COMMUNITY SUPPORT SPECIALISTS, DHHS
Description
DEPT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (DHHS) SPECIALISTS SERVE AS A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT FOR COMMUNITY PARTNER AGENCIES WITH QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK REGARDING ACCESSNEBRASKA. CAN ALSO ASSIST CONSUMERS DIRECTLY WHEN NEEDED. ASSIST WITH QUESTIONS REGARDING ACCESSNEBRASKA, WEBSITE, AGENCY POLICY (ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE & MEDICAID) AND AREA RESOURCES. PROVIDE TRAINING TO COMMUNITY PARTNER AGENCY STAFF. PROVIDE UPDATES ON CHANGES. PROVIDE INFORMATION AT COMMUNITY EVENTS. SPECIALISTS ARE AS FOLLOWS: EASTERN SERVICE AREA: (OMAHA-DOUGLAS) DARNIECE AMOS 402.595.3369 NORTHERN SERVICE AREA: STACY SCHENK (WAYNE & PARTS OF WESTERN) 402.375.7055 SOUTHEAST SERVICE AREA: DARLA BERGER (DOUGLAS, SARPY & LANCASTER) 402.595.3314 WESTERN SERVICE AREA: SHELLY WITT (OGALLALA) 308.284.8088
Contact Information
Address:
NE
Hours of Operation:
Website:
www.accessnebraska.ne.gov
Main Phone:
Phone
800-383-4278
Other Phone(s):
Main Contact(s):
SEE DESCRIPTION
Other Contact(s):
Main Email:
darniece.amos@nebraska.gov
Other Email(s):
General Information
Agency ID: 1508
List of Provided Services:
Information and Referral: Information and Referral
Personal Services: Personal Services
Counties Served: Box Butte, Boone, Blaine, Banner, Adams, Boyd, Brown, Buffalo, Burt, Butler, Cass, Cedar, Chase, Cherry, Cheyenne, Clay, Colfax, Cuming, Custer, Dakota, Dawes, Dawson, Deuel, Dixon, Dodge, Douglas, Dundy, Fillmore, Franklin, Frontier, Furnas, Gage, Garden, Garfield, Gosper, Grant, Greeley, Hall, Hamilton, Harlan, Hayes, Hitchcock, Holt, Hooker, Howard, Jefferson, Johnson, Kearney, Keith, Keya Paha, Kimball, Knox, Lancaster, Lincoln, Logan, Loup, Madison, McPherson, Merrick, Morrill, Nance, Nemaha, Nuckolls, Otoe, Pawnee, Perkins, Phelps, Pierce, Platte, Polk, Red Willow, Richardson, Rock, Saline, Sarpy, Saunders, Scotts Bluff, Seward, Sheridan, Sherman, Sioux, Stanton, Thayer, Thomas, Thurston, Valley, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Wheeler, York, Arthur, Antelope, Out of State
Written material:
Eligibility:
Ages Served: All Ages
Disabilities Served: Alcohol/Drug, BIMI (Behavioral Impairment/Mental Illness), Brain Injury/Head Injury, DD (Developmental Disability including ID), Hearing Impairment, Info Only, LD (Learning Disability), OHI - Other Health Impairment, Orthopedic, Speech Disability, Visual Disability
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Fees:
Sliding fee schedule: Yes
How to appeal a decision: SUPERVISOR EMILY KLUVER, PROTECTION & SAFETY ADMINISTRATOR
Languages with interpreters on staff: