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Basic needs assistance program available for Rural Polk County residents (Des Moines resident are not eligible for this program). Program can help with utility bills, rent, food and any other basic need the individual or family may need assistance with. Max yearly assistance of $250. Must fall at or below 200% of poverty guidelines.

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Rent Payment Assistance
Temporary Financial Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Food Vouchers

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

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
Provides eligible applicants with limited financial help for basic needs.
Embrace Iowa is a project through the Des Moines Register that is administered by Community Action Agencies in the state and is only accessible during a certain time period.

Requests that are considered for this project may include beds, clothing, car repairs, medical expenses (including pharmacy, dental and corrective lenses), furniture, rent, utilities, home repairs, household items, appliances, and miscellaneous other things (computer, etc.) If there is not a service available to assist someone, this could be a possibility for them to apply for these funds during this time period. The maximum dollar amount awarded per household is $500.
Financial assistance for a variety of needs; call to speak with a minister and determine eligibility.

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Temporary Financial Assistance

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
Offers to learn about persons situation and needs, then help explore options and steps to help stabilize resources. Program support included but not limited to financial assistance, resource referral, budgeting and finance help, prayer and encouragement. Please enter the north door on the east side of the building.

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Temporary Financial Assistance
Personal Financial Counseling
Embrace Iowa is a project through the Des Moines Register that is administered by Community Action Agencies in the state and is only accessible during a certain time period.

Requests that are considered for this project may include beds, clothing, car repairs, medical expenses (including pharmacy, dental and corrective lenses), furniture, rent, utilities, home repairs, household items, appliances, and miscellaneous other things (computer, etc.) If there is not a service available to assist someone, this could be a possibility for them to apply for these funds during this time period. The maximum dollar amount awarded per household is $500.
Offers limited financial help to meet the needs of children.
Embrace Iowa is a project through the Des Moines Register that is administered by Community Action Agencies in the state and is only accessible during a certain time period.

Requests that are considered for this project may include beds, clothing, car repairs, medical expenses (including pharmacy, dental and corrective lenses), furniture, rent, utilities, home repairs, household items, appliances, and miscellaneous other things (computer, etc.) If there is not a service available to assist someone, this could be a possibility for them to apply for these funds during this time period. The maximum dollar amount awarded per household is $500.
Embrace Iowa is a project through the Des Moines Register that is administered by Community Action Agencies in the state and is only accessible during a certain time period.

Requests that are considered for this project may include beds, clothing, car repairs, medical expenses (including pharmacy, dental and corrective lenses), furniture, rent, utilities, home repairs, household items, appliances, and miscellaneous other things (computer, etc.) If there is not a service available to assist someone, this could be a possibility for them to apply for these funds during this time period. The maximum dollar amount awarded per household is $500.
The Interim Assistance Reimbursement (IAR) Program provide ongoing assistance for those applying for Social Security Disability (SSDI) benefits through the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program of the Social Security Administration. An eligible applicant may receive monthly assistance not to exceed the current General Assistance benefits per month for the duration of eligibility. Upon approval of SSI benefits, Social Security will reimburse Johnson County the total amount that the client received in benefits from the IAR Program.
Embrace Iowa is a project through the Des Moines Register that is administered by Community Action Agencies in the state and is only accessible during a certain time period.

Requests that are considered for this project may include beds, clothing, car repairs, medical expenses (including pharmacy, dental and corrective lenses), furniture, rent, utilities, home repairs, household items, appliances, and miscellaneous other things (computer, etc.) If there is not a service available to assist someone, this could be a possibility for them to apply for these funds during this time period. The maximum dollar amount awarded per household is $500.
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.

Categories

Gas Money
Community Action Agencies
Medical Care Expense Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
General Relief
Specialized Information and Referral
Prescription Expense Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Provides eligible applicants with limited financial help for basic needs.
The Commission of Veteran Affairs serves as an agency of last resort for temporary financial assistance for rent, utilities (electric/heating fuel), prescription drugs, and other like needs.

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Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Prescription Expense Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Provides trans and nonbinary people with low-barrier funds and support to correct names and/or gender markers on identifying legal documents, access trans health care, and necessities for trans siblings behind bars.

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Temporary Financial Assistance

Offers assistance to individuals in crisis beyond their control such as car repairs for working persons and other emergency needs.

The Iowa Regional Autism Assistance Program (RAP) provides community-based clinical consultation, multidisciplinary care planning recommendations, and family to family support for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their families. RAP team members who work with families include advanced registered nurse practitioners, registered nurses and family navigators. They use standardized tools to identify children at risk for ASD and help families find diagnostic services. RAP teams also help families access community-based services and supports to help meet their needs and goals. The Autism Support Program provides funding for Applied Behavior Analysis services to children under the age of 14 who are not eligible to receive services through Medicaid or private health insurance and who meet certain diagnostic and financial eligibility criteria.

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Service Cost Payment Assistance
Parent to Parent Networking
Specialized Information and Referral
Pediatric Developmental Screening
Provides eligible applicants with limited financial help for basic 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.

Categories

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

Provides standard and emergency assistance to Air Force and Space Force families when unexpected financial emergencies arise with no-interest loans and grants. The programs are intended to help meet immediate financial emergency needs and help make a positive step toward a lasting financial solution. Assistance many be in the form of loans or grants.

Assistance programs may help with emergency assistance for rent or utilities, medical or dental care costs, funeral expenses, vehicle expenses (repair, payment, insurance, gas, etc.), pet medical care or transportation to/from an overseas assignment, food, personal hygiene items, child care expenses, and more.

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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Child Care Expense Assistance
Temporary Financial Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Rent Payment Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Basic Needs Assistance Program is designed to meet the emergency needs of low-income persons age 18-59 years with a disability and adults over 60 with or without a disability. Funds are available for material aid and energy assistance: for emergency needs such as rent payment assistance, assistive devices, dental expenses, utility bills, prescription drug expenses, eye glasses, home cleaning, extermination, furnace or water heater repair, plumbing and electrical work. Other unmet needs are considered on a case-to-case basis. Grants are made in cases when no other funding source is available. The limit for a request is $400 every 2 years. If a service or funds are available elsewhere the grant will not be approved until all resources have been explored. Grants can only be issued when funding is available.

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Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Pest Control Services
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Rent Payment Assistance
Temporary Financial Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Prescription Medication Services