Help for single mothers in Omaha

If you are a single mother residing in Omaha and need help paying bills and meeting basic expenses, there are lots of options for getting the help you need.

Cash Assistance for single mothers  ::::   The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) in Nebraska is called Aid to Dependent Children (ADC). The program provides cash assistance to low-income families and single mothers with minor children. Find out more at this link.

Food grants for single mothers    :::::  The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) offers nutrition assistance to thousands of eligible, low-income individuals, single mothers and families and provides economic benefits to low-income earners of Omaha through this link.

There is also the Nebraska WIC Program at this link, which provides healthy food at no cost, breastfeeding support and nutrition information to more than 45,000 people across the state each month. The Nebraska 2-1-1 online database lists 120 different food pantries in the area at this link (scroll down to where it says “food pantries”),

Shelter & Housing grants for single mothers

The Nebraska 2-1-1 database lists 36 different shelters of various kinds in and around Omaha at this link (scroll down to where it says “shelter”), as well as 85 different places to turn to for help in paying your rent at this link (scroll down to where it says “rent payment assistance).

Energy and Utilities assistance for single mothers

The Nebraska Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) at this link helps families and single moms with limited incomes offset the cost of heating and cooling their homes. The program partially pays the cost of electricity, fuel oil, gas, coal, wood, kerosene, propane, etc. The Nebraska Weatherization (WAP) at this link is making homes more energy efficient. The Nebraska 2-1-1 online database lists 13 places to turn to for assistance in paying your utilities bills at this link (scroll down to where you see “rent payment assistance).

Help with Telephone Bills

The Nebraska Telephone Assistance Program (NTAP) at this link assists qualifying low-income families and single mothers with keeping telephone services affordable by lowering monthly service rates.

Single mother help with Childcare

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) may be able to help with the cost of childcare through its Child Care Subsidy Program at this link. There is also Omaha Public Schools Head Start at this link that provides a learning environment that supports children’s growth in many areas such as language, literacy, and social and emotional development.

Medical and Dental Care for single mothers

Nebraska Medicaid at this link provides health care services to eligible elderly and disabled individuals and eligible low-income pregnant women, children and parents. There is also a list of seven clinics for medical and dental care in or near Omaha at FreeClinics.com through this link.

Help with Legal Matters

Legal Aid of Nebraska at this link provides legal help to low-income people in civil matters.

Financial Counseling for single mothers

The GreenPath Financial Wellness at this link offers a full range of credit counseling, debt management, financial education, housing counseling, student loan counseling, and bankruptcy counseling and education services to low-income earners in Omaha.

Help for single moms from Other Groups

There are lots of groups in Omaha that provide all kinds of services related to many of the areas mentioned above, including the following:

Salvation Army of Omaha: Link.

Catholic Charities Omaha: Link.

St. Vincent de Paul Society Omaha: Link.

Nebraska 2-1-1: Link.

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