CENTRAL NEBRASKA COMMUNITY
SERVICES, INC.
Loup
City (Central Office) (308)
745-0780 Columbus (402) 564-1124 Ainsworth (402)
3871035 Grand
Island (308) 385-5500 Broken
Bow (308)
872-6013 O’Neill (402) 336-4298 Central
City (308)
946-3794
CONTACT THESE LOCAL OFFICES
Affordable
Rental Units: Affordable rental housing properties for income eligible families. Available: Ainsworth, Alda, Cairo,
Central City, Greeley, Loup City, and O’Neill
Bright Starts: Parenting program to
enhance parenting skills and link families with services. Available: Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Cherry,
Custer, Garfield, Greeley, Holt, Howard, Keya Paha, Loup, Rock, Sherman,
Valley, and Wheeler
Child
Safety Seat Program: Child
safety seats along with education on proper usage to families. Available: All 21 Counties and Cherry
Community
Capacity Building Program: Facilitate community planning for communities
desirous of community and economic development in partnership with UNK. Available: All 21 Counties
Commodity
Supplemental Food Program: Food supplement packages are provided to income
eligible women, infants and children up to age 6, as well as elderly over age
60. Available: All 21 Counties and
Cherry County – Clinic locations in Broken Bow, Columbus, O’Neill, Grand Island
and Loup City
Community
Help Center: Assesses person’s situation
and links them to the appropriate resources.
Available: Hall
Counseling,
Testing, Referral, Partner Notification Site: Testing for the HIV virus,
pre-and post-test counseling, education and goal planning services. Available: Testing sites located in
Ainsworth and O’Neill
Early Childhood Education
Projects (2): Comprehensive preschool program serving
children ages 3 to 5. Centura Public School and Schuyler Grade School provide early childhood
care and education services in collaboration with CNCS Head Start. Available: Centura Public School serving
Howard and Hall Counties and Schuyler Grade School serving Colfax County
Early
Head Start:
Program for pregnant women and families with children ages 0-3 which focuses on
parent education, comprehensive health services and nutrition. Available: Brown, Colfax, Custer,
Garfield, Greeley, Howard, Platte (center-based option available), Sherman, and
Valley
Early Head Start Childcare Initiative: Provides
monetary compensation to childcare providers to enhance quality of the
childcare provided in their facilities.
Available:
Brown, Colfax, Cuter, Garfield, Greeley, Holt, Howard, Platte, Sherman, and
Valley
Early Development Network
Services Coordination: CNCS is the lead agency and
employs the service coordinators to coordinate for early intervention services
for children and families of children with disabilities. Available: Antelope, Boyd, Brown, Cherry,
Holt, Keya Paha, Madison (excluding Norfolk), Pierce, Rock, Stanton, and
Wheeler
Emergency
Assistance: Funds available to provide financial assistance to homeless or near
homeless individuals/families for utility or rental assistance, or
deposits. Available: All 21 Counties
Environmental
Protection Agency Small Grant: Provide private well water testing for low-income
families and radon remediation to low-income homes with high levels of
radon. Available: All 21 Counties
Even
Start:
Shared
learning experience for parents who are continuing their education for GED,
ESL, and high school and their children ages 0-8. Available: Platte
Every
Woman Matters:
Low or no cost health checkups for women who are 40+ years and underinsured or
uninsured. Available: All 21
Counties and Cherry
Family
Self Sufficiency Program: Case
management support services provided to Section 8 participants to assist clients
in achieving economic self-sufficiency with the potential to build a savings
account. Available: All 21 Counties
Food
Pantries:
Donated food, household and personal items are available for low- income
families on an emergency basis. Available:
Ainsworth, Arnold, Broken Bow, Central City, Loup City, O’Neill, Ord, Sargent,
and St. Paul
Head
Start:
A
nationally renowned child development program for children ages 3 to 5, which
stresses parent involvement, education, social services, and health. Available: Boone, Brown, Colfax, Custer,
Garfield, Greeley, Hamilton, Holt, Howard, Merrick, Nance, Platte, Sherman, and
Valley. Full-day, full-year options
exist in Platte and Colfax.
Health
Check Clinic: Comprehensive wellness exam for children ages 2 months to 20
years. Available: O’Neill
Hope
Offers People Empowerment (HOPE): Case management that focuses on strengths of the
family and provides intensive support services to families/individuals that
want to address challenges and improve their quality of life. Available: All 21 Counties
Immunizations: Vaccinations to reduce risk
of contracting childhood illnesses and diseases for children ages birth through
18 years of age. Available: Clinic
Sites in Ainsworth, Albion, Atkinson, Bassett, Broken Bow, Burwell, Columbus,
Fullerton, Greeley, Loup City, O’Neill, Ord St. Paul, Schuyler, Spencer, and
Valentine
Lead
Hazard Reduction and Remediation Program: Lead inspections and risk assessments to
determine presence of lead hazards.
Rehabilitation provided to remove the lead hazards. Available: All 21 Counties and Cherry
North Central Early
Childhood Training Coalition: Builds the capacity of local
childcare providers to assure quality services for children in childcare
settings. Available: Blaine, Boyd,
Brown, Cherry, Cuter, Garfield Greeley, Holt, Howard, Keya Paha, Loup, Rock,
Sherman, Valley and Wheeler
P.H.O.N.E.Project: Public health nursing case
management to children enrolled in Kid’s Connection and Medicaid. Available: Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Custer,
Garfield, Greeley, Holt, Howard, Keya Paha, Loup, Sherman, Valley, and Wheeler
Reading
is Fundamental (RIF): Provides books and education to parents to create literacy-rich homes
for their children. Available: All
Head Start and Early Head Start Locations
Rural
Business Enterprise:
Small, new and existing businesses can apply for a low interest loan and
receive training and technical assistance at no cost to them. Available: All 21 Counties
Seat
Belt Initiatives: Activities to increase occupant restraint use and safe driving
practices. Available: Colfax and
Hamilton
Section
8 Rent Subsidy:
Provides rent subsidy assistance to eligible households through the issuance of
vouchers. Available: All 21 Counties
Senior
Center:
Noon meals
and socialization offered to elderly. Available:
Sherman County
Supportive
Housing Program: A
program designed to provide intensive case management support services for
people who are homeless. The program assists homeless people to secure
permanent housing and become self-sufficient.
Available: Hall
Transitional
Housing for Rural Independence, Viability and Economic Stability (THRIVES): Assists homeless in obtaining safe and suitable transitional
housing. Participants receive intensive case management to enhance their skills
for self-sufficiency and secure and maintain permanent housing. Available: All 21 Counties and Cherry
Weatherization: Income eligible homeowners
and renters receive repairs and efficiency measures that result in saving
energy. Available: All 21 Counties
Women,
Infants, and Children (WIC): Pregnant and postpartum women and children through
age five receive monthly food checks and basic health monitoring and nutrition
counseling. Available: Clinic Sites
in Ainsworth, Atkinson, Aurora, Bassett, Broken Bow, Burwell, Central City,
Greeley, Loup City, O’Neill, Ord, Spencer, St. Paul and Valentine