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Assists individuals and families that have an immediate need with a gas voucher.

Contact the Mills County Auditor's Office: (712) 527-3146. Located at 418 Sharp Street, Glenwood, IA 51534.

Emergency rent and utility assistance. Burial assistance for indigent clients.

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General Relief
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Rent assistance.

Utility payment assistance.

Gas vouchers are available for doctor appointments and job interviews.

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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
General Assistance provides temporary assistance for basic or special needs to low income persons who reside in Polk County.

RENTAL ASSISTANCE (Potential First Month's Rent Assistance as well) may be available to those in need. For First Month's Rent - Must be able to prove the following - property must have a valid housing certificate, must be able to show that housing is affordable, utilities must be set up in applicants name and if newly employed, must provide 2-3 check stubs.

**FOR UTILITY ASSISTANCE: November 1-April 30 anyone seeking help for Electric MUST go through the LIHEAP program first. Those applying for Utility Assistance from G.A. must have an acceptance or denial letter from LIHEAP. Must have a disconnect notice and 12 month billing and payment history from the utility company. For water help - call to check on availability of funds.

CREMATION EXPENSE ASSISTANCE may be available to those who meet the income guidelines.

HOUSEHOLD GOODS AND FURNITURE may be available to those that need assistance with beds, refrigerators or stoves.

MEDICAL EXPENSE ASSISTANCE may be available for medical supplies (no longer helps with prescription costs) and assistance with transportation to out of town appointments.

MORTGAGE PAYMENT ASSISTANCE may be available to those needing help with their mortgage payment.

PROPERTY TAX PAYMENT ASSISTANCE may be available to assist elderly (aged 65 and older) and disabled homeowners who may qualify for suspension of property taxes.

TRAVELER'S ASSISTANCE may provide transient transportation expenses to person stranded in Polk County for 24 hours or less. Applicant may be eligible if they are not a resident of Polk County and is traveling to another destination where he/she has family or other housing available to them.

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Transportation Expense Assistance
General Appliance Provision
Rent Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Property Tax Payment Assistance
Furniture
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Travelers Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Assists SNAP participants in finding employment and/or training for employment. Provides gas vouchers and other supportive services for independent job search, to attend job search training, vocational training and for job retention.

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Prejob Guidance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Welfare to Work Programs
Job Search/Placement
Gasoline assistance, first come first served. Available the first business day of each month.
General Assistance for eligible county residents including rent, utilities, food pantry, medical expense, and gas.

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Food Pantries
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
General Relief
Medical Expense Assistance
Limited financial aid for emergency situations including utility deposits, rent, prescription medications, glasses, clothing, school supplies, holiday assistance, transportation, birth certificate retrieval, Iowa identification, books for GED testing, etc.

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Medical Expense Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
School Supplies
Christmas Programs
Records/Licenses/Permits Fee Payment Assistance
Utility Deposit Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Gasoline voucher assistance for medical needs.

When funding allows, may be able to help with limited financial assistance for basic needs such as childcare payments, utilities, food, hygiene products, car repairs, transportation, prescription costs, etc., through the Community Services Block Grant. Eligibility requirements will apply, and ongoing case management will be required. Contact your local County Outreach Office for more information.

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Temporary Financial Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Personal/Grooming Needs
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Child Care Expense Assistance
Food Vouchers
Transportation Expense Assistance
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Pilot program to provide free bus, MOBY, and ORBT rides during Metro's regular service hours for any K-12 student in Omaha and the surrounding area.

High school students must show school-issued IDs when boarding. Students without school-issued ID, may receive a free Metro K-12 card by bringing proof of high school enrollment to the Metro office Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4 pm.

Elementary and middle school students can inform the bus operators that they are students.

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Local Bus Services
Transportation Passes
Transportation Expense Assistance
Food Pantry

When funds are available:

Financial assistance for rent and utility bills. Vouchers available for food and thrift store. Laundry tokens available.

Emergency shelter voucher for the local motel for one night only; maximum of once per year.

Assistance with clothing and household items.

Gas vouchers for medical appointments and stranded individuals in Kearney.

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General Clothing Provision
Food Pantries
Transportation Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Homeless Shelter
Bedding/Linen
Kitchenware
Rent Payment Assistance
Offered to those who have a vehicle and a medical appointment in Iowa City.

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Transportation Expense Assistance
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation

When funding allows, may be able to help with limited financial assistance for basic needs such as childcare payments, utilities, food, hygiene products, car repairs, transportation, prescription costs, etc., through the Community Services Block Grant. Eligibility requirements will apply, and ongoing case management will be required. Contact your local County Outreach Office for more information.

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Temporary Financial Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Personal/Grooming Needs
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Child Care Expense Assistance
Food Vouchers
Transportation Expense Assistance
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation is a Community Action Agency. Family Service Specialists work with individuals and families facing difficult and crisis situations. They are able to provide assistance in connecting to needed community programs and services. In addition, base on funding and donations, the office can support a crisis fund which allows them to provide assistance with rent, medical and prescription expenses, gas money, utilities, and other basic necessities when the household is facing an emergency situation. The agency actively seeks funds for the crisis program and all funds donated to a county stay in that county and are used to support the residents of that county.

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Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Prescription Expense Assistance
General Relief
Specialized Information and Referral
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Community Action Agencies
Medical Care Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Gas Money
Unemployment bus ticket offered to residents. Each can receive 20 free tickets in a twelve month period; an ID and current piece of mail for proof of address is required to receive tickets.

Provides emergency food and gas vouchers for permanent Story County residents who are experiencing a financial crisis or emergency to permanent residents of Story County Iowa only.

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Food Vouchers
Transportation Expense Assistance
Wheels for Work is a car ownership program designed to help eligible families and individuals purchase an affordable and dependable vehicle. The program offers 0% interest loans to people who are working and meet eligibility requirements. The maximum loan amount is $6000 and monthly payments are $150. The car buyer must provide full coverage insurance on the vehicle for the length of the loan.
Material assistance including hygiene items for adults, children, and infants; food; furniture; household items including bedding, towels, kitchen utensils, silverware, plates, pots and pans, diapers, formula, etc.

Vouchers for ID and Driver's License fees.

Individualized referrals and budgeting assistance.

Transportation assistance in special circumstances, including gas vouchers and bus vouchers, for medical, immigration or housing appointments.

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Personal/Grooming Needs
Bedding/Linen
Formula/Baby Food
Furniture
Food Pantries
Kitchenware
Diapers
Personal Financial Counseling
Records/Licenses/Permits Fee Payment Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Offers students free bus rides on all fixed routes operated by Cedar Rapids Transit. Cedar Rapids Community School District (CRCSD) high school students, and Coe College, and Kirkwood Community College students will need to show their student ID. CRCSD elementary and middle school students are not required to show ID.

Financial assistance to qualifying persons residing in the township for rent, utilities, medical expenses, and transportation expense.

General Assistance is available to those who qualify. Emergency assistance is available one time only.

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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
General Relief
Rent Payment Assistance

Eligible participants receive subsidized or free bus tickets or transit passes to use for commuting to and from work until the date of the first paycheck.

Participants interested in the program must arrive at the Housing Stability Clinic on Mondays from 1 pm to 4 pm. Participants will need to state they are there for the bus ticket program.

Participants must demonstrate a need for transportation assistance due to lack of access to a personal vehicle, limited public transportation options, or financial constraints.

Eligibility is based on income; participant must have zero income to qualify for bus tickets. Participants must provide a document that verifies the start date of employment and the date of the first paycheck, as well as a work schedule leading up to the date of the first paycheck.

Program staff review applications, verify eligibility, and if a participant qualifies they will be notified during the appointment.

For questions, contact Kasey Myers at [email protected] or Destiny Thomson at [email protected]

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Transportation Passes
Transportation Expense Assistance
Can assist, when funding is available, eligible individuals and families with limited resources in need of help with past due or disconnected utilities, past due rent or mortgage, emergency medical and/or dental services, costs to engage in Mental Health services, costs to maintain or gain internet or phone access, transportation, vehicle repairs, swim lessons, seasonal swim passes, and costs associated with participation in extracurricular activities.

**While some costs may be covered under Federal funding sources, the Crisis Assistance program is largely funded by grants and donations. All Assistance identified above is dependent on available funding.

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Mortgage Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Recreational/Leisure/Arts Instruction Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance

May provide grants for gas, insurance, DMV fees (licensing and registration), vehicle repairs, bus/Uber/Lyft rides, and more, for local transportation only.

This grant program focuses on persons in a temporary transportation crisis, including persons who have lost a job, lost income due to a death of a loved one, experienced high medical bills, experienced a natural disaster, or are starting over due to domestic violence, as well as other possible emergencies.

Those who qualify need a way to show stability moving forward past the temporary assistance provided.

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Records/Licenses/Permits Fee Payment Assistance
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Assists SNAP participants in finding employment and/or training for employment. Provides gas vouchers and other supportive services for independent job search, to attend job search training, vocational training and for job retention.

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Prejob Guidance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Welfare to Work Programs
Job Search/Placement