Low-Income Resources in Nebraska
Welcome to Money Fit’s Low-Income Resource list. We have organized different options into four categories: Food, Housing/Utilities, Child/Family Care, and Healthcare. Each resource includes a brief description, along with contact information such as a phone number and website URL.
Food Resources
School Breakfasts
The goals of this two-year Challenge are twofold. First, the Challenge seeks to persuade schools to start a School Breakfast Program if they do not offer one. Secondly, those schools that currently offer a school breakfast program are encouraged to increase participation.
Address: 10525 J Street Omaha, Nebraska 68127
Phone: 1-402-905-4804
Website: click here
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) {formerly Food Stamps}
The federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program helps low-income people buy food. It’s not necessary to be receiving other public assistance in order to be eligible, but people don’t receive SNAP benefits automatically — they must apply and be found eligible.
Address: 301 Centennial Mall South, Lincoln, Nebraska 68509
Phone: 1-402-323-3900 | 1-800-383-4278
Website: click here
Federal Resource – Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
SNAP provides nutrition benefits to supplement the food budget of needy families so they can purchase healthy food and move towards self-sufficiency.
Housing and Utilities
Nebraska Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
The Nebraska Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) helps people with limited incomes offset the cost of heating and cooling their homes. The program will partially pay the cost of electricity, fuel oil, gas, coal, wood, kerosene, propane, or another fuel source.
Address: 301 Centennial Mall South, Lincoln, Nebraska 68509
Phone: 1-402-471-3121 | 1-800-254-4202
Website: click here
Federal Resource – Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) helps keep families safe and healthy through initiatives that assist families with energy costs.
Child and Family Care
Child Care Subsidy
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) can help with the cost of child care (called a childcare subsidy). Your gross income (income before taxes, insurance, and any other deductions are subtracted) is used to see if you are eligible. Both earned income (for example, wages) and unearned income (for example, child support, Social Security payments, and Unemployment Insurance) are counted.
Address: P.O. Box 95026 Lincoln, NE 68509-5044
Phone: 1-800-89-CHILD (1-800-892-4453)
Website: click here
Emergency Cash Assistance Program
Emergency Assistance helps with money and/or services for needy children and other household members when there’s an emergency situation. The program helps when the situation is threatening to the health or well-being of an eligible child and family.
Address: P.O. Box 95044 Lincoln, NE 68509-5044
Phone: 1-402-471-3121
Website: click here
Nebraska JobLink
One-Stop Career Centers located across the state provide a full array of employment and training-related services for workers, youth, and businesses under one roof, including onsite services provided by a network of mandatory Workforce Investment Act (WIA) partners. Career Centers offer job seekers a full range of assistance under one roof.
Address: Administrative Office 550 South 16th Street Lincoln, NE 68508
Phone: 1-402-471-9776 | 1-402-471-9000
Website: click here
Federal Resource – Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
WIC is a federally funded nutrition program for Women, Infants, and Children that helps families by providing financial assistance to purchase healthy supplemental foods from WIC-authorized vendors.
WIC also provides nutrition education, breastfeeding information, and support as well as assists in finding healthcare and other community services.
Federal Resource – The Head Start Program
Head Start programs support children’s growth and development in a positive learning environment through a variety of services, which include:
- Early learning: Children’s readiness for school and beyond is fostered through individualized learning experiences. Through relationships with adults, play, and planned and spontaneous instruction, children grow in many aspects of development.
- Health: Each child’s perceptual, motor, and physical development is supported to permit them to fully explore and function in their environment. All children receive health and development screenings, nutritious meals, oral health, and mental health support. Programs connect families with medical, dental, and mental health services to ensure that children are receiving the services they need.
- Family well-being: Parents and families are supported in achieving their own goals, such as housing stability, continued education, and financial security. Programs support and strengthen parent-child relationships and engage families around children’s learning and development.
Federal Resource – Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program provides grant funds to states and territories to provide families with financial assistance and related support services. State-administered programs may include childcare assistance, job preparation, and work assistance.
Healthcare Resources
Aging Partners
Aging Partners is designed to either answer your question directly or to connect you with someone who can. We can help you find a meal program or someone to come to your home to help with more serious problems as well as all the issues in between.
Address: 1005 O Street, Lincoln, NE 68508
Phone: 1-402-441-7070 | 1-800-247-0938
Website: click here
Federal Resource – Medicaid
Authorized by Title XIX of the Social Security Act, Medicaid was signed into law in 1965 alongside Medicare. All states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories have Medicaid programs designed to provide health coverage for low-income people. Although the Federal government establishes certain parameters for all states to follow, each state administers its Medicaid program differently, resulting in variations in Medicaid coverage across the country.
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