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Education and assistance for Medicare beneficiaries. Homestead exemptions filing assistance.

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Certificates/Forms Assistance
Tax Information
Medicare Information/Counseling
Benefit specialist assists eligible individuals applying for SSI/SSDI. Must be experiencing homelessness or at risk for homelessness and have a mental illness.

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Certificates/Forms Assistance
Social Security Disability Insurance

Assistance with applying for benefits and services, including Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, and discounted license plate sticker program. Referrals to other community partners for assistance when applicable.

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Food Stamps/SNAP
Medicaid Information/Counseling
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Medicare Information/Counseling
Assistance with information, referral, distribution and completion of applications for the Food Assistance Program (formerly food stamps).

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Specialized Information and Referral
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Assistance with information, referral, distribution and completion of applications for the Food Assistance Program (formerly food stamps).

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Specialized Information and Referral
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Educational Outreach Program, including providing and preparing immigration forms, case investigations, and consultations on immigration issues. Also provides employer seminars, training, and workshops on immigrations documents and diversity.

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Certificates/Forms Assistance
Immigration/Naturalization Legal Services
Free legal assistance with civil legal problems involving basic necessities for low-income individuals in all 99 Iowa counties. Assistance ranges from providing counsel and advice to representation before various agencies and courts.

Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide variety of legal education materials are also available on the website.

Legal services are provided in all civil legal areas, including:
Consumer/Finance - debt collection, repossession, garnishment, contracts/warranties, predatory lending, and public utilities (including utility disconnection or shut off notices).

Education - expulsion/suspension, special education, learning disabilities, school fees, access, vocational education, and student financial aid.

Employment - employment discrimination, wage claims, earned income tax credit, and taxes.

Family - adoption, custody, visitation, guardianship, domestic abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, family violence (child abuse, elder abuse, battered women/men), including assistance with restraining orders, and child support.

Health - Medicaid, Medicare, government children's health insurance programs, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, supplemental medical insurance, and hospital care.

Housing - federally subsidized housing, homeownership, real property, landlord/tenant, public housing, mobile homes, housing discrimination, foreclosures, forfeitures, and mortgage predatory lending practices.

Benefit Programs - ADFC/FIP, Social Security, food stamps, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, veterans benefits, FEMA, government benefits, and utility assistance applications.

Individual Rights - mental health, disability rights, civil rights, human trafficking, AIDS/HIV issues, assistive devices, and institutional confinement.

End of Life Planning - wills, living wills, advance directives, and power of attorney.

Drivers License.

Advocacy and legal assistance for people with disabilities, people with Alzheimer's disease, people with brain injury, people with mental illness, children, migrants, and veterans.

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Veteran Benefits Assistance
Protective/Restraining Orders
Consumer Law
School System Advocacy
Patient Rights Assistance
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Adoption Legal Services
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Will Preparation Assistance
Human Trafficking Legal Assistance
Tax Information
Labor and Employment Law
Legal Information Services
Legal Representation
Debt Management
General Legal Aid
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Advance Medical Directives
Discrimination Assistance
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Assistance with information, referral, distribution and completion of applications for the Food Assistance Program (formerly food stamps).

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Specialized Information and Referral
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Case managers assist families and individuals experiencing a personal crisis. Information and referrals provided for a variety of needs. Direct services include budgeting, funeral assistance, elder care services, and application/forms assistance for tribal and government programs.

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Native American General Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Personal Financial Counseling
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Case/Care Management

Assists low-income individuals and families in completing the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) application over the phone. Upon approval, SNAP provides monthly funds for buying groceries. The Hotline can also assist callers in finding a local pantry for immediate food needs.

GED (General Education Development) and ABE (Adult Basic Education) classes for those seeking to obtain their high school equivalency diploma.

ESL (English as a Second Language) classes are 'open entry' throughout the year, providing instruction in English speaking, reading, writing, and listening for adults who range in ability from absolute non-speakers of English to those who are nearly fluent.

College enrollment services:
Academic Advising provides assistance with the entry and re-entry into college (2 year or 4 year institutions), information about post-secondary education, assistance with the college application process, and assistance preparing for college entrance examinations (SAT, ACT, and Compass).

Financial Aid offers information about financial aid opportunities, assistance with completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA), and scholarship search.

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Adult Basic Education
English as a Second Language
Certificates/Forms Assistance
High School Equivalency/GED Test Instruction
Guidance and Counseling
Assistance with information, referral, distribution and completion of applications for the Food Assistance Program (formerly food stamps).

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Specialized Information and Referral
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Access to the agency's digital devices for the purposes of making and attending virtual medical and mental health appointments. Individuals can receive assistance to apply for mental health services with licensed professionals through our partner Lutheran Family Services. Staff can assist in applying for services. Assists individuals who need help applying for Medicaid so that they have easier access to the healthcare they need.
Access to the agency's digital devices for the purposes of making and attending virtual medical and mental health appointments. Individuals can receive assistance to apply for mental health services with licensed professionals through our partner Lutheran Family Services. Staff can assist in applying for services. Assists individuals who need help applying for Medicaid so that they have easier access to the healthcare they need.
Access to the agency's digital devices for the purposes of making and attending virtual medical and mental health appointments. Individuals can receive assistance to apply for mental health services with licensed professionals through our partner Lutheran Family Services. Staff can assist in applying for services. Assists individuals who need help applying for Medicaid so that they have easier access to the healthcare they need.
Provides legal representation in civil cases for low-income eligible Story County residents. Services include civil protective orders (domestic, sexual, and elder abuse), dissolution of marriage, child custody, visitation, will, power of attorney, paternity, guardianship, conservatorship, debtor/creditor, landlord/tenant, unemployment benefits appeals.

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Consumer Law
Will Preparation Assistance
Legal Representation
Labor and Employment Law
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Protective/Restraining Orders
General Legal Aid
Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Advance Medical Directives
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Unemployment Insurance Benefits Assistance
Self-help center providing legal guidance and resources to people who are representing themselves in court.

Legal advice and brief services provided by attorneys and paralegals. Attorneys do not provide court representation.

One on one assistance, information on what to expect during court proceedings, and review of completed court forms to ensure accuracy before entering court.

Assists walk-in clients with divorce, durable power of attorney, enforcement of child support, enforcement of visitation, child support modification, name change, conviction set aside, and protection orders.

Self-help clinics offered on a variety of legal subjects. Visit website to see if a clinic will be held soon related to a specific legal problem.

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Legal Counseling
Legal Information Services
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Certificates/Forms Assistance
General Legal Aid
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Assistance with information, referral, distribution and completion of applications for the Food Assistance Program (formerly food stamps).

Categories

Specialized Information and Referral
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Free legal assistance with civil legal problems involving basic necessities for low-income individuals in all 99 Iowa counties. Assistance ranges from providing counsel and advice to representation before various agencies and courts.

Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide variety of legal education materials are also available on the website.

Legal services are provided in all civil legal areas, including:
Consumer/Finance - debt collection, repossession, garnishment, contracts/warranties, predatory lending, and public utilities (including utility disconnection or shut off notices).

Education - expulsion/suspension, special education, learning disabilities, school fees, access, vocational education, and student financial aid.

Employment - employment discrimination, wage claims, earned income tax credit, and taxes.

Family - adoption, custody, visitation, guardianship, domestic abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, family violence (child abuse, elder abuse, battered women/men), including assistance with restraining orders, and child support.

Health - Medicaid, Medicare, government children's health insurance programs, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, supplemental medical insurance, and hospital care.

Housing - federally subsidized housing, homeownership, real property, landlord/tenant, public housing, mobile homes, housing discrimination, foreclosures, forfeitures, and mortgage predatory lending practices.

Benefit Programs - ADFC/FIP, Social Security, food stamps, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, veterans benefits, FEMA, government benefits, and utility assistance applications.

Individual Rights - mental health, disability rights, civil rights, human trafficking, AIDS/HIV issues, assistive devices, and institutional confinement.

End of Life Planning - wills, living wills, advance directives, and power of attorney.

Drivers License.

Advocacy and legal assistance for people with disabilities, people with Alzheimer's disease, people with brain injury, people with mental illness, children, migrants, and veterans.

Categories

Veteran Benefits Assistance
Protective/Restraining Orders
Consumer Law
School System Advocacy
Patient Rights Assistance
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Adoption Legal Services
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Will Preparation Assistance
Human Trafficking Legal Assistance
Tax Information
Labor and Employment Law
Legal Information Services
Legal Representation
Debt Management
General Legal Aid
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Advance Medical Directives
Discrimination Assistance
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Navigators help connect individuals to programs and services that improve their health and wellness. The Navigator provides information on available resources, provides social support, and advocates for individuals and community health needs. Navigators also assist individuals with enrollment in community programs.

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Case/Care Management
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Disease Prevention Programs
Access to the agency's digital devices for the purposes of making and attending virtual medical and mental health appointments. Individuals can receive assistance to apply for mental health services with licensed professionals through our partner Lutheran Family Services. Staff can assist in applying for services. Assists individuals who need help applying for Medicaid so that they have easier access to the healthcare they need.
Access to the agency's digital devices for the purposes of making and attending virtual medical and mental health appointments. Individuals can receive assistance to apply for mental health services with licensed professionals through our partner Lutheran Family Services. Staff can assist in applying for services. Assists individuals who need help applying for Medicaid so that they have easier access to the healthcare they need.
Access to the agency's digital devices for the purposes of making and attending virtual medical and mental health appointments. Individuals can receive assistance to apply for mental health services with licensed professionals through our partner Lutheran Family Services. Staff can assist in applying for services. Assists individuals who need help applying for Medicaid so that they have easier access to the healthcare they need.
Self-help center providing legal guidance and resources to people who are representing themselves in court.

Legal advice and brief services provided by attorneys and paralegals. Attorneys do not provide court representation.

One on one assistance, information on what to expect during court proceedings, and review of completed court forms to ensure accuracy before entering court.

Assists walk-in clients with divorce, durable power of attorney, enforcement of child support, enforcement of visitation, child support modification, name change, conviction set aside, and protection orders.

Self-help clinics offered on a variety of legal subjects. Visit website to see if a clinic will be held soon related to a specific legal problem.

Categories

Legal Counseling
Legal Information Services
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Certificates/Forms Assistance
General Legal Aid
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance

Community Assistance

-- Provides resources for health, financial, and public services in the community

-- Assistance with accessing public assistance program and benefits-- Assistance completing forms and making phone calls on an individual's behalf

-- Referrals for basic needs and emergency assistance

-- Employment services and consultations

-- Access to legal and immigration consultations through partnerships with Immigrant Legal Center, Jason Finch & Associates, and the Law Office of Sylvia Rodriguez

Community Home Gardens:

Trained staff help address and improve access to affordable produce in the southeast Omaha community by providing education and training for families and community members to learn to build, grow, and maintain their own backyard gardens. This project will also be a catalyst to address other social needs through community resource connections.

Mindfulness and Physical Well-Being:

Trained staff and instructors teach community members mindfulness techniques and strategies to reduce stress and improve wellness. Along with mindfulness practice, physical activity is offered to help address the stress of our community's everyday lives.

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Certificates/Forms Assistance
Citizenship Education
Home Gardening Assistance/Supplies
Immigration/Naturalization Legal Services