Lincoln

First Step
    2231 Winthrop Road
    Lincoln, NB 68502
(401) 434-2730
Ron Felton

Independence Center
    1650 Lake Street
    Lincoln, NB 68502
County of Lancaster
(402) 473-5268 (Voice/TTY)
(800) 742-7845 Extension 5268
Duke Engel
Host Institution:  Lincoln General Hospital
    2300 S 16th Street
    Lincoln, NE 68502
Year Established:  1971
Ownership:  Nonprofit City Chartered Hospital
Number of Staff:  11 Full-time Counselors; 1 American Sign Language Skilled Tech.; In Addition -- Nurses, Technicians, Support Staff
Interpreters:  Commission for Hearing Impaired schedules freelance interpreters when we have a client
Services Offered:  Alcoholism; Drug Abuse; Information/Referral; Prevention/Education; Assessment/Intake; Detox; Inpatient; Outpatient Treatment; Family Programs; Aftercare
Interpreted AA Meetings:  7 AA; 7 NA -- Deaf person must call Commission to ask for interpreter if they plan to attend.  The group then pays.
Number of Special Devices for the Deaf:  1 Closed Captioning; 2 TTYs; several signed/voiced/open captioned videotapes
Number of Deaf Clients Served:  1 in the Past 6 Months
Ages of Clients Served:  All Ages
Populations Served:  Hispanic; Native American; Women; DWI; HIV Positive People; People with AIDS; Developmentally Disabled; Mentally Ill Chemical Abusers; Deaf; Women's Program: Barrier Free -- only limitations are languages other than ASL and English
Financial Arrangements:  Self-pay; Medicaid (Adolescents Only); Medicare; Private Insurance

Omaha

Bridging the Gap
    9007 Lee Circle
    Omaha, NB 68147-2425
Tom Wharff

This program has been developed in the course of an agreement among the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS), Rochester Institute of Technology, and the Monroe County Department of Mental Health.  Copying is freely allowed so long as credit is given and the copies are not sold.