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General Assistance

• Assist people to meet their basic needs i.e.… food, shelter, utilities, and personal needs. (Always done with direct payment to vendor, never cash. May be done with a voucher system. ) When thru no fault of their own they do not have the means to do so for themselves. During the interview process may have them prove thru documentation that it is no fault of their own. Cass County General Assistance can make the determination to assist up to 2 times in a 12-month period but if they need assistance a 3rd time it goes before the Board of Supervisors. General Assistance can also assist and if the individual has upcoming expected change resources, the county can make them sign a repayment agreement to pay the county back the money. This office does not pay deposits.
• Pay for burial of Indigent residents of Cass County.
• Assist people in looking at all other sources before assisting. Make referrals to Food Pantry, DHS, WCDC, Ministerial Association, Salvation Army, Red Cross, FCSN, Zion Recovery Services, Workforce Development, Unemployment, Home Care Agencies, Job Corps, Meals on Wheels, SWIMHC, Social Security, Veterans Affairs, Vocational Rehabilitation, WIC, Consumer Credit Counseling, Medication program at CCMH, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Legal Services of Iowa, League of Human Dignity, Lutheran Family Services of Iowa, Homeless shelters and any other agency they may need.
• Assist people who have need in filling out basic Social Security documents.
• Rental List that contains information of landlords we have worked with that we give out to anyone who asks for it.

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