LaPorte County COVID-19 Testing

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   HOW TO GET YOUR FEDERAL STIMULUS CHECK

•  Make sure you filed your 2018 or 2019 federal income tax return.
• You may be able to file for free online at: https://www.irs.gov/filing/free-file-do-your-federal-taxes-for-free

 Did you miss the deadline to register online for the Economic Impact Payment? You may still be eligible to receive a payment in 2021 if:

•  You did not register online, by mail and did not get a payment in 2020 or,
•  You received a payment, but it wasn’t the full amount of the Economic Impact Payment. The maximum credit is $1,200, or $2,400 if married filing jointly, plus $500 for each qualifying child.

Then:

•  When you file a 2020 Form 1040 or 1040SR you may be eligible for the Recovery Rebate Credit. Save your IRS letter - Notice 1444 Your Economic Impact Payment - with your 2020 tax records. You’ll need the amount of the payment in the letter when you file in 2021.

MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR FEDERAL STIMULUS CHECK

•  DO make sure your essentials (food, utilities, shelter, transportation – in that order) are covered.
• DO make use of food pantries/programs, mortgage/rent/utilities assistance and other helpful community resources.
•  DO make the minimum payments on your debt (if you can).
• DO toss anything leftover into an emergency fund.
•  DO NOT take out a payday loan.

Updated 1 6 2021 

Resources to Help You from People Who Care

HOW TO SIGN UP FOR HEALTH INSURANCE, GET PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE

-- Go to www.healthycommunitieslpc.org or call Healthy Communities of LP County at: 219-210-3499

-- Go to www.healthlincchc.org or call 1-888-580-1060.

--For prescription assistance, Catholic Charities at 219-879-9312 or North Central Community Action Agencies at 219-872-0351

--For prescription assistance, contact your local township trustee’s office. (SEE BELOW)

HOW TO FIND FOOD ASSISTANCE

 Go to https://hflaporte.org/covid-19-resources/ , click on “Food Pantries” or call 2-1-1

--Apply for SNAP/Health coverage at https://fssabenefits.in.gov/bp/#/

--For food assistance, contact your local township trustee’s office. (SEE BELOW)

HOW TO APPLY FOR HOUSING ASSISTANCE

-- For rental assistance, go to www.indianahousingnow.org or call 1-844-463-7638

--For mortgage assistance, go to Indiana Hardest Hit Funds at http://www.877gethope.org/can-i-get-help#am-i-eligible or call 1-877-281-1488

--For issues regarding homelessness, contact the Home Team at 219-707-0873

--For housing assistance, contact your local township trustee’s office. (SEE BELOW)

HOW TO APPLY FOR UTILITY ASSISTANCE

--Go to www.nipsco.com/assistance, learn about payment arrangements and resources

--Call North Central Community Action Agencies at 219-872-0351

--Call Catholic Charities of La Porte County, IN at 219-879-9312

--For utility assistance, contact your local township trustee’s office. (SEE BELOW)

HOW TO GET CHILDCARE ASSISTANCE

-- Go to https://hflaporte.org/covid-19-resources/ and click on “Community Resources for Parents, Educators & Community Members” or call 2-1-1

-- For food assistance, contact your local township trustee’s office. (SEE BELOW)

 HOW TO GET MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT

--Call Indiana Be Well at 2-1-1 (Select 3) – Available 24/7 or Swanson Center at 219-879-4621.

HOW TO GET TESTED FOR COVID-19

-- Go to https://lhi.care/covidtesting, call 888-634-1116 or contact your healthcare provider. If you don’t have a healthcare provider, call HealthLinc at 1-888-580-1060

• TOWNSHIP  TRUSTEE  PHONE 

Cass  Dara Lee Guse     219-733-2816 

Center  Lisa M. Pierzakowski     219-362-2736 

Clinton  Courtni Meyers     219-851-5156 

Coolspring  Jackie Atwater     219-872-2181 

Dewey  Dick Bucher     219-754-2159 

Galena  Edward Hynek     219-778-4932 

Hanna  Glenn A. Wallace     219-797-3575 

Hudson  Thomas M. Euler     219-229-6183 

Johnson  Dan Knowlton     574-876-0876 

Kankakee  Steve Lestinsky, Jr.     219-362-2391 

Lincoln  Dennis Christensen     219-369-1163 

Michigan  Rodney Washington     219-874-5201 

New Durham  Phillip J. Hannon     219-785-4036 

Noble  David Doepping     219-767-2317 

Pleasant  Susan Cable     219-369-1167 

Prairie  Robert Younggreen     219-863-5798 

Scipio  Kaelynn D. Deckard     219-608-1853 

Springfield  Howard C. Conley     219-325-0809/219-324-9572 

Union  Sherry Morris     219-393-3315 

Washington  Loretta Rudolph     219-362-5321/219-363-4841 

Wills  Joan Cuson     574-340-5031 

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