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Provides help vulnerable adults with navigating abusive situations that they may encounter by providing resources to help mitigate risk of vulnerable adults that meet the criteria of the program.

Services

Adult Protective Services
Specialized Information and Referral

Offers the Veterans family support network, which channels requests for any type of assistance including financial to Legion Posts throughout the United States. Callers are advised to give their home zip code and a call-back telephone number where they can be reached.

Finders/Seekers is a service provided by the National American Legion to help locate veterans: Finders/Seekers VETS P.O. Box 411007 St. Louis, Mo. 63141.

Services

Specialized Information and Referral
Missing Persons Location Assistance

Provides information on resources for grandparents raising grandchildren.

Senior Care Options program available to older Nebraskans who are considering admission to a nursing home and may be eligible for Medicaid assistance. Clients are screened according to a standardized assessment process developed by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Care Managers arrange for services, which allow older adults to live as independently as possible, for as long as possible.

Housekeeping and supportive services to include grocery shopping, cleaning, laundry, transportation and personal care.

Family Caregiver Support for those caring for an aging adult or grandparents caring for a minor child. Provides information, assistance, support group, respite care, and supplemental services.

Home delivered meals are provided to homebound by reason of illness, disability or isolation. The meals meet 1/3 of the daily dietary recommended needs of adults 60 years and over and the requirements of the Older Americans Act and state and local laws.

Public benefit services, legal assistance, education, Medicare filing, and volunteer training through SHIIP.

Services

Children's In Home Respite Care
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Homemaker Assistance
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Home Delivered Meals
Specialized Information and Referral
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Area Agencies on Aging
Adult In Home Respite Care
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Medicare Information/Counseling
Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Case/Care Management

Services for individuals with disabilities. Includes information and referral, service coordination, independent living skills training, individual and system advocacy, equipment loan and rental, equipment repair, barrier removal consultations and grants, peer mentoring, and disability awareness training. Personal assistant referral and management program.

Services

Disease/Disability Registries
Medical Equipment/Supplies
Assistive Technology Information
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Specialized Information and Referral
Home Barrier Evaluation/Removal Services

Provides the starting point for obtaining information and arranging services or referrals for individuals age 60 and over and their families. Counselors connect people with resources in the community, providing information about a broad range of community services and government programs.

Assists Nebraskans who are 60 years and over or have a disability and/or their representatives in accessing services and supports to allow the person to live as independently as possible in the setting of their choice. ADRC staff are available by phone or in person to assist in accessing resources based on the person's needs and preferences. This may include providing information and referrals for services such as housing, personal care, transportation, food and nutrition, public benefits, therapies, employment, etc.

Services

Specialized Information and Referral
Aging and Disability Resource Centers

Services and activities for senior citizens to support their independence and community involvement.

Congregate meals Mon-Fri 12 pm.

Recreation, health education, and informational programs.

Information and referral.

Fun and fitness class.

Milford Senior Shuttle runs Mon-Fri 9:30 am-12 pm for doctor appointments, grocery shopping, hairdresser appointments, and shopping in the city limits.

Foot screening and blood pressure screening available, please check the website or call for information.

Services

Senior Ride Programs
Specialized Information and Referral
Senior Corps Volunteer Programs
Senior Centers
Blood Pressure Screening
Foot Screening
Friendly Visiting
Congregate Meals/Nutrition Sites

Provides help to residents locating resources and services, explore options and navigate systems. Can assists in health-related areas: access to and payment for medical care including medications, mental health/substance abuse, parenting/childcare, aging issues, housing or food.

Services

Specialized Information and Referral
General Health Education Programs
General Medical Care
Information and access to services for the elderly, including caregiver options and transportation.

Eldercare Locator is a public service of the U.S. Administration on Aging connecting you to services for older adults and their families. Eldercare Locator is administered by USAging.

Services

Specialized Information and Referral
Provides information and referrals to available resources in the Polk County area. Information and referrals can include food programs, energy assistance, chore services, and Medicare and Medicaid information. Volunteer opportunities, educational, recreational programs and nutrition information is also available. Coordinates seven neighborhood-based senior centers and nine meal sites throughout Polk County. Contact your local community center for more information.

Organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of individuals and families living with spina bifida.

Programs include:

- Community-clinic connection.

- Vocational rehabilitation.

- Executive functioning coaching.

- Camp Independence.

- GoBabyGo.

- Diagnosis Day/New and Expectant Parent Outreach.

- Education, workshops, and conferences.

- Clinic outreach.

- Information and referral.

- Community groups and events.

- Legislative advocacy.

- Scholarships.

- Financial assistance (for adaptive sports, orthotic and mobility equipment, medical supplies and services, and emergencies).

- Research awards.

- Support groups.

Services

Disease/Disability Information
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Specialized Information and Referral
Information and referral.

Provides help vulnerable adults with navigating abusive situations that they may encounter by providing resources to help mitigate risk of vulnerable adults that meet the criteria of the program.

Services

Adult Protective Services
Specialized Information and Referral

Provides consultations to seniors to give information, resources, and improved access to long-term care support services. Information can include housing options, in-home care services, assistance with completing applications for Medicaid, Low Income Subsidy, etc, and assistance with Medicare.

Assists older persons or their caregivers in identifying their needs and place them in contact with appropriate community resources or service providers.

Follow up activities are included such as making sure the older person was able to receive the service or help the older person obtain the service.

Services

Specialized Information and Referral

Provides help vulnerable adults with navigating abusive situations that they may encounter by providing resources to help mitigate risk of vulnerable adults that meet the criteria of the program.

Services

Adult Protective Services
Specialized Information and Referral

Provides a tool designed to be a one-stop shop for accessing child care information, whether seeking services, interested in starting a center, or engaging in advocacy to create child care solutions in the community.

Services

Child Care Provider Referrals
Specialized Information and Referral

Connects grandparents caring for grandchildren or caregivers looking after aged loved ones to resources and support to help navigate the challenges of being a caregiver.

Provides peer support counseling, information and referral to services that help disabled individuals, skills training, advocacy for persons with disabilities and their families and disability awareness and leadership education. Working with individuals in their homes or in locations convenient to the individual.

Services

Independent Living Skills Instruction
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Disease/Disability Registries
Specialized Information and Referral
Centers for Independent Living

Offering addiction information, support, and treatment program listings by state. Resources available for the following drug addictions (alcohol, opiates, opioids, benzodiazepines, stimulants), process addictions (eating disorders, food addiction, gambling addiction, sex addiction, kleptomania), and treatment programs (medical detox, inpatient and outpatient rehab, interventions).

Services

Specialized Information and Referral

Area Agency on Aging and Aging and Disability Resource Center ensures coordinated, accessible services for older persons and persons with disabilities.

Services funded (and provided by other agencies) include: home delivered meals, congregate meals, transportation, information and assistance, outreach, legal assistance, caregiver assistance and, respite, and elder abuse education and prevention.

Provides information for caregivers and grandparents raising grandchildren.

Services

Aging and Disability Resource Centers
Specialized Information and Referral
Area Agencies on Aging

Provides access to a 24 hour helpline with care coordination specialists offering resource referrals, case management and support to Illinois Veterans, family members, or caregivers experiencing emotional challenges associated with PTSD, mild TBI, Military Sexual Trauma (MST), stress, anxiety, depression, addiction and substance abuse.

Services

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

Services

Specialized Information and Referral
Certificates/Forms Assistance

Provides information and referral for mental health services for deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf/blind individuals in the state of Illinois.