimbursement claims are also available.

The Mills County General Relief office helps clients assess their needs, assists in client referrals, and coordinates with other community resources as necessary. The General Relief office works closely with local organizations to ensure services are not duplicated and to maximize resources for resolving local poverty issues.

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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Comprehensive Information and Referral
Tax Forms
Food Vouchers
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance

Connects youth and families to resources and support. Navigators help "fill gaps" by helping agencies partner around a common goal or by utilizing flexible funding for needs such as rent, utilities, transportation, and more.

Community Prevention reduces unnecessary involvement of child welfare and juvenile justice while increasing the informal and community supports for youth and families. Coordinates existing resources and matches participants with a resource to either solve an immediate need or develop a longer-term coaching relationship.

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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Case/Care Management
Comprehensive Information and Referral
Rental Deposit Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Mental Health Expense Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Work Clothing
Economic Self Sufficiency Programs
Transportation Expense Assistance
Assists low income families with various needs as well as information and referrals to local organizations/services. Can also offer client advocacy services to assist when help is needed providers, organizations or difficult situations.

Categories

Comprehensive Information and Referral

Provides basic necessities and help those in crisis find the path to self-sufficiency.

Provides guidance, case management, referral, and advocacy.

When available, food, clothing and household vouchers, and rent and utility assistance may be offered. Does not provide assistance with security deposits.

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Comprehensive Information and Referral
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Clothing Vouchers
Rent Payment Assistance
General Household Goods Provision
Case/Care Management
Food Vouchers

Provides free, confidential community information, referrals and crisis line services to assist people in areas including support groups, community and cultural events, parenting concerns, adult and child abuse, relationship and family concerns, alcohol and drug abuse, housing, emergency shelter, suicidal thoughts and feelings, and food resources.

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Comprehensive Information and Referral
211 Systems

Offers help to people who are experiencing problems with substance abuse. Services include, DUI Evaluations, DUI risk education, Secretary of State Investigatory Reports, group counseling, educational groups, drug screening, outpatient assessments, individual Sessions, Secretary of State updates, referral services.

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DUI Offender Programs
Assessment for Substance Use Disorders
Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Comprehensive Information and Referral
Substance Use Disorder Counseling
DUI Related Support Groups
Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention

Offers information and referral to additional local community resources that may be available to clients.

Provides information to callers on resources in Jones County.

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Comprehensive Information and Referral
Information and referral services to county residents.
Can help refer clients to other community resources as needed.

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Comprehensive Information and Referral
Can help refer clients to other community resources as needed.

Connects youth and families with resources and support. Navigators have the ability to "fill gaps", either through helping agencies partner around a common goal, or through flexible funding for needs such as rent, utilities, transportation, and more.

Community Response is designed to reduce unnecessary involvement of child welfare and juvenile justice while increasing the informal and community supports for youth and families. By utilizing Central Navigation, the goal is to coordinate existing resources and match participants with a resource to either solve an immediate need or develop a longer-term coaching relationship.

Categories

Work Clothing
Case/Care Management
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Comprehensive Information and Referral
Rental Deposit Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Mental Health Expense Assistance
Economic Self Sufficiency Programs
Rent Payment Assistance

Connects community members who need financial assistance with community partners who assist them in applying. Serves as a community hub for information, resources, and partnerships. The program does not provide direct service to clients.

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Comprehensive Information and Referral
Case/Care Management
Assists low income families with various needs as well as information and referrals to local organizations/services. Can also offer client advocacy services to assist when help is needed providers, organizations or difficult situations.