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511 North Spruce Street, Ogallala, NE 69153
County level services provide direct emergency economic aid for vital necessities to veterans, their widow, and dependents, according to their needs. Personal visits for assistance and claims to housebound veterans or dependents. Must have an honorable or under honorable conditions discharge from active duty or wartime service. Must be a resident in Nebraska for the past one year and 6 months of that year in Keith County. Issue Bronze flag holders for Keith County Veterans grave sites.
State level services do not require wartime service. Assist in completing applications for the Nebraska Veterans Aid Fund, fee exempt fishing and hunting permits, applications to the Nebraska Veterans Homes, and Waivers of Tuition.
Federal level services provide and/or complete Veteran Administration forms for claims relating but not limited to service connected compensation, disability pension, widow's death pension, burial allowance, grave markers/headstones/medallions, educational benefits, home loans, life insurance, indebtedness, and character of service upgrades.
United Way of the Midlands
411 4th Street, Fairbury, NE 68352
County level services provide direct emergency economic aid for vital necessities to veterans, their widow, and dependents, according to their needs. Personal visits for assistance and claims to housebound veterans or dependents. Must have an honorable or under honorable conditions discharge from active duty or wartime service. Must be a resident in Nebraska for the past one year and 6 months of that year in Jefferson County.
State level services do not require wartime service. Assist in completing applications for the Nebraska Veterans Aid Fund, fee exempt fishing and hunting, park permits, applications to the Nebraska Veterans Homes, and waivers of tuition.
Federal level services provide and/or complete Veteran Administration forms for claims relating but not limited to service connected compensation, disability pension, widow's pension, burial allowance, grave markers/headstones, educational benefits, home loans, insurance, indebtedness, and character of service upgrades.
United Way of the Midlands
528 North Minden Avenue, Minden, NE 68959
State level services do not require wartime service and assist in completing applications for the Nebraska Veterans Aid Fund, fee exempt fishing and hunting permits, applications to the Nebraska Veterans Homes, and waivers of tuition.
Federal level services provide and/or complete Veteran Administration forms for claims relating but not limited to service connected compensation, disability pension, widow's pension, burial allowance, grave markers/headstones, educational benefits, home loans, insurance, indebtedness, and character of service upgrades.
United Way of the Midlands
1102 East 1st Street, Suite 5, Papillion, NE 68046
County level services provide direct emergency economic aid for vital necessities to veterans, their widow, and dependents, according to their needs. Personal visits for assistance and claims to housebound veterans or dependents. Must have an honorable or under honorable conditions discharge from active duty or wartime service. Must be a resident in Nebraska for the past one year and 6 months of that year in Sarpy County. Issue Bronze flag holders for Sarpy County Veterans grave sites.
State level services do not require wartime service. Assist in completing applications for the Nebraska Veterans Aid Fund, fee exempt fishing and hunting permits, applications to the Nebraska Veterans Homes, and Waivers of Tuition.
Federal level services provide and/or complete Veteran Administration forms for claims relating but not limited to service connected compensation, disability pension, widow's death pension, burial allowance, grave markers/headstones/medallions, educational benefits, home loans, life insurance, indebtedness, and character of service upgrades.
United Way of the Midlands
909 East 2nd Avenue, Suite C, Indianola, IA 50125
Offers Single Family Housing Programs. These programs provide home ownership opportunities to low- and moderate-income rural Americans through several loan, grant, and loan guarantee programs. Also makes funding available to individuals to finance vital improvements necessary to make their homes decent, safe, and sanitary.
United Way of the Midlands
Federal Building, 100 Centennial Mall North, Suite 300, Lincoln, NE 68508
Business and Industry Loan Guarantees are available for business and industrial development in rural areas to create and maintain employment, expand and to improve economic climate.
Community Facilities Direct and Guaranteed Loans and Grants are available for community service facilities in rural areas such as libraries, clinics, fire and rescue buildings and equipment, etc.
Cooperative Services helps rural residents form new cooperatives and multiple owner businesses and improve operations of existing cooperatives in rural areas.
Direct and Guaranteed Home Ownership provides loans to purchase or construct single family homes in rural areas for very low/low/moderate income households.
Direct Farm Labor Housing Loans and Grants provide housing and related facilities in rural areas for domestic farm laborers.
Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants provide for technology equipment and facilities for linking rural schools within regions, linking schools to other educational institutions, utilizing rural libraries as distance learning centers, linking rural hospitals and medical clinics to major medical centers, interactive video, and distance rural health training.
Energy Efficiency Improvements and Renewable Energy Systems provide grant assistance in development of renewable energy and energy efficiency improvement projects. Renewable systems include wind, solar, biomass, and geothermal. Energy efficiency improvements include energy improvements to business facility including insulation, windows, doors, HVAC, refrigeration, lighting, pumping/air/motor systems, etc.
Housing Preservation Grants offers funding to selected recipient organization to develop program to help repair individual housing, rental properties or coops in rural areas owned and/or occupied by very low and low-income households.
Intermediary Re-Lending Program provides loans to ultimate recipients for community development projects, establishment and expansion of businesses, and creating and/or saving jobs in rural areas.
Rural Cooperative Development Grants establish and operate cooperative development centers in rural areas primarily to improve economic conditions of rural areas via development of new cooperatives and multiple owner businesses and improving existing co-ops' operations.
Rural Business Development Grants are competitive grants designed to support targeted technical assistance, training, and other activities leading to the development or expansion of small and emerging private businesses in rural areas that have fewer than 50 employees and less than $1 million in gross revenues.
Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants provide for a wide range of rural economic development projects in rural areas such as business expansion and start-up, community development, etc.
Rural Home Repair Loans and Grants assist homeowners, occupying dwellings in rural areas, to complete necessary repairs to their homes.
Rural Housing Site Loans provide loans in rural areas to purchase land and develop sites for very low/low/moderate-income housing.
Solid Waste Management Grants are used to reduce or eliminate pollution of water resources in rural areas and improve planning and management of solid waste sites in rural areas.
Technical Assistance and Training Grants are used to identify and evaluate solutions to water and wastewater problems of associations in rural areas relating to water source, storage, treatment and distribution; and waste collection, treatment and disposal.
Value-Added Producer Grants help eligible producers of agricultural commodities in rural areas to develop business plans for viable marketing opportunities and develop strategies to create marketing opportunities in emerging markets.
Water and Waste Disposal Loans and Grants are available for water and sewer systems, solid waste and storm drainage in rural areas.
United Way of the Midlands
2610 14th Street, Columbus, NE 68601
County level services include the following: County Veterans’ Aid Fund (CVA) to meet immediate emergency financial needs; flag holders for placement on the grave of every veteran buried in Platte County; mapping each veteran’s grave in all of the Platte County Cemeteries; assist eligible veterans with completion and filing of Homestead Exemption forms; enrollment of new veterans to Platte County; filing discharges (DD214’s) for local veterans; assisting retired veterans with benefits, such as health care services and insurance benefits; assisting bereaved dependents of deceased veterans with burial benefits, headstone applications, claims for veterans life insurance policies; filing necessary paperwork for educational benefits for veterans and/or their dependents; assist eligible veterans with applications for VA Home Loans.
State level services do not require wartime service and include the following: Nebraska Veterans’ Aid Fund (NVA) for unforeseen emergency financial need; waiver of tuition for state college/university cost to qualified dependents; discharges and replacement of lost military service records (DD-214); grave registration and report of grave location for veterans buried in the state; complete application for residency in a Veterans Home; filing for Hunt & Fish Permits for qualified veterans (age 64 or 50% or greater VA disability; Nebraska Veterans’ Driver’s License and License Plate Registry.
Federal level services provide and/or complete Veteran Administration forms for claims relating but not limited to: Service Connected Disability Compensation, appeals of VA Claim Decisions; non-service connected pensions for veterans or widowers; education and vocational rehabilitation, including GI Bill and disability retraining; life insurance, VGLI/NSLI or disability; burial benefits including grave marker application and burial allowance assistance; VA Home Loan Programs; residential improvement for the handicapped; enrollment in VA Health Care; VA Medical Center inpatient and outpatient services; Long Term Nursing Home Care for veterans rated at 70% or higher; military records, discharge upgrades, and location of service and medical records; military medals replacement; military retirement benefits (20 plus years); dependent and survivors benefits; Reserve and National Guard benefits.
United Way of the Midlands
1320 G Street, Geneva, NE 68361
County level services provide direct emergency economic aid for vital necessities to veterans, their widow, and dependents, according to their needs. Personal visits for assistance and claims to housebound veterans or dependents. Must have an honorable or under honorable conditions discharge from active duty or wartime service. Must be a resident in Nebraska for the past one year and 6 months of that year in Fillmore County.
State level services do not require wartime service. Assist in completing applications for the Nebraska Veterans Aid Fund, fee exempt fishing and hunting permits, applications to the Nebraska Veterans Homes, and waivers of tuition.
Federal level services provide and/or complete Veteran Administration forms for claims relating but not limited to service connected compensation, disability pension, widow's pension, burial allowance, grave markers/headstones, educational benefits, home loans, healthcare, insurance, indebtedness, and character of service upgrades.
United Way of the Midlands
1700 Stone Street, Falls City, NE 68355
State level services do not require wartime service. Assist in completing applications for the Nebraska Veterans Aid Fund, fee exempt fishing and hunting permits, applications to the Nebraska Veterans Homes, and waivers of tuition.
Federal services include providing and/or completing Veteran Administration forms for claims relating but not limited to service connected compensation, disability pension, widow's pension, burial allowance, grave markers/headstones, educational benefits, home loans, insurance, indebtedness, and character of service upgrades.
United Way of the Midlands
111 West Fairfield Street, Clay Center, NE 68933
Veteran service office.
United Way of the Midlands
312 East Backbone Road, Suite 1, Princeton, IL 61356
Provides programs to build or improve housing, essential community facilities, and support business financing in rural areas of Illinois.
Programs available:
- Single-Family Housing Programs: Direct loans or loan guarantees for low- and moderate-income rural families for mortgages and home repairs. Additionally, grants are available for health and safety repairs for individuals over 62.
- Multi-Family Housing Programs: Loans for affordable rental housing for very-low- to moderate-income residents, the elderly, and people with disabilities. Funds may also be used to buy or improve land and provide necessary facilities such as water and waste disposal systems. Rent assistance is available for rural residents.
- Community Facilities Programs: Loans, grants, and loan guarantees for essential community facilities in rural areas, with priority given to health care, education, and public safety projects.
- Business Financing Programs: Financial support, including loans and grants, for individuals or groups seeking to establish or expand businesses in rural areas.
United Way of the Midlands
2118 West Park Court, Suite A, Champaign, IL 61821
Provides programs to build or improve housing, essential community facilities, and support business financing in rural areas of Illinois.
Programs available:
- Single-Family Housing Programs: Direct loans or loan guarantees for low- and moderate-income rural families for mortgages and home repairs. Additionally, grants are available for health and safety repairs for individuals over 62.
- Multi-Family Housing Programs: Loans for affordable rental housing for very-low- to moderate-income residents, the elderly, and people with disabilities. Funds may also be used to buy or improve land and provide necessary facilities such as water and waste disposal systems. Rent assistance is available for rural residents.
- Community Facilities Programs: Loans, grants, and loan guarantees for essential community facilities in rural areas, with priority given to health care, education, and public safety projects.
- Business Financing Programs: Financial support, including loans and grants, for individuals or groups seeking to establish or expand businesses in rural areas.
United Way of the Midlands
4908 Franklin Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50310
Provides sustainable homeownership, home renovations, and revitalizes neighborhoods through collaborating partnerships.
United Way of the Midlands
700 North Washington Street, Room V, Lexington, NE 68850
County level services provide direct emergency economic aid for vital necessities to veterans, their widow, and dependents, according to their needs. Personal visits for assistance and claims to housebound veterans or dependents. Must have an honorable or under honorable conditions discharge from active duty or wartime service. Must be a resident in Nebraska for the past one year and 6 months of that year in Dawson County.
State level services (do not require wartime service) assist in completing applications for the Nebraska Veterans Aid Fund. Fee exempt fishing and hunting permits. Applications to the Nebraska Veterans Homes. Waivers of tuition.
Federal level services provide and/or complete Veteran Administration forms for claims relating but not limited to service connected compensation, disability pension, widow's pension, burial allowance, grave markers/headstones, educational benefits, home loans, insurance, indebtedness, and character of service upgrades.
United Way of the Midlands
222 South 4th Street, Albion, NE 68620
County level services provide direct emergency economic aid for vital necessities to veterans, their widow, and dependents, according to their needs. Personal visits for assistance and claims to housebound veterans or dependents. Must have an honorable or under honorable conditions discharge from active duty or wartime service. Must be a resident in Nebraska for the past one year and 6 months of that year in Boone County.
State level services do not require wartime service. Assist in completing applications for the Nebraska Veterans Aid Fund; fee exempt fishing and hunting permits; applications to the Nebraska Veterans Homes; and waivers of tuition.
Federal level services provide and/or complete Veteran Administration forms for claims relating but not limited to service connected compensation, disability pension, widow's pension, burial allowance, grave markers/headstones, educational benefits, home loans, insurance, indebtedness, and character of service upgrades.
United Way of the Midlands
300 North St. Joseph Avenue, Hastings, NE 68901
County level services including direct emergency economic aid for vital necessities to veterans, their widow, and dependents, according to their needs. Personal visits for assistance and claims to housebound veterans or dependents.
State level services including completing applications for the Nebraska Veterans Aid Fund, fee exempt fishing and hunting permits if eligible, applications to the Nebraska Veterans Homes, and waivers of tuition.
Federal level services including providing and/or completing Veteran Administration forms for claims relating to but not limited to service connected compensation, disability pension, widow's pension, vocational rehab, burial allowance, grave markers or headstones, educational benefits, VA home loans, government life insurance, character of service upgrades, and VA health care.
United Way of the Midlands
619 North 7th Street, Beatrice, NE 68310
State level services do not require wartime service. Assist in completing applications for the Nebraska Veterans Aid Fund, fee exempt fishing and hunting permits, applications to the Nebraska Veterans Homes, and waivers of tuition.
Federal level services provide and/or complete Veteran Administration forms for claims relating but not limited to service connected compensation, disability pension, widow's pension, burial allowance, grave markers/headstones, educational benefits, home loans, insurance, indebtedness, and character of service upgrades.
United Way of the Midlands
1201 South East Gateway Drive, Grimes, IA 50111
Offers The Housing Choice Voucher Homeownership Option to assist low-income families that are eligible for HUD housing and Section 8 housing to become homeowners. Under this program families may choose a house for purchase anywhere in the CIRHA service area, instead of using their voucher for rental assistance.
This program does not include Knoxville and Pella.
United Way of the Midlands
121 South Pine Street, Grand Island, NE 68801
County level services provide direct emergency economic aid for vital necessities to veterans, their widow, and dependents, according to their needs. Provide personal visits for assistance and claims to housebound veterans or dependents.
State level services do not require wartime service. Completes applications for the Nebraska Veterans Aid Fund, fee exempt fishing and hunting permits if eligible, applications to the Nebraska Veterans Homes, and waivers of tuition.
Federal level services provides and/or completes Veteran Administration forms for claims relating but not limited to service connected compensation, disability pension, widow's pension, vocational rehab, burial allowance, grave Markers/headstones, educational benefits G.I. Bill Chapter 30, certificate 9 eligibility for VA home loan, insurance, and character of service upgrades.
United Way of the Midlands
5 West 7th Street, Atlantic, IA 50022
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 and utility payments, medical/dental assistance, prescription medications, burial assistance, and food may be available. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.
United Way of the Midlands
210 Walnut Street, Room 873, Des Moines, IA 50309
Offers Single Family Housing Programs. These programs provide home ownership opportunities to low- and moderate-income rural Americans through several loan, grant, and loan guarantee programs. Also makes funding available to individuals to finance vital improvements necessary to make their homes decent, safe, and sanitary.
United Way of the Midlands
130 South Sheldon Avenue, Suite 307, Ames, IA 50014
Offers affordable housing options and rental and home ownership opportunities to low income families and individuals.
United Way of the Midlands
507 Smith Avenue, Elwood, NE 68937
County level services provide direct emergency economic aid for vital necessities to veterans, their widow, and dependents, according to their needs. Personal visits for assistance and claims to housebound veterans or dependents. Must have an honorable or under honorable conditions discharge from active duty or wartime service. Must be a resident in Nebraska for the past one year and 6 months of that year in Gosper County.
State level services do not require wartime service) assist in completing applications for the Nebraska Veterans Aid Fund, fee exempt fishing and hunting permits, and waivers of tuition.
Federal level services provide and/or complete Veteran Administration forms for claims relating but not limited to service connected compensation, disability pension, widow's pension, burial allowance, grave markers/headstones, educational benefits, home loans, insurance and indebtedness.
United Way of the Midlands
619 Main Street, Oshkosh, NE 69154
State level services including completing applications for the Nebraska Veterans Aid Fund, fee exempt fishing and hunting permits if eligible, applications to the Nebraska Veterans Homes, and waivers of tuition.
Federal level services provides and/or completes Veteran Administration forms for claims relating to but not limited to service connected compensation, disability pension, widow's pension, vocational rehab, burial allowance, grave markers or headstones, educational benefits, VA home loans, government life insurance, character of service upgrades, and VA health care.
United Way of the Midlands
1100 12th Street Southwest, Suite C, Le Mars, IA 51031
Offers programs to assist families and individuals in rural America with financing, mortgage payment assistance, and opportunities to buy, build, repair, or own safe and affordable homes.
Additionally, the service provides access to information about privately owned rental housing options available at below-market rates, including government-subsidized housing and low-income/subsidized private rental housing. These housing options may include units developed or improved with public funds, income-based rental housing, and fixed below-market rate rental housing, benefiting low-income households, older adults, people with disabilities, and other special populations.
United Way of the Midlands