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Child/Adult Abuse and Neglect Register/Registry

The Department of Health and Human Services keeps an electronic record of individuals who the department or the courts find responsible for abuse and neglect of a child or vulnerable adult. The Register/Registry is used to conduct pre-employment background checks, approval of licenses for child care programs, to approve placement of children for foster care or adoption and to collect statistical data.

Child Support Enforcement

The Child Support Enforcement Program helps children obtain financial support from both parents, enables current public assistance recipients to end their reliance on welfare, and can help prevent single parents from entering public assistance.

Children's Behavioral Health System

The Nebraska Family Helpline is available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, and three-hundred & sixtyfive days during the year, providing assistance to families with a youth experinceing behavioral health challenges.

Beatrice State Developmental Center

The Division of Developmental Disabilities administers the Beatrice State Developmental Center and pubicly funded community-based developmental disability services. Beatrice State Development Center has served people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilites, mental illness, and related conditions since 1887.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

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.

Family Housing Advisory Services

Omaha Tenant Services: homeless prevention, relocation counseling, housing search assistance. Fair Housing: including investigation of housing discrimination complaints. Foreclosure prevention. Homeownership pre-education. Financial/Asset Management. Omaha 100 low-cost mortgage lending. Omaha EITC Coalition: volunteer tax preparation.

Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired

NCBVI provides the training, counseling, and resources needed for a positive understanding of blindness and visual impairment. Our high expectations include employment and fulfillment in all aspects of life. Our website provides information about the Commission and also about blindness in general: for blind and visually impaired individuals, their families, businesses seeking job candidates to fulfill Nebraska employment needs.