Single Parent Resources in Nebraska

Verified resources for custody, child support, housing, financial aid, and emotional support in Nebraska — plus national tools every single parent should know.

🏛️ Custody & Legal Help

Nebraska-Based Resources

• Nebraska Judicial Branch – Family Law Self-Help – Court forms and guides for custody, parenting time, and divorce.
• Legal Aid of Nebraska – Free legal help for low-income Nebraskans in family law cases.
• Nebraska Free Legal Answers – Online platform for submitting civil legal questions to volunteer lawyers.

Nationwide Help

• Legal Services Corporation
• WomensLaw.org
• ABA Family Law Section
• Child Support Enforcement (OCSE)
• Safe Horizon
• National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• LoveisRespect
• Break the Cycle
• RAINN
• Women’s Law Project
• National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
• Zero Abuse Project
• National Women’s Law Center
• Neighborhood Legal Services
• Futures Without Violence
• National Child Abuse Hotline

💸 Child Support

Nebraska-Based Resources

• Nebraska Child Support Enforcement – Apply for child support, enforce orders, and manage payments.
• Nebraska Child Support Payment Center – Secure portal for viewing case info and making payments.

Nationwide Help

• No national child support resources available at this time.

🏠 Housing & Shelter

Nebraska-Based Resources

• Nebraska DHHS – Housing & Shelter – Assistance with emergency housing and homelessness prevention.
• 211 Nebraska – Find shelters, transitional housing, and rental help in your area.

Nationwide Help

• Family Promise
• HUD.gov
• NLIHC
• US HHS Shelter Directory
• Public Housing (HUD)
• CoAbode
• National Shared Housing Resource Center
• Project Night Night
• ERAP
• Homeless Prenatal Program

🧾 Financial Assistance

Nebraska-Based Resources

• Nebraska DHHS – Economic Assistance – Apply for SNAP, TANF, child care, and other benefits.
• ACCESSNebraska – Online portal to apply for and manage state benefits.

Nationwide Help

• Benefits.gov
• Feeding America
• SNAP
• Medicaid.gov
• Modest Needs
• SSI
• TANF
• EITC
• LIHEAP
• MyFreeTaxes

🧠 Mental Health & Emotional Support

Nebraska-Based Resources

• Nebraska Crisis Line: Dial 988
• Nebraska DHHS – Behavioral Health – State mental health and substance use services.
• NAMI Nebraska – Free education, peer support, and advocacy.

Nationwide Help

• Mental Health America
• National Parent Helpline
• NAMI
• Postpartum Support International
• National Domestic Violence Hotline
• SAMHSA Treatment Locator
• National Runaway Safeline
• NCTSN

You’re Not Alone in Nebraska

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