Name & Location
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Phone Number
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Days/Hours
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Services Provided
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LOW INCOME ASSISTANCE
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Department of Human
Services
411 3rd St. SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
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892-6700
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Assistance available Monday through Friday from
8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
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Eligibility:
Low Income. Service: Provides cash assistance, Title 19, food assistance
and child care. For child protective services, call (319) 892-6700.
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Linn County General Assistance
305 2nd Avenue SE
3rd
Floor
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
ga@linncounty.org
www.linncounty.org
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892-5850
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Assistance available Monday through Friday from 7:30 AM to 4:00
PM.
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Provides emergency financial assistance for rent,
utilities, home-mortgage interest, funeral and burial, and cremation. Will not help with deposits, late fees or
taxes.
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Linn County Commission on Veteran Affairs
825 3rd Street SW
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404
veteran@linncounty.org
www.linncounty.org
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892-5160
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Assistance available Monday through Friday from 7:30 AM to 4:30
PM.
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Serves all Veterans as provided according to 35B
of the Code of Iowa. Each Veteran may receive temporary assistance for up to
3 months. Assistance includes food,
non-food items, utilities, fuel oil, rent, interest on original mortgage,
funeral & burial, and cremation.
There is also help available to veterans & their families applying
for pensions, compensations, and other benefits. Applications to Iowa Veterans Home and
Veteran Affairs hospital. Each
applicant must qualify under income guidelines determined by Linn Co.
Commission of Veteran Affairs (all income shall be verified). There is no cost to the client.
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ENERGY ASSISTANCE
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HACAP Energy Assistance
& Weatherization/I-CARE/P-CARE
Various
HACAP locations. Call for information.
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739-0100
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Assistance available Monday through Friday from
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
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Eligibility:
Must meet income guidelines.
Service: Help with heating
bill, weatherization, furnace replacement or repair.
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HACAP – Utility Assistance
Various
HACAP locations. Call for information.
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739-0100
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Assistance available Monday through Friday from
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
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Eligibility:
case by case basis.
Service: Help with water bill.
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Linn County General Assistance
305 Second Avenue SE, 3rd Floor
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
ga@linncounty.org
www.linncounty.org
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892-5850
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Assistance available Monday through Friday from 7:30 AM to 4:00
PM.
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Utility assistance available. Must meet eligibility guidelines. During the moratorium from November through
March, if a person is able to work, General Assistance will not assist with
utilities except for water.
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Linn County Commission on Veteran Affairs
825
Third Street SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
veteran@linncounty.org
www.linncounty.org
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892-5160
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Assistance available Monday through Friday from
8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
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Energy assistance available. Must be a veteran or family of
veteran. Will pay up to $100 of
current utility bill for individuals, and up to $150 of current utility bill for
families. May assist with fuel oil as
well.
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COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE
PROGRAMS
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American Red Cross
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
www.grantwood-redcross.org
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393-3500
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Assistance available 24-hours a day for active
duty military & their families. 24
hours a day for those affected by disaster.
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Limited financial assistance for active-duty
military and veterans for emergency needs.
Also facilitates loans for active duty military through the Military
Aid Society. Immediate needs for food,
shelter and clothing to those who have been affected by disaster.
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HACAP Housing Counseling
1515 Hawkeye Drive
Hiawatha, IA 52253
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739-4211 & ask for
housing counseling
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Assistance available Monday through Friday from
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
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Counseling related to
mortgage foreclosure prevention, eviction prevention, resource development,
budget counseling, energy conservation education, predatory lending education
and referrals.
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Helping Hands Ministry
1035 3rd Avenue SE, #101
Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
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366-2651
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Assistance available Monday through Friday from
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. By appointment.
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Eligibility:
Open to all. Service: Helping Hands Ministry is a faith-supported ministry
providing a service to persons needing emergency financial assistance,
referrals, supportive services and advocacy.
Helping Hands primarily provides referrals.
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Homeowner’s HOPE
HOPE
Hotline
www.995hope.org
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1-888-995-HOPE
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Assistance available 24 hours per day, seven days
per week.
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Counseling service for those
in danger of foreclosure. Counselors
are trained to set up a plan of action.
They are administering the federal “5 year rate freeze” – to be
eligible clients must be current on payments, their adjustable rate is
scheduled to change between Jan 1, 2008 and July 31, 2110, and the loan must have originated between Jan 1, 2005 and July 31, 2007. On-line
counseling is also available.
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Iowa Foreclosure Hotline
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1-877-622-4866
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Assistance available Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 5:00
PM.
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For those at risk of losing
their home to foreclosure. Mediation
service will explore if borrowers and their lenders might be able to agree on
an approach to avoid foreclosure. Be
prepared to provide full financial information. For those who forsee that they won’t be
able to make future payments and those who are in foreclosure now.
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Rapids Aids Project
American
Red Cross
6300 Rockwell Drive NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52410
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393-9579
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Assistance available Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 4:30
PM.
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Eligibility:
HIV positive/AIDS, low income.
Open to all with AIDS/HIV positive.
Service: Financial and housing
assistance. HIV education through
presentations or curriculum.
Counseling and support groups.
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St. Vincent De Paul Salvage Center
928 7th Street SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52403
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365-5091
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Assistance available: Applications taken Monday through Friday
from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
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Eligibility:
Low income individuals.
Service: We provide for
low-income persons in our community.
Possible assistance with rent and utilities when funds are available;
with a thrift shop that has clothing, household goods, furniture and small
appliances. Food pantry available 9:00
AM to 3:00 PM.
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The Salvation Army
1000 C Avenue NW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52405
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364-9131
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Assistance available Monday through Friday from
8:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM.
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Eligibility:
Open to all. Service: Services for transients and families by
direct request or agency referrals.
Local help with financial emergencies, food, and more. Provides referrals for clothes closets in
the community. Furniture and clothing
vouchers are only for disaster victims.
Must meet income guidelines of 125% poverty level.
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FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Credit Counseling &
Debt Management
Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
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373-8297
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Assistance available Tuesday through Friday from 9:30 AM to 5:30
PM.
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Eligibility: Open to all. For those individuals that are in need of budget
or money management improvement.
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Here to Help, Inc.
4520 First Avenue NW, Unit E
Cedar
Rapids, IA 52405
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390-6432
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Assistance available Monday through Friday from 8:30 Am to 6:00
PM.
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Provides assistance with medical paperwork review,
bill organization, checkbook balancing and scheduling bill payments pursuant
to due dates.
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Heritage Area Agency on Aging
Money Management Program for the Elderly
6301
Kirkwood Blvd SW
Cedar
Rapids, IA 52404
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398-5559
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Assistance available Monday through Friday from 8:00
AM to 5:00 PM.
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The money management program offers daily money
management services to help low-income older persons who have difficulty
budgeting, paying routine bills, and keeping track of financial matters
because of physical or mental impairments.
The program’s goal is to promote and prolong independent living for
the individuals who are at risk of losing their independence due to inability
to manage their financial affairs. Two
types of service are offered: Bill
payer and Representative Payee assistance.
Volunteers have been screened, reference checks completed and are
being matched with clients.
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Horizons (A Family Services Alliance)
Consumer Credit Counseling Services
819 Fifth Street SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
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398-3576
1-800-826-3574
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Assistance available Monday through Thursday from
8:00 AM to 8:00 PM and Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00
PM. By appointment.
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Open to all.
First consultation is free.
Monthly debt management fee ranges from $12 to $50.
Service:
Provides budget consulting, debt management and financial
education. Member of National
Foundation for Credit Counseling licensed by the Iowa Division of
Banking. Accredited. Certified counselors. Offers Get Checking Program, a workshop to
qualify persons for checking accounts.
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Linn County
MHDD Services
Client Financial Services
305 2nd Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
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892-5680
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Assistance available
Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
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Eligibility: Case by Case Selection. Service: Works as the intermediary between
the client and financial institution.
Conducts an assessment of financial situation, consolidation of debt,
budget counseling, mediation, and consumer credit counseling. Call first for an appointment.
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Mortgage Foreclosure Hotline
(through the Attorney
General’s Office and Mediation Services)
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1-877-622-4866
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Assistance available
Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM
to 5:00 PM.
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For those seriously behind in payments, those who
foresee that they won’t be able to make payments and those in danger of
losing their home to foreclosure. Iowa
Mediation Service will explore if borrowers and lenders might be able to
agree on an approach to avoid foreclosure.
Be prepared to provide full financial information.
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