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Individuals with questions of a legal nature should call the COVID-19 Legal Information Hotline at 1-800-332-0419. It was developed in partnership with Iowa Legal Aid, the Iowa State Bar Association and the Polk County Volunteer Lawyer Project. The hotline can assist Iowans with business and compliance issues, eviction, denial of unemployment benefits, employment issues, and other personal legal concerns. You will be asked to leave a message, and someone will return your call.
If you need assistance with basic needs beyond that, contact Community Action of Eastern Iowa (Scott County) or Project NOW (Rock Island County). Review their websites for how to access assistance by phone or online - in person contact is being minimized.
· Illinois https://www.projectnow.org/ · Iowa https://www.caeiowa.org/ · If you have been laid off due to COVID-19 related measures, you are eligible for unemployment assistance. Both Iowa and Illinois have made unemployment available and you can apply online.
· Illinois https://www2.illinois.gov/ides/Pages/default.aspx · Iowa https://www.iowaworkforcedevelopment.gov/COVID-19 Anyone in Scott and Rock Island County can dial 211 for information direct from public health, as well as about social services.
Or visit https://www.211iowa.org/. To provide updates on your available services TO 211 so that individuals can learn about them, contact Karrie Abbott at United Way of the Quad Cities. |
