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Legal service program that helps:

-- Individuals and families obtain and maintain Medicaid and Medicare and obtain coverage for services needed.

-- With medical assistance denials, terminations, spend down issues (Medicaid, Medicare).

-- Older adults and people with disabilities get the help needed to remain in their own home or secure coverage for long-term care.

-- Older adults and people with disabilities establish powers of attorney.

-- With nursing home discharges.

-- Family members obtain guardianship or other legal authority to care for loved ones.

-- People with HIV/AIDS obtain care and services.

Services

General Benefits and Services Assistance
Elder Law
Health Related Advocacy Groups
Medicaid Information/Counseling
Acts as an advocacy group focusing on issues affecting the communities and finding solutions. Topics include: -Community Wellness -Literacy -Substance Abuse Prevention -Community Leadership Academy
Provide Autism screenings and help find diagnostic services. Teams help Iowa families navigate local supports and services for children and youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and provide family-to-family support.

Legal service program that helps:

-- Individuals and families obtain and maintain Medicaid and Medicare and obtain coverage for services needed.

-- With medical assistance denials, terminations, spend down issues (Medicaid, Medicare).

-- Older adults and people with disabilities get the help needed to remain in their own home or secure coverage for long-term care.

-- Older adults and people with disabilities establish powers of attorney.

-- With nursing home discharges.

-- Family members obtain guardianship or other legal authority to care for loved ones.

-- People with HIV/AIDS obtain care and services.

Services

General Benefits and Services Assistance
Elder Law
Health Related Advocacy Groups
Medicaid Information/Counseling
Provide Autism screenings and help find diagnostic services. Teams help Iowa families navigate local supports and services for children and youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and provide family-to-family support.
Provide Autism screenings and help find diagnostic services. Teams help Iowa families navigate local supports and services for children and youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and provide family-to-family support.
City of Evanston provides social services to crime victims and witnesses and to residents seeking social service assistance in non-crime situations. Youth Services also provides family support and intervention services for youth-related crises and youth offenders.

Services

Health Related Advocacy Groups
Sexual Assault Protective/Restraining Orders
In Person Crisis Intervention
Community Service Work Crews
Child Abuse Protective/Restraining Orders
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Crime Victim Safety Planning
Shelter Information Services
Crime Victim/Witness Related No Contact Orders
Criminal Temporary Protective Orders

Mental health case management. Aids in assessment, planning, and support for a variety of needs. Assists with housing, public income entitlements, accessing various services, and more.

Case management services include, advocacy for mental health and other services, identifying and linking individuals with necessary resources, building skills for daily living.

Provide Autism screenings and help find diagnostic services. Teams help Iowa families navigate local supports and services for children and youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and provide family-to-family support.

Services to help survivors of domestic violence, older adults, people with disabilities, and immigrant survivors of violence and trafficking:

-- Orders of Protection for people experiencing domestic violence.

-- Divorce, custody, or child support in cases involving domestic violence or child endangerment.

-- Elder abuse, including financial exploitation.

-- Other court orders to stop abuse, harassment, or stalking.

-- Immigration issues faced by survivors of domestic violence and trafficking.

-- Guardianships of minors and adults to ensure safety and stability.

Services

Immigration/Naturalization Legal Services
Protective/Restraining Orders
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Health Related Advocacy Groups

Legal service program that helps:

-- Individuals and families obtain and maintain Medicaid and Medicare and obtain coverage for services needed.

-- With medical assistance denials, terminations, spend down issues (Medicaid, Medicare).

-- Older adults and people with disabilities get the help needed to remain in their own home or secure coverage for long-term care.

-- Older adults and people with disabilities establish powers of attorney.

-- With nursing home discharges.

-- Family members obtain guardianship or other legal authority to care for loved ones.

-- People with HIV/AIDS obtain care and services.

Services

General Benefits and Services Assistance
Elder Law
Health Related Advocacy Groups
Medicaid Information/Counseling
Provide Autism screenings and help find diagnostic services. Teams help Iowa families navigate local supports and services for children and youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and provide family-to-family support.
Provide Autism screenings and help find diagnostic services. Teams help Iowa families navigate local supports and services for children and youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and provide family-to-family support.
Provides education, financial and emotional support to help raise awareness of breast health and breast cancer treatment in Central Missouri. The CBCP provides resource notebooks to those diagnosed with breast cancer. The notebooks are distributed through physicians' offices.
Provides hard to find information on alternative cancer therapies. People Against Cancer is a grass-roots, non-profit, public benefit organization dedicated to new directions in the "WAR ON CANCER." People Against Cancer helps people to find the best cancer treatment.

Services to help survivors of domestic violence, older adults, people with disabilities, and immigrant survivors of violence and trafficking:

-- Orders of Protection for people experiencing domestic violence.

-- Divorce, custody, or child support in cases involving domestic violence or child endangerment.

-- Elder abuse, including financial exploitation.

-- Other court orders to stop abuse, harassment, or stalking.

-- Immigration issues faced by survivors of domestic violence and trafficking.

-- Guardianships of minors and adults to ensure safety and stability.

Services

Immigration/Naturalization Legal Services
Protective/Restraining Orders
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Health Related Advocacy Groups

Safe Passage is the domestic violence and sexual assault agency for DeKalb County. Services provided include:

-- 24/7 crisis hotline and text line.

-- 25 bed Emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence and their children.

-- Transitional housing for victims of domestic and sexual violence.

-- Individual, group and family counseling for adults and children experiencing domestic and sexual assault or abuse.

-- Legal advocacy including help obtaining Orders of Protection and support at court.

-- Medical advocacy to victims at hospital emergency room.

-- Prevention and professional education in schools, with police and other first responders and to community groups.

Services

Domestic Violence Hotlines
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Health Related Advocacy Groups
Domestic Violence Shelters
Transitional Housing/Shelter
General Abuse Prevention
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Sexual Assault Counseling
Child Abuse Prevention

Provides health care to Native Americans located in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa.

Services

Health Related Advocacy Groups
General Medical Care
Staff and volunteers may be able to assist with navigating the criminal justice system and obtaining legal and medical services. Please note: Staff and volunteers are not attorneys and cannot give legal advice.

Services

Health Related Advocacy Groups
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Provide Autism screenings and help find diagnostic services. Teams help Iowa families navigate local supports and services for children and youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and provide family-to-family support.
Responsible for developing and overseeing a community based system of services for Polk County residents with disabilities. Promotes full citizenship for people with mental illness, intellectual disabilities, or developmental disabilities. Partners with community agencies, people with disabilities, their families, and the community to promote improved health care.

*Advocates for clients' rights and educates larger community to increase acceptance and full participation within the community.

Services

Health Related Advocacy Groups
Disability Rights Groups
Assists families and children with accessing medical and dental including those who are uninsured, underinsured or on Title 19.
Promoting Healthy Aging for Minority and Underserved Seniors.

Offers assistance and support to people who have multiple sclerosis and those who care about them adjust to life with a chronic illness by providing emotional support, current information, counseling, advocacy, education, payee services and borrowed health equipment.

Services

Representative Payee Services
Medical Equipment/Supplies
Disease/Disability Information
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Health Related Advocacy Groups
Provide Autism screenings and help find diagnostic services. Teams help Iowa families navigate local supports and services for children and youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and provide family-to-family support.