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Based on eligibility guidelines, office provides Indigent Medical Expenses, Indigent Burial Expenses, and General poor relief Applicant is required by law to repay the county for assistance given, per SDCL 28-14. County is payer of last resort.

Provides limited emergency financial assistance as a last resort for those considered indigent and are residents of Brookings County. The office may assist with rent, utilities, prescription medications, emergency medical expenses, county burials and funerals, and vision referrals. Must reside in Brookings County to be eligible for services. Assistance is not free, any assistance granted will be inputted as a lien by Brookings County and will be required to pay back.

Helps find programs for older adults and people with disabilities that may pay for some prescription drugs, health care, utilities, and other essential items and services. Complete a screening by visiting the website.

Services provided by this office are a last resort. If eligibility criteria are met, assistance may include burial assistance, medical expense assistance, utility assistance, and rent assistance.

Provides assistance with non-emergency medical transportation and other medical appointment related needs.

Provides financial assistance for individuals currently undergoing breast cancer treatment or living with Metastatic Breast Cancer. Awards may be used for treatment-related expenses, such as: housing, utilities, transportation, child and elder care, food, side effect management medication, oral treatment medication, durable medical equipment, lymphedema care and supplies, palliative care, and home health care.

Services provided by this office are a last resort. If eligibility criteria are met, assistance may include burial assistance, medical expense assistance, utility assistance, and rent assistance.

Services provided include government audit reports, public records, government financial operations, financial investigations and fraud, voter registration, and indigent services.

KidSight South Dakota - Working to screen children for eye health. Mobile screening units are available to daycares, preschools and schools on request. - Eyeglasses & Hearing Aid Collection - Glasses are inspected, cleaned, refurbished, and reused by people in need in developing countries around the world. Hearing aids are also refurbished to improve the quality of life for those who cannot afford new technology. In Sioux Falls - drop locations for used hearing aids and eyeglasses are available at every Lewis store or the Foundation office. In Rapid City - any of the collection boxes at the three Boyd's Drug locations. In greater South Dakota, we have drop locations for used hearing aids and eyeglasses in dozens of small towns. Please call our office for the full list. Specific Assistance Program - Partners with healthcare professionals to provide vision services (eye glasses) at reduced rates to income-qualified individuals (200% of federal poverty level). For local Lions Club information (including meetings and contact details), contact the Foundation Office.

Assists with the following as a last payer - indigent medical claims (excluding prescriptions), utilities, and burial, and funeral expense assistance.

Must be a resident of Lake County to qualify for assistance. Must fill out application in Welfare Office. Assistance is NOT immediate and must be approved by the County Commissioners at their next scheduled meeting after the application process. Poor relief assistance is the last resort. Must seek assistance from all other agencies and/or groups before applying. One-time assistance only in a 12-month period. Utilities: Must provide a notice of termination from the company/supplier. Available in limited amounts. Applicants must apply for Energy Assistance through the Office of Energy Assistance in Pierre, SD before we may assist. Maximum assistance of $420. Will not pay deposits, late fees or reconnect fees. Rent: Must provide an eviction notice. Housing assistance is available in limited amounts and is paid per scale of household members at a maximum of $500. Will not pay deposits, late fees, rent to immediate family members or rent for residents in subsidized housing. If resident must apply for SD Rental Assistance programs and/or low-income housing before the county may assist. Medical Bills: The hospital services received must constitute emergency, medically necessary services. The hospital and/or patient must demonstrate to the county that it has exhausted all avenues of payment, including the hospital accepting reasonable monthly payments from the patient. No assistance is available for one that has health care insurance. Non-emergency Services - the county does not cover this type of medical assistance. Such as non-emergency hospital/physician/specialist office visits and/or hospital services, medical equipment, medications, health insurance premiums, home health services, dental or eye care and childbirth. Any assistance approved creates a lien against the borrower/applicant and must be paid back to Lake County, SD.

Provides care to people of all sexes and gender identities on a sliding fee scale. Confidential birth control services including birth control pills and injections (donations only or sliding scale charge). Physical exams, pap-tests, exams/testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections (male and female patients including teens), information about all forms of birth control, infertility information and referral, pregnancy diagnosis and referrals.

Provides assistance with indigent individuals that are residents of Brule County for emergency hospitalization bills and burial costs. Also, is a voter registration location, can provide election information, is a point of contact for the county commission and has a notary public.

The Auditor is the keeper of County records and acts as a bookkeeper of County business. The Auditor is responsible for County Commissioner meetings including scheduling, agenda, business follow-up, preparing the County's budget, audit bills or other claims against the County and prepare the warrants in payment of these bills, figuring the mil levy, head election officer of the County, County liquor licenses, figures real estate and mobile home taxes, Medical Indigent claims, and Notary Public services available. Some fees may apply.

A national grant assistance program that provides financial assistance to eligible American Legion Auxiliary members who are impacted by a natural disaster or in a time of financial crisis. Disaster Assistance: Applicants must either received damage to their primary residence, been displaced/evacuated from their residence or experienced basic out-of-pocket emergency expenses. Hardship Assistance: Applicants have to have past due expenses related to their primary residence and/or basic household utilities. Grants are awarded for $3,000 per grantee and one grant (disaster or hardship) will be awarded in a 12-month period.

If eligible, temporary emergency financial assistance is available for children's needs of up to $1,500. All other avenues must be exhausted before applying for assistance.

Provides the following services for Hanson County - County Government Services, Utility Assistance, Emergency Medical Expense Assistance, Election Information, and Voter Registration.

Social workers trained in financial issues can help you find whatever assistance is available to ease your financial concerns. Limited assistance is available to eligible individuals for treatment-related costs such as transportation, home care and child care. The CancerCare Co-Payment Assistance Foundation also provides help with co-pays for chemotherapy and targeted drugs. Check website for current covered diagnoses.

The Auditor is the keeper of County records and acts as a bookkeeper of County business. The Auditor is responsible for County Commissioner meetings including scheduling, agenda, business follow-up, Preparing the County's budget, Audit bills or other claims against the County and prepare the warrants in payment of these bills, Figuring the mil levy, and Head election officer of the County. Notary Public services available. Some fees may apply. Based on eligibility guidelines, Welfare services include medical assistance and burial/funeral assistance.

Services include: - Ambulance Billing Insurance questions Bill payment - Welfare Provides necessary support to insure the survival of indigent clients who are county residents. County assistance shall be a resource of last resort, available only after all government programs, insurance benefits, family assistance, or other aid has been exhausted. Through an application process, determination of assistance is based on South Dakota Codified law and County guidelines.

Provides financial assistance with medical bills. Welfare program is considered the last resort. Notary Public services available. Some fees may apply.

The auditor is the keeper of county records and acts as a bookkeeper of county business. The auditor is responsible for County Commissioner meetings including scheduling, agenda, business follow-up, Preparing the county's budget, Audit bills or other claims against the county and prepare the warrants in payment of these bills, Figuring the mill levy, and Head election officer of the county. Notary Public services available. Some fees may apply. Assists with the following - indigent medical claims (excluding prescriptions) and burial and funeral.

Sanford Children's Castle of Care Hospital in Sioux Falls is a a free standing children's hospital designed uniquely for children and their families. The castle is a vibrant, colorful world where sick and injured children find inspiration, imagination and play to be as important to healing as our leading technology, breakthrough research and advanced medicine. The Castle of Care Specialists Our leading team of greater than 135 pediatric specialists focus on providing clinical services, advocacy, research and education to advance and ensure Sanford Children's Hospital provides the latest in care and services to every child we treat. Children's Miracle Network is dedicated to serving sick and injured children. 100% of the funds raised locally stay local to help sick and injured children up to 18 years of age in eastern South Dakota, southwest Minnesota, northwest Iowa, and northern Nebraska. Funds raised provide direct assistance with meals, lodging, mileage, special formulas, and medications not covered by insurance. Funds also help to enhance programs and services, and purchase the most advanced life-saving medical equipment for use at Sanford Children's Hospital.

Responsible for Commissioners proceedings, agendas, and records, Accounting records, revenue, and expense reports, Voter registration and elections, Business licenses for beer and liquor, Figures of taxes for real estate and mobile homes, County bid letting (business proposals), Managing employee drug and alcohol testing programs, and Paying county bills. Butte County Auditor is considered the county welfare office and assists with indigent county burials, involuntary mental committals, utility payment assistance, and medical indigent claims. As a last resort/dire situation, sometimes this office is able to help with rent. For assistance, an application is required to be filled out in its entirety and there is a repayment plan. Each case is diligently researched to make certain any and all options may have been exhausted first.

Responsible to keep, audit and maintain all accounting records for Brown County as set forth in the accounting manual prescribed by the Auditor-General. This includes the following: Auditing claims & preparing the warrants for all disbursements, processing payroll, preparing the annual budget, establishing tax levies for all taxing entities, apportions the taxes collected by the County Treasurer, verification of bank account balances, prepare the annual financial reports, and keeping an inventory of county property. Serves as the clerk of the County Commission and records and preserves the records of the Commission proceedings including the Board of Equalization hearings. The Auditor is also responsible for preparing the agenda for the Commission meetings and for publishing the legal notices for the Commission including but not limited to meeting minutes, public hearing notices for Bids; Alcohol & Malt Beverage License applications; Ordinances; Lottery Permits and Tax Deed Sales. At the close of the month lists all cash and cash items held by the County Treasurer and verify the balances in the depositories and report this to the Board of Commissioners. Performs all duties required by law relative to all County, State, and Federal elections held in Brown County. The County Auditor is the Election Supervisor for the County which entails the following duties: Voter Registrations, Securing Polling Places, Appointing and training of Election Poll Workers, Ballot Preparation, Counting of Ballots, Reporting Election Results, Preparing an Official Canvass of the Election, and maintain all Voter Registrations and Election History Records. Offers the following emergency assistance as a very last resort (individuals must utilize all other local organizations before reaching out to Welfare): Economic Assistance - Rent/Utility shut offs (disconnects) County does not help with deposits, of any kind, reconnect fees or previous/past bills. One-time assistance allowed in a 12 month period for economic assistance. Assistance must be repaid, and failure to repay disqualifies from further assistance. Medical Assistance is only for emergency hospitalizations for which the hospital provided the County a notice of hospitalization. Any other hospital or medical bills must be approved before the procedure is undertaken. Failure to sign up for health care insurance if that option is available and affordable will disqualify someone from assistance. No assistance with prescriptions, medical equipment or therapy(s). Burial All assistance received becomes a poor relief lien and is to be paid back to the county.