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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.

Services

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

Provides up to $150 to families for utilities, diapers, groceries, gas for vehicles, and other needs.

Services

Transportation Expense Assistance
Diapers
Food Vouchers
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Salvation Army may be able to provide assistance with emergency food or shelter (vouchers); can provide a voucher for one night in a motel and one meal for parents with minor children in an emergency situation.
Provides nutrition vouchers to seniors for their local farmers markets. Available May-October.

Offers temporary one-time assistance by providing food vouchers, gasoline vouchers, and assistance with rent, mortgage, and utility bills through direct pay to the vendor, landlord, or bank. Furniture and clothing vouchers for their West Chicago and Geneva stores can also be made available.

Services

Food Vouchers
Rent Payment Assistance
Clothing Vouchers
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Household Goods Vouchers
Transportation Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance

Facilitate an income maintenance program administered and funded entirely by the county that provides financial assistance, such as for rent, utilities, food, or other essential needs, primarily for adults who have no minor children in the home and are ineligible for any of the federally-funded cash grant programs.

Services

Rent Payment Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Prescription Medication Services
Food Vouchers
Food and personal items pantry and food voucher (one loaf of bread and/or one gallon of milk) once a month.

Services

Food Vouchers
Food Pantries
Personal/Grooming Needs

Locally administered welfare program which provides monthly financial assistance to persons who do not have adequate income or resources to provide for their own basic needs.

Services

Medical Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Temporary Financial Assistance
Food Vouchers
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Clothing Vouchers

Provides up to $150 to families for utilities, diapers, groceries, gas for vehicles, and other needs.

Services

Transportation Expense Assistance
Diapers
Food Vouchers
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Provides coupons which can be redeemed at participating farmers markets for fresh fruits and vegetables (June 1-Oct. 31). Applications are available at local Senior Centers or the Area Agency on Aging.

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.

Services

Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Tax Forms
Comprehensive Information and Referral
Rent Payment Assistance
Food Vouchers
Administers the General Assistance Program for Chickasaw, Fayette, Howard and Winneshiek counties to offer emergency financial assistance with rent, utilities, food, burial/cremation, and prescription medications.

Services

Utility Service Payment Assistance
Food Vouchers
Prescription Medication Services
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Provides canned goods and vouchers for fresh food (i.e. eggs, milk, and meat) usually enough for 2 to 3 days, a household/personal pantry for those in the Woodward/Granger School District.

Services

Food Vouchers
Personal/Grooming Needs
Food Pantries
Offers a food pantry with both perishable and non-perishable food items. Paper products, toiletries and diapers may also be available.
Provides emergency assistance for basic needs to county residence. Basic needs assistance includes rent and utility bill help, food, medical services (emergency dental extraction or prescriptions), transportation (fuel) and burial assistance (application must be made after death and before burial).

Program is for emergency needs that cannot be met by other means.

Services

Transportation Expense Assistance
Food Vouchers
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance

Advises and aids veterans and their dependents in applying for federal benefits through compensation or pension claims. Emergency financial assistance for basic necessities such as rent, mortgage interests payments, utilities, burial expense and food may be available. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.

Services

Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
Rent Payment Assistance
Food Vouchers
Utility Service Payment Assistance
County Government Departments/Offices
Veteran Burial Benefits
Veteran Benefits Assistance

Advises and aids veterans and their dependents in applying for federal benefits through compensation or pension claims. Emergency financial assistance for basic necessities such as rent or utilities and food may be available. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.

Services

Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Food Vouchers
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Veteran Burial Benefits

Provides monthly financial assistance to persons who do not have adequate income or resources to provide for their own basic needs.

Services

Temporary Financial Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Food Vouchers
Clothing Vouchers
Provides assistance on a temporary basis for a limited time for basic needs that may include rent/lot rent, utilities-gas, electric, water, and food vouchers for clients who are unable to work. Cannot be on Subsidized Housing, or a Veteran.

Services

Food Vouchers
Rent Payment Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
County Government Departments/Offices
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Provides nutrition vouchers to seniors for their local farmers markets. Available May-October.
Provides nutrition vouchers to seniors for their local farmers markets. Available May-October.
A needs-based program based on income and family size. Qualified applicants may receive assistance with rent, utilities, non-narcotic prescription medications, and food vouchers.

Services

Utility Service Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Food Vouchers
Rent Payment Assistance
Temporary Financial Assistance
Provides Farmer's Market vouchers to persons 60 and older during the months of June and July.
Provides emergency support services for the migrant and seasonal farm workers, such as food and car repairs.

Services

Food Vouchers
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
On Food Pantry distribution day, please call ahead.

The only requirement for service is that you reside in the Prairie Valley/Southeast Valley Community School District.