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Rent/Utility Assistance

American Red Cross Loess Hills Chapter Energy Assistance Program

705 N. 16th St
Council Bluffs, IA 51501

Phone: (712) 322-4017

Hours: Mon - Fri 8am - 4:30pm

Website: www.loesshills.redcross.org

Services: Rent/Utility Assistance

Waitlist?: Clients call into agency and put there name down on a list. A person will then call them back for a telephone interview.

Requirements:

1. Must be a resident of the following counties in Iowa: Crawford, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie or Shelby.
2. Client must have made at least 3 regular payments to their utility account in the past 6 months, AND meet one of the following
   Requirements:
   
   • A member of the household must be 62 years of age or older. OR
     
   • Verified medical need for utility service OR
     
   • Verified unexpected expense.

Steps/Process: Call American Red Cross.

Faith-based?: No

 

 

Bellevue Human Services

204 W Mission
Bellevue, NE 68005

Phone: (402) 293-3138

Hours: Mon-Fri 8am - 4:30pm

Website: www.bellevue.net/Departments/HumanServices.aspx

Contact: Amanda Chandler

Services: Food, Rent/Utility Assistance

Waitlist?: Not usually.

Requirements: Must be a resident of Bellevue to receive these services.

Steps/Process: Call to find out how to fill out an application. Call to set up application for assistance. All applicants must provide proof of residency using proper identification.

 

 

CCCS of Nebraska

11225 Davenport St. Ste. 108
Omaha, NE 68154

Phone: (402) 333-2227

Hours: Mon - Fri 8:00am - 5:00pm

Website: www.cccsn.org

Contact: Mary Beth Higgins; mhiggins@cccsnebr.org

Services: Education, Debt Management

Waitlist?: No

Requirements: Free

Faith-based?: No

 

 

Health and Human Services

1215 S. 42nd St

Omaha, NE 68105

Phone: (402) 595-3400

Hours: Mon-Fri 8:00am - 5:00pm

Website: www.accessnebraska.ne.gov

Services: Food, HealthCare, Rent/Utility Assistance, Help with Child Care Expenses

Requirements: Fill out an application. Pick up an application at our location, or fill it out online. There is a ten day processing time. Two forms of I.D. (ex: State I.D., birth certificate, social security card) are needed when filling out the application.

Additional Details: Aid with heating expenses (energy assistance), help buying food (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance program, formerly known as the food stamp program), is provided as well as low or no-cost health care, help with child care expenses, and cash assistance for low-income families with children 18 or younger (Aid to Dependent Children, or ADC).

 

Heartland Family Service

Locations:

Heartland Family Service North
6720 N 30th St.
Omaha, NE 68112
Phone: (402) 451-6244
Hours: Mon - Fri 8:30am - 5:00pm

Heartland Family Service Sarpy
302 American Pkwy
Papillion, NE 68046
Phone: (402) 339-2544
Mon & Tues - 8:30am - 8:00pm, Wed - 8:30am - 7:00pm, Thurs & Fri - 8:30am-call for closing time

Website: www.heartlandfamilyservice.org

Services: Rent/Utility Assistance

Requirements: The hardship assistance is for one time use only.

Steps/Process: Please call for an intake interview.

Additional Details: Brief crisis and referral services are provided for basic survival needs, to help stabilize immediate situations concerning food, clothing, housing and utility assistance.

 

 

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

P.O. Box 241201
Omaha, NE 68124

Phone: (402) 346-5445

Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 5:00pm

Website: www.svdpomaha.com/home

Contact: Anne Severes; svdpomaha@hotmail.com

Services: Faith-based Support, Food, Rent/Utility Assistance, Metro Bus tickets

Waitlist?: Calls are made when volunteers are available. Patrons can wait up to 48 hours for a call back.

Requirements: Individuals must be met by a volunteer, usually in the person's home who is seeking the help. Most parishes do not provide help more than once a year.

Steps/Process: Call the HELP line. Answer the call when it is returned. Meet with a volunteer in your home. Provide details about your circumstances.

Faith-based?: Society of St. Vincent de Paul is a lay Catholic organization. All faiths are served. It is not necessary to join the church in order to receive services.

Additional Details: Finances are limited and this is not a social service agency.

 

 

Together Inc.

1616 Cass St.
Omaha, NE 68102

Phone: (402) 345-8047 Ext. 305

Hours: Mon, Wed, Thurs 9:00am - 1:00pm,
Tues 9:00am - 7:00pm

Website: www.TogetherOmaha.org

Contact: Jessica Jones Program Director;
jjones@togetheromaha.org

Services: Clothing, Food, I.D., Rent/Utility Assistance

Waitlist?: No waitlist

Requirements: Meet with a case worker who will determine eligibility. Together will look at where the client's income is on the Area Median Income chart & where they fall on a Homeless Risk Assessment. The initial meeting with a case worker takes about 45 minutes.

Steps/Process: Walk-in services are on a first come/first serve basis. If the client is working with a professional at another agency, the professional can call or email, make a referral and request an appointment for the client.

Faith-based?: No

*Updated 2/2012

 

West Central Community Action

300 W Broadway Ste. 35

Council Bluffs, IA 51503

Phone: (712) 322-2621

Hours: Mon-Fri 8:00am - 4:30pm

Website: www.westcentralca.org

Services: Rent/Utility Assistance

Requirements: To receive fuel assistance social security card, proof of income (if living with others in the same household, their social security card and proof of income are needed as well) and a current fuel bill.

Additional Details: Fuel assistance is provided for clients November 1st through the middle of April. These services are for those individuals residing within Iowa.